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“We Know Not Even How to Pray as We Ought”
Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschJuly 26, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Romans 8: 26-39 In a Sunday school class recently, we were discussing what
What Is Life?
Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch July 19, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Romans 8: 1-11 One of the most surprising debates that has arisen
Welcome Home Basket & Outreach Team Box Project to Serve Homeless Community
To make a cash donation to help with this mission, simply choose “PNS Welcome Home Baskets & Outreach Boxes” from the drop down menu. Donate
School Supply Drive with PCHS
Donate Through Amazon It is Back to School Supply Drive Time! There’s a lot of uncertainty for area school children this year, but no matter
These Truths
Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschJuly 5, 2020 Click Here to View This Service I Timothy 6: 11-16 Matthew 22: 15-22 “The American experiment rests on three
Of Two Minds
Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch June 28, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Romans 7:15-25a – Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 SILENT REFLECTION “The greater part
St. Stephen COVID-19 Policy
St Stephen must develop guidelines for recovery of public operations following the initial entry of Coronavirus Disease, 2019 (COVID-19). The following policy has been developed
At the Right Time
Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschJune 14, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Genesis 21:1-7 – Romans 5:1-8 – Matthew 9:35-10:8 I am a big
Zoom Meetings and the Day of the Lord
Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch June 21, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Psalm 85 has always been one of my favorite psalms. What stands
Trinity, Humility, and Black Lives Matter
Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschJune 7, 2020 Click Here to View This Service II Corinthians 13: 11-13 It’s been a long, a long time comingBut I
Donations for the Center for Transforming Lives
To assist in its mission of empowering women and children to emerge from poverty, the Center for Transforming Lives is in need of the following
Help St. Stephen Provide Masks
Our Mask-Making Mission Through the efforts of the Knitting Guild and Presbyterian Women, St. Stephen has delivered more than 100 cloth face masks to DRC (Solutions
Unashamed
Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch May 10, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Psalm 31 – John 14: 1-14 “Shame is the irrepressible memory of
Faith Leaders Say It’s Too Soon to Open: Accepting a Risk Versus Producing One
Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Senior Pastor, St. Stephen Presbyterian Church revfritz@ststephenpresbyterian.com 817-913-6107 To the Editor: With Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to begin to “reopen” Texas,
South Central Alliance of Churches (SCAC)
Update: South Central Alliance of Churches Project for COVID patients — A Total Success! Through a project organized by South Central Alliance for Churches (SCAC), St.
A Second Chance
Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch April 26, 2020 Click Here to View This Service John 21:15-25 “A second chance doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. In
Living With a Gracious God in a Random World
Living with a Gracious God in a Random World Dr. Rev. Warner Bailey April 19, 2020 Ecclesiastes 9:7-12, 17-18 Matthew 16:1-4 1 Peter 1:3-9
Their Eyes Were Kept from Recognizing Him
Their Eyes Were Kept from Recognizing Him Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch Easter Service • 2020 Luke 24:13-53 It is Easter day, but it’s actually not
Washing Hands, Washing Feet
Washing Hands, Washing Feet Maundy Thursday • 2020 Dr. Rev. Fritz Ritsch John 13: 3-15 Probably one of the most iconic scenes in scripture is
Sack Lunch Mission and the Presbyterian Night Shelter
Every $10 donation provides at least 6 meals Select PNS Lunches Under “Fund.” Read below for more info. Donate Here 07•21•20 Update Since mid-March through
How Can You Tell It’s God? (Lenten Meditation)
How Can You Tell It’s God? Dr. Rev. Warner Bailey April 1, 2020 Ezekiel 28:1-19 Philippians 2:1-11 The Bible is very clear-eyed when it
Moral Compassion and The Virus
By Rev. Dr. Warner BaileyMoral Compassion and The Virus03•29•20 Exodus 16:4-8, 13-21, 27-30 Luke 4:1-4, 13-15 Galatians 6:1-10 I am truly thankful for
Isolation, Fear, and the Future
By Rev. Dr. Warner BaileyA Lenten Meditation03•17•20 John 20:19-23 We are all pretty much in lock-down. With movement severely discouraged and the chance for interaction
Who Only Stand and Wait
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch 03•22•20 John 9: 1-41 “They also serve who only stand and wait.” John Milton, 1608-1674, English Poet and Civil Servant,