350 Chili Avenue, Rochester NY 14611

 

Welcome to St. Stephen's!   
God in Christ is shaping us as a church 
in the 19th Ward in Rochester, NY 
in the 21st century.

 

• We are a diverse community

• We welcome and respect all people.

• We honor young people as full and equal participants in worship and ministry.

• We worship with joy and exuberance. 

• We are ministers of the Gospel of Love, Peace, Joy and Acceptance.

• We are ecumenical: respecting all Christian traditions.

• We are inter-faith: respecting all faith traditions.

• We worship to be strengthened to serve.

• We believe that God's love for all creation is unconditional.

• We believe that God's power is best revealed in community.

• We recognize that God isn’t finished with us yet. We are humble about our own errors and tolerant of those of others.

If you are as excited by the possibilities for worship, ministry and community at St. Stephen's as we are, we hope you will come and visit sometime soon. We would love to show you around and answer your questions.

Ken Bordner, rector

Upcoming Events
Save these Dates

Robert Burns Dinner: Saturday, Jan 28 4:00 PM
Women's Winter Tea: Sunday, Feb 5 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Annual Church Meeting: Sunday, Feb 12, 10:00 AM
Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Supper, Feb 28, 6:00 PM
Ash Wednesday: March 1, Noon and 7:00 PM
Seder Supper: Wednesday, April 12, 6:00 PM
Parish Winter Fest: (date to be announced)
House Church: Wednesdays, Mar 8–Apr 5th – 6:00 PM

Confirmation Classes
for young people and adults
will begin soon. Let Ken know if you
are ready to make this commitment.
 

Support our Feeding Programs !

St. Stephen's Sunday Supper needs ...
canned fruits and vegetables
 

Please bring contributions to church to help build up our pantry

Learn more about St. Stephen's Food Ministries
Juliana Ibezim Food Cupboard
St. Stephen's Sunday Suppers
SWEM Community Services
 

Regularly Scheduled Parish Activities

Sunday Worship    10:00 AM
Sunday School for young people   10:00 AM
Tuesday: Meditation    7:00 PM
Wednesday: Communion    12:10 PM
Thursday: Adult Choir Rehearsal    7:30 PM
Youth Faith Fridays, 2nd Friday    6:00 PM
Bible Study, Last Saturday    6:30 PM
Shawl Ministry, 2nd Sunday    11:30 AM
 

Worship Services

Church Staff

Sundays

10:00am - Communion service in the church  

  Ken Bordner, Rector - 328-0856
  Lynne McNulty, Deacon
  Gloria Fish, Assistant
  Alice Jackson, Secretary-328-0856
  Dr. Jim Bowman, Music Director

St. Stephen's Vestry

Senior Warden: Laura Cushman
Junior Warden: Bonnie Hallman-Dye

John Brunskill 
Anne McDonough 
Samuel Ibezim 
Larry Nugent
Debbie Burrows
David Morse
Jim Fallesen


Betsy Lewis, clerk