Societies

Each Sunday, after the 7 am, 8:30 am, and 10 am Masses, our hospitality team provides a simple treat of coffee, donuts and friendly conversation in Classroom 1. It is a small way to bring parishioners together, share kindness and start the day in fellowship. All the profits go towards the St. Bernadette Fund, which supports our parishioners in financial distress. Building...

The object of the Guild is the sanctification of the Altar Server by teaching him that to serve in the Sanctuary is a great religious privilege, by instructing him the manner of observing the rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the rubrics and to the decrees of the Sacred Congregation of Rites and the interpretations of the most generally accepted...

History The Sacramento Chesterton Society met for the first time at St. Stephen’s in June of 2012, as a local chapter of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton (www.Chesterton.org). It is a group of people who enjoy reading and discussing the writings of G.K. Chesterton, while getting together for fellowship, conversation, and refreshments. There is no formal membership roster, no initiation fee...

Since the founding of St. Stephen the First Martyr Church, the St. Stephen’s Choir has worked to honor and glorify God through music. Choir members sing for the 1:00 pm Sunday Mass, first-class feasts, weddings, Requiems, and various other liturgies throughout the year. The choir rehearses on Thursday evenings and immediately before each sung Mass to prepare full Gregorian propers, Gregorian or...