WELCOME TO ST. STEPHEN'S
Holy Eucharist in Spanish is held at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday
Holy Eucharist in English is held at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday
Red doors again at St. Stephen’s
After many years of having plain oak doors, we have gone back to the traditional red doors of the Episcopal Church.
Why the Red door?
There are many schools of thought on this.
Some say it symbolizes the blood of Christ, poured out for the forgiveness of sins.
Some say it is to remind us of the Passover, in which God commanded the Hebrews to mark their doors with sacrificial lamb’s blood to protect them from his judgement on the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
Red also represents the fire of the Holy Spirit. When we enter the church we place our lives in the sphere of the gift-giving Spirit who births the church, and comforts, strengthens, challenges, refines and transforms us.
The red doors of churches have traditionally indicated sanctuary, refuge, safety and hospitality.
At St. Stephen’s, we hope that these red doors symbolizes all of the above, and these red doors in particular, say out to all who see them, “We are here, open to all, no matter what your race, creed, or nationality, if you are rich or poor, hurt or well, saint or sinner, we welcome you!”
De nuevo Puertas rojas en San Esteban.
Después de muchos años de tener puertas lisas de roble, hemos vuelto a las tradicionales puertas rojas en la Iglesia Episcopal.
¿Por qué las puertas rojas?
Hay muchas razones o escuelas de pensamiento al respecto.
Algunos dicen que simbolizan la sangre de Cristo, derramada para el perdón de los pecados.
Otros dicen que es para recordarnos la Pascua, en la que Dios ordenó a los hebreos marcar sus puertas con la sangre del cordero sacrificado para protegerlos de su juicio sobre los primogénitos en la tierra de Egipto.
El rojo también representa el fuego del Espíritu Santo. Cuando entramos en la iglesia, ponemos nuestras vidas en la esfera del Espíritu dador de dones que da a luz a la iglesia, y nos conforta, fortalece, desafía, refina y transforma.
Las puertas rojas de las iglesias han indicado tradicionalmente santuario, refugio, seguridad y hospitalidad.
En San Esteban, esperamos que estas puertas rojas simbolicen todo lo anterior, y que, en particular, digan a todos los que las vean: "Estamos aquí, para darles la bienvenida a todos y a todas, no importa tu raza, credo o nacionalidad, si eres rico o pobre, si estas herido o sano, un santo o pecador, siempre ¡te damos la bienvenida!"
ANNUAL MEETING, JANUARY 29, 2023
Joint Sunday Service, 9:00 a.m.
Meeting, including refreshment immediately following the service
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:10
OUR SANCTUARY
OUR PARISH HALL
OUR VICAR
This is our sanctuary, back to normal
This is our Parish hall, where we hold fun events and get-to-gethers
Rev. Canon Pablo Ramos, D.D.