FYI

St Stephen Episcopal Church
Oak Harbor, Washington
(Serving the North End of Whidbey Island)

Summer Service
at
10 AM


All Saints Chapel at
555 S. E. Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2754
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Information Phone:
360-279-0715

"It's All About The People"
WELCOME TO
VISITORS
Click the people
to find out
about us!
The Episcopal Church Welcomes Everybody!
Please join us for
our summer service at
10 AM

Coffee Hour at 11 AM.
What can you do with that tax refund?

Donate part or all of it to the "Well Fund"!  If
you would like to give a donation at our
service, go forward during the thanks-
giving time and drop your money in the well
on the altar.  We also have “Well Wishes”
cards for sale (for a donation). These cards
are a way to donate in someone’s name and
let them know that a gift has been given in
thanksgiving for a special event in that
person’s life or that a memorial gift has
been made to the Well Fund in honor of a
loved one.  A total of $5300 is needed. (As
of April 26th the fund had a total of $630.00).
Don't forget!  Be an
Angel-Shop Green.  Pick up
your ~Free~ shopping bags
on Sunday.
Our  Mission Statement:
    The mission of St Stephen Episcopal Church is to restore all
    people to unity with God and each other in Christ.

Our Core Values:
    St. Stephen Episcopal Church holds these values to be
    essential:

•        Christ Centeredness:
    We gather as a community around Christ as our focus in faith
    and worship, and will always strive to show love, inclusiveness,
    kindness, faithfulness, and forgiveness to all people as Christ
    has taught us.

•        Commitment  
    With God’s grace we seek to be loyal, dedicated, dependable,
    faithful, and true to our God, our church and each other,
    practicing good stewardship of
    God’s creation, ourselves and our resources.

•        Inclusiveness
    With God’s grace we seek to accept all whom God has created
    with respect, acceptance, empathy, awareness, justice,
    extending compassionate understanding to the differences of
    persons and ideas.

•        Communication
    With God’s grace we seek to be effective listeners, to hear and
    speak compassionately, to be open and aware of others, to
    welcome questions, to enter into dialogue openly and without
    prejudice, and to develop honest self reflection.

•        Compassion
    With God’s grace we seek to serve those in need, empathizing
    with those who suffer any alienation, lack or hurt; extending
    comfort and giving generously to those who are struggling,
    even as we give thanks for God’s blessings and gifts.

                           History of St Stephen Episcopal Church:



  • In September, 1952, Bishop Bayne assisted  the formation of a St.
    Catherine’s Guild to weekly services and a Sunday school program.  

  • January 1954 were formally designated as a Mission of the Diocese of
    Olympia and St Stephen Episcopal Church A -frame was built.

  • In 1960 we dedicated a new building to accommodate our growth,
    what is now MIller Hall.
  • In 1976 we became a Parish.

  • In 1981 we built another new
  • sanctuary and classrooms. Soon after we moved into the new
    sanctuary, the A frame became All Saints Chapel and Columbarium,
    the rector’s office,  the library and the church office.
  • January 2004 50th Anniversary of celebration.
  • Sept 2005-Jan 2007:The Faithful Remnant started weekly meetings in
    homes w/ Bishop Sandy Hampton(Ret) and Charlie Forbes(Ret)
    presiding.
  • Jan 2007: The Faithful Remnant returned to All Saint's Chapel.
  • Feb 2007: Rev Rachel Taber-Hamilton was called to be the rector of
    the parish of St Stephen Episcopal Church.
  • Feb 2009: The Rev Dick Scott became the Priest -in-Charge/Interim
Vestry of St Stephen Episcopal



Senior Warden: Rick Chapman
Junior Warden: Jim Wagner
Clerk: Barry Dunn
Treasurer: Barbara Wihlborg
Altar Guild/Sunday School: Sandy Taylor
Liturgy: Virginia Wagner
Stewardship: Wilma Patrick
Buildings: Rick Chapman & Jim Wagner
We are the  Episcopal Church on the north end of Whidbey Island
in the city of Oak Harbor.  We are an active parish
in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.
We welcome you to St Stephen
Episcopal Church.
Grace Notes June 2009