Our Worship Schedule
REGULAR WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES
Worship In the Church and via Zoom
Sundays 8:00 am Holy Eucharist in the Church
and 10:30 am Holy Eucharist in the Church and on Zoom
The new service bulletin for the 10:30 am Sunday service can be found each week on this website and printed versions will be on hand at the church.
Join us on ZOOM at https://zoom.us/j/360635588
Password: StStephen
Or dial: 1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 360 635 588 Passcode: 244953
Sunday Godly Play
Something Special for Children and Families!
Please join Beth Davis and your church friends for in-person Godly Play on Sundays at 10:30 am.
Noonday Eucharist in the Chapel
Wednesdays at 12:15 pm
We invite you to join us for Eucharist on Wednesdays.
Meditation
Mondays at 7:30 am on Zoom, Tuesdays at 7:30 pm on Zoom, and Thursdays at 4:00 pm in person and on Zoom
We are a diverse group of all ages and faith traditions. Our orientation is a Christian form of meditation/centering prayer, inspired by John Main and Laurence Freeman of the World Community for Christian Meditation, who themselves were inspired by the contemplative practices of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Our mediators also include seekers and followers of other traditions–Buddhism, Quakerism, and Judaism. You are invited to join us.
We gather together to support each other’s practices and faith journeys in the hope of creating a beloved community, beginning in simplicity, silence, and love, and committed to peace and justice. We will give you simple instruction and the space to fold into our group however you feel called.
The meditation group currently meets three times a week: Mondays and Tuesdays 7:30 - 8 am via Zoom and Thursdays 4:00 to 4:45 in person and via Zoom.
Use this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/360635588
The password is StStephen
Or dial: 1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 360 635 588 Passcode: 244953
It’s often said that meditating is the most simple, most difficult thing to do! Simple, because all you do is sit up straight with your eyes gently closed and your hands gently folded on your lap or lying softly on your knees. You breathe normally and repeat a sacred word. Centering Prayer teaches that you choose a sacred word and repeat it when you discover you have wandered from your silence. While Christian Meditation teaches your say your word consistently. You may choose a sacred word yourself or we recommend “Mara natha” which is Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke and means “Come Lord”. It is simple because that’s it, it is difficult because you will discover that we all get distracted very easily and can very soon feel we are failing very badly at this rather simple exercise. In fact, that’s part of the invitation; to experience in the midst of our weakness the unfathomable depth of God’s unconditional love for us. Do consider joining us, our time will consist of an opening reading, a 25-minute sit in silence, and then a short time of checking in with each other.
Saturday Compline at 6:30 pm - will resume in September 2024
All are invited to a peaceful compline service in the Nave starting at 6:30pm on Saturday evenings.
