Vestry Selection Sunday, December 4, 2022

The vestry is the legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property. Vestry members are elected at the annual parish meeting. The presiding officer of the vestry is the rector. There are usually two wardens. The senior warden leads the parish between rectors and is a support person for the rector.

131st Annual Council (2023) February 25, 2023

131st Annual Council of the Diocese of Southern Virginia

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia

Shrove Tuesday Tuesday, February 21, 2023

SHROVE TUESDAY –PANCAKE SUPPER Sponsored by the Men's Club of St. Stephen's. Held in Parish Hall from 5-6:30pm. Supper menu: pancakes, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, strawberries & blueberries, apple juice & water.,

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James Solomon Russell Day Sunday, March 26, 2023 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - Petersburg VA

James Solomon Russell Day Church Service Sunday, March 26, 2023

Tenebrae April 13, 2022

Tenebrae is a prolonged meditation on Christ’s suffering. Readings trace the story of Christ’s passion, music portrays his pathos, and the power of silence and darkness suggests the drama of this momentous day.

Study Session: "Radical Welcome" March 2 thru April 9 2022

Noonday Service Noon Evening Service 7pm / ZOOM

Seder March 3, 2022

"Passover is also known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread, since in their haste to flee Egypt, "the people carried off their dough, still unleavened" (Ex. 12:34). The lamb offered at each paschal meal recalls the first Passover sacrifice, whose blood protected the Israelites from the avenging angel of Yahweh" (Seder was not held this season due to pandemic restrictions.)

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EASTER April 17, 2022

EASTER SUNDAY

Women's Day Sunday, June (TBA), 2022

Women's Day

Kids Summer Food Program 2022 (TBA) 2022

Because of your volunteers & generous donations, we can help insure Petersburg's children have food through the summer months when school is out. Tuesday, 4-6PM at Bethany Missionary Baptist Church

CT & Friends Community Choir Saturday, August 1, 2020

C T & Friends Community Choir in concert at St. Stephen's

Church Picnic Saturday, August (TBA), 2022 (not held)

Each year in August, the Men’s Club host an indoor/outdoor picnic in our Parish Hall building of the church. This annual event is opened to the community.

J.B. Patterson Men's Club of St. Stephen's

An Evening of Jazz Friday, September 9, 2022

Enjoy An Evening of Jazz (Jazz Concert) with musicians and vocalists every September. sponsored by the Men's Club. This year featured Rick Elliott

J.B. Patterson Men's Club of St. Stephen's

Men's Day/HBCU Day Sunday, November 2022

The Men’s Club of St. Stephen’s proudly celebrates Men’s Day on Sunday in November 2021. Due to Pandemic protocols, 2021 & 2022 celebrations were not held

The J.B. Patterson Men's Club

Veteran's Day Friday, November 11, 2022

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Jewel's Celebration & Family Dinner Sunday, November (TBA), 2022

The Jewels Program has remained a positive and popular organization that has continued to grow over the years. However, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic guidelines, our Jewel's Day Recognition, sponsored by ECW and Men's Club, consisted of dinners that were picked up and delivered to our Jewel's Family on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The organization was established to honor members of St. Stephen's who had reached the age of 80+ recognize their dedicated service, guidance and support of St. Stephen's and the community. Those members are considered the "Jewels of St. Stephens".

Annual Children's Holiday Celebration December (28), 2022

Continuing our annual seasonal tradition and honoring the legacy of Annie D. Henderson, Co-founder of the Children's Holiday Party, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church will host its sixth Annual Children's Holiday Celebration on December 28, 2022 from 1:00PM -3:00PM.