Sunday Forums: Conversation, Reflection, Community
Our Sunday Forums are a time to deepen connection—between faith and life, spirit and community. We meet after coffee hour several times a month at 11:30 in the Parish Hall to explore a wide range of topics: spirituality and prayer, community needs and hopes, and shared planning for our parish’s future. Come for thoughtful conversation, fresh ideas, and a sense of belonging. Everyone is invited to join the dialogue.
Lenten Forums
The Rev. Jennifer King Daugherty & John Terauds
February 22, March 1, March 8, March 15, 2026
Join Rev. Jennifer and John Terauds for four Sundays this Lent as we explore the meaning of Lent and common Lenten practices. These may not be entirely comfortable topics, but we will share our wisdom and experience with each other, knowing that this work will not only make the days we have ahead of us more rich but will be a gift to our loved ones who will journey with us at the end of life.
St. Stephen’s 2025 Annual Meeting
The Rev. Jennifer King Daugherty, Chris Dorling, Anne Adams, Deborah Donnell, John Plimpton, John Terauds
Feburary 1, 2026
We’ll gather after church to celebrate the last year, to elect new vestry members and delegates to convention, and to give thanks for the lay leadership and ministries of our parish. Please come and take your part in this important event in the life of our parish!
St. Stephen’s 2026 Budget
John Plimpton & The Rev. Jennifer King Daugherty
January 18, 2026
Join John Plimpton, Treasurer, and Rev. Jennifer to discuss the 2026 budget that will be reviewed for final approval by the Vestry at their January 26 meeting. We’ll learn about the results of the stewardship campaign and how the church can invest in its ministries and service to the community in the coming year.
STILL WATERS: Community, Contemplation, and Action
Elizabeth Clark-Stern
January 11, 2026
Stewardship and Budgeting for 2026
Chris Dorling, John Plimpton, & The Rev. Jennifer King Daugherty
November 16, 2025
Come join your wardens, vestry, treasurer, and rector to learn more about our Stewardship Drive and financial planning for 2026.
Our theme is “Draw the Circle Wide: Growing in Faith,” a reflection of our parish’s mission to love our neighbor, ourselves, and our children, and the desire to deepen our own spiritual lives as grounding for our witness of justice, mercy, and generosity.
Walking in Faith
The Rev. Jennifer King Daugherty
October 12 and 26, December 7, 2025
This fall, our Sunday Forums invite the St. Stephen’s community to reflect on what it means to live and grow in faith within the Episcopal tradition. Over three sessions, we are exploring the practices, beliefs, and shared commitments that shape our Christian identity and deepen our connection to God and one another. These conversations will help prepare us for the joyful celebrations of baptism on All Saints’ Sunday and the rites of confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation of baptismal vows during Bishop Phil’s visitation on December 28, the Feast of St. Stephen (tr.).
The Psalms: From Chant to Hymn
John Terauds
September 14 and 28, 2025
Our two-part forum on the psalms invited us to experience these ancient prayers anew. In Part I, we reflected on the psalms as movements of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation, grounded in their Hebrew origins. In Part II, we traced how the psalms have shaped the worship life of the Church—from the cadences of chant to the hymns we sing today—revealing their timeless power to express both the anguish and the hope of faith.