St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Houston EYC

02/19/2017

This morning's discussion continued our conversation from last week: society and our framework for common living. Our conversation was rooted in a student wondering aloud whether we should be evolved past using money as the basis for most transactional relationships, particularly as money as a resource and as ticket to accessing resources needed for living (education, food, housing, etc.). This morning we wondered together what it means for us if society's values framework rests on an idea of scarcity and what our priorities would be if we moved to a framework of abundance.

We didn't get to the end of our discussion or even to the second question but we did come up with a bar graph imagining our collective spending to reflect the shared values of our class. The bar graph contains very basic budget categories for a society. The students worked together to come up with the following percentages:
Education: 15%
Housing: 15%
Healthcare: 25%
Defense: 20%*
Transportation: 10%*
Infrastructure: 15%*
*-fluid exchange between these categories dependent upon need

We also decided housing, education, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure include safety net programming.

Talk back to us! What would you change if you we making the "budget"?

10/07/2016

Spent an evening listening to these three and their forty-two classmates sing beautifully at the school Choral preview! Way to go guys!

09/11/2016

Episcopal Youth Community resumes this afternoon! We've got food, music, games, and fun times ahead.




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12/14/2015

Veni, veni O Oriens,
solare nos adveniens,
noctis depelle nebulas,
dirasque mortis tenebras

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
nascetur pro te Israel!

12/13/2015

First house a success. Thanks for welcoming is Brandon and Hilary!

12/09/2015

EYC Progressive Holiday Dinner this Saturday, December 12. We will depart from the church for appetizers with Assistant Rector Brandon Peete and his family and then from there we will eat a delicious dinner with Pete and Christina Lovely and afterward we will head over to Rector Lisa Hunt's home to enjoy a delectable dessert with Lisa and Bruce. Join us for a night of fun, food and holiday merriment. Remember to RSVP to Ryan!!

12/07/2015

It's the second week in Advent and this week's reflection theme centers on preparation and preparing a way for the Lord.

In the lonely places
The wilderness
Where we stand forlorn
Windswept and alone
Your voice calls out
Prepare a way for the Lord
In the dark places
The shadows
Where we hide our fears
Embrace our tears
Your voice calls out
Prepare a way for the Lord



For the desert places in which we walk
The streets we roam
The paths we cross
Guide our feet
Take us to places
Where you would go
Give us words that you would use
That in this Advent season
Of promise and preparation
We might point the way with John the Baptist
To the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!



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12/05/2015

This afternoon's EYC Hot Chocolate Bar was kickin! We danced, played games and ate too much whipped cream. And churros--oh so delicious churros!

12/04/2015

Hot Chocolate Bar at Ryan's tomorrow from 3-5pm. Come warm up with us!

11/21/2015

A morning of service does the heart good.

11/21/2015

Fun times throwing bread, dough, cupcakes and donuts.