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Weekly reflections, updates, and news about our St. Stephen’s Community.
The Cure for Loneliness
Loneliness is on the rise in the United States. A recent study by the insurance company, Cigna, found that 3 in 5 Americans report being lonely--feeling left out, misunderstood, lacking companionship. Loneliness is linked to anxiety, depression, heart disease, and...
What Prevents You from Starting Over or Beginning Again?
This was the question posed yesterday in the excellent Lenten meditation cards created by Sanctifedart which St. Stephen's has shared for home observance. Each day of Lent a question is posed for reflection and a prayer is offered in relation to the theme. This...
Troy Roddy Ph.D., Incoming Head of School, Answers Questions about Campus Development
As you look ahead to officially joining St. Stephen’s in July, what are you most looking forward to? July feels so far away right now, but the weeks are flying by so fast. I can hardly believe it is March already! However, as I think about July, I have to say I am...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Campus Development Visioning – Part One: A Message from The Reverend Lisa Hunt
Communications Assistant and Faith from the Margins podcast host 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...
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...
Primary Takeaways from the Town Hall Workshop on Saturday, January 28, 2023
During the breakout sessions of the Town Hall, participants were asked to reflect on our shared values and the design principles we identified during the Campus Master Plan process. Clarifying these values and principles is...