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May 2015

For some months now I have been working with a professional leadership coach. This has been an excellent learning experience of becoming more aware of my strengths and how to use them more effecCvely for the benefit of this congregaCon that I have been called to lead.

It was not really a surprise to me to discover that my greatest strengths are in strategic thinking and execuCng. Strategic thinkers are focused on what could be, always looking for and seeing opportuniCes for growth.

Executors work hard to make things happen by being responsible, disciplined, deliberaCve, and consis-‐tent. AddiConally, I am a relator who finds deep saCsfacCon in working together with others, and a maximizer who seeks to transform what is good into something superb. All this is grounded in “connect-‐edness” — a code word for faith and spirituality.

One cannot help but come out of a strengths assessment feeling good about oneself and one’s poten-‐Cal. It is an experience that I highly recommend.

Of course, that is just the first step. What follows is a lifelong journey of learning to use those strengths to build trust, demonstrate compassion, bring stability and hope to members of the organizaCon that one is leading. This part is trickier because it requires having a sense not only of one’s own strengths and needs, but other people’s strengths and needs. It involves things like recognizing that a person whose dominant strength is relator/empathy might find a strategic thinker/executor just a bit cool and distant, or even somewhat inCmidaCng; and learning to work around that.

But I did not embark on this journey primarily for my own personal benefit, but for the benefit of this congregaCon. The most promising thing that I have learned is that although individual leaders do not need to be, and indeed rarely are, “well-‐rounded,” leadership teams should be. What that means is that as we move forward we will want to liV up into congregaConal leadership, i.e. church council, commit-‐tees and ministry teams, persons with a diversity of strengths. So…

Would you like to explore your strengths? Would you like to learn how to use those strengths to build up your commiYee or ministry team here at church, and/or any group that you lead in daily life? Join me on Wednesday, May 27, at 7:30pm to organize a small group devoted to “Exploring Our Strengths.”

Blessings,Pastor Ritva

Earlier this year, our confirma-‐Con students were invited to interview members of the con-‐gregaCon to learn how they do God’s work with their hands. In reviewing the interviews, I am humbled by the way that the people of St. Stephen’s conCnu-‐

ally do God’s work in this church, their vocaCons, and the Cedar Rapids community.

We all have a story to share. And wherever that story has taken us, and wherever it will lead us, God is in the midst of that story. On our own, our stories may seem insignificant, but gathered together as disciples of Christ, we join together in God’s mission for the world. Knowing, living, and sharing Christ’s message of radical love, jus-‐Cce, and inclusion to all people, we have a story worth sharing.

Recently, the council met to consider the future of ministry at St. Stephen’s. Meanwhile, our out-‐reach team has encouraged us to invite someone to St. Stephen’s, and to share the story of the community with others. And as I look back on my Cme here at St. Stephen’s and at St. Luke’s, I know that I too have been shaped by the story

that I have been welcomed into. As I have wor-‐shipped, ate, talked, cried, and served with you, your story has shaped my story. Through your witness, my story has been transformed to…

… embrace all people for who they are, and to welcome all to the table of God’s sacrament.

… engage in whole-‐hearted hospitality, open-‐ing myself to life-‐changing relaConships.

… claim my giVs as a leader of the church, and to boldly confess the daily implicaCons of the Gospel message for all.

… see the world through the lens of the suf-‐fering, the outcast, and the oppressed, and to envision where God is calling me amidst that.

Your story has influenced my story and my jour-‐ney. For that I give thanks for sharing your story with me. I pray that you conCnue in bold witness to share your story, our story, and God’s story with the world!

Peace,Vicar Aleese Baldwin

Your Story. Our Story. God’s Story.

St. Stephen’s Former Vicar Paul Johnson Extends an Invitation!Paul will graduate from Wartburg Theological Seminary Sunday, May 17, 3pm, at St. Joseph The Worker Church, 2001 Saint Joseph Street, Dubuque, Iowa. All are wel-‐come to join Paul for his commencement!

Sunday, May 31: We’re switching to summer worship hours!

