St. Stephen’s donates $28.5K to help people in need

Each year, proceeds of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s iconic Peasant Market are distributed to nonprofit organizations and used for outreach to the community in need.

It’s almost here. St. Stephen’s Church will host its beloved Peasant Market on the Middlebury town green, starting at 9 a.m. sharp on Saturday, July 12.

The free program, titled “Come to the Woods,” will include compositions by J.S. Bach, Heinrich Schütz, Aaron Copland, and new works by contemporary composers.

St. Stephen’s Church in downtown Middlebury, is the proud recipient of a beautiful 1940 Steinway Model AIII parlor grand, given to the church in memory of Charles Kreiser. So what do you do when you have an instrument of this quality? Host a concert of co … (read more)

Oftentimes revisiting ancient texts can offer more than just a window into the past. Such explorations can also reveal timeless lessons that we can apply to our own lives even centuries later.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will be accepting proposals from 501(c)3 organizations that help people Addison County community members. Grants may be requested in amounts from $500 to $10,000. Priority will be given to programs and projects that help at- … (read more)

Middlebury residents on Tuesday voted 416-185 to affirm a June 25 selectboard decision to give Vermont Gas Systems a free easement to funnel natural gas to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Middlebury residents next Tuesday, Oct. 1, will have a chance to either affirm or reject their town selectboard’s decision to grant Vermont Gas a free land easement to extend its natural gas pipes to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 3 Main St.

A special town vote will be held on Oct. 1 regarding the Vermont Gas easement to supply St. Stephen’s Church with natural gas. A “yes” vote means that St. Stephen’s will have the option to connect to natural gas.

Middlebury voters have the chance to decide whether to approve an easement agreement that gives Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) use of town land for $1, or reject the agreement so the selectboard can renegotiate the easement and receive fair market value for th … (read more)

The Middlebury selectboard recently approved an easement across the Middlebury town green to be conveyed to Vermont Gas Systems so they can use it to build out additional fossil fuel infrastructure.

A yes vote on the Vermont Gas easement decision would support the selectboard’s decision and provide options for St. Stephen’s church.

Middlebury residents on Oct. 1 will have a chance to either affirm, or reject, their town selectboard’s prior decision to grant Vermont Gas a free land easement to funnel natural gas service to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 3 Main St.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the green in Middlebury, will host a free choir camp on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. led by by Robert Ludwig, who has devoted his career to working with young singing voices.

We are pleased, honored, and proud to announce that this year’s St. Stephen’s Peasant Market grossed over $38,000 on Saturday, July 6, a $13,000 increase from last year.