Annual Calendar of Events – 2022-2023
Year Round
- Troop 17 Boy Scouts – Tuesdays – 7:30 pm – Scout House
- Thursday Morning Prayers & Breakfast – 7:00 am – Chapel/Parish Hall
- Samaritan House Supper Delivery – 3rd Thursday each month – Committees choice
- 4th Friday Book Group – Monthly – 11:00 am – Macaluso’s Restaurant
- Noon Bible Study – Wednesday – Sharon Curry, leader via Zoom
- Presbyterian Women (PW)
- Card Ministry – 1st and 3rd Tuesdays – 1:00 pm – Eastminster
- Knitting Guild – weekly – 1:00 pm – Eastminster
- PW Knitting Guild – Weekly – 1:00 pm – Eastminster
- Sentinel newsletter – Published every 2 weeks
September – May
- Presbyterian Women Council – 2nd Tuesday each month – 10:00 am
- Morning Glories Bible Study – 2nd Tuesday each month @ 10:30 – Eastminster
- Presbyterian Women’s Evening Bible Study (L.O.T.E.) – 6:30 pm – Meet in member homes
- Youth Sunday – 2nd Sunday in November & May (Mother’s Day)
- Faith on Tap – Selected Friday nights – 5:30 – 7:30 pm
- Choral Evensong – 1st Sunday of the month – 6:00 pm – except December
- Choral Compline – 3rd Sunday of the month – 8:00 pm
- Concerts at St. Stephen – schedule varies
Every 3 years – R. W. Jablonowski Speaker Series (Last held in 2019 and 2022)
TCU Game Day Parking – September-November – Parking lot opens 3 hours before kickoff
July–August 2022 and December–February 2023
- Room in the Inn – Tuesdays – 4:00 pm thru Wednesday 8:00 am
Remaining Dates for 2022
August
- Room in the Inn
- Day School Staff Development – 8/22 & 24 | 9:00-3:00 pm
- Day School – Meet the Teacher Night – 8/24/2022 | 5:00 pm
- Faith on Tap – 8/26/2022 – 5:30-7:30 pm | Guest speaker Rev. Marcus Hayes | Beverages & snacks
- Day School resumes – 8/29/2022 – 9:30-2:30 pm
September
- Church office closed – 9/5/2022 – Labor Day
- Return to Fall Worship & Sunday School – 9/11/2022
- Sunday School Kickoff – 9:30 am | Breakfast in Parish Hall
- Worship – 8:30 am | West Transept | weekly communion
- Worship – 11:00 am | Nave | monthly communion
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 7:00 pm | An Evening of Brahms, Debussy & Schubert
- TCU vs Tarleton State – 9/10/2022 – Parking lot opens @ 4:00 pm – Kickoff 7:00 pm
- Concerts at St. Stephen – An Evening of Brahms, Debussy & Schubert | 7:00 pm
- Choral Compline – 9/18/22 – 8:00 pm
- Faith on Tap – 9/23/2022 – Rev. Jennifer Hayes, guest speaker
October
- TCU vs Oklahoma – 10/1/22 – time TBD
- World Communion Sunday – 10/2/2022 – 8:30 & 11:00 am | Welcome Rev. Angie Mabry, Interim Pastor
- Choral Evensong – 10/2/22 – 6:00 pm
- Blessing of the Animals – 10/4/22 – 6:00 pm | 1st Tuesday in October
- TCU vs Oklahoma State – 10/15 – time TBD
- Kirkin O’ the Tartans – 3rd Sunday in October | 10/16/22 – 11:00 am – (one service only)
- Choral Compline – 8:00 pm
- TCU vs Kansas State – 10/22/2022 – time TBD
- Children’s Sabbath – 10/23/2022 – 11:00 am
- Trunk or Treat – 10/23/2022 – 4-6 pm – Outdoor carnival
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 10/29/2022 – 7:00 pm | Organ Concert – featuring Jordan Smith, Peggy Graff, Bradley Reznick & Clive Driskill-Smith
November
- TCU vs Texas Tech – 11/5 – time TBD
- All Saints Sunday – 11/6/2022
- Reading of the Necrology – 8:30 & 11:00 am services
- Choral Evensong – 6:00 pm
- Election Day Voting – 11/8/2022 – 7a-7p – Parish Hall
- Car Show – 11/12 – tentative date | time TBD
- Youth Sunday – 11/13/2022 – 11:00 am service
- Choral Compline – 11/20/2022 – 8:00 pm
- Church office closed – Thanksgiving holidays – 11/24-25
- TCU vs Iowa State – 11/26/2022 – time TBD
- Christmas on the Hill – Sunday after Thanksgiving (11/27/2022)
- 4-6pm Outdoor carnival
December
- PW Christmas Program & Lunch – 2nd Tuesday – 11:30 am – Eastminster
- Staff Christmas Lunch – 3rd Thursday – 11:30-1:30 pm – Select restaurant
- Lessons & Carols– 12/11/2022 – time TBD
- Choral Compline – 12/18/2022 – 8:00 pm
- Christmas Eve – 12/24/2022
- 5:00 pm – Family Outdoor Christmas Pageant w/animals
- 7:15 pm – Organ and Choral Prelude
- 8:00 pm – Candlelight Service & Communion
- Christmas Day – 12/25/2022 – 11:00 am – (one service only)