1st Worship Service: 8am • 2nd Worship Service: 9:30am

It is that Cme of the year, when pastoral interns — vicars — who are currently serving are begin-‐ning to think about final evaluaCons as they en-‐ter the last quarter of their internship. You can begin to see those reflecCons in Vicar Aleese’s arCcle for this month. This is also the Cme of the year when current seminarians (“middlers”) re-‐ceive their internship assignments.

Two weeks ago I was delighted to spend two and half days at Wartburg Theological Seminary get-‐Cng to know Luci Sesvold who will be our intern beginning the end of August. Luci is originally from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, where she has been a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church since 1992. She is a 2009 graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, with a BA in Theatre and Religion. As a college student, Luci spent four summers working as a counselor and coordinator at Luther Park Bible Camp in Chetek, Wisconsin, where she met her husband, Chris. They were married in September 2010.

AVer graduaCng from college, Luci worked for four years as a Director of Children’s Ministries in the Minneapolis area. She was in charge of all acCviCes for children from birth to fiVh grade, as

well as organizing their volunteer base. Luci be-‐gan her seminary training in July of 2013.

Her husband, Chris, is also an Mdiv student at Wartburg Theological Seminary. He will be doing his internship at First Lutheran Church here in Cedar Rapids while Luci serves half-‐Cme with us and half-‐Cme in the Spiritual Care Department at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Luci and Chris have a year old daughter, Anika, and a dog, Raji. They will be living in the “for-‐merly Red House” which will undergo some renovaCons before they move in.

Pastoral Internship 2015-2016

Youth Gathering Update: On the Road to Detroit

FantasCc news! With your support, we have raised enough money to get the kids to Detroit, pay for our expenses in Detroit, and make it all the way back! THANK YOU for your generous donaCons and for supporCng our youth. To date, we have raised $12,532.91. Because we have exceeded our expenses for the trip itself, we will be able to give an offering at the Gathering. The large offering at the Gathering will go toward Walk for Water, an off-‐shoot program of ELCA World Hunger. At the Gathering, youth and adult leaders will have the chance to experience an unforgeYable walk around a track, designed to simulate the experience of collecCng water miles away from home, while raising quesCons about access to water here in the U.S. too.

With a goal to raise $500,000 for ELCA World Hunger-‐supported water projects around the world, the Gathering is calling us and our youth

to rise up to the occasion. For this reason, we thank you for seong an example for our youth and leaders of what it means to give to God’s work around the world. Youth will also be en-‐couraged to give of their own means if they are interested at the end of the week.

With about two months unCl the Gathering, our team will conCnue to meet in fellowship and study. For May, we will meet on Friday, May 15 at 6:30pm at Dan Husmann’s house. Come and enjoy a cookout and perhaps some conversaCon and games.

If you have any quesCons about what’s goin’ on with our youth, please contact Vicar Aleese (email: [email protected]; cell: 319-‐427-‐0600) or DeeAnn Hebrink (email: [email protected]; cell: 319-‐361-‐9776). Thank you for rising up together with our youth!

Graduate Recognition Sunday – May 17

If you or a family member are expecCng to graduate this spring, and would like to be recognized on Sunday, May 17, send a pho-‐tograph (digital or print) together with their name, the insCtuCon they are graduaCng from, and the diploma or degree they will receive to our office manager, Susan Hallock, at [email protected] and/or to Ellen Kinsinger at [email protected].

Join us Sunday, May 24 as our 8th graders affirm their baptismal promises.

9:15am Doing God’s Work with Our Hands

10:30am AffirmaPon of Faith

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PRAYER Mondays at 12:30pm – Join us as we pray for each other and St. Stephen’s.

Wednesdays at 6:30pm – Worship with prayer around the cross, healing staCon, and more.

STUDY Children: Sundays 9:15amSunday SchoolMusic second Sunday of each month

Men’s Group: Mondays 8am at Mr. Beans-‐Marion.

Women’s Bible Study – Tuesdays 10amFour week exploraIon of 1 Peter – in the Fellowship Hall; facilitated by Pr. Ritva

ConfirmaPon for Middle School Youth:Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m., Room 9

Sunday Bible Brunch will be on hiatus in May, June, and July.

INVITE & ENCOURAGE Women, Wine, Wisdom Fellowship Group –Thursday, May 7, 6pm at the Tic Toc, 6000 17th Street NE. Please RSVP Amy at [email protected] or call/text 319-‐270-‐6365.

