Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for week ending Sunday, 25 March 2018

 

True love is selfless

It is prepared to sacrifice

Sadhu Vaswani

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 25 March 2018

Palm Sunday

       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:  Mark 11: 1-11; Isaiah 50: 4-91,

Philippians 2: 5-11; Mark 15: 1-47

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION

our 11 a.m. worship will begin in the Parish Centre,

for the Liturgy of the Palms,

followed by procession to the church.

If we have poor weather,

we will begin in the church as usual

LENTEN SERVICES

Wednesday, 28 March

10:30 am     St. Stephen’s,     Chester  

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MAKING PALM CROSSES

on Sat, 24 March

in the Parish Centre

10:00 am in Tuck Hall

Many hands make light work!

MUSICAL FRIENDS

  on Mon, 26 March 2018.

1:00 Vintage Voices

2:00  Musical Friends Choir

3:00 Musical Friends Band

4:00 Tuneful Tots

All Welcome

 ST. STEPHEN’S PARISH

LENTEN STUDY PROGRAM 2018

 11 a.m.  Tuesdays,

20 February -  27 March

St. Stephen’s Parish Centre

 This year, we are studying

C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters.

Participants are asked to bring their

own copies but copies are available

at the office, if needed.

 PASTORAL CARE

Last Sunday to bring donations

of foil wrapped chocolate eggs

and Easter bunnies (big or small),

wrapped gum,  Easter stickers, suckers, etc. 

 We hope to provide filled

plastic eggs for the families with small children

who use the Food Bank.

A donation basket is at the back of the church.

FOOD BANK SUNDAYS FOR LENT

This Sunday, we are looking for  

kids’ lunch box treats

(juice packs, raisins, granola bars, etc)

NO peanut products, please

All donations are very gratefully received. 

HOSPITALITY

 Anyone interested in helping to prepare food,

set up tables, help with clean up, etc, for funeral receptions,

please contact the Parish Office

to be put on the Hospitality Contact List. 

For those without access to computers,

a telephone tree can be set up.  

A sign up list will be located at the back of the church

for those interested

GODSPELL

Don’t miss the chance to see this lively musical

It will be performed by the

‘Have a Laugh Players’

in St. Stephen’s Church on

Monday, 26 March at 7: 30 pm

Tickets $20

Available from Chester Pharmasave

and the Parish Office.

GOOD FRIDAY

INTER-DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE

 will take place at 11am

at the Chester United Baptist Church

on Friday, 30 March. 

We are excited about  this collaboration

and hope you will join us

and the inter-church choir for this service.

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SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK

  MONDAY, 26 March

                    10:30 am           St. Stephen’s, Chester               Holy Communion

                  7:00 pm           St. Stephen’s Church                ‘Godspell ‘        

                                                                                                               

                     TUESDAY,  27 March                

                    10:00 am           St. Stephen’s, Chester             Holy Communion

                                      11:00 am           St. Stephen’s Parish Centre       Lenten Study                         

                                                                                       

           WEDNESDAY, 28 March           

                     10:30 am            St. Stephen’s, Chester               Holy Communion

      MAUNDY THURSDAY, 29 March      

                       7:00 pm          St. Stephen’s, Chester               Washing of Hands

                                                                                                    and Celebration of  

                                                                                                 the Institution of  

                                                                                                  the Lord’s Supper

GOOD FRIDAY, 30 March

                 11:00 am      Chester United Baptist Church       The Celebration

                               INTER-DENOMINATIONAL      of the Lord’s

                            ***   SERVICE  ***                  Passion

EASTER EVE, Saturday, 31 March

                      7:30  pm           All Saints’, Canaan                    The Great Vigil of

                                                                                Easter

 EASTER SUNDAY, 1 April

                      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

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