Saint Stephen's Receives Two Polly Bond Awards

Since 1980, The Episcopal Church has been recognizing excellence in the art of Communications through the Polly Bond awards given annually at the Episcopal Communicators Conference.  On May 5, Episcopal Communicators announced the awards covering the 2020 and 2021 award years across 18 different categories.  Saint Stephen’s was the recipient of two awards: Honorable Mention for Best Print Newsletter/Magazine and Honorable Mention for Best Short-form Video, contracted shooting or editing.  Click here to see a full list of all 2022 Polly Bond Award Winners. 

The Rev. John Burruss, Charles Buchanan, Karin Fectau, and the Rev. Dr. Becky Bridges

Van Chaplin (Photographer)

The Saint Magazine Team consists of Karin Fectau (Designer), Charles Buchanan (Project Manager), Van Chaplin (Photographer), and the Rev. Dr. Becky Bridges and the Rev. John Burruss.  The award was given for the first two editions which can be found here. 

Staśi Bara, the Rev. Katherine Harper, and the Rev. John Burruss

The Saint Stephen’s videos were created by Staśi Bara, owner of See it Productions and the award was given to the Worship Overview Video created by Staśi and the Rev. Katherine Harper.   The worship video can be viewed here.