We rejoice in hope and the realization of Dr. King's Dream




church, Cohasset
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If you seek a deeper relationship with God, then JOIN US!

We offer daycare on Sunday and our "Godly Play" program for grade school children.


Come to worship, share, learn, grow, help and get to know some of the most interesting people ever! (Tell them the web site sent you and your first two prayers are FREE!)

NEWS & NOTICES

Our Annual Meeting is Sunday, Feb. 1, following a combined 9:00 a.m. worship service and brunch. Here are copies of the documents: Annual Report, Operating Budget & Salaries.

Our Concert Series is in full swing!  Next performance is Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3:00 p.m. Hear the music of Beethoven, Mozart, Hommann and Pleyel by The Olmstead Ensemble.  Read about them in our concert brochure.

Meet our new Music Director, Dr. John Whiteside.  Blessings to Interim Organist, David Baker, who's graced us with so much skill and dedication.

Medical research shows that singing can lower your blood pressure and improve your mood, even if it doesn't have the same effect on your neighbors.  So be transported to our Sunday worship service and sing out loud to some of our favorite hymns.

Get to know St. Stephen's!  Read our Parish Profile [pdf].

Check out Sam Pease's photo album of our Parish Picnic.  Thank you, Sam! (Disclaimer: Only one member of our parish is a professional model!


Hear "My Country 'Tis of Thee" by Aretha Franklin, sung as a prayer for our nation. (If the sermon is still on, click the pause button on the controller under MLK's picture.)


Diocesan photo of Bishops Gayle and Bud with seven newly ordained priests, including Colette! Click on the photo to see a larger image.


  Words of Hope & Healing from our Parishioners

We hope you will enjoy listening to these readings, selected by our parishioners.

If you'd like to record something of your own, e-mail David, our webmaster.


On healing, "Transitions," by Julia Cameron, read by Jerry Murphy.
On healing, "The Power of Affirmative Faith," read by Susan Murphy.
Gird up for a challenging day with St. Patrick's Breastplate, read by John Seel.
"Riding Westward," a poem by John Donne, read by David Game.
"A Prayer for Healthful Living" and Psalm 139 read by Pen Place.
"The Sun," a poem by Vivekan Don Flint, read by David Bigley.
On departing this world, "What Christ Said," a poem by George MacDonald.
A Tribute to Oscar Romero, read by David Theodore.
A prayer from Thomas Merton, read by Elizabeth Durant.
"All Things Bright and Beautiful," read by Marilyn Wittrup.
On oneness in Christ, a letter from John Newton, author of Amazing Grace.
"The Communion of Saints," by Charles Wesley, read by John Seel.
"Things Happen While the Potato Water Boils" by Alix White.
"I Do Not Yearn for Eden," a poem by Max Munro.
"What Do I Love When I Love My God," by St. Augustine, read by John Seel.
"Jesus as the Smartest Man in the World," by Dallas Willard, read by John Seel.
A moving sermon: Christ's final hours by Collette, read by David Theodore.

Questioning your faith? After this sermon from Rev. Edward you'll never look at "doubting" Thomas the same way again!

Watch our Christmas 2008 animation, featuring a reading by Rennie and Read and St. Stephen's snow globe!




St. Stephen's Episcopal Church  
16 Highland Avenue, Cohasset, MA 02025   ::  Telephone (781) 383-1083
St. Stephens Episcopal Church