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Worship Schedule
Sundays:
8:00 am Eucharist in the Church
10:30 am Eucharist in the Church and on Zoom
Wednesdays: 12:15 pm Eucharist in the Church
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am Meditation on Zoom
Darkness to Light: A Preparation for Christmas
On Sunday, December 6 at 4:00 pm, the Choir of St. Stephen’s Church on the Green, 3 Main Street, Middlebury, will offer Darkness to Light: A Preparation for Christmas with Lessons and Carols. The event is free and the public is cordially invited to experience this unique service offered as we approach the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. Throughout history, the Church has kept the season of Advent as a time with a mixture of both solemnity and rejoicing, and has often used candlelight as a symbol of hope in a world that has dark moments.
This presentation of Darkness to Light was developed and used at the great English Cathedral at Salisbury and at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago. Its goal is to capture that ancient Advent spirit of longing and hope. It begins in darkness and, as the service unfolds, the church is transformed from darkness to light. It is structured around the 6th century “Great O” Antiphons (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel), readings from the Old and New Testaments, and choir anthems and carols ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Music by J.S. Bach, G.P. da Palestrina, David Willcocks, Rosephanye Powell, Robert Ludwig, Malcolm Archer, Stephen Caracciolo, Has Leo Hassler, Sally Beamish, Christopher Aspaas, and Robert Hobby.
We celebrated FOUNDERS SUNDAY on April 19, 2026, the kickoff event of our bicentennial celebration.
St. Stephen’s is a generous, loving and active community of faith seeking ever deeper ways to live out our faith in Jesus and to share God’s light in the world. We live our faith joyously in worship, in learning, and in service; caring for each other, for our community, and for our 199 year-old church in the heart of Middlebury.
We are an inclusive congregation that welcomes diversity and celebrates difference as part of God’s creation.
Our Mission
To be an inclusive community awake to God in worship, learning, and service.
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Our Worship Schedule
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Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday Godly Play
Wednesday Noonday Eucharist
Thursday Meditation
The town of Middlebury lies at the eastern edge of the Champlain Valley, at the foot of the Green Mountains. It is home to Middlebury College, businesses large and small, and all the services of a shire town.
Addison County is a hub for biking, skiing, hiking, and other outdoor pleasures. Culturally, we have the College and all its offerings as well as Middlebury’s Town Hall Theatre and other smaller community events. We have a year-round farmers’ market and in the surrounding area, several CSAs. St. Stephen’s is deeply integrated into this life, but its reach goes beyond even Addison County. Parishioners drive as much as 30 miles to be part of a parish community that has a deeply spiritual life and an active social justice mission.
To ask questions, please contact our Parish Office.
