Worship This Week

      March 24        THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

                                                                                                        8:00 am   St. Stephen’s Church,  Chester 

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

                                                                                                       11:00 am   St. Stephen’s Church,  Chester

                                                                            

                                                                    Readings:  Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8

                                                                              1 Corinthians 10: 1-13; Luke 13: 1-9

                                        

                                                                                   

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcome The Rev. Judi Phillips as our