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The Catholic Faith Community of St. Stephen's, aware that God is the source of all that we have and all that we are, is committed to giving example to the Gospel values of Worship, Belief, Holiness, and Service.

WE EXIST...As a people who gather to worship, where genuine hospitality and life giving Eucharist nourish us and challenge us on our journey.

WE EXIST...As a community of believers, standing on the shoulders of those faithful people who have gone before us especially Mary our Mother, Stephen our patron and all holy women and men.

WE EXIST...As a source of hope for our people to inspire spiritual growth and personal holiness calling forth the gifts of one another.

WE EXIST...As a people of service ministering to our neighbor especially the alienated, the poor and those unjustly treated.

The Feast of the Epiphany 2012 will not be soon forgotten by a great number of teens from St. Stephen’s parish, Croghan. The early January weekend provided eighteen high school youth and five team a retreat experience reflecting on the many “stars” we follow.

We began the retreat at the parish vigil liturgy on Saturday evening including a special blessing for the event about to unfold. One highlight of the retreat was the Taize Prayer experience in candle light and incense, giving “homage” to the nativity scene in our midst. We gifted one another as Christ-kins naming three gifts as did the Wise Men in the Gospel.

We are very fortunate to live close to the Beaver Camp facility which provides great hospitality and in Winter snow to “play” in.

On+Word retreat 2012 was a “star of light”, a light that will continue to illuminate a faith-filled path for our young church.