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Not a Wing and a Prayer, but a Promise

Not a Wing and a Prayer, but a Promise

The 1942 film, Flying Tigers, provided a slogan that would inspire Americans for the war effort in World War II. A pilot whose plane lost a wing, exclaims that he has landed “on a wing and a prayer.” So often when we think about impossible situations we are...

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Campus Development Update

Campus Development Update

Vestry-School Board Meeting On Tuesday, February 28, the Vestry and School Board met to continue discernment upon non-negotiables or baseline expectations to use in discussion with potential developers and to narrow potential development scenario that is in the...

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Campus Development Visioning – Part Three

Campus Development Visioning – Part Three

A Message from The Reverend Lisa Hunt Andrés Herrera sat down with the Reverend Lisa Hunt to discuss envisioning the future and direction of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School on our neighborhood block. The following is Reverend Hunt’s message and invitation to...

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Campus Development Visioning – Part Two

Campus Development Visioning – Part Two

A Message from The Reverend Lisa Hunt Andrés Herrera sat down with the Reverend Lisa Hunt to discuss envisioning the future and direction of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School on our neighborhood block. The following is Reverend Hunt’s message and invitation to...

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Campus Development Terms & Timeline

Campus Development Terms & Timeline

Are you new to the campus development project? Unfamiliar with some of the terms that are being used? Curious about the history of this project? We have created a spreadsheet that will answer some of these questions as we explore how to use our land to generate income...

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The Spirit Blows Where It Wills

The Spirit Blows Where It Wills

There are moments when you can feel the Holy Spirit. In my experience they don't happen often, but regularly enough. This month I have had the blessing of feeling that sacred zephyr twice. Once in a toney Westlake Episcopal church and again in a simply...

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In the Midst of Life We are in Death

In the Midst of Life We are in Death

One of the old wives' tales is that death always comes in threes. I am not a big believer in superstitions or folk wisdom, necessarily, but there are times when it seems true. This winter has seen the deaths of many saints at St. Stephen's: Carvel...

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