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A wise owl came to St Stephen’s this Easter morning! #owl #easter #easterinmontrose #easterinhouston #wiseowl

Hot biscuits. Join us for 10:30 am Easter service and afterwards Easter brunch! #easter #easterservice #easterinmontrose #ststephenshouston

We are serving up hot cross buns! Come join us for our 10:30 am service! #easter #easterservice #easterhouston #easterinmontrose

Easter Vigil is about to begin! Join us tomorrow morning at 8:30 am or 10:30 am for Easter services.

Friends, I am asking for your assistance in reaching out TODAY to our elected state representatives, asking them to oppose HB 1035 and HB 3172, which would allow discrimination against the LGBTQ community and religious minorities. This evening we will be observing Maundy Thursday, the night of Jesus’ betrayal; it is also the beginning of Passover. Both of these events mark the power of government to oppress people of faith and to persecute them. Today the Texas State Legislature is moving toward the adoption of two bills which will do the same, HB 1035 and HB 3172. In the guise of “religious liberty,” these bills will allow discrimination against the LGBTQ community and religious minorities, including progressive Christians. As Rabbi Oren Hayon, the senior rabbi of our neighbor Congregation Emanu el, has written, “ Our spiritual imagination understands the Israelites’ suffering as having included both physical torment and spiritual bondage; the core request which Moses makes of Pharaoh is: “Let my people go...to worship our God” [Exodus 3:18]. The history of the Jewish people has been marked by traumatic times when our religious beliefs were made subordinate to others’ and our communities were targeted for discrimination. American liberty, and the protection of the First Amendment, has provided a reassuring bulwark against religious bias within the law; unfortunately, two bills which are currently being heard in the Texas Legislature threaten to undermine this vital American value and undermine religious protection for minority communities.” Today I am encouraging you to contact your state representative and ask them to oppose HB 1035 and HB 3172. This important task can be completed in about three minutes by following these steps: 1. Find your state representative here: https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home 2. Look up the toll-free number to call their office: https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home 3. This website provides some helpful language you may use in your brief conversation with the representative’s office to explain your opposition to these bills: https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home Your call WILL make a difference. Our elected officials must hear that their constituents oppose these bills and that our community stands in opposition to legislation that could weaken the First Amendment’s protections against legally-protected religious discrimination. Thank you for joining me in this important work. May Christ’s witness of love flow through our homes and our congregation, and our nation.

Our little ones had an Easter Egg Hunt today! Join us for Easter services this Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 am. Easter Egg Hunt at 10 am. #eastereggs #easteregghunt #eastersunday #easter #holyweek #montrose #easterinmontrose

Beautiful Palm Sunday services today. Join us next week to celebrate EASTER!!!!

Looking for a great rainy day activity? Palm cross making is fun activity rain or shine! Join us today 9am to 12noon!

Our Head of School planting lilies for Easter. Thank you Jerri! #ststephenshouston

Meet great peeps at St. Stephen’s!

Please join us for Easter Services on Sunday, April 21!!

Easter is just a dozen days away. Please join us for Holy Week and Easter services — and an Easter Egg Hunt. And if you want a cool sign for your yard like these, please let us know. #ststephenshouston #easter #eastersign #easterinmontrose

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOLY WEEK During Holy Week, there are multiple opportunities to provide hospitality to visitors and your fellow parishioners. Please see below for details. 4/18 Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper. Make soup, bring salad and/or help serve for our Maundy Thursday dinner and service in Pecore Hall, 6:30 pm, presented jointly with Kindred Luthean. Planning for 95 people. NOTE: On Wednesday night, we will pre-make our soups together in the kitchen. PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084da5af29a4f94-maundy 4/20 Great Vigil of Easter, Saturday Reception following the 7:30 pm Great Vigil of Easter service on Saturday night. The church will provide "main hors douevres" and beverages and we invite folks to bring sweet & savory bites (for 15-20 each) PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084da5af29a4f94-maundy 4/21 Easter Sunday Breakfast Breakfast at 9:30 between the two Sunday morning services. The church will provide hot cross buns, hard boiled eggs (from Saturday's egg dying), and coffee/juice. We invite folks to bring quiche, fruit and crudite. PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084da5af29a4f94-maundy 4/21 Easter Sunday -11:45 am Reception (after 10:30 service) Light reception at 11:45 am (following the 10:30 am service), served in the Garden (weather permitting). The church will provide hot cross buns and coffee/juice. We invite folks to bring deviled eggs, sweet bites, fruit and crudite. PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084da5af29a4f94-maundy

St Stephen’s will be doing servant learning at ECHOS on Saturday at 8 am. Carpooling will happen from St Stephen’s front lot, gathering at 8 am. On Sunday morning at 9:30 am in the Havens Center, we will reflect on the experience. All ages are welcome to both events. #ststephenshouston

More photos from Sunday’s wonderful formation class.

Adults and children alike had fun assembling toiletries for ECHOS yesterday. Thank you to everyone who participated! #ststephenshouston #homelessness #faithinaction

Michael, our wonderful Maintenance Supervisor, repainted the letters to our sign. Looks great. Thank you Michael!

Spring forward this weekend!

VI. Wisdom: The Voice of God Ninety percent of what’s wrong with you could be cured with a hot bath, says God through the manhole covers, but you want magic, to win the lottery you never bought a ticket for. (Tenderly, the monks chant, embrace the suffering.) The voice never panders, offers no five-year plan, no long-term solution, no edicts from a cloudy white beard hooked over ears. It is small and fond and local. Don’t look for your initials in the geese honking overhead or to see through the glass even darkly. It says the most obvious shit, i.e. Put down that gun, you need a sandwich. Mary Karr, Tropic of Squalor (2018). Karr is the Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University

Meet great peeps at St. Stephen’s!

Easter is just a dozen days away. Please join us for Holy Week and Easter services — and an Easter Egg Hunt. And if you want a cool sign for your yard like these, please let us know. #ststephenshouston #easter #eastersign #easterinmontrose

What a crew! Celebrating Shrove Tuesday in Pecore Hall.

Lively music at school chapel this morning!

Beautiful singing today at All-School Chapel! #ststephenshouston

We love our choir!

Celebrating our annual parish meeting with some great food from Demeris Bar-B-Q "1702 West Loop N" !!

Rachel playing gorgeous melody to start tonight’s dinner service.

St Stephen’s students passing the peace at today’s All-School Chapel #ststephenshouston #peace

Great turnout for our 5 pm service! Come on out at 10:30 and celebrate with us.