STEPHEN MINISTRY
AT ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS

2006-2007 Stephen Ministry Training Class Information

Training Schedule and Pre-Class Readings

Module Summaries

Snacks and Worship

Stephen Series
Caring Ministry Workshop

A half-day workshop featuring:

ministering to those experiencing grief

An introduction to the Stephen Series system of Lay Caregiving Ministry

How to care in a distinctively Christian way

Was held on Saturday, March 24,2007 9:00AM-1:00PM

At : St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church

3110 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30319 Get Directions

Click here for some of the pictures of the workshop

For further information about the Stephen Ministry Program

To register: visit www.caringministry.org or call

Stephen Ministries at (314) 428-2600

St. Martin in the Fields Church
Atlanta, ga

The Stephen Ministry is a one-on-one ministry by trained, caring lay persons who can offer a listening ear to help others through the tough times of life. If you are going through a tough time and could use a caring friend, contact one of the Stephen Ministry Leaders:

Father Suthers at 404-228-0758
Mother Mary Erickson at 404-228-0790

Kathy Evenson
Bill Monk

Barney Maltby

Susan Hamilton

Click here for a downloadable copy of our 2005 Stephen Ministry brochure.

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If you would like more information about Stephen Ministry at St Martins,

please contact Father Suthers, Mother Erickson, or one of the other Stephen Leaders.

Stephen Ministry in Action

Read about how Stephen Ministry is helping one of the largest and fasting growing United Methodist Churches in the U.S., Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, keep pace with the congregation's caregiving needs.

Prayers and Devotions

A Walk in Morning Stillness

a walk in morning stillness,
late September mist-in-air.
the pond so calm with quiet
that every golden-leafed tree
looks deeply back at me.

I think the passage about Abraham,
I pray the passage about Abraham.
the quiet, the pond, possess me.
the reality of following my God
seeps through every silent moment.

then in the corner of my eye,
a treasure and a gift for the day:
the geese sail through the quiet grey sky,
not a sound from their autumn voices,
only the whisper of strong wings wending.

Abraham. geese. following.
he let his God lead him.
the geese follow their hearts,
give themselves in faithful journey.

the questions in my life this day
are walking away with treasured answers:
come, follow me. follow me. follow me.
strong winds will bear the journey,
faithful hearts will hear the music.
come, follow me. follow me. follow me.

Joyce Rupp, O.S.M., Fresh Bread and Other Gifts of Spiritual Nourishment (Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1985), p. 124. Used with permission.

Finding Jesus in the Storm
Disasters bring out the best in people. The Gulf Coast States have seen their share of hurricane disasters this year, and many people have stepped up to help those in need.

Background on the Stephen Ministry at Saint Martin in the Fields.