Dear Members of St. Stephen, "I...thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way... -- you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed." (1 Corinthians 1:4-5,7) [...]
Welcome to our Church! If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! Please let us know you worshiped with us by introducing yourself to a pastor or fill out a "Connect Card" and drop it in an offering box. Thank you! A Morning [...]
Welcome to our Church! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Lord Jesus, you have invited me to come and receive your Holy Sacrament. I believe that in the bread and wine you give me your true body and blood to eat and drink. [...]
Welcome to our Church! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: in the water of baptism you forgave my sin and delivered me from death and the devil. You raised me to a new life in Christ and clothed [...]
Dear Members of St. Stephen's "Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." [...]
Welcome to our Church! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Thank you, dear Savior, for nourishing my faith with the Sacrament of your body and blood. Lift my heart with your forgiveness, renew my confidence in your grace, empower my love for others, [...]
Welcome to our Church News! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Gracious God, you nourish my faith with the good news that you have forgiven my sins in Christ. Let the gospel be proclaimed by all who come to worship today: by ministers [...]
To God’s people at St. Stephen’s, Greetings again in Jesus’ name! For the past few weeks I have been wrestling with the decision on the call you extended to me to be an associate pastor there, as well as my current call here in Minnesota. I am thankful to get [...]
To God’s people at St. Stephen’s Lutheran, Greetings in Jesus’ name! I am writing you today to acknowledge that I have received a Divine Call from you to serve as an associate pastor at your congregation. This is a humbling experience to be called to serve God’s people; I know [...]
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and School, Over the past several weeks, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to deliberate between the call you issued to me to serve as an associate pastor among you and the call I currently serve at Hope Lutheran [...]
