Sermons

Excellent preaching is a hallmark of St. Stephen's Church. Sermons given at the Sunday morning services--usually by a member of our clergy staff, though we have guest preachers as well--are posted on this site as soon as they are available, in text and/or audio format. We also post reflections delivered by clergy and lay people at the 5:30 p.m. contemplative service when they are available.

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Recent Sermons and Reflections

Rector's Forum information is here. Older sermons are here.

Date (Sunday unless otherwise noted)	Morning Sermon	Evening Reflection
05.19.13	Gene LeCouteur text (8 a.m.) Edwin F. Gulick audio (9 and 11:15 a.m.); Bishop's Visitation; Pentecost	Gene LeCouteur audio \| text
05.12.13	Gary D. Jones audio \| text Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall) text	Michael Sweeney audio\| text
05.05.13	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio	Leigh C. Preston audio
04.28.13	Matt Johnson text \| audio	Gary D. Jones text audio
04.21.13	Gary D. Jones audio \| text Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall service) text	Dessa Fejta text \| audio
04.14.13	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio	Michael Sweeney text \| audio
04.07.13	Leigh C. Preston text \| audio	Gene LeCouteur text \| audio
03.31.13 (Easter Day)	Gary D. Jones text \|audio	Louise Browner Blanchard text \|audio
03.30.13	Thomas R. Smith text (Easter Vigil)
03.29.13	Louise Browner Blanchard text (Good Friday)
03.28.13	William L. Sachs text (Maundy Thursday)
03.24.13	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio	Gene LeCouteur text \| audio
03.17.13	Leigh C. Preston text \| audio Louise Browner Blanchard (Palmer Hall) text	Abigail Whorley text \| audio
03.10.13	Gary D. Jones text \| audio Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall) text	Michael Sweeney text \| audio
03.03.13	Thomas R. Smith \| audio text available in parish office	Gary D. Jones audio
02.24.13	Gary D. Jones text \| audio	Matt Johnson audio
02.17.13	Gene LeCouteur 8 a.m. and Palmer Hall text Br. Geoffrey Tristam (9 and 11:15 a.m. services) audio \| text	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio
02.13.13	Ash Wednesday homily by Louise Browner Blanchard text
02.10.13	Matt Johnson audio	Gary Jones audio
02.03.13	Gary Jones text \| audio	Leigh Preston audio
01.27.13	Leigh Preston text \| audio	Gene LeCouteur text
01.20.13	Gary Jones text Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall Chapel) text	Matt Johnson text
01.13.13	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio	Leigh C. Preston text
01.06.12	Gary Jones audio \| text	Michael Sweeney audio \| text
12.30.12	Gene LeCouteur, 8 a.m. text (No 9 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. service; Lessons and Carols at 10:30 a.m.)	Abigail Whorley text
12.25.12 Christmas Day	Matthew R. Johnson text
12.24.12 Christmas Eve	4 p.m. service: Louise Browner Blanchard text 7 p.m. service: Leigh C. Preston text 11 p.m. service: Gary D. Jones text \| audio
12.23.12	Matthew R. Johnson text	Louise Browner Blanchard text
12.16.12	Gary D. Jones audio \| text Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall) text	Gary D. Jones text
12.09.12	Leigh C. Preston audio \| text	Gary D. Jones text \| audio
12.02.12	Louise Browner Blanchard text \| audio	John Philip Newell audio
11.25.12	Gary D. Jones text \| audio	Michael Sweeney text \| audio
11.18.12	Gene LeCouteur text \| audio	Gary D. Jones text
11.11.12	Gary D. Jones text	Colin Billings text
11.05.12	Thomas R. Smith text	Gene LeCouteur text
11.01.12 (All Saints' Day)	Louise Browner Blanchard text
10.28.12	Gary D. Jones audio \| text	Sarah Bartenstein audio \| text
10.21.12	Weezie Blanchard audio \| text Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall) text	Michael Sweeney audio \| text
10.14.12	Gary D. Jones audio	Weezie Blanchard text
10.07.12	Matt Johnson audio
09.30.12 Hands Across Richmond Sunday	Gary D. Jones text \| audio Gene LeCouteur (Palmer Hall Chapel) text
09.23.12	Weezie Blanchard text	Sam Davis text
09.16.12	Leigh Preston text	Gary Jones text
09.09.12	Gary D. Jones text \| audio	Weezie Blanchard text
09.02.12	Weezie Blanchard text \| audio	Gary Jones text \| audio