Worship each week at St. Stephen’s is one of our most important efforts. Offering five different services that each have their distinctive style takes a careful coordination between no less than 13 volunteer teams alongside the efforts of most of our staff. We would love to have your help on these teams! Why not pick an area and lend a hand! Contact the team leaders listed below.

Music Ministry: Lead worship, praise and offerings. This team will be highly skilled and provide both excellent and heartfelt contemporary and classic music.

St. Stephen’s Chancel Choir – Our chancel choir sings during the 9:00am traditional service and is under the direction of Kelly Nan, organist and choir master.  The choir repertoire includes classical, gospel and contemporary choral works.  The chancel choir is a fun and musical group filled with willing hearts and voices that want to praise God and lead others in worshipping Him.

Choir practice is on Thursday evenings in the choir room from 7:00pm until 9:00pm.  We also have choir rehearsals on Sundays after the education hour when we are preparing for Christmas and Easter services. 

If you are interested in chancel choir membership and you are 14 years of age or older please contact Kelly Nan.

The St. Stephen’s Children’s Choir -    Once a month the children’s choir sings during the 9:00am worship service in the Sanctuary.  This is a wonderful way that the children are able to participate in worship. 

The children’s choir rehearses on Thursdays at 5:30 until 6:30pm in the choir room during the school year.  The choir is open to children between the ages of 6 and 11.  During rehearsals children learn scripturally based music, learn the fundamentals of singing and have fun.

We welcome any child who loves to sing and wants to use their voice to praise the Lord!

The St. Stephen’s Bell choir – St. Stephen’s has a small seasonal bell choir that meets at times suitable to the bell choir members.  The bell choir consists of two octaves of bells that were donated by a congregation member.  The bells are rung during holiday and other special worship services.

Instrumental Ministry -  Many different instruments are used in the music ministry at St. Stephen’s.   An orchestra accompanies the choir during the Christmas Eve services and is filled with congregation members.  Other instruments are used throughout the year to enhance the worship services during the preludes, anthems and other music in the services.  If you play an instrument proficiently and would like to share your talent please contact Kelly Nan.

Worship Team: This keyboard and guitar based band leads worship on Saturdays at 6pm and Sundays at 11:15 am, and anchors our contemporary sound at other special events in the parish.

Greeters: Greeters welcome our worshippers as they enter our buildings at all services.Greeters hand out announcements and service leaflets. Hand-off visitors to receivers. You need a warm heart and a quick smile on this team!

Refreshers: Provide refreshments after the service. Ministry leader will be responsible for coordinating the snacks and bakers.

Service Leaflet Assembly: This team meets each Friday morning to assemble our service leaflets for all worship services of the weekend.

Set-up Team: set up for evening. Pencils, brochures, etc.

Ushers: These men pass out service leaflets, usher people into seats for worship and take up the collection on Sunday mornings.

Artists: Make banners, posters, decorations using Christian symbolism, Biblical verses and themes in conjunction with the seasons, themes and topics of the service.

Drama Ministry: Develop and perform new and published dramas, sketches, dramatic readings in keeping with the themes of the service.

Photographers: Record photos of the congregation, before and after worship, at events, in small groups. Make slide shows for before and after services. Make artistic picture shows to accompany some offering songs. Take inspiring pictures and produce for occasional gallery shows.

Lighting Designers: Design the lighting for particular services to emphasize Biblical points, focus of worship, dramas and preaching.

Computer operators: Operate the powerpoint/mediashout programs.

Sound Operators: Operate sound board.

Videographers: Develop video interviews, vignettes, announcements, and splice sermon movie clips. Record events and services. Provide live video feeds for specific occasions, baptisms, etc.

Worship Coordinator
Responsible for overseeing the overall structure and flow of the service.

Acolytes: Students (grades 6 and up) help to serve worship on Sunday mornings at all our services in the Sanctuary.

Chancel: These women set the Lord’s Table and Sanctuary area for worship each week, and assist for weddings and funerals.

Flower Guild: These women arrange and set up flowers for worship, weddings and funerals.

Lay Eucharistic Ministers: These people read scripture, lead prayers and help serve Communion at all services. They will be trained by the already existing LEM ministry in the church.

Prayer Ministry: Develop opportunities for prayer within and outside of the service. Prayer stations and prayer coverage for the ministry will be some features of this ministry.

Readers: Lead the reading of God’s word through excellent preparation, prayer and study.