Every year over the Martin Luther King weekend, the Youth of St. Stephen bring friends to a Lock Out—a time when the youth and sponsors travel to various entertainment venues for a night out of… Surprising Encounter post—”Selma”
Lift High the Cross: St. Stephen Goes to Washington, DC By Dirk Maney Processional crosses, torches, colorful banners, jubilation streamers, great hymns of the Church, and hundreds of people of all ages, races, and ethnic… Lift High the Cross: SSPC Teens Participate in National Acolyte Festival
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch
St. Stephen Presbyterian Church
Fort Worth, TX
Mark 4: 1-20
September 30, 2012
The most bizarre thing about the farmer in the parable of the sower is that she throws the seeds anywhere, just willy-nilly, like she doesn’t care where they land. So some seeds land on the path, some in rocky soil, some in thorns. And of course, some lands in good soil, and thrives.Seeds and Soil
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch
You probably are aware that our St. Stephen youth just returned from a week-long work mission trip to Florida. There they sweated, worked, and played while doing repairs and odd-jobs and teaching children at Dogwood Acres Presbyterian Camp and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Panama City.
The Youth of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church are leading the worship services at both the 8:30 a.m. and the 11 a.m. times. Scott Campbell, senior, will provide the sermon. All other youth will participate… Youth Sunday, May 20, Both Services
This service is not intended to celebrate Christmas but to help each of us prepare ourselves for, and expect the coming of Christ. The word “Advent” is a derivation of the Latin word, “advenio,” meaning… ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS: AN EXPLANATION
“We know that all things work together for good, to them who love God and are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Our trip to the Windy City, Chi-Town, Illinois, in mid-July, was punctuated with dramatic mechanical issues. However, in retrospect, these issues became side interests and financially not-so dramatic as we envisioned.
Thirty representatives of St. Stephen went to Chicago on a Youth Mission Trip. It included middle school and high school church members, college age SPITS (sponsors in training), and experienced and inexperienced sponsors – including one who just returned from his honeymoon…
Elementary Children from Kindergarten – post Sixth Grade are invited to our week long Music Day Camp. Camp costs $80 per person with a multi-family discount available. Children will learn many songs, simple choreography, be… Music Day Camp at St. Stephen, August 1 – 5, 2011
Remember when you were a kid, and you looked forward to summer as the time when things slowed down and you got to play and relax and watch TV and sleep late and go to the beach? That early training sticks with me as an adult. I still imagine summer is going to be slow and relaxed.
Of course, the truth was I spent a whole lot of the summer pretty bored, wishing there was something to do.
And there’s plenty to do here at SSPC! Summer is prime time for ministry. Whether it’s celebrations, summer camps, reaching out to the needy struggling through this hot Texas summer, or preparing for the upcoming year, one thing I can say with authority is that summers are NOT slow at St. Stephen.Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy–Not!
Please join us for an annual tradition at St. Stephen–“A Poppin’ Fourth on the Hill”! Our beautiful lawn is the perfect setting for a Fourth of July picnic–even if we’re celebrating the Fourth on July… A Poppin’ Fourth on July 3rd!
