We the people of Saint Stephen's in-the Field

Seek to know Christ, to share Christ, and to serve Christ,

recognizing his presence in all people, and reaching out in love 

to each other and to the world around us.

Worship This Sunday:

Sunday, August 13th, 10:00am - Holy Eucharist at St. John's

LIVE STREAM WORSHIP SERVICE

BULLETIN

 St. Stephen’s church doors will be open every Sunday for worship. In-person services will continue to alternate with St. John’s but the live-stream from services at St. John’s will be projected at St. Stephen’s. Come to St. Stephen’s every Sunday!

From the Rector

Dear Friends,

This reflection from Steve Garnaas-Holmes is a reflection on our gospel passage from Matthew this Sunday:

He became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Boss, save me!”

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him.

                                   -Matthew 14:30-31

On the sea within me

there is one who cries out

and one who responds. 

Within me, one who commands

and one who asks to be commanded.

One who is terrified at the waves

and one who finds footing there. 

One clings to the known

and one strides in mystery.

They reach out to each other

on the beautiful stormy sea within me. 

as long as they hold onto each other

I do not sink.

Blessings and peace to you,

Karen+

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Summer Picnic at St. John’s

St. John’s is having a picnic under the oak tree on Aug 13th immediately following the service. As always, everyone from St. Stephen’s is invited and encouraged to come!  More information to come.

Wednesday Book Group

Every Wednesday, 11:00am, St. John’s. 

You can join us at any time.

We are reading and discussing “A Rabbi Talks With Jesus” by Jacob Neusner.  

Baskets needed for October-fest

Get ready for the St. Stephen’s fundraiser on Sept 30^th! Woo Hoo! We have a good start on baskets but we need your help. Here is what we have so far:

Puzzles

Coffee

Wine

Houseplant

Desserts and jams

Ice cream Sunday

Chocolate

A few suggestions for other baskets:

Pets, car care, taco, Italian and gardening. We can always use another wine basket also or maybe a whiskey basket.

Let me know if you can think of anything else or if you want to sign up for one of baskets that are suggested.

Don’t forget to ask friends!!

Janet

Updates and opportunities!

We have space available to rent. If you know of any non-profit agencies or schools that need a space, let them know that St. Stephen’s has space. 

While it’s nice to have the flexibility to use the space ourselves, we need the income and so hope to find a new renter. 

Our church, parish hall, and our beautiful grounds, including the labyrinth are all great venues like for a variety of special events like receptions, birthday parties, quinceaneras, etc. Please encourage friends to consider St. Stephen’s as a venue for their special event!  

To reserve a space or ask question, contact the office, office@ssitf.org or click on the link on our website https://www.ssitf.org/facility-rentals. 

Spread the word and pray for St. Stephen’s!

Contribute to disaster relief efforts for the devastation caused by the earthquake in Turkey-Syria by donating to:

Episcopal Relief and Development at 

https://support.episcopalrelief.org/syria-turkey-earthquake?_gl=1*1ybrxoe*_ga*MTE0NzA0NjQ1OS4xNjYzNzA5NTM4*_ga_5J3W6B8WL4*MTY3NTk3NjYzMi42LjAuMTY3NTk3NjYzMi4wLjAuMA  

Archbishop’s Earthquake Donation Relief Fund at https://afedj.org/give/give-online/

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

• Aug 13 Holy Eucharist – St. John’s, Church Picnic following the service. All are welcome! 
• August 20 Holy Eucharist - St. Stephen's
• August 27 Holy Eucharist - St. John's
• September 3 Holy Eucharist - St. Stephen's

Poem from the Garden

The young adults from

Calero High School

may be coming on

Monday. Most years they

try to start coming 

in August, but with

training and so few 

days of school, often

the district won’t pay

for their monthly bus

passes until September. 

I’ll be glad to see 

them this Monday or

in in 3-4 Mondays. 

— Jessica Dickinson Goodman 

“This is how you pray continually, not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so your life becomes a continuous and uninterrupted prayer.”



                    -St. Basil the Great

Kudos:

- Kristen van der Molen, the new editor of our Friday newsletter

-Catherine for working in the garden and on our grounds.

-Our lectors who read the lessons on Sunday.

-Andy and Jim for removing the extra filing cabinet in the office.

Contact Information for Rev. Karen.

Please use this new number to contact Rev. Karen for calls or texts:

408-781-1826

Editor's Note  

Please send any announcements or articles you want to have included, to: kristenvdm@yahoo.com, by Thursday, 10am each week. 

Kristen van der Molen