Beer and the Bible Men’s Fellowship Group – Thursday, May 21, 6:30pm, Tim and Laura Sagers’, 1612 Colony Ct. SE. RSVP to Tim by text: 319-‐929-‐1830 or email: [email protected].

New Small Group: Wednesday, May 27, 7:30pmJoin Pastor Ritva to organize a small group de-‐voted to “Exploring Our Strengths.” Would you like to explore your strengths and learn how to use those strengths to build up your commiYee or ministry team here at church, and/or any group that you lead in daily life? If interested, please join us May 27.

Southeastern Iowa Synod Assembly – Friday, May 29-‐Saturday, May 30, Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des MoinesWe are used to praying “in the name of Jesus.” But what does it mean to live and serve “in the name of Jesus?” Join us for the 2015 Assembly of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, as we worship, sing, share stories of our faith, and act… In the Name of Jesus.

Raise money for Family Promise by while you get rid of unneeded clothing and other “stuff” by taking them to Stuff Etc., 252 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids. This consignment store has agreed to give 50% of its sales from items donated by members of Family Promise congre-‐gaCons to Family Promise. Check out the Cedar Rapids store’s website, stuffetccedarrapids.com, to see what the store currently is accepCng. Or call 319-‐373-‐2380.

SERVE Thank you to all who have signed up for the Sunday morning altar flowers. We sCll have open dates available. Please check the WWJS⇡4 board to select a date to honor a birthday, anni-‐versary or memorial or to the Glory of God or for no reason at all! Then place your giV of $25 in the offering plate, marked "FLOWERS."

Practice Discipleship in Daily LifeJoin us as we explore the seven faith practices that are the foundation for

following Jesus in daily life: Worship, Prayer, Encourage, Study, Give, Invite, Serve.

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Amy Kuhn: What St. Stephen’s Means to Me

We have been aYending St. Stephen’s for about 15 years. Growing up in a small town, going to the 8:00am service and siong in the front every Sunday no maYer what, I promised never to do that to my children. That is why you will find my family at the

10:30 service siong in the back.

We were preYy faithful about aYending, giving when we could, and making a few friends along the way. All that changed in 2008, the year of the flood, when we lost our home.

The police woke us up at 2:00am that Wednes-‐day morning telling us to leave our home be-‐cause the water was rising. This didn’t make any sense since we lived on the “hill” side of C St. The police didn’t think we would get any water, but since our address was C St we had to evacu-‐ate. We spent the rest of the night hanging out on the street with our neighbors, finally leaving at 4:00pm on Wednesday. At that Cme the po-‐lice said we might get a liYle water in the base-‐ment. We moved all our pictures and the com-‐puter upstairs, and leV the DVDS on the kitchen counter. I loaded up my car with the five days of required clothing, the kids and our dog, and headed to Manchester to stay with my parents.

It wasn’t unCl Thursday that we realized how bad it was. As my mom and I were watching the news, we could see that the Cedar River looked high. It wasn’t unCl the news crew widened the screen that I realized what I thought was the river was actually 1st Ave. It was then that it hit me: my house was flooded and I didn’t have a stove. I needed that stove to cook dinner for Jon Rasmussen. I began to cry and panic. It took a

while to reach someone at St. Stephen’s to let them know I couldn’t make dinner for Jon as I didn’t have a stove. They asked if it had broken and I said no my house is underwater and so I don’t have a stove. They were like, “what your house is flooded?” They told me not to worry about cooking for Jon. Soon word got around that we were flooded. Everyone was worried about us not having a home, and my only con-‐cern was I couldn’t cook for Jon. I was so upset. I had finally volunteered for something and I couldn’t do it.

One of Brian’s friends took his boat down C St and stopped right in front of our house on the day the waters crested. The depth from the street to the top of the water was 18 feet. We had 5’ 2” of water on our main floor.

If it wasn’t for St. Stephen’s and all the love and generosity that you showed us, I don’t think we could have overcome this. A member loaned us an apartment for two weeks. The youth group offered up their “red house” for us to live in. The giVs and donaCons kept coming in, even from members we didn’t know. They were hard to accept. I am someone who thinks she can do it all by herself, and never ask for help. Those giVs helped us realize St. Stephen’s is not just our church – it is our family.

