by Andres Herrera | Jun 7, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
To the Church and School community of St. Stephen’s: What a joy for me to join you at St. Stephen’s in our mutual ministry. As the Interim Rector, I look forward to meeting each of you as together we continue the ministry of this parish. Before serving...
by Andres Herrera | May 17, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
This week has been filled with joy and sadness as we celebrate our 18-year relationship with Lisa and say our goodbyes. Nevertheless, the work of our Parish continues, and, on behalf of the Vestry, I wanted to keep everyone informed about what will be...
by Andres Herrera | May 4, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of the skills I admire in others is the ability to set limits on time. I stand in awe of people who can say clearly at the outset of a conversation, “I have a hard stop in 30 minutes.” Knowing what the ‘hard stop’ is enables the participants in the...
by Andres Herrera | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Roz Chast, one of my favorite cartoonists whose work is published in The New Yorker magazine, wrote a memoir of her life with her aging parents as together they dealt with the painful decisions surrounding aging and moving from a cherished home and...
by Andres Herrera | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
This year my Lenten discipline took a different turn. I decided that I would feel my feelings and come to name them. This is no small task because I, like many of us, often live noticing only a small band of emotion. Fear, anger, sadness, happiness come readily....
by Andres Herrera | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
This Sunday St. Stephen’s will have the privilege of hosting the Very Reverend Dr. David Monteith, the 40th Dean of Caterbury (post Reformation) Cathedral at our forum in the Havens Center at 9:30 and as our preacher at the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist. Canterbury...
