Your spiritually adopted baby is already 10,000 times bigger than at conception, but only ¼” long. Your baby has developed the foundations of his brain, spinal cord, and nervous system by the 20th day. His heart began to beat on the 21st day, pumping blood through its own circulatory system. During the next month, your baby is most vulnerable of being aborted. Pray that the Lord of Life might move the heart of his mother to give him the most precious gift of all – the gift of life.
“Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?” Job 10:8
Book Study-What Christians Believe by Bishop Robert Barron
Beginning: Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30 PM
Where: Conference Center 111
Books will be provided for Free –(Limited books available please show up early to reserve your space and book.)
The Friends of the Poor Walk will be held on Oct. 18th, starting here at St. Stephen’s. Please check the bulletin for times. Registration is free and if you register early, you can get a free walk T-shirt. Bring the kids out and have them dress in their Halloween costumes. It you are unable to participate in the walk and would like to donate you can use one of the St. Vincent De Paul envelopes in the Narthex. Please mark your donation for the “Friends of the Poor Walk”.
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We are looking for two dedicated and qualified individuals to become a part of our St. Stephen parish staff.
We currently have openings for a Liturgy Coordinator. The Liturgy Coordinator will support our liturgical and music ministries through hands-on guidance and administrative planning in preparation for liturgies at church.
To learn more and apply for this position, please go to: orlandodiocese.org/office/career-opportunities (under “Parish Openings”)
Everyone loves the beauty and innocence of a baby. As an expression of that love, you are invited to spiritually adopt a child who is newly conceived in August. Not all babies make it to birth. Sadly, many lose their lives to abortion. These are the babies you are being asked to “adopt” simply by praying for him or her each day.
While this child will remain unknown to you, God knows who the child is, but in the world to come, it is hoped you will meet this child whose life was spared by your prayers. Many people have found that naming “their child” helps to keep them focused on the reality that their prayers are helping to save a particular baby from the harm of abortion.
The second Sunday bulletin of each month from August to May will describe “your baby’s” development. In May, we will celebrate the “births” of our spiritually adopted babies by collecting baby items to be donated to a local pregnancy center.
Learn more at: SpiritualAdoption.org