by Brent Fogt | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
My maternal grandfather immigrated to the United States from Kiev, Ukraine. Like many people, I have no idea who my kin are in the old country, but as war breaks out as I write this, my heart is sad. I feel a deep loss down to my roots. I wonder if my family has died...
by Brent Fogt | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
We had a prayerful and productive Vestry Retreat this past Saturday in the Havens Center. After discussion and discernment, our vestry identified five priorities for this year: BuildingsChurch & School RelationshipCommunicationInvite, Welcome, Connect,...
by Brent Fogt | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Way back before the pandemic, St. Stephen’s began its work on racial reconciliation by engaging in reading and discussing the 1619 Project which was published by the New York Times. This provocative series allowed our parish to broaden and deepen our awareness...
by Brent Fogt | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
I grew up in a household where the adults never said they were sorry for anything they said or did. In later years the country singer, Marty Stuart, gave me language for my familial culture when he said, ” Nobody can hold a grudge like a hillbilly.”One of...
by Brent Fogt | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
This Sunday at noon on Zoom, our parish will exercise one the most fundamental practices in the Episcopal Church, the Annual Parish Meeting at which the Vestry is elected and held accountable. As the baptized ministers in this congregation, our governance...