Summer at St. Stephen’s

A ST. STEPHEN’S SUMMER

Over the summer, St. Stephen’s parishioners took part in a variety of activities, from a family-friendly film series to Vacation Bible School, a week-long icon workshop to the parish weekend at Shrine Mont. These offerings were popular before the pandemic, and it was a joy to return to them this summer.

Top and middle left: Shrine Mont photos by Kim Schmidt; middle right and bottom left: Vacation Bible School by Sarah Bartenstein; bottom right, icon workshop by Briget Ganske

SPIRIT

PENTECOST 2 | FALL 2022

Issue Number 44

ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

6000 Grove Avenue l Richmond, Virginia 23226

ststephensRVA.org

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Parish Staff

To reach a staff member, call 804.288.2867 or send an email using the initial and name provided in parentheses, with @ststephensRVA.org. The Rev. Cate Anthony (canthony), Associate Priest Kitty Ball (kball), Administrative Assistant Sarah R. Bartenstein (sbartenstein), Director of Communication Larry Bidwell (lbidwell), Facilities Manager Michelle Carter (mcarter), Ministry Coordinator Omar Catedral (ocatedral), Sexton Diana Chou (dchou), Associate Director of Music Chris Edwards (cedwards), Director, St. Stephen’s Choir Mary Feldman (mfeldman), Executive Assistant to the Rector and Vicar Dillon Gwaltney (dgwaltney), Communications Associate/Video Producer Claire Hackley (chackley), Church Supper Coordinator Chris Holman (cholman), Sexton The Rev. John Jenkins (jjenkins), Associate Priest Anna F. Jones, (ajones), Farmers Market Manager & Assistant Director of Outreach Mike Koschak (mkoschak), Interim Executive Director of Church Operations The Rev. Claudia W. Merritt (cmerritt), Assisting Priest for Pastoral Care Caroline Moses (cmoses), Accounting Manager The Rev. John Rohrs (jrohrs), Rector The Rev. William L. Sachs (bsachs) Assisting Priest The Rev. William S. Stanley (wstanley), Vicar Brent te Velde (btevelde), Director of Music Betsy Tyson (btyson), Chaplain to Palmer Hall Ethan B. White (ewhite), Assistant for Family Ministry Our Missionaries Heidi Schmidt Monica Vega

Vestry

Serving until 2/2023

Bill Armstrong Alison Fauls Barbara Massey, register Benita Miller Blair Nelsen Jim Price

Serving until 2/2024

Richard Hamrick, senior warden David Hodge Anne McElroy Penn Rogers, treasurer Martha Sherman Nancy Thompson

Serving until 2/2025

Steven Dalle Mura Jeff Johnson Andy Luke, junior warden Brenda McDowell Anne Pinion Whitney van der Hyde

Needlepoint kneeler project progressing

St. Stephen’s needlepoint guild is happy to report that the kneeler project for the front of the nave (the pews in the forward part of the church) is nearing completion. Donors have given a total of 50 kneelers dedicated to loved ones. Each kneeler is hand-stitched by the donor or a volunteer stitcher, and many of are now completed and installed. We have 17 kneelers to go to complete the project. Each kneeler has a scripture verse and related images. If you prefer, you may order one customized with a scripture verse that has special meaning for you.

On Sunday, October 16, at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services, we will bless the completed kneelers and acknowledge all the generous donors and dedicated volunteers who have helped us bring this special beauty to our church. Visit ststephensRVA.org/needlepoint for more information about this project and how you can take part.

GOOD TO KNOW

Members of this guild meet each Friday morning in the parish house to stitch together. Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be working on a St. Stephen’s project to come to this session, and you do not have to come every week. In addition to the fellowship, you can ask for coaching from the experienced members of the group.

EPISCO-VOCAB

The nave is the main part of the church, where most of the pews are located, on either side of the center aisle. The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is located nearest the parish house; it has the mosaic behind the altar. The Chapel of the Holy Spirit is located nearest Grove Avenue. The chancel is the area where the choir and other worship leaders are during the worship service. The sanctuary is the area where the main altar is positioned, inside the Communion rail.