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'centered around worship'
Father Jolla Blued guides"more than 2000 young,active families"and a
Religious Education(or Sunday school)School serving 1600 at St.Stephen
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Begunappradoetdy 11 years ago in the Lake Howe lHighSchoolOym-
aedom,thechurchcdduatedHoly Weds in the present 1 Skiing in 1986.
"Our community is centered around worship,"Father John continued,
and there are masses at S p.m Saturday,9 and 11 am Sunday,and daily'st7
am(with 8:30 as on SMind )."We have awood:dal music ministry which
combines an orchestra and Moir,and we have young people as part of the
service.This weds the Gospel is 'I am the light of world'and the high
school tudems meperfmming that Section from Godspell at the aetvice,"
Father John said.
GodapeU was ors:of three plays-the others was Bye, Bye Birdie and
Oklahoma-that the church you hperformed over the pad three summers.
"There are 23 tans in our orchestra every weekend,and on Christmas
they performed all morning,"he added
Members of the church have begun The House That Stephen Built a
oestntction project for sew home for a parishioner bu0tbyvolunteeerlabot
"We've also adopted Bonneville Elementary school and Lawton Elementary
school,paying for school supplies and even for anMRI for a needy Walent,"
Father John said.
Ministries within St Stephen include a ministry to the sick,an adult en-
nMmentministry.Bible Studyprograms,Rainbows a sopped group for
cml-
dren in grades IC-8 who have experienced a death,divorce,or separation in
their famgy),Junior High and High School Youth Groups;Youth Outreach for
students in grades 6-12 whofrdtheCoalition for the Hlomelestwice amooth;
Men's Mb,Job Seeks,AIDS ministry,a Women's dub,a Mother's Fellow-
ship,a ministry&Mothers Sharing MOILS.,a bridge group,and ones and
sans group.
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