Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blogfor

Sunday, 25 September 2016

We are officially into the ‘season of mists and mellow

fruitfulness’.  Enjoy Autumn!

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 25 September 2016

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester           Holy Communion 

9:15 am       St. George’s, East River        Holy Eucharist      

                11:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester           Holy Eucharist                      

                                   

Readings: Jeremiah 32: 1-3a, 6-15; Psalm 91: 1-6, 14-16;

Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

BIBLE TALK

  on Wed, 28 Sept from 2:00-3:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

STUDIO SINGERS 

on Wed, 28 Sept at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE – BEULAH KAIZER

A graveside service will take place on Fri, 30 Sept

at 2:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church for

Beulah Kaizer.

A reception will follow in Tuck Hall.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

A NOTICE REGARDING WORSHIP

the Rector will be in St. Stephen’s Church at approx. 9:15 am

most Tuesdays through Fridays for Morning Prayer. 

 Anyone who wishes is welcome to join him.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

 Mon, 26 Sept in Tuck Hall.  

Times for each group are as follows:

Vintage Voices – 1:00 pm

Musical Friends Choir: 2:00 pm

Musical Friends Band: 3:00 pm

Tuneful Tots: 4:00 pm

All Welcome!

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

 Thursday, 29 Sept at 2:30 pm

VITAL CHURCH MARITIMES

the Rector, along with others from the parish, will be

at the Vital Church Maritimes Conference

at Oak Island Inn, Thursday through Saturday.

Please keep them in prayer, and watch for developments

from this time!

ST. AUGUSTINE’S GUILD

will be sponsoring ‘Eat, Drink and Bid Merrily’ - a fundraiser on Sat, 1 Oct

from 7:00-10:00 pm in the Chester Legion. 

Silent auction, food, music, cash bar. Tickets $10.00.

Call Ann Ward at 902-275-5190 for more information.

ANNUAL DINNER THEATRE

Mark your calendar, do not miss this great event!

  ‘The Great Pretenders’ will be performed by the Accidental Actors on Sat, 22 Oct, 2016

at the Little Red School in Canaan. 

Tickets for the dinner (salad, roast beef dinner and dessert) and show are $25. 

Doors open at 5:30 pm, show starts 6:30 pm.  Limited seating. 

 For tickets and more information contact Maxine Christo

at 902-275-3777 (work) or 902-275-3496 (home).

 

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 Sunday, 2 October 2016

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

            8:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester            Holy Communion

                         11:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester            Holy Eucharist                    

Readings: Lamentations 1: 1-6; Psalm 137;

2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17: 5-10

                     7:00 pm        All Saints’, Canaan              Thanksgiving Service   

                                                                             (Holy Eucharist)

Readings: Deuteronomy 8: 7-18; Psalm 65; 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15;

Luke 17: 11-19

A Thanksgiving donation for the Food Bank would be

greatly appreciated.

                                   

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