A group came from China to help. They were giving each flood family $500.00. They had set up at Westdale Mall. I stood in line for 3 hours, and then spent another two hours siong in a room, waiCng to tell my story. As I sat there watching the men interact with us, all of them seemed very caring, shaking hands with those who were flooded, offering each one a bit of

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hope. Each family received the money and a large navy blue, very warm blanket with their logo on it. But there was one worker who never smiled, never showed compassion to those he helped, didn’t even shake anyone’s hands. I prayed that I wouldn’t get him. God was listen-‐ing, and I was assigned to that man. He didn’t welcome me with a handshake or a smile, he made me nervous. AVer going over everything, while tears ran down my face, he asked if our family needed temporary housing. I said no, our church youth group had offered to give up their hangout house for us to live in. He began to cry too, and asked if he could give me a hug. This man who had seemed so cold was anything but. He asked the name of this amazing church and I proudly told him (and anyone else who would listen) St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church. As he got my blanket, he told the others, and they too came over to hear about my wonderful church.

AVer that we knew we had to step up our game. We started to give a steady donaCon each

month. We have conCnued to up that amount each year; it may only be an extra $5 a month but we up it just the same. And what we can’t give in monetary donaCons we make up for with Cme and “talents” – I have been told I’m a preYy good cook! I stepped out of my comfort zone to co-‐lead the Hospitality Ministry Team. When Tim started the “Beer and Bible” men’s fellowship, the women of St. Stephen’s came to us asking for a group for women. Nicole and I brain-‐stormed and then started WWW – Women, Wine, Wisdom. I love this group and look for-‐ward to it each month. Leading these efforts was something I needed but didn’t know that I needed when Karen Johns had asked me to pon-‐der doing this. I enjoy bringing fun and fellow-‐ship to St. Stephen’s.

I give Cme, talent and money to St Stephen’s out of love and graCtude because they have given so much to our family. So I ask that each of you “step up” and give, so we can conCnue to make a difference!

Stewardship: How Your Financial Gi[s Make a Difference!

AVer geong off to a slow start in January, we have had three months of strong giving. THANK YOU for your generosity.

This pie chart shows how every dollar you give supports our mission of knowing, living, and sharing Christ. The 2015 budget breaks down as follows:

Knowing Christ – Worship $114,269 Knowing Christ – Learning* $ 28,241 Living Christ $ 53,201 Sharing Christ $ 55,775

*Includes the hiring of a part-‐Cme youth director, conCngent on funding.

To ensure that your gi? reaches the church consistently, you might consider seEng up a monthly elec-‐tronic funds transfer (EFT). For more informa<on, contact Jackie Lee at 319-‐241-‐5399 or [email protected].



May is National Foster Care MonthDo you know someone who is open-‐minded, pa-‐Cent, caring, a team player, and has a great sense of humor? He or she could be a great foster par-‐ent! As a partner agency in Iowa KidsNet, LSI helps find, train, support, and license Iowa’s foster and adopCve families. To learn more, visit www.IowaKidsNet.com.

LSI is proud to be an affiliated social ministry or-‐ganiza<on of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.

A Dream Team for BrookeOn a spring day in MuscaCne, LSI brought together a dream team. A pastor, principal, guidance coun-‐selor, teacher, grandmother, and mom all gathered for one reason: to make sure a special teen girl knew how much she maYered.

The girl was Brooke, a sweet, shy 16-‐year-‐old who had been struggling at school with poor decision-‐making and social issues. “Since my daughter was in kindergarten, all I had ever heard were nega<ve

comments,” said her mom Nicole. “No one else saw what I saw in Brooke un<l LSI came along.”LSI’s Dream Team program brings together all the people who care about a teen. Brooke’s team lis-‐tened to her share her dreams to help animals or help the elderly, and then they responded with love, encouragement, and ideas. “They talked about her big heart and how they could help her reach her goals when she graduates,” Nicole said. “Brooke was ecsta<c.”“Brooke’s self-‐worth has skyrocketed,” said Rochelle, an LSI coordinator. “You can just see when you talk to her she feels be_er about herself.”Brooke also spent months working with LSI’s Brief Intensive Services staff to learn how to make beYer choices. She didn’t fail a single subject last year and even made A’s. “LSI convinced us to have her re-‐tested, and she was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD,” said Nicole. “Without LSI I think we would be in jeopardy of Brooke not gradua<ng.” Brooke is starCng to believe in herself for the first Cme. And that’s a dream come true.

