About St. Stephens

OUR PARISH LIFE

  We welcome you to our worshipping community.  Our parish is a Christian family united by our common love for Jesus and love for one another in Christ.  It is our goal to help our members accept Christ as the Lord of their lives, commit themselves to Him, and allow Him to fill them with His Holy Spirit empowering them for active service in His Name.

We are a worshipping community coming together to praise God around the Eucharistic Table.  Since it was our Lord s command that we come together to break bread and share the cup of salvation, we believe that in the bread and wine of the Eucharist, our Lord is truly present in a way that brings healing and new life to the believer.

The form of our Eucharistic Celebration is that which is found in the Book of Alternative Services.  We try to blend both modern and traditional resources and music into our worshipping life. 

It is not uncommon for members of St. Stephen s to raise or clap their hands during the service as their way of showing openness and praise to our wonderful God.  Other members show their openness and praise in other ways, but together we are united in our goal to express our love for the Lord Jesus and one another. 

We welcome you to join our worshipping community and to share your gifts with us as we share ours with you.

OUR PURPOSE

To preach and teach Jesus Christ as Lord and Healer of our Lives.
To allow Christ to fill us with His Holy Spirit so that we become a Spirit-filled people of God.
To share with others the free love and healing that God has given to us.

OUR MISSION

To provide opportunities that help us learn about the One we are to proclaim, which is our intellectual response to the Gospel.
To provide opportunities that help us learn how to be with Jesus and live with Him, which is our spiritual response to the Gospel
To provide opportunities that challenge us to Christian service in the church and in the community, which is our physical response to the Gospel.

Our Hopes and Dreams

The St Stephen's Hopes and Dreams document was approved by Vestry on October 18, 2006.
It my be downloaded here.

Clergy

RECTOR

The Rev. Don Byrt

HONORARY CLERGY

The Ven. Larry Mitchell (Rector Emeritus)
The Rev. Canon Lewis F. Gill
The Rev. Canon John C. Davies