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Where Do We Find God In This Time?
Where Do We Find God In This Time?

Father Peter reflects on the search for God during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Peter KountzMarch 26, 2020
On Martin Luther and Frederick Douglass
On Martin Luther and Frederick Douglass

Father Peter reflects on how Martin Luther and Frederick Douglass serve as models for our own personal journeys.

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Peter KountzMarch 21, 2020
Part II: St. Stephen’s Farm at work
Part II: St. Stephen’s Farm at work

Continue with Suzanne Glover Lindsay’s study of the Farm’s activities to its mysterious end.

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From the Archives, St. Stephen's HistorySuzanne Glover LindsayMarch 13, 2020
Old St. Stephen’s had a farm!
Old St. Stephen’s had a farm!

Find out what Suzanne Glover Lindsay learned when she looked into this forgotten mission,

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St. Stephen's History, From the ArchivesSuzanne Glover LindsayMarch 12, 2020
A Personal Journey into St. Stephen’s
A Personal Journey into St. Stephen’s

Follow Suzanne Glover Lindsay’s probing of St. Stephen’s power of Place.

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Suzanne Glover LindsayFebruary 23, 2020
Join us for Ash Wednesday on February 26
Join us for Ash Wednesday on February 26

St. Stephen’s Church welcomes all to celebrate Ash Wednesday with blessings and services on February 26.

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Rebecca HarrisFebruary 22, 2020
Celebrating spontaneous acts of kindness in everyday life!
Celebrating spontaneous acts of kindness in everyday life!

At St. Stephen’s, we LOVE stories like this: A bookstore employee posted on Facebook about a “little old lady” who surprised everyone with her generosity and kindness.

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Rebecca HarrisFebruary 20, 2020
This graffiti-removal company is keeping Philadelphia beautiful with a team of homeless and formerly incarcerated workers
This graffiti-removal company is keeping Philadelphia beautiful with a team of homeless and formerly incarcerated workers

Army veteran Todd Kelley launched his company Graffiti Removal Experts to keep Philadelphia communities clean—and only hires homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals to his team. Check out this Philadelphia Inquirer article to learn more!

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Rebecca HarrisFebruary 19, 2020
That’s at St. Stephen’s???!!!
That’s at St. Stephen’s???!!!

Join Suzanne Glover Lindsay as she reviews the FIVE states of St. Stephen’s chancel over nearly a century (1823-1917)  

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St. Stephen's History, From the ArchivesSuzanne Glover LindsayFebruary 9, 2020
Finally! A Visit to St. Stephen’s latest cemetery purchased in 1866
Finally! A Visit to St. Stephen’s latest cemetery purchased in 1866

Follow the winter pilgrimage to honor an influential late-nineteenth-century rector, The Rev. Dr. William Rudder

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Suzanne Glover LindsayFebruary 1, 2020
St. Stephen’s goes electronic to minister to the hard of hearing
St. Stephen’s goes electronic to minister to the hard of hearing

See what we learned about St. Stephen’s later engagement with the deaf!

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Suzanne Glover LindsayJanuary 26, 2020
St. Stephen’s: Early Champion of America’s ‘Children of Silence’ [the Deaf], Part II
St. Stephen’s: Early Champion of America’s ‘Children of Silence’ [the Deaf], Part II

Find out what Suzanne Glover Lindsay found out about St. Stephen’s Deaf community—now with names, families, and friends!

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Suzanne Glover LindsayDecember 11, 2019
St. Stephen’s: Early Champion of America’s ‘Children of Silence’ [the Deaf], Part I
St. Stephen’s: Early Champion of America’s ‘Children of Silence’ [the Deaf], Part I

See what Suzanne Glover Lindsay has uncovered about the groundbreaking role St. Stephen’s and the Diocese played in the history of the American Deaf!

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Suzanne Glover LindsayDecember 10, 2019
Announcing our Advent Prayer Schedule!
Announcing our Advent Prayer Schedule!

Join us for our first Advent Prayer Service, today at 12:15 pm!

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Rebecca HarrisDecember 2, 2019
A Darkened Tribute to Generosity is Revived with New Life!
A Darkened Tribute to Generosity is Revived with New Life!

Join Suzanne Glover Lindsay as she explores the relit Magee Dorcas window by D’Ascenzo Studios.

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Stained-Glass Windows, St. Stephen's HistorySuzanne Glover LindsayNovember 22, 2019Open House
Join us for a pre-Thanksgiving Day service on Weds, Nov. 27
Join us for a pre-Thanksgiving Day service on Weds, Nov. 27

What are you up to on November 27? Join us as we celebrate Thanksgiving a day early with a special 12:15 p.m. service!

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WorshipRebecca HarrisNovember 19, 2019
The windows over St. Stephen’s doors once blazed with a symbolic message—at night on the street!
The windows over St. Stephen’s doors once blazed with a symbolic message—at night on the street!

Check out Suzanne Glover Lindsay’s startling find about the church’s front windows by D’Ascenzo Studios.

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St. Stephen's History, Stained-Glass WindowsSuzanne Glover LindsayNovember 15, 2019Open House
Stop! Look! Stained-glass windows can speak movingly through just light, color, and shapes
Stop! Look! Stained-glass windows can speak movingly through just light, color, and shapes

Suzanne Glover Lindsay explores the Tiffany Rose Window in Part III of the Sites of Wonder: Encounters with our Tiffany Windows series.

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St. Stephen's History, Stained-Glass WindowsSuzanne Glover LindsayNovember 5, 2019
Today belongs to the dead!
Today belongs to the dead!

Today is All Souls’ Day—a day to commemorate the dead. Join us as we gather to honor them here.

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Suzanne Glover LindsayNovember 2, 2019
The first St. Stephen’s organist finally appears!
The first St. Stephen’s organist finally appears!

After a long musical search, Suzanne Glover Lindsay has discovered St. Stephen’s first organist.

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From the ArchivesSuzanne Glover LindsayOctober 30, 2019Organ
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Philadelphia, PA 19107

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