Please Join Us to Reach Out: Meeting the Needs of Foster Care Children and Families

Through the month of May, St. Stephen’s is recog-‐nizing, honoring, raising awareness, and reaching out to meet the needs of children and families in foster care. You are invited to parCcipate in the following ways.

Sunday, May 3: Temple Talk and Adult EducaPon at 9:15am – Learn about the work of Families Helping Families (FHF) from Molly Gansen and Amy Jellison. Molly is a foster and adopCve parent, serving as Vice President of FHF. Amy Jellison is the execuCve director of FHF.

Sunday, May 10: Temple Talk and Adult EducaPon at 9:15am – Kai McGee of Iowa KidsNet will share important informaCon about foster care in Iowa, the need for homes, what it takes to be a foster parent, and ways that we can support foster par-‐ents or foster youth.

Through the month of May we will be taking up a collecCon for Families Helping Families. Please

bring items from the list below to church and put them in the designated boxes. Thank you!

• SOCKS: Infant Skid Resistant; Teen No Show or Crew

• UNDERWEAR: 2T -‐ 8 Kids; 10-‐12 & 14-‐16 (Boxer/Brief); Mens S,M,L (Brief); Womens 5-‐12 (Jersey, Boyshorts, Medium Cut)

• DIAPERS (SensiPve Skin): Cloth & Accessories; Preemie; Sizes 1-‐6; Pull Ups; Goodnights

• BABY SUPPLIES: Formula (unopened); Any Johnson's or SensiCve Skin LoCon/Bath Sup-‐plies; Diaper Rash Cream & Vaseline; BoYles (Dr. Browns, Avent, Tommee Tippee); Boppee Pillows; Baby Swing/High Chair/Bouncer

• BEDS: Bunkbeds; All Sizes Bed MaYresses and Boxsprings; Baby Beds (no drop down sides); Baby Bed MaYresses

• BEDDING: Baby Crib Sheets; Baby Blankets and Wraps; Receiving Blankets; Flannel or CoYon Blankets

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Through the Week at St. Stephen’sWhat’s usually happening on a given day

Sundays Beginning May 31 – Summer Worship Hours: 8 & 9:30am8:00am Worship 9:05am Fellowship9:15am EducaCon Hour9:15am Confirmation Students’ Witness (5/24)10:30am Worship 10:30am Graduate RecogniCon Sunday (5/17)10:30am ConfirmaCon of 8th Graders (5/24)11:45am Choir Rehearsal11:45am BackPack Prog Organizing Mtg (5/3)

Mondays Office closed Memorial Day 5/249 to 1:00 Church office open 8:00am Men’s Fellowship at Mr. Beans12:00pm eNews deadline12:30pm Prayer Team6:30pm Stephen Ministry Supervision (5/4 & 5/18))7:00pm Boy Scouts (5/11, 18)

Tuesdays9 to 1:00 Church office open10:00am Women’s Bible Study5:30pm Worship & Music CommiYee (5/12)6:30pm Ministry Teams MeeCngs (5/12)6:30pm Mutual Ministry (5/26)

Wednesdays9 to 1:00 Church office open6:30pm Worship7:15pm Worship Ensemble Rehearsal (does not meet on 5/6)7:15pm ConfirmaCon Class7:30pm Organize a New Small Group: Exploring Our Strengths (5/27)

Thursdays9 to 1:00 Church office open3:00pm Women’s Coffee on Thursdays at Mr. Beans (2nd & 4th weeks)6:00pm Women, Wine, Wisdom-‐ at Tic Toc; 600 17th St NE (5/7)6:30pm Cedar River Conference Mtg (5/7)6:30pm Beer & the Bible Men’s Group (5/21)

Fridays Pastor’s Sabbath Church office open by appointment)6:30pm Youth Gathering Fellowship at the Husmann’s (5/15)

Saturdays9:00am Tai Chi (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Saturdays)

Fr.i-‐Sat., May 29/30 – SEIA Synod Assembly

We welcome:Emma Seraphina Victoria Reimers, daughter of John and Michelle Reimers and granddaughter of Vicky and Marty Johnson, bapCzed April 26.

