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 Advent.
St. Stephen's SLO Advent Preaching Series, Nov 29 - Dec 20, will feature sermons from distinct cultural perspectives:
- Nov 29 - Rev Sayling Wong, Rector of St. Thomas' Sunnyvale
- Dec 6 - Rev Ale Trillos, Rector of St. Peter's, San Pablo
- Dec 13 - Dr. Leola Dublin MacMillan, United Way SLO County
- Dec 20 - Rev Rick Uhls, Past of SLO United Methodist
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 at 12:15 (except Wed Nov 25) 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.
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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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Personal Prayer & Meditation - In Church
Tuesday November 24 & Saturday November 28
The church building will be open for personal prayer and meditation!
Limited to 4 people in each time slot for personal silent prayer and meditation.
- Tuesday, November 24: 10am, 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am
- Thurssday, November 28: 10am, 10:30am, 11am, 11:30am
Email office@ststephensslo.org and request one of the timeslots. You will be sent the guidelines (20 ft apart, with face coverings, of course!).
Turkey Trot for SLO Food Bank
Join Fr. Ian in the Turkey Trot! As with many things this year, it's an individual effort away from others. You can do your walk any time before Thanksgiving. Get family and freinds to sponsor you to raise money for the Food Bank. You can donate to or join the St. Stephen's Team as a participant at https://donate.slofoodbank.org/teams/14468-st-stephen-s-episcopal-church.
Individual findraising pages are here:
Fr. Ian: https://donate.slofoodbank.org/participants/177448-fr-ian-delinger
Stephanie: https://donate.slofoodbank.org/participants/177595-stephanie-olsen
Kathanne: https://donate.slofoodbank.org/participants/177474-kathanne-lynch
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 Most Rev Michael B Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
https://episcopalchurch.org/posts/publicaffairs/presiding-bishop-currys-word-church-when-cameras-are-gone-we-will-still-be-0 - 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
