Lent

We gather on the Second Sunday in Lent at 10am for worship

Though we sometimes doubt and often resist God’s desire to protect and save us, our God persists.  In holy baptism, God’s people have been called and gathered into a God initiated relationship that will endure.  Lent provides the church with a time and a tradition in which to seek God’s face again.  Lent provides another occasion to behold the God of our salvation in the face of the Blessed One who “comes in the name of the Lord.”

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: 

• Sign up for Easter Lily dedication now
• Wed. March 19 – Lenten Worship 7:00 pm  & 6:00 pm Soupers (Jeanette & Margaret Host)
• Sat. March 22 – George Webber Memorial 11 am
• Sun. March 23 & 30 – 11:30 am House Meetings “Forming a Vision for Our Future”  Fireside Room
• Thurs. March 27 & April 3 – 7:00 pm House Meetings“Forming a Vision for Our Future”  Fireside Room
• March 31 – April 11 – Kitchen closed for renovation!
• Tues. April 1 – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41^st Ave. )
  1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
• April 7 – 11 Preschool Closed
• April 17 Maundy Thursday “The Last Supper” 11:00 am & 7:00 pm
  LUNCH hosted by MMRR Circle
• April 18 Good Friday “The Seven Last Words”  11:00 am & 7:00 pm
• Sat. April 19 – 10:00 am Breakfast Set up, helpers needed
• Easter Sun. April 20 – 9:00 Breakfast, helpers needed
  10:00 Worship & Children’s time
  11:00 Children’s Egg Hunt
• SAVE THE DATE – May 23-26 Memorial Day work weekend at Mt. Cross.  This year, you can stay at camp for free if you are there to work!!!  There is a job for all abilities, from construction & trail work to cleaning & organizing.
• Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm
• Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm

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Daylight Savings begins: Spring forward!

We gather on the First Sunday in Lent at 10am for worship

These forty days called Lent are like no other.  It is our opportune time to return to the God who rescues, to receive the gifts of God’s grace, to believe with the heart and confess with the mouth the wonder of God’s love in Jesus, and to resist temptation at every turn.  This is no small pilgrimage on which we have just embarked.  It is a struggle Jesus knew.  It is a struggle Jesus shares.  The nearness of the Lord, in bread and wine, water and word, will uphold and sustain us.

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: 

• Wed. March 12 – Lenten Worship 7:00 pm  & 6:00 pm Soupers (sign up, or no Soup!)
• Sun. March 23 & 30 – 11:30 am House Meetings 
  “Forming a Vision for Our Future”  Fireside Room
• Thurs. March 27 & April 3 – 7:00 pm House Meetings 
  “Forming a Vision for Our Future”  Fireside Room
• March 31 – April 11 – Kitchen closed for renovation!
• Tues. April 1 – Trinity Tuesday 6:30 pm local pub (Discretion Brewing Co. 41^st Ave. )
  1 hour, 1 faith question, 1 drink    Info. Kathy Allen 430-6359
• April 7 – 11 Preschool Closed
• April 17 MMRR Circle “TBA”
• April 17 Maundy Thursday “The Last Supper”
• April 18 Good Friday “The Seven Last Words”
• Sat. April 19 – 10:00 am Breakfast Set up – helpers needed
• Easter Sun. April 20 –
  • 9:00 Breakfast, helpers needed –  who will apply for a Thrivent Action Grant???
  • 10:00 Worship & Children’s time
  • 11:00 Children’s Egg Hunt
• Thursdays – Men’s A.A. 7:00 pm
• Fridays –  A.A. 7:00 pm

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