Our condolences to the family and friends of:Margaret Dennis, mother of David Dennis, who passed away March 31.

Burge Petersen who passed away April 19.

Henry Hall, father of Sorina Abernathey, who passed April 19.

EvereY Kruse, grandfather of Molly Chambers, who passed away April 26.

On the Prayer List

Please contact the office or use a Prayer Request card (in your pew rack) to place your loved one’s name on this list for two weeks and/or request prayer of the Monday Prayer Team. If your loved one desires a pastoral visit, please contact Pastor Ritva.

MembersSteve ThomasMick ButzLee TramutoloPete HansenKen KaiserJoan PetersenElaine PetersMarian ZierathEmma IsraelAmy KuhnEllen KinsingerJada FlowersQuenCn BurtunekDavid Hebrink

Rela<vesTerry SwalveGary CoatesTrent RosbergDon CovellShirley CoatesDave Marner Sr.June PfeifferCarolyn Towell

FriendsGlenn KelleyDenise AllamandSusan Hallock

Serving in the military and/or overseasKate Munro (Malawi)

Thanksgiving for Baptism

Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015

Easter Blooms

Easter Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt(hosted by Red House Youth)

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Suzanne generously donated 37 of her water color painPngs to the youth to sell. Her work is beauPful and so well done, and she is oh so humble when she talks about it! Of the 37 painPngs, all but 5 were sold! She was surprised and elated at the turnout for her work! Many of the purchasers were our own congregaPon members who wanted a "Suzanne Schmidt PainPng" – not only because of their beauty but because of the beauP-‐ful, generous, and wonderful woman they remind us of.

I feel privileged to have golen to know her beler over the last few weeks of planning this event. The youth are ever so grateful to now have this money in their account: some of which will go toward the offering they present at the Gathering this July, some of which will be "seed" money toward the next mission/service trip. And the amount raised.... $1,557!! This includes some money donated above the cost of the painPngs (which were, by all accounts, certainly under-‐priced!).

Thank you, once again, to all the members of our congregaPon for supporPng our youth! And please thank Suzanne for selflessly donaPng most of the remaining work she's painted over the last 40+ years!

DeeAnn Hebrink

A Note from Suzanne . . .Thank you sincerely to the members of St. Stephen’s who were able to aYend the St. Stephen’s Youth art sale. It was successful due to your generosity.

Blessings to all,Suzanne Schmidt

Our former vicar, Paul Johnson, was welcomed back Sunday, April 26, to receive this beauPful banner created by the commilee of Ellen Kinsinger (lep), DeeAnn Hebrink (right), and Sorina Abernathey. It is indeed a work of art! Ellen did the lion's share of the construcPon of the banner. DeeAnn and Sorina helped with the design and selecPng fabrics.

The Holy BapPsm of Emma Seraphina Victoria Reimers at the 10:30 service. Emma’s grandparents are Marty and Vicky Johnson.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Suzanne Schmidt Watercolor Paintings Art Benefit a Huge Success!

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Staff DirectoryPastor Rev. Dr. Ritva Williams [email protected] Intern Aleese Baldwin [email protected] Manager Susan Hallock [email protected] Director David Haas [email protected] Accompanist Leslie Hyland [email protected] Keeper Debbie Polk (319) 329-‐7655Council President Diane Daubenmier [email protected] Editor Marilyn Loan [email protected]

Sunday Morning Schedule8:00am Worship9:05am Coffee & Fellowship9:15am Life-‐Long Learning10:30am Worship

Summer Worship Hours Begin Sunday, May 31 – 8 & 9:30am

Please join us Wednesdays: 6:30pm Worship

St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) is a Reconciling in Christ congregaCon that welcomes diver-‐sity, which enriches, nurtures, and challenges our life and ministry.

Come and join us as we know, live, and share Christ together in love.

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