Anglican Province of Christ the King
On
a small parcel between an old creek and a relatively new road in the
middle of the verdant Napa Valley’s vine-clustered floor, the people of
St. Stephen’s have carved out an island of sanctity and sanity, a refuge
from the storm of doctrinal, political, and social confusion that now
afflicts so much of the Anglican world. Young and old and all ages in
between, we are commanded to “Worship the Lord in the Beauty of
Holiness.” This is our parish’s “mission statement,” the only one we
anticipate we ever will need. Following that commandment in community
restores a Christian in the Spirit. It refreshes us and restores us in
the tranquility that Christ won for us on the most holy and life-giving
Cross, the hub of created time where He fulfilled His own commandment to
the Apostles upon His institution of the Sacrament of His Body and
Blood: “If you love me, obey my commandments.” If we love Him, we will
“Do this in remembrance of (Him).” It is the “one thing needful,” the
sum and substance of our corporate life as warriors in the Church
Militant and members of His Bride, the Church. We hope you will join us
in three dimensions someday as soon as you are able. “Let us rise and
be on our way.”
Fr. Michael Mautner, Rector