Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for

Sunday, 9 October 2016

From caring comes courage

Lao Tzu 

 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Don't be afraid to open to your 

hearts and doors to

welcome strangers.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 9 October 2016

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY

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

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

      11:00am       St. Stephen’s, Chester          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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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 

Tues, 11 Oct at 7:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.

  BIBLE TALK

   Wed, 12 Oct from 2:00-3:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

STUDIO SINGERS

 Wed, 12 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

            Thurs, 13 Oct at 7:30 pm 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

will resume on Mon, 17 Oct in Tuck Hall. 

(No Musical Friends on Thanksgiving Monday)

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

Thursday, 13 Oct at 2:30 pm

SCANS

Senior’s College Assoc. of NS – two new 7 week courses

begin on 11 Oct (Judicial Progressivism in the Supreme Court of Canada)

and 12 Oct (Ethical Issues in the Media).  2:00 – 4:00 pm in Tuck Hall.

For more information call 902-444-7588.

BISHOP RON’S SOUTH SHORE ITINERARY

Our Bishop will be on the South Shore 18-20 Oct. 

There will be a meeting of the South Shore Regional Council on Tues, 18 Oct

with a pot luck supper at 5:30 pm.

The focus of the meeting will be time with Bishop Ron,

as he begins his tour of our region of the Diocese.

A Regional Celebration of  the Eucharist with the Bishop, with Confirmations,

will take place on Wed, 19 Oct at 7:00 pm

at St. John’s, Lunenburg.  All welcome to attend !

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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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 16 October 2016

The Twenty-Second 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

        7:00 pm       All Saints’, Canaan                Evening Prayer

Readings: Jeremiah 31: 27-34; Psalm 119: 97-104;

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18: 1-8

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