Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 3 December 2017

 

Be who you are and say what you feel

because those who mind don't matter,

 and those who matter don't mind.  

Dr. Seuss

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

28 November 2017

6:30 pm    St. Stephen’s Church

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

3 December 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                               Advent Lessons and Carols

         4:30 pm    All Saints’, Canaan        

           Holy Eucharist

                                                                                                                              

Readings: Isaiah 64:1-9;  Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18;

1 Corinthians 1: 3-9;  Mark 13: 24-37

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WARDEN UPDATE

Please consider stepping up –

if not now then for the election in February.

Contact Fr. Ian or Ian Gillis for  info.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 4 Dec.   All Welcome!

Vintage Voices: 1:00 – 2:00 pm,    

Choir – 2:00-3:00 pm; 

Band – 3:00 – 4:00 pm;    

Tuneful Tots – 4:00-4:30 pm

PLUM PUDDINGS: 

2017 Plum Puddings available now! 

$10  small - 14oz pudding

  $20  large - 28 oz pudding

  Call Joan at 902-275-4585 or

Cindy at the Parish office 902-275-3804. 

Pick up at the Parish Office

Mon-Thurs 9:00-1:00 pm or

if delivery required,

provide a phone number and

civic address

or sign an order form (at back of church). 

 

To be able to make plum puddings again another year,

we will need new tins in which to bake them. 

Please save your tins -

14oz (beans, fruit, vegetables, etc.) and

28oz (tomatoes) are the sizes needed -

and drop them at the Parish Office. 

Thank you for your help.

PARISH ADVENT STUDY

 Study of the nativity narratives in the Gospels

on Tues, 28 November at 6:30 pm

in St. Stephen’s Church with Evening Prayer

(then  Tues, 5 Dec, Mon 11 Dec

and Tues 19 Dec). 

COUNTRY JAMBOREE 

 Memory Tree Lighting 7:00 pm

on Sat, 9 Dec

in the Red School House, Canaan. 

 For more information, call Maxine at 902-275-3777

ST. STEPHEN’S MEMORY TREE TAGS

Anyone wishing to make a

donation in memory of a loved one,

please contact the Parish Office

with the necessary information

before 13 December

(Forms also available at the back

of the Church)

  

ST. GEORGE’S LOBSTER DINNER & BOTTLE DRIVE

 10:00 – 6:30 on Sun, 10 December

– please drop bottles off

at the Union Hall ONLY on Sun, 10 Dec.

All recyclable bottles  greatly appreciated.   

Dinner from 4:00 - 6:30 pm on

Sunday, 10 December.

  Lobster salad and dessert $18.00. 

Turkey salad plate $9.00 

Child’s Turkey salad plate $4.00

Dine in or Take Out.    Delivery (10 miles)

Tickets must be pre-ordered by 9 Dec

 For tickets call

Sheila Hirtle 902-275-5720  or

Vicky Young 902-275-4219. 

Also, there will be a Bake Table and

Memory Tree Angel ornaments ($5.00 each)

can be bought in memory of a loved one

for the Memory Tree service at St. George’s

on Sunday, 17 Dec at 9:15 am

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

5 December 2017

6:30 pm    St. Stephen’s Church

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

10 December 2017

          

          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: Isaiah 40:1-11;  Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13;

2 Peter 3: 8-15a;  Mark 1: 1-8