Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 7, 2025

We gather on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost   
September 7 –  10am worship

“Carry the cross and follow me”  Luke 14:27

Called to contemplate the cost of discipleship, we might be helped by translating Paul’s request to Philemon into our prayer of the day: Refresh my heart in Christ.  Strengthened by the company and forgiveness of Christ in holy communion and recalling God’s grace in rememberance of baptism, we can be strengthened in this hour to “choose life” – to choose life in God as our own.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org. 

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

 Upcoming Events: 

  • Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm Fireside room
  • Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • This Sunday Sept. 7 – COFFEE HOST NEEDED 
  • Sun. Sept. 7 – Choir lunch
  • Tues. Sept. 9 – Scouts 6:00 pm
  • Tues. Sept. 9 – Knitters Guild 6:15 pm
  • Tues. Sept. 9 – Church Council 6:30 pm
  • Wed. Sept. 10 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
  • Weds. Sept. 10 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
  • Thurs. Sept. 11 – MMRR Circle 10:30 am
  • Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
  • Sun Sept. 14 – 40th Anniversary Celebration El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church 
    817 Beech St. Salinas with Pastor Eduardo Trejo
  • Thurs. Sept. 18 – Knitter’s Guild 10 am
  • Thurs. Sept.  18 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Mon. Sept. 22 – CDC Board 11:15 am
  • Sat. Oct. 4 – Property Work Day :  Truck needed to haul old paint etc.
  • Sun. Oct. 5 – Blessing of the Animals
  • Tues. Oct. 7  – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. )
    1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
  • Sun. Oct. 26 – Reformation / Oktober Feast :  Thrivent Grant needed
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – August 31, 2025

We gather on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
August 31 –  10am worship

“Those who humble themselves will be exalted”  Luke 14:11

Invited and inviting – that is the nature of the church.  By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at Christ’s banquet table.  When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org. 

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

 Upcoming Events: 

  • Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm Fireside room
  • Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Tues. Sept. 2 – Scouts 6:00 pm
  • Tues. Sept. 2  – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. )
    1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
  • Wed. Sept. 3 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
  • Weds. Sept. 3 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
  • Thurs. Sept. 4 & 18 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Sun. Sept. 7 – Choir lunch
  • Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
  • Sat. Oct. 4 – Property Work Day :  Truck needed to haul old paint etc.
  • Sun. Oct. 5 – Blessing of the Animals
  • Sun. Oct. 26 – Reformation / Oktober Feast :  Thrivent Grant needed
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – August 24, 2025

We gather on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost
August 24 –  10am worship

“Woman you are set free from your ailment”  Luke 13:12

Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new beginning for her life.  When challenged by a narrow reading of the Sabbath command, Jesus responds by expanding “sabbath work” to include setting people free from bondage.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org. 

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

 Upcoming Events: 

  • Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm Fireside room
  • Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Tues. Aug.  26 – Scouts 6:00 pm
  • Weds. Aug. 27 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
  • Thurs. Aug. 28 – Newsletter Collating 2:00 pm
  • Tues. September 2  – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. ) 
    1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
  • Wed. Sept. 3 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
  • Thurs. Sept. 4 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Sun. Sept. 7 – Choir lunch
  • Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 17, 2025

We gather on the 10th Sunday after Pentecost   
August 17 –  10am worship

“Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth?”  Luke 12:51

Jesus delivers harsh words about the purifying and potentially divisive effects of obedience to God’s call. The way of the cross often leads followers to encounter hostility and rejection, even from those they love.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org. 

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

 Upcoming Events: 

  • Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm Fireside room
  • Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Sun. Aug.17 – Back to School Blessing & Potluck
    Come to lift up our educators & students
  • Mon. Aug. 18 – Embroiders Guild 7:00 pm
  • Tues. Aug.  19 – Scouts 6:00 pm
  • Tues. Aug. 19 – Church Council 6:30 pm (New date)
  • Wed. Aug. 20 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
  • Weds. Aug. 20 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
  • Thurs. Aug. 21 – Knitter’s Guild 10 am
  • Thurs. Aug. 21 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Tues. September 2  – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. )
    1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
  • Sun. Sept. 7 – Choir lunch
  • Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – August 10, 2025

We gather on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost
August 10 –  10am worship
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”  Luke 12:34

Pastor Greg Ronning Presiding

Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”  It is God’s promise from the beginning – to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part in today’s assembly.  Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God.  Have no fear.

You can also participate in worship through the livestream and recording at www.ststephenslutheran.org.

There is usually a Children’s Church / Sunday School program planned during worship. Please contact Leslie Lapp 476-4700 for more info. The Family Room is always available adjacent to the sanctuary for little one’s activities if you need it. We love having children in church and all that brings as part of worship!

Coffee Fellowship:  Please contact our Church Administrator Leslie if you are willing to host. We need you!

 Upcoming Events: 

  • Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm Fireside room
  • Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Sun. Aug.10 – Coffee Host needed
  • Tues. Aug.  12 – Scouts 6:00 pm
  • Tues. Aug. 12 – Knitter’s Guild 6:15 pm
  • Tues. August 12 – Church Council 6:30 pm
  • Wed. Aug. 13 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
  • Weds. Aug. 13 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
  • Sun. August 17 – Back to School Blessing & Potluck (sign up now)
                                    Contact Leslie if you can donate ”school supplies”
  • Mon. Aug. 18 – Embroiders Guild 7:00 pm
  • Thurs. Aug. 21 – Knitter’s Guild 10 am
  • Thurs. Aug. 21 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
  • Tues. September 2 – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41st Ave. )
    1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
  • Sun. Sept. 7 – Choir lunch
  • Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
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