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Updates & Information
An Update on Committees
August 21, 2026
The vestry is delighted to report that our invitation to join committees for calling the next rector got a robust response. The vestry deliberated and chose potential chairs for each committee, but some are not vestry members and still need to be asked. The committee membership has been sketched out using both people who volunteered themselves and others suggested by vestry members. Nothing is yet set in stone. So if you are thinking you might want to participate, by all means come forward. Read more about the committees below:
Upcoming Congregational Meetings
As we begin the search for the Twentieth Rector of S. Stephen’s Church, we are entering an important season of listening and discernment. On Sunday, September 13 and Sunday, October 4, The Rev’d Canon Dena Cleaver-Bartholomew from the Diocese will lead gatherings designed to help us reflect together and articulate our shared experience and vision for S. Stephen’s. Your participation in these parish-wide conversations is vitally important.
Parish History Event
Sunday, September 13
after Solemn Mass in the Great Hall
This event is designed to create a shared awareness of the church’s history from the congregation’s perspective. This information provides a foundation for the profile and discernment process. The meeting will last approximately two hours.
Lunch & Childcare are provided.
Congregational Conversation
Sunday, October 4
after Solemn Mass in the Great Hall
The Congregational Conversation provides an opportunity for members of the congregation to have direct input in the Vocation Hub Profile for S. Stephen’s. Your participation is vital for us to be able to create an accurate understanding of where we have been as a faith community, where we are, and how we are called to grow as God's people. The meeting will last approximately two hours.
Potluck. Childcare is provided.