Spiritual Life
As an Episcopal school, Saint Stephen’s is grounded in a tradition that values inquiry, inclusion, and service. This heritage is not a boundary; it is an invitation. We welcome families of every faith, background, and belief system, believing that diverse perspectives enrich our spiritual and intellectual lives.
Our spiritual life program centers on weekly chapel services, community service partnerships, and ethics courses that encourage students to ask hard questions, develop moral conviction, and look outward toward the needs of the world.
Weekly Chapel Gathering
Weekly chapel is the heart of the school week. It is the one place where kindergarteners and seniors sit in the same room, celebrating birthdays, sharing reflections, and listening to stories from faculty, students, and guests.
Chapel is Episcopal in form and universal in its welcome — focusing on values that unite us: kindness, honesty, courage, and service.
Inquiry & Ethics
We believe that spiritual growth is linked to intellectual curiosity. Our curriculum includes age-appropriate discussions on comparative religions, ethics, and social responsibility.
Students learn to articulate their own beliefs while listening with respect to the perspectives of their peers, preparing them for an interconnected world.
Episcopal schools are built on the premise that spiritual development is a necessary component of a complete education, welcome to all.
School Chaplain · Cori Rigney