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ShowMe St Louis (KSDK-TV) profiles Strings Attached at St. Stephen’s in Ferguson

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Video and full text online at KSDK.com.

As of late, St. Stephens Church is Ferguson is making a lot of noise. “St. Stephens the Church is like a lot of these churches that are having a hard time growing,” said Steve Lawler. Inspiration for Episcopal priest Steve Lawler to start a new page. “We realized the traditional arts community and cultural community in St. Louis doesn’t always serve North County.”

And realizing the power of music, Lawler started a guitar program open to children and young adults. “This is really our attempt to put the guitar and music lesson and all of that in the hands of kids who might not be able to have this opportunity.”

Thinking Green in the Diocese

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Sustainability and stewardship are topics circulating with renewed vigor in the Diocese of Missouri.

On Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at Christ Church Cathedral, attend the Global Warming Cafe: from Conversation to Action. We know that global warming is a dangerous reality, one that will increasingly touch our lives, those of our children and grandchildren, and many of the poorest people on our planet. Serious consequences can already be seen in the form of floods, heat waves, more violent storms and the rise of sea levels. World Cafe is a wonderfully facilitated conversation. (Your editor has a good deal of experience with the conversation cafe movement, and when we were planning the first meeting of the online Episcopal School for Ministry book club mentioned this conversation style to Fr. Rod Wiltse, book club facilitator. Father Rod exclaimed, “Oh, Lectio Divina!”) (more…)