2026
Your Weekly Update
It’s Halloween weekend (change your clocks!) and we’re already starting to plan for Christmas! Plus, we’ve got Bible studies, new member class, and an opportunity to help feed families in our community.
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2026
Three Things You Need to Know
Three Things You Need to Know: vote for your favorite hymns, walk with us to fight hunger, and prayerfully consider your commitment to St. Stephen’s in the year ahead. Read the latest newsletter.
2026
Weekly Update
This week at St. Stephen’s: a sermon on what holds a team together, a family movie afternoon, a CROP Hunger Walk team, and a big congratulations to Linda Baird for 35 years as a school crossing guard. 🎉
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2026
Your Weekly Update
From Pastor Sunu’s sermon on Mark 8:27–34 to a huge thank-you for 23 units of blood donated last week, there’s a lot happening at St. Stephen’s! Get the scoop on World Communion Sunday (bring a dish from your heritage!), sign up to help distribute fresh produce and mark your calendar for Trunk or Treat on October 17th. Read the full Weekly Update for all the details and ways to get involved.
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2026
Your Weekly Update
Come to church this week for worship, Sunday School classes, service opportunities, and coffee with the pastors – our fall schedule is in full gear!
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2026
Your Weekly Update
Join us this Sunday, September 13, for worship at 9:00 am (contemporary, with communion by intinction) or 11:00 am (traditional, with hymns), followed by our annual Fall Picnic from 12:00–2:00 pm — food, games, and fun for all ages! Pastor Chaney preaches on Matthew 4:18–22, exploring what it means to answer Jesus’ call today.
Other highlights this week: welcome our new staff members Amy Vailikit and Victoria Bateman; reserve your spot for the September 21 blood drive with Inova; dig into our new “Book of Acts: Then and Now” class; help beautify Sanctuary Woods with new native plants; and order a name tag to help us all get to know each other better.
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2026
Your Weekly Update
We’re back to holding two services each Sunday! Plus, our fall picnic is next week and signups are open for the blood drive.
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2026
Your Weekly Update
This week at St. Stephen’s: we’re back to two Sunday services, Pastor Chaney digs into John 15 and what it means to be chosen, and mark your calendars for the Fall Picnic on September 13th — bounce house, burgers, and fun games! Plus, ways to donate blood, support local teachers, and get your hands dirty planting for Creation Care.
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2026
Three Things You Need to Know
Your weekly snapshot of life at St. Stephen’s…the return to St. Stephen’s normal two-service Sunday schedule with updated communion details, a farewell to two departing staff members, and an invitation to join the September 13th church picnic.
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