Pentecost

We gather on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost
October 19 –  10am worship

“Will not God grant justice?” Luke 18:7

Pray always. Do not lose heart. This is Christ’s encouragement in the gospel today. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Come regularly to Christ’s table. Persistnce in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed.

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
•  Sat. Oct. 18 – COPA Civic Academy “Workforce Housing” ballot discussion 3:00 pm
  Peace United Church, High Street
• Tues. Oct. 21 – Scouts 6:00 pm
• Wed. Oct. 22 – NO Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
• Weds. Oct. 22 – NO Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
• Fri. Oct. 24 – Newsletter Deadline 
• Sun. Oct. 26 – Reformation / Oktober Feast :  invite your friends
• Thurs. Oct. 30 – Newsletter Collating 2:00 pm
• Tues. Nov. 3  – 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
• Wed. Nov. 4 – “American Agitators” documentary screening, discussion and free dinner 4:30 pm Samper Hall Cabrillo
• Thurs. Nov. 6 & 20 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
• Thurs. Nov.. 13 – MMRR Circle 10:30 am
• Sun. Nov. 23 – Stewardship Sunday & Thanksgiving Potluck

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We gather on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost
New Member Sunday

 September 28 –  10am worship

“At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus” Luke 16:20

Consideration of and care for those in need (especially those “at our gate,” visible to us, of whom we are aware) is an essential component of good stewardship. It is in the sharing of wealth that we avoid the snare of wealth. It is the one whom death could not hold – who comes to us risen from the dead – who can free us from the death grip of greed.

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. 30 – Scouts 6:00 pm
• Wed. Oct. 1 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
• Weds. Oct. 1 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
• Thurs. Oct. 2 & 16 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
• Sat. Oct. 4 – Property Work Day 
• Sun. Oct. 5 – Blessing of the Animals
• Tues. Oct. 7  – 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
• Sun. Oct. 26 – Reformation / Oktober Feast :  invite your friends

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We gather on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost
September 21 –  10am worship

“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much”  Luke 16:10

Jesus tells the curious story of a dishonest manager who cheats his employer and then is commended by him for having acted so shrewdly. Jesus wonders why his own followers are less creative and diligent in their stewardship given that they are managers of a far more valuable household.

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
• Mon. Sept. 22 – CDC Board 11:15 am
• Tues. Sept. 23 – Scouts 6:00 pm
• Wed. Sept. 24 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
• Weds. Sept. 24 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
• Thurs. Sept. 25 – NL Collating 2:00  pm
• Thurs. Oct. 2 & 16 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
• 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. 41^st 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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We gather on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost   
September 14 –  10am worship

“I have found the coin that I had lost”  Luke 15:9

The grumbling of the religious leaders in today’s gospel is actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. That our God seeks and saves the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only hope. As the writer of 1 Timothy reminds us, “The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Thanks be to God.

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
• Sat. Sept. 13 – Drop off Bake Sale items 10 – 11:30 am
• Sun. Sept. 14 – MMRR bake sale
• Tues. Sept. 16 – Scouts 6:00 pm
• Thurs. Sept. 18 – Knitter’s Guild 10 am
• Thurs. Sept.  18 – Women’s Café Group 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall
• Fri. Sept. 19 – Newsletter Deadline
• Sat Sept. 20 – 40^th Anniversary Celebration El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church
  817 Beech St. Salinas with Pastor Eduardo Trejo
• Mon. Sept. 22 – CDC Board 11:15 am
• Wed. Sept. 24 – Preschool Chapel 10:15 am
• Weds. Sept. 24 – Bible Study 7:30 pm Zoom
• Thurs. Sept. 25 – Newsletter Collating 2:00 pm
• 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. 41^st 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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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. 41^st 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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