Save the Date: Valentine’s Dinner and Auction

After a many–year absence, St Stephen’s Dinner and Auction returns on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, 2014.

We hope that you can join us for a scrumptious formal dinner and auction of goods and services contributed by St. Stephens’ parishioners. Tickets will be on sale after Sunday Services beginning January 19, 2014.

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Holiday Hiatus

Most of the non–liturgical activities are on hiatus this week. There will be no Fellowship Breakfast at the Nautilus Diner on Tuesday, the 3s1t; no Bridge Group on Wednesday, the the 1st; and no Knitting Circle on Thursday, the 2nd.

Services remain largely the same:

Tuesday, December 31st, 11:15 PM: Said Holy Communion (New Year’s . . . → Read More: Holiday Hiatus

Cookie Walk Wows ‘Em

The St. Stephen’s team has done it again—managed another Cookie Walk that seems to get better every year. Under Colby Hawks’ coordination, with help from many others, we had a beautifully decorated hall with plenty of cookies. All the products sold well and we had many bids on the silent auction items. Our Santa Claus . . . → Read More: Cookie Walk Wows ‘Em

Cookie Walk!

The Cookie Walk Gift Table

The cookie walk is Saturday, 7 December 2013! Be sure to swing by to buy your holiday cookies. And Welsh cakes. And jams and jellies. And decorative greens. And … well, the list goes on. Check out the updated Cookie Walk page for details. Note that . . . → Read More: Cookie Walk!

Cookie Walk Reminders

Don’t forget to visit the Knitting Circle’s Silent Auction and bid on some of the many beautiful items there.

Do you have Nandina, Holly, Boxwood, Magnolia, or Pines that need trimming? Contact Martha Miller at 410-321-9038. We’re looking for greens for table decorations and our greens bags.

Tables have been set up in Quimby Hall . . . → Read More: Cookie Walk Reminders

Cookie Walk Reminders

Tables have been set up in Quimby Hall for donations of gift table items. Unlike Jumble, these items should be new or in new condition—suitable to give as a gift for family or friends.

Check out your closet shelves for things you may have received that just weren’t your taste, or weren’t something you could . . . → Read More: Cookie Walk Reminders

Cookie recipe of the week: Fruitcake cookies

1 Cup Butter 2 Cups Sugar (all white or all brown or one cup of each) 3 Cups Sifted All Purpose Flour 2 Eggs 3 Tbs Baking Powder ½ Tsp each of Salt, Ground Cloves and Nutmeg 2 Tsp Cinnamon ¼ Cup of Brandy, Rum, Sherry, Port, Wine or Fruit Juice 1 Cup Raisins 1 . . . → Read More: Cookie recipe of the week: Fruitcake cookies

Knitter’s ‘Silent Auction’ opens for bids

The Knitting Circle ladies have been at it again, producing a phenomenal array of hand–knitted items that will be auctioned off in conjunction with the Cookie Walk. Now in its third year, the knitter’s silent auction qualifies as a St Stephen’s tradition.

Their impressive display is located in the hallway outside Quimby Hall. Come and . . . → Read More: Knitter’s ‘Silent Auction’ opens for bids

Help us bid farewell to Fr Rhae & Molly

Bidding farewell to old friends is always a sad business, and, sadly, on November 20th we will be doing almost that to our old friends Father Rhae Kelley and his wife Molly. The word “almost” is entirely appropriate because we hope to be seeing them again—if not regularly, at least from time to time.

Fr . . . → Read More: Help us bid farewell to Fr Rhae & Molly

Join us for a Harvest Dinner

St Stephen’s will be celebrating Harvest Sunday and the visit of Bishop John Vaughan on October 13th with a special Harvest Dinner in Quimby Hall at 5:00 PM. You are all invited to join us. Admission is free, but there will be a basket for a goodwill offering.

In the spirit of Harvest Sunday, the . . . → Read More: Join us for a Harvest Dinner