Holy Eucharist
On Sundays, we celebrate Holy Eucharist, also known as Communion, at 8 and 10 am. Both services are essentially the same. However, the 10 am service is enhanced with music. During the 10 am service, children are invited to attend Children's Chapel, where they participate in their own form of the liturgy. They rejoin their families in time for Communion. Childcare in our nursery is available for children up to age 5 from 9:30 until 11:30 am. There is no music during the 8 am service. The 8 am service lasts approximately 45 minutes, while the 10 am service is usually 1 hour 15 minutes long.
From September through May, we also offer the Rite of Healing on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m..
More information about Holy Eucharist may be found at the Episcopal Church Website
What to expect when visiting St. Stephens
Our order of worship is based on the tradition of the world-wide Anglican Communion . This worship style dates back long before the western church divided into Catholic and Reformed churches. For this reason, you will find that our services and teachings have similarities to both Catholic and Reformed churches. If you are familiar with Roman Catholic services, then you will recognize many parts of our service, but you will probably find our teachings to be more "Reformed." All baptized Christians, regardless of denomination, are encouraged to receive Holy Communion with us. All others are invited to receive a blessing at the time of communion.
You are welcome to attend St. Stephens as you are! Some people dress in suits, and others in jeans, we want you to be as comfortable as possible when worshipping with us.
