praying – preaching – presiding – pastoring
The Rev. Stephen Hagerty is a baptized Christian (since 1974) and an ordained Episcopal priest (since 2015) and will soon begin as the new rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church & School in Ashburn, VA, starting December 1, 2024. He has worked as a paralegal, office manager, copy-editor, and registrar, among other things. The youngest of five siblings, he is also a fanatical devotee of the television show, The Golden Girls, which is filled with humor and theology, his two favorite subjects. He is married to exactly one amazing man, Fred, and is a proud human companion to God’s greatest non-human animal, two beloved Chihuahua mixes, Chico and Rosie. He understands the Christian gospel in five words: “Because of Jesus, Love Wins.”
I came late to The Episcopal Church, so I didn’t realize that there were stages to stewardship until I was in my early thirties. Five Stages to be exact. They may sound vaguely familiar, but I thought it would be helpful to review them all. They are listed in a certain order but can be…