Choir Returns!
Choir returns! Past singers and new singers are invited to join the St. Stephen's Choir along with our choral scholars at 9:00am in the Chapel, beginning Sunday, August 21. Please…
Descriptions, commentary on, and continuing conversations about our worship.
Tracy Qian’s Organ Arrangement of ‘Blossoms on a Moonlit River in Spring”
Tracy Qian, who often practices on our organ, created a beautiful arrangement of traditional Chinese music. You can view it here or on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyrHYJXStBE
Sign-Up to Help Lead Worship
Liturgy is classically known as "the work of the people." Although a priest preside over our worship, for our services to be as meaningful as they can be many other…
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,…
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, September 18th
We are back to worshipping in person as well as online. Franklin County's Covid spread has returned to High, due to the new omicron variant, which is spreading rapidly. Because…
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…