A Necessary Corrective
I've been writing about worship as a way of entering an alternate reality, which Christians might call the Courts of Heaven, The Heavenly City, The Heavenly Banquet, The Resurrection Life,…
Descriptions, commentary on, and continuing conversations about our worship.
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Three
This is part three of a series that explores the way in which we covenant with God through worship. Goodman discerns a basic pattern in all cultures that create ritual…
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Two
This post is the second in a series that explores how we covenant with God through worship. Everybody worships, and worship involves attention, awareness and discipline. But it also involves…
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part One
This post is the first in a series on covenanting with God through worship. Part of covenanting with anyone is spending time with them. Neglect will end any relationship we…
Worship on Sunday, May 29th
We are back to worshipping in person as well as online. Diocesan and municipal guidelines have allowed us to return to many pre-pandemic practices. We can worship and sing without…
Our Liturgy During Easter Season
We are happy to know that many people new to worship in the Episcopal Church come to St. Stephen’s, and we welcome you! This post is intended to help you…
Holy Week Schedule, Including Streaming Information
Holy Week falls between Palm Sunday and Easter. It contains the Triduum, the great three days in which the story of Jesus’s betrayal and death is told. It culminates on…
Ash Wednesday
March 2Services at Noon and 7:00 PM Lent begins with a service of penitence. We gather for prayer, and for the imposition of ashes. We are reminded to seek balance…
Learn About the Use of Liturgical Colors
Joe Rutter shared this very informative article about the use of liturgical colors on the website Know Tea. Some of you are not familiar with the use of color in…
Midday Prayer on Hiatus this Week
Our very lovely Midday Prayer service, that normally occurs every Wednesday at 12:15, will be on hiatus during the week between Christmas and New Year. We'll resume on January 5th.