TEACHERS!!!
WE NEED YOU!! Our church school program requires many adults and teenagers to run smoothly. You have the opportunity to be a blessing in the lives of our children and have fun at the same time. All teachers will be provided with curriculum, training and lots of support from the Children’s & Youth Committees. Please speak with Ali Burnside if you are interested.

COME JOIN US FOR OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS…
Upcoming Youth Events:
August 17th 6-8pm End of Summer BBQ in the Youth Barn
September 7th Church School Begins
Regular Youth Group Begins
Middle School 4:30-6pm
High School 7-8:30pm

Questions?? Call Ali Burnside
438-3789

Important Information
Due to new accounting arrangements all future gift donations and payments made to The Altar Guild or The Flower Fund must be made out to St. Stephen's Church ...and "The Altar Guild" or " The Flower Fund" clearly written in the memo section. (If you fail to direct the check to the individual Guild or Fund, it will not go there!) AND From now on, under the new accounting arrangements, anyone making a gift donation to either The Altar Guild or The Flower Fund will have their donation acknowledged and will receive a tax deduction form .

SEEKING NEW HOSPITALITY MINISTERS
We are looking for volunteers to serve as Hospitality Ministers following the 10a.m. service in order to greet and welcome visitors and newcomers as they leave the church. If you are interested in serving in this very important ministry of hospitality, please e-mail Wendy Lynch at wplynch@optonline.net.

CALLING ALL FUTURE ACOLYTES!
This is the time of year when we are looking to train new acolytes for the 2008-2009 school season. If you are 10 or older and would like to become a part of our great acolyte team, please attend either the training after the 10a.m. service on September 7th or October 5th. Also, please let Rev. Emily (erichards@ststephens-ridgefield.org) know of your interest to be trained as a new acolyte. We will commission all our new and veteran acolytes during the 10a.m. service on October 26th and then celebrate afterwards with a pizza party!

LAST LAMBETH FORUM
The final open forum on the 2008 Lambeth Conference will be held Sunday, August 24 at 9:00 AM in Rectors Hall. Topics will include reactions of various leaders and news outlets as well as next steps for our Episcopal Church

Assist us in the Upgrade to the Youth Barn
Calling all gently used donations of:

Play Station3, Xbox 360, Wii (etc.) Dart Board (magnetic)
Board Games/ Card Games Volleyball Set
Imagine if… (Board game) Badminton set
Pictionary Guesstures
Apples to Apples Bible Jeopardy
Twister Guess Who
Cranium Trouble
Sorry Scattergories
TriBond Couch
Dance Dance Revolution Charades

(Please NO games or items with missing pieces)
Please contact Ali Burnside (203-241-8374) before donating

CALLING ALL CHORISTERS: OLD & NEW, ADULTS, CHILDREN & YOUTH
Make a joyful noise! Sing with the choirs of St. Stephen's! We sing with spirit and understanding in an intergenerational ensemble which helps lead worship with the great music of our Episcopal tradition.
Rehearsals start the first week of September for each age group.

K-2 - Tues., Sept. 2 - 4:30-5:15 PM
Jr. Choristers - Wed., Sept. 3 - 4:30-5:30 PM
Adult- Wed., Sept. 3 - 7-9 PM

Contact Jennifer Scarozza with any questions: jenscarozza@gmail.com