Take off the garment of your sorrow and affliction, O Jerusalem,
and put on forever the beauty of the glory from God.

Baruch 5, v. 1 

Sunday, December 9, 2018

The Second Sunday of Advent

The Rev. Bruce Smith, Celebrant and Preacher

Choir Rehearsal  – 8:30am (Chapel)

 Adult Bible Discussion Class –  9:15am in Hobson Hall

 10:30 am – Children, Youth, & Families Ministry – Meet in Outer Office during 10:30am serivce, then upstairs in Hobson Hall

(Facilitated by Rachael Smith and Daniel Buey)

Campus Ministry Tuesday Night Oasis prayer 8:00pm – 9:00pm in the Sanctuary

Midday Prayer (and Lunch)  Wednesdays, 12:30pm in the Sanctuary/Hobson Hall

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Open hearts.  Progressive minds.  Listening to the voices of faith and reason. 

St. Stephen’s is a community of 150 individuals that worships at the corner of Woodruff and High adjacent to the campus of The Ohio State University. The community gathers individuals from the OSU campus and the wider metropolitan area of Columbus, Ohio, to grow in faith through worship and prayer, nurturing minds, and community service. We are multigenerational singles and couples with and without children who work to meet each other in unvarnished authenticity. All are invited to come explore faith with us in an atmosphere that strives to be open, inclusive, and challenging. For us this means an open table, our practice of inviting all to share in the meal of bread and wine . . . but it also represents a broader vision of openness and inclusivity. Everyone is invited to participate fully in the life of the parish, in any way he or she feels called.