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Benefits Bay Area Crisis Nursery (BACN)

Whenever a mother is in crisis -- an eviction, a hospitalization, an unsafe situation -- she can turn to the Bay Area Crisis Nursery for a safe, loving place for children from birth to age five -- day or night, 365 days a year. As we approach Mother's Day, we have an opportunity to help those mothers and the Bay Area Crisis Nursery. In the narthex, our Baby Tree is hung with ornaments representing what BACN needs most -- baby food, wipes, shampoo. Take one or many, fulfill it, bring it back to the narthex. Every baby on that tree has a need. Every one of us can meet it.

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Faith250

This July 4, the United States turns 250 years old, and St. Stephen's is participating in Faith250, a national initiative inviting faith communities to gather around some of the most important words ever written on this continent — the Declaration of Independence, Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?", Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus," and "America the Beautiful." We will read them in community, across traditions, with our neighbors.

St. Stephen's is joining a Lamorinda interfaith cluster that includes Temple Isaiah, Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian, St. Andrew's Presbyterian, Our Savior's Lutheran, St. Perpetua Catholic, St. Anselm's Episcopal, St. John the Evangelist Orthodox, Congregation B'Nai Shalom, and Grace Presbyterian. Ten congregations. A remarkable cross-section of our area’s religious life. We will gather on four Tuesday evenings in June — alternating between Temple Isaiah and Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church — to read and discuss one text each week, together.

Then, on the evening of July 3rd, all ten congregations will gather at Temple Isaiah for an interfaith potluck, the night before the 250th. Neighbors meeting neighbors, across every line that usually keeps us apart.

We hope you will help represent St. Stephen’s at this event.

Celebrating 75 Years of Faith & Joy!

St. Stephen's Gala, Saturday October 11th

What a weekend to remember! Our 75th Anniversary Gala and the Bishop’s visitation made for an extraordinary celebration of faith, community, and joy. From the laughter under the tent to the beautiful liturgy on Sunday morning, it was a true testament to the spirit of St. Stephen’s—past, present, and future.

Below you’ll find a few photos capturing the highlights of the celebration—the music, the smiles, the blessing of our new vestments, and the many faces that make this parish so special.