Games of Chance at the Garden Party

Wheels of Chance

Fancy a little game of chance? We’ve got two Wheels of Luck for you: on featuring bottles of various wines and spirits; and another featuring chocolate. And there are plenty of other things to do at this year’s British Garden Party and Fête on Saturday, May 2nd, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. You . . . → Read More: Games of Chance at the Garden Party

Maypole at the Garden Party

Maypole in Progress

Don’t be a Puritan Roundhead—come to the Cavalier side and join in the Maypole Dance. It’s fun for the whole family. (You don’t have to tell your kids what it’s all about.) There’s all sorts of entertainment, fun and games, and great food at our British Garden Party and Fête on Saturday, May 2nd, . . . → Read More: Maypole at the Garden Party

Easter Egg Hunt 2015

2015 Easter Egg Hunt

We’ve added pictures of this year’s Easter Egg Hunt to our gallery. Be sure to check them out. Thanks to Natalie Miller for the photographs.

Countdown to Garden Party

How can you help make our Garden Party a success? Let us count the ways…

✓ Become a Garden Party patron! Your name will be listed in the Garden Party programme acknowledging your generosity.

Levels include:

Imperial Crown – $100 House of Windsor – $75 House of York – $50 House of Lancaster – . . . → Read More: Countdown to Garden Party

Queen Victoria to grace
 our British Garden Party

No need to get bent out of shape if you have never been invited to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s famous Buckingham Palace Garden Parties. There is a much better alternative available for everyone to enjoy here in Timonium.

St Stephen’s Annual British Garden Party & Fête (from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 2 May) . . . → Read More: Queen Victoria to grace
 our British Garden Party

Vacation Bible School: Savannah Safari

Parable of the Good Samaritan

Saint Stephen’s will be offering Vacation Bible School once again this summer for children ages 4–10. Vacation Bible School will take place from Monday, 22 June, to Friday, 26 June, from 9:00 AM–12 noon. This year’s theme is ‘Savannah Safari—Where Kids Discover How Love H.E.L.P.S. Others’. It is themed around life in an African village . . . → Read More: Vacation Bible School: Savannah Safari

Holy Week Schedule 2015

March 29th through April 5th Palm Sunday(March 29th) 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist 9:15 AM Choral Eucharist 11:00 AM Choral Eucharist Holy Monday 6:00 PM Said Eucharist Holy Tuesday 6:00 PM Said Eucharist Spy Wednesday 6:00 PM Said Eucharist Maundy Thursday 7:00 PM Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar Good Friday 12 Noon The Seven . . . → Read More: Holy Week Schedule 2015

Recalling General Lee’s surrender

Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox

The Ninth of April marks the sesquicentennial of the day on which General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 26,000 men, the remnant of the once invincible Army of Northern Virginia, to General Ulysses S. Grant of the United States Army in the parlour of the McLean House at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia.

It occurred four . . . → Read More: Recalling General Lee’s surrender

The Clock giveth, and the Clock taketh away

Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday You don’t have to get up in the wee hours (2:00 AM, specifically) to change your clocks. You can change them when you get up; or maybe better, you should change them before you go to bed. Otherwise, you’ll be early for the next service. (If . . . → Read More: The Clock giveth, and the Clock taketh away

Lenten Bible Study

This year’s Lenten Bible Study series takes place on Wednesdays in Lent (not including Ash Wednesday or Spy Wednesday): February 25th. and March 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. This year’s topic is “Exploring The Torah”, led by Fr Guy Hawtin and Fr Mike Kerouac. Each session will be self-contained, so if you miss one . . . → Read More: Lenten Bible Study