July 4  5:00 p.m.  Worship Service Postponed

The consensus seems to be from those regularly attending the 5 p.m. Saturday Worship Service to instead celebrate the July 4^th holiday.  Accordingly, the 5 p.m. Saturday service THIS WEEK ONLY is postponed.  Please come to the 9 a.m. service on Sunday morning, July 5.

Summer Worship Schedule effective June 7, 2009:

Saturday service 5 p.m.; Sunday service 9 a.m.  Childcare is available at the 9 a.m. service.

Fall Worship Schedule will begin again on September 13, 2009: Saturday service 5 p.m.;

Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Childcare is available at the 10:15 service.

Basketball Camp - June 23 - 26, 2009

Wow!  What a fun time by all.  We hope to see you next year for our 2010 Basketball Camp.

Click below for pictures and more.

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USO Cabaret Show at St. Stephen’s - May 30^th

SING! SING! SING! Click the above link to read about this recent event.

In response to God’s love, St. Stephen’s invites and welcomes all to
GATHER in worship,
GROW in faith, and
SERVE as stewards of God’s creation.

St. Stephen;s Episcopal Church of Spokane is a worshiping community in full communion with the Episcopal Church.

A Prayer for St. Stephen’s Parish

Gracious God, we give you humble thanks for planting this parish family in south Spokane and for pouring forth your grace through this community these 50 years. Bless those things tat we do in furtherance of our mission, inspire us to continue the voice of good news; give us increase that our mission might unfold, and help us it be a beacon of welcome and a place of safety to all who come here. This we pray though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WELCOME TO ST. STEPHEN’S

“Peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:2

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is an active, warm, and friendly community where God is working through people just like you. People of all ages come to find a connection with God through Jesus Christ. People come and are nurtured through relationships they find with other caring people. As we deepen our own faith and serve others in need, we recognize the healing and transforming power of God at work in us and in the world.

I invite you to a place where God is working in people through worship, caring, learning, and service. As you explore St. Stephen’s through our website, perhaps you will find ways you would like to connect with God and with others. We welcome your questions in person, if you don’t find what you are looking for on this site. Most of all, come and see! We welcome you most warmly.

The Rev. John H. Shepard

Rector

The Church of England today is a weak institution with a strong leader. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, though given few official powers, uses his office and voice in efforts to hold together the polarized eighty-million-member Anglican Communion. He is also a first-rate theologian and respected moral philosopher. So when he speaks, many pay attention. He spoke this month and many listened and reacted. As is well known, on February 7 he made a statement which some found outrageous, others merely provocative, still others realistic, and still still others a well-intended effort to reduce religious tensions in Britain. Was he “throwing in the towel” in the face of a growing and sometimes militant Islamic presence there, or reaching out as people in the biblical tradition should to “the stranger in their midst”? Read the rest of this entry »