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It is a sobering commentary on the contrariness of fate that the spiritual train wreck currently emptying America’s mainline churches started life 60 years ago as a bold new initiative aimed at packing the pews. The 1950s Organisation Man was giving way to the Beat Generation, and the world stood at the threshold of the . . . → Read More: A bold initiative to pack the pews empties them  
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVII No 19 This year’s presidential election has evoked emotions ranging from elation to outrage, from depression to desperation. The problem is not just that politicians are generally held in low esteem, but that outsiders are also viewed by many with equal contempt. And, perhaps not coincidentally, the hierarchies and clergy of America’s mainline churches are regarded with . . . → Read More: How about this for a cure for the presidential blues? 
Popular historians often append labels to past eras: The 18th Century, for example, is variously known as the Age of Reason and the Age of Revolution, while the early 19th Century was approvingly dubbed the Age of Elegance. On such precedents, one might reasonably call the early 21st Century ‘the Age of Ugliness’—and by no . . . → Read More: Charity will help tame our ‘Age of Ugliness’  Garden Party gross receipts as of 10 May were $5,856.55. A final report will be presented at the next meeting. The Tea Room served 125 patrons, the largest number ever for a Garden Party. Many feedback comments were recorded and will be saved for next year’s planning. Our next fellowship breakfast will be a . . . → Read More: May Parish Life meeting recap
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Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVII No 15  St Stephen’s Vacation Bible School, for children ages 4–10, will take place once again this summer during the week of 20–24 June from 9:00–Noon. The cost is $20, and there are scholarships available upon request. This year’s theme is Creation Days. We will explore the seven days of Creation in the Book of Genesis. Please . . . → Read More: Vacation Bible School 2016 |
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