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How You Can Help With Disaster Relief
Donate Online The Presbyterian Church (USA) is providing relief to many areas devastated by natural disasters recently through Presbyterian Disaster Relief (PDA). Hurricane Laura and
The Present God
Dr. Rev. Fritz RitschAugust 31, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Exodus 3: 1-15 Our story from Exodus today is one of the most
Stewardship Update
Dear St. Stephen Members and Friends: It’s gotten to the point that “2020” is the punch line to any joke about “What’s the worst that
Faith, Truth and Service
July 19, 2020 On July 19, Mitch Overton gave the senior sermon for our virtual Youth Sunday service. He spoke about his at-times painful journey
Dirty Hands or Dirty Thoughts?
Dr. Rev. Warner BaileyAugust 16, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Proverbs 26:18-28 Colossians 3:1-17 Matthew 15:1-20 I would really be disappointed if you
Where The Waves Are
Dr. Rev. Warner BaileyAugust 9, 2020 Click Here to View This Service Psalm 69:1-3, 14-28, 30-34 1 Peter 5:6-11 Matthew 14.22-33 Seeing is not always
“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
Homeless Outreach Opportunity THANKS to EVERYONE who helped to provide Welcome Home Baskets and Outreach Team Boxes for the Homeless Community! In lieu of hosting
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 350 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