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.

From the Rector

Dear Friends,

This is a picture of what sits on my kitchen counter to the left of the sink – right where I can see it often:  

To give you an idea of the size, the small ceramic bowl is about 4” in diameter. The trinkets were gifts from special people in my life. Can you see the one that says, “This too shall pass.”?  

Those four words have been a great source of comfort and hope throughout my life. That’s why they’re in plain sight – or they used to be. It’s an old picture. The tiny bowl is still on my sink, but I gave the stone with the words to someone who needed it.

I don’t really need to see them to remember them. God reminds me often. What words of wisdom do you find comforting or helpful? Who have you or might you share them with? I hope that you hear the comforting words from God too. 

Lenten blessings,

Karen+

p.s. Oh, and . . .Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Worship This Sunday:

Sunday, Mar 19th, 10:00am – Holy Eucharist 

at St. Stephen'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!

COFFEE HOUR SIGN-UP SHEET

Congratulations to our new Jr. Warden, 

Rob van der Molen!  Rob was elected at the Vestry Retreat last Saturday.  Thank you Rob!

Bishop Visitation at St. John’s

Bishop Lucinda will be visiting St. John’s Sunday, March 26 at the 10:00am service.

All are welcome!

Weekly Diocesan Newsletter

Read about what’s going on in the diocese!  Click on the link for the newsletter that comes out every Thursday. 

mailchi.mp/realepiscopal.org/news-from-the-diocese-of-el-camino-real-1320018?e=bcc1702497

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/

The Way of Love in Lent

Wednesday morning Lenten Forum

Every Wednesday in Lent from 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m.

At St. John’s.

Come as you are and bring a friend!

Mark your calendars . . .

Wed, Mar 22, 5:30pm - Lenten Soup Supper at St. Stephen’s. 

Wed, Mar 22, 10:30am - Way of Love in Lent Forum

Sun, Apr 2, 10:00am Palm Sunday, St. John’s

Thur, Apr 6, 7:00pm Maundy Thursday, Combined service with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill. 

Fri, Apr 7, 12:00pm Stations of the Cross, St. John’s

Fri, Apr 7, 7:00pm Good Friday combined service at Advent Lutheran

Sat, Apr 8, 7:30pm The Great Vigil of Easter with the New Fire at 

St. Stephen’s  

Sun, Apr 9, 10:00am Easter Sunday at St. Stephen’s

Commemorative Wine Glasses!

This beautiful commemorative glass marks the year St. Stephen’s made Parish Status and you can have one for just $2!  There are only 6 dozen left so get them while you can!  Your purchase helps St. Stephen’s so buy a few if you can.

Poem from the Garden

I came by Thursday

to remulch the median

and it was rainy

and wonderfully grey. 

Twenty feet up 

the pale bare branches 

of the silk tree sat

three little birds, fluffed

and huddled against

the dripping sky. One

was a western blue

bird, hunched like a wet

angel, ruffled feathers

still a brilliant pacific blue. 

Jessica Dickinson Goodman 

“The hardest spiritual work in the world is to love the neighbor as the self - to encounter another human being not as someone you can use, change, fix, help, save, enroll, convince or control, but simply as someone who can spring you from the prison of yourself, if you will allow it.”

-Barbara Brown Taylor

Kudos to :

-The Vestry

-The Altar Guild

-Rob van der Molen

Contact Information for Rev. Karen.

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

(669)270-7479