WORSHIP WITH US
During Shelter-at-Home, our worship will be livestreamed
Sundays, view our worship service at 10am
at www.facebook.com/ststephensslo/live
Click here for the Worship Booklet and Hymnal & Psalter for Lent.
At Zoom Coffee Hour, we will share our experience and fellowship.
Join us at 11:15 via Zoom
https://zoom.us/j/3271528720?pwd=M1hJQlhXNGJORlNBb3NXVHpZY0Yrdz09
Meeting ID: 327 152 8720
Password: 0908
Tuesdays, join Centering Prayer at 5 pm on Zoom for Centering Prayer
Meeting ID: 327-152-8720 Password: 0908
Wednesdays, join on Zoom for Morning Prayer (Healing Service March 17) at 12:15 or Facebook Live if you want to listen.
- To access the Facebook Live stream, go to www.facebook.com/ststephensslo/live/
No account or login is required. - To access Zoom, go to https://zoom.us/j/496602267 Request the password ahead of time through a Facebook message or as a comment during the service. The host will send you the password.
In-Person Outdoor Worship
The time has come when we can be together again! We are taking the next step and gathering for in-person outdoor worship every other Sunday and Wednesday during April and May, limited to 30 persons. Bring your own chair. Those who want to attend must register in advance and read and understand the confirmation email which will detail what's necessary for in-person worship and keeping one another safe.
Every Other Sunday, 9am, in the parking lot
To register, email office@ststephensslo.org or call Stephanie at 805-215-0750.
May 16 – Liturgy of the Word with recorded Sermon
May 23 – Pentecost Sunday Eucharist
Every Other Wednesday, 12:15, on the patio in front of the main doors to the sanctuary
Register at Eventbrite. Registration link will be posted a week before each service
May 19 – Healing Service without Laying on of Hands and Anointing
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Welcome!
Welcome to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. We strive to recognize and nurture the Christ in ourselves and each person that we encounter along the way. Join us for service on Sunday to experience for yourself the fellowship of Christ.
Our mission as a parish is to open our hearts to God and to share Christ’s unconditional love with the world. We do this by following three pathways:
- Welcoming: We invite all to join us at every stage in their spiritual journeys.
- Worshiping: We cultivate a living tradition of liturgy and a life made holy by the sacraments.
- Working: We share our abundance, we strive for justice, and we accept our calling to protect God’s creation.
Inclusivity Statement
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a congregation of families and singles, children and seniors, and a diversity of ethnicities, races, sexual orientations, interests, and backgrounds. We are followers of Jesus, guided by His teaching and example to love God and our neighbor. We welcome all people regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, racial background, mental or physical ability, recovery, political belief, economic condition, and all other expressions of what it means to be human. We invite you to worship with us and walk with us no matter where you are on your spiritual journey.
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How Can We Achieve Equity and Justice?
A Look at Human Rights Law
Diversity SLO, whom St Stephen's sponsors, is hosting another webinar. On Thursday, May 6 at 6pm, join them on Facebook/Live. the webinars have been very good, and are helpful for beginning to understand how we can be a more racially-cohesive community.
https://www.facebook.com/events/561617271484451
Personal Prayer & Meditation
The Sanctuary will be open for personal prayer and meditation (4 at time) on Tuesdays from 10am-12pm in 30-minute slots. Bring your mask.
Email office@ststephensslo.org and request one of the timeslots
Armenian Genocide Remembrance
Several years ago, The Episcopal Church proposed a Genocide Remembrance Day to be commemorated on April 24. The Episcopal Church had a significant role in assisting the Armenians during that atrocity over a century ago. The commemoration was proposed and put into the Lectionary, but it was never subsequently approved. However, St. Stephen's has been commemorating the day the past 3 years. This year's service included conversations with Central Coast residents who address atrocities on our own soil. You can find the service for
Genocide Remembrance Day Service at https://fb.watch/53_275Y_2R/
Online Course Available
The Episcopal Church believes it is important that parishes are equipped to be on the front lines of suicide prevention. If you would like to take this course, you can register here:
https://dfms.formstack.com/forms/start_training
Weekly Diocesan Conversations About Race
every Thursday at 4:30pm, via Zoom
The Revs. Karen Cuffie and Jani Wild are leading weekly pastoral conversations on racism every Thursday at 4:30 pm. There will be a brief introduction to the focus of the session followed by discussion and prayers. Please join us; there is no better way to learn, process, and share together than in a faith community.
To join the Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 835 7594 8022; Password: 748467
One tap mobile: +16699006833,,83575948022#,,1#,748467# US (San Jose)
How to Be An Ally
The Diversity Coalition of SLO held 4 panel sessions on "How to be an ally". Each had a different constituency of the community, including one with a panel of faith leaders. They were all very good. Watch them at: https://www.diversityslo.org/
Responses from The Episcopal Church
At the highest levels and locally, Bishops and clergy have addressed the issues of the ongoing protests and the use of church property for political propaganda. Fr Ian has not issued a separate statement, but his voice echoes those of the following
- The Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington [DC])
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/opinion/trump-st-johns-church-protests.html - The Rt Rev Lucinda Ashby, our own Bishop of El Camino Real
https://www.realepiscopal.org/a-message-from-bishop-lucinda-june-1-2020/
Adult Education
Matthew, Romans & Genesis
Videos of the Zoom conversations, and the PowerPoint slides from the Adult Ed course on the lectionary books we will be hearing on Sundays this summer can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tmTQMfJAui-7lECNj-IOIfb4QM87ZaP4?usp=sharing
