Wednesday 29 March 2017

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog
for Sunday, 2 April, 2017

Guard well within yourself that treasure, Kindness.
Know how to give without hesitation,
how to lose without regret,
how to acquire without meanness.
George Sand

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, 2 April, 2017
       8:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Communion
   11:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Eucharist 
        4:30 pm     All Saints’, Canaan           Holy Communion  

Readings: Ezekiel 37: 1-14; ; Psalm 130:
Romans 8: 6-11; John 11: 1-45

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
 Musical Friends
Mon, 3 Apr 2017
in Tuck Hall, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Bible Talk for Lent
   Wed, 5 Apr from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
in the Tyler Grant Room.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANK YOU
Last Sunday,
at the conclusion of their General Meeting
to elect a Parochial Committee, the Parish of South Queens
asked Archdeacon Ian to pass on their "thanks"
and gratitude to you, the Parish of St Stephen's,
for sharing your Rector with them.
"How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!"
(Psalm 133)

LENTEN LUNCHES 2017 
Soups ‘n Stuff  
5 Apr (Food Bank – speaker, Wendy Sheppard)
. 12:00 – 1:00pm. 
$8 for a lovely lunch. 
Please join us – bring a friend.

FOOD BANK SUNDAY  
Please help our local Food Bank on
Sunday, 23 April by bringing food donations
(peanut butter and canned soup are especially useful). 
Let’s try to fill the basket in the church entrance. 
All donations are very gratefully received.

MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT 
 due to weather, the benefit was cancelled
on 27 March. 
The Benefit has been re-scheduled
for Monday, 1 May.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Lenten Wednesday Service
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
10:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester      Holy Communion

Palm Sunday
Sunday, 9 April, 2017
  8:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Blessing of Palms and
                                                    Holy Communion
          9:15 am      St. George’s, East River    Liturgy of the Palms, of the 
                                                          Passion and Eucharist
       11:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Liturgy of the Palms, of the
                                                           Passion and  Eucharist
       
Readings: Matthew 21: 1-11; Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29;
Isaiah 50: 4-9a; Psalm 21:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 27:11-54

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