October 10, 2023
No Religious Education Classes
Due to some necessary building repairs at St. Stephen the Martyr, it will be necessary to shut off the
power for the entire campus.
We will have classes on Wednesday, October 11, as scheduled.
Thank you to everyone who purchased cookie dough for our fundraiser. We will have more details next week with the results of the fundraiser. Your support is greatly appreciated!
All orders turned in last week may be picked up on Wednesday, October 11, after the time of your child's class. Orders will be ready to pick up in the commons area.
This weekend, there will be a second collection for the Respect Life Diaper Drive hosted by St. Stephen the Martyr Council of Catholic Women & St. Stephen the Martyr Respect Life Ministry. All donations will be used to purchase diapers to be distributed to partnering organizations that care for mothers and their children. We are also collecting diapers and wipes that may be donated throughout October and may be dropped off in the Gathering Space or School Commons. Thank you for your generosity.
Grade 2
First Reconciliation
Parent Meeting
October 15 at 4:00 pm
Parents of 2nd graders who will be receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time in December will meet in the Worship Space on Sunday, October 15, at 4:00 pm. Please come to hear more about Reconciliation, receive your Parent/Child packet and other information. Contact Sandy Kimmey, Director of Religious Education, at s.kimmey@stephen.org with questions or visit the Sacrament Preparation page of our website at https://stephen.org/sacraments/.
It is hard to tell with the warm weather we have had recently, but October is here, and we are well into the fall season. That means that we need Baptismal Certificates turned in and the Journey of Faith form completed online by Friday, October 13th. Don't forget to stay ahead with your stewardship hours! Check the last Confirmation email for stewardship ideas.
Join us for a night of Halloween fun!
Friday, October 27th |6-7:30 PM
This fun event is hosted by Home & School and St. Stephen the Martyr Religious Education and will include:
- Trick-or-Treating for the kids!
- $100 Best Trunk Prize
- Free Hot Chocolate
- The Modern Waffle Food Truck will be selling Breakfast for Dinner (View Menu)
- DJ and Dancing
RSVP, please!
Please RSVP so we're able to plan for all of the kids attending and the food truck can plan for the crowd.
Trunk & Volunteer Sign Up:
This event won't be possible without awesome volunteers and of course, the trunks! Please sign up using the buttons. We're offering a $100 "Best Trunk" prize!
Wednesday 5:30 Families:
A new Catechist has volunteered to lead our last class in need of a teacher (praise God!) A teacher and a mother, she comes to us from another country and is still working on procuring a driver's license and vehicle. We're hoping one of our Wednesday 5:30 pm families might be able to give her a ride to and from her home near 162nd and Center. Please reach out to Eileen or Sandy in the Rel. Ed. office if you can help out so she can facilitate this class! Thank you so much!
Fall Schedule:
October 17
November 14 & 28
December 12
At Better Together Tuesdays we come together as a community of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to grow in our Catholic faith and personal relationships with Jesus and each other. We know that we're better together and none of us have to try and grow in our faith alone.
So, what do we do? We do an activity or game together, and prayerfully learn about our faith and important topics that help us live it out. We hope to grow by intentionally praying together and talking about a particular aspect of the faith, and whatever it is we know we want to understand better. Contact Evan at e.collins@stephen.org or 402-861-4509 for more information.
Upcoming Dates
- Oct. 10: No Rel. Ed. Class
- Oct. 17: Better Together Tuesday; Middle School Youth Group
- Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat
- Oct. 31/Nov. 1: No Rel. Ed. Classes
Main Office: 402-896-5683
Sandy Kimmey, Director of Religious Education
s.kimmey@stephen.org or 402-861-4510
Eileen Smith, Assistant Director of Religious Education
e.smith@stephen.org or 402-861-4513
Evan Collins, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
e.collins@stephen.org or 402-861-4509
Sam Jizba, Confirmation Coordinator, s.jizba@stephen.org or 402-861-
Anita Finger, Office Assistant & Copy Room Facilitator
a.finger@stephen.org or 402-861-4523
Office Hours
Monday: 9 am to 3 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday: 10 am to 8 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 1 pm
