by Andres Herrera | Jun 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week I got a lovely email from an old friend in the Diocese of Texas with whom I worked on issues of LGBTQ inclusion, along with Muffie Moroney, a long time member of St. Stephen’s who died this year. My friend was giving thanks for our friendship and...
by Andres Herrera | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
This Sunday we will gather at one service at 9:30 a.m. outside on the playground to celebrate the feast of Pentecost. As you remember, Pentecost marks the beginning of the Church. The disciples gathered in Jerusalem and received the Holy Spirit so that all who were...
by Andres Herrera | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday morning, the day after the massacre of 19 children and 2 teachers in Uvalde, Texas, I was leading chapel for students at our day school, children who were 15 months-12 years old. Many of the students and all the teachers were aware of the shooting. All of...
by Andres Herrera | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
I think it is no accident that when Jesus is saying goodbye to his friends before his death, he offers them the gift of peace. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be...
by Andres Herrera | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
After a nationwide search for an associate rector, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church has extended a call to Ashley Dellagiacoma, and she has accepted. Ashley will join the St. Stephen’s community on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Ashley, a native Houstonian, is currently...
by Brent Fogt | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are few times in our lives when we enter so fully into an experience that time seems to stand still; we are transfixed in the moment (or days). Childbirth, falling in love, attending to a dying loved one, recovering from a critical illness are examples of...