St Stephen's Parish in Chester, NS: December 2017

Thursday 28 December 2017

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Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 31 December 2017

Everything is beautiful in it's own way
Like a starry summer night or a snow covered winter's day
Under God's Heaven
The world's gonna find the way
Ray Stevens

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 31 December 2017

THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

8:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester

Holy Communion

11:00 pm St. Stephen’s, Chester

Lessons & Carols

Readings: Isaiah 61: 10 – 62:3; Psalm 148;

Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 22-40

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARISH OFFICE

Please note that the Parish Office

will be closed

from 25 Dec 2017 to 2 Jan 2018

PARISH POT LUCK

When you get your calendar for 2018,

remember to mark

the next Parish Pot Luck

on Friday, 5 January, 2018

6:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

All Welcome!

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Resumes on Mon, 8 Jan, 2018

All Welcome!

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 7 January 2018

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

8:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester

Holy Communion

11:00 pm St. Stephen’s, Chester

Holy Eucharist and

Window Dedication

4:30 pm All Saints’, Canaan

Holy Eucharist

Readings: Isaiah 60: 1 – 6 ; Psalm 72: 1-7. 10-14;

Ephesians 3: 1-12; Matthew 2: 1-12

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Tuesday 19 December 2017

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Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 24 December 2017

I will honour Christmas in my heart,

and try to keep it all the year.

Charles Dickens

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

19 December 2017

6:30 pm St. Stephen’s Church

CHRISTMAS EVE

10:00 am All Saints’, Canaan

4:00 pm St. Stephen’s, Chester

Creche Service

7:00 pm St. George’s, East River

9:00 pm St. Stephen’s, Chester

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLUM PUDDINGS:

2017 Plum Puddings still available !

$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

PARISH OFFICE

Please note that the Parish Office

will be closed

from 25 Dec 2017 to 2 Jan 2018

PARISH POT LUCK

When you get your calendar for 2018,

remember to mark

the next Parish Pot Luck

on Friday, 5 January, 2018

6:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

All Welcome!

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Resumes on Mon, 8 Jan, 2018

All Welcome!

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

8:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester

Holy Communion

11:00 pm St. Stephen’s, Chester

Lessons & Carols

Readings: Isaiah 61: 10 – 62: 3 ; Psalm 148;

Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 22-40

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Thursday 7 December 2017

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Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 10 December 2017

Life can only be understood backwards;

but it must be lived forwards.
Soren Kierkegaard

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

5 November 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

11:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester

Advent Lessons and Carols

4:30 pm All Saints’, Canaan

Holy Eucharist

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

2 Peter 3: 8-15a; Mark 1: 1-8

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

NO MUSICAL FRIENDS

Musical Friends will return

Mon, 8 January 2018!

NATIVITY PLAY

Anyone interested in taking part

in our annual nativity play

should contact

Dawn Harwood-Jones at 902-275-5005

as soon as possible.

PLUM PUDDINGS

We still have some Plum Puddings!

$10 small - 14oz pudding

$20 large - 28 oz pudding.

Call Joan at 902-275-4585

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.

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. 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.

Tickets for lobster must be

pre-ordered by 8Dec.

To check on ticket availability

on Sunday

call Sheila Hirtle 902-275-5720

(You may not get lobster but the Turkey is

fabulous too!)

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

PARISH ADVENT STUDY

The third week of study of the

nativity narratives in the Gospels

on Mon, 11 Dec at 6:30 pm

in St. Stephen’s Church with Evening Prayer

(last study on Tues 19 Dec).

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)

SING CHOIR! ANNUAL CONCERT

7:30 pm on Wed, 20 Dec

the Chester United Baptist Church.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

** Mon, 11 Dec 2017 **

6:30 pm St. Stephen’s Church

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

17 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

4:30 pm All Saints’, Canaan

Evening Prayer

Readings: Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126;

1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24; John 1: 6-8, 19-28

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