- Church office closed – Dec. 26-Jan. 2 – Christmas holidays & staff vacations
2023 Calendar
January 2023
- New Year’s Day – 1/1/2023 –11:00 am – One service only – (one service only)
- Church office closed – 1/2/2023
- Room in the Inn
- Church Officers Ordination & Installation – 1/15/2023 – 8:30 & 11:00 am services
- Choral Compline – 8:00 pm
- Office closed – 01/16/2023 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Ordination & Installation of Officers – 1/22/2023
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 1/28/2023 – 7:00 pm | Music for Violin and Piano
February 2023
- Children’s Sabbath – 2/5/2023 – 11:00 am service
- Choral Evensong – 6:00 pm
- Souper Bowl of Caring – 2/12/2023 – Youth collect donation for hunger relief
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 7:00 pm | Spectrum Chamber Music Society
- Choral Compline – 2/19/2023 – 8:00 pm
- Pancake Supper – 2/20/2023 – Shrove Monday – 6:00-8:00 pm – Parish Hall
- Ash Wednesday – 2/22/2023 – Imposition of Ashes
- Noon
- 7:00 pm – Liturgy w/communion
- 1st Sunday of Lent – 2/26/2023
March 2023
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 3/12/2023 – 7:00 pm | The Concordia Choir
- Spring Break – 3/13-17/2023 – Fort Worth ISD and TCU
- Choral Compline – 3/19/2023 – 8:00 pm
April 2023
- Palm Sunday – 4/2/2023
- Donkey & Palm procession – 11:00 am
- Choral Evensong – 6:00 pm
- Lenten Lunch and programs – 4/3-7/2023 – Noon – Staff lead program |Volunteer cooks
- Maundy Thursday – 4/6/2023
- Noon-Simple Liturgy
- 5:15 Family service
- 7:00 pm Solemn Liturgy & Communion
- Good Friday – 4/7/2023
- Noon service
- Tenebrae Service – 8:00 pm
- Holy Saturday – 4/8/2023
- “Awakening” – 8:30 am – Morning meditation and reflection (outside/weather permitting)
- The Great Easter Vigil – 8:00 pm – Outside & Chapel
- Paschal Feast follows this service – Parish Hall
- Resurrection of the Lord – Sunday – 4/9/2023
- 10:30 am- Organ, Brass & Choral Prelude
- 11:00 am – Worship & Communion – (one service only)
- Office closed – 4/14/23 – Staff Easter holiday
- AGO/Quimby Regional Competitions for Young Organists (RCYO) – Sanctuary
- Choral Compline – 4/16/23 – 8:00 pm
May 2023
- Concerts at St. Stephen – 7:00 pm | Orpheus Chamber Singers
- Youth Sunday – 5/14/2023 (Mother’s Day)
- Senior sermons | Presentation of Bibles & blankets
- Choral Compline – 5/21/2023 – 8:00 pm
- Pentecost – 5/28/2023
- Office closed – 5/29/2023 – Memorial Day
June 2023
- Worship Summer Schedule begins – 10:00 am – (one service only + communion)
- Office closed – Juneteenth – 6/19/2023
- Vacation Bible School – Dates TBD
July 2023
- Office closed – 7/4/23 – Independence Day
- Garage Sale
- Youth Mission Trip
- Room in the Inn
August 2023
- Room in the Inn – Tuesdays
- Day School Staff Development
- Day School – Meet the Teacher night
- Day School resumes
September 2023
- Office closed – 9/4/2023 – Labor Day
- Sunday School Kickoff
- Return to Fall Worship & Sunday School schedule
- TCU Game Day Parking – time TBD
October 2023
- Kirkin O’ the Tartans – 3rd Sunday in October – 11:00 am – (one service only)
- Blessing of the Animals – 1st Tuesday in October – 6:00 pm | Front Lawn
- Children’s Sabbath – 11:00 am service
- Trunk or Treat – 4-6 pm – Outdoor carnival
November 2023
- TCU Parking – TCU home games
- All Saints Sunday – 11/5/2023 – Reading of the Necrology
- Daylight saving time ends – 11/5/2023
- Youth Sunday – 2nd Sunday in November – 11:00 am service
- Office closed – 11/23-11/24/2023 – Thanksgiving holidays
December 2023
- Amahl and the Night Visitors – 12/1 & 12/2/2023 – 7:00 pm – Parish Hall
- 1st Sunday of Advent – 12/3/2023
- Amahl Cast Party & Strike Set – 3:30 pm – Parish Hall
- Lessons & Carols service – 2nd Sunday in December – Time TBD
- PW Christmas Program & Lunch – 2nd Tuesday – 11:30 am – Eastminster
- Staff Christmas Lunch – 3rd Thursday – 11:30-1:30 pm – off site
- Christmas Eve – 12/24/2023
- 5:00 pm – Family Outdoor Christmas Pageant w/animals
- 7:15 pm – Organ and Choral Prelude
- 8:00 pm – Candlelight Service & Communion
- Christmas Day – 12/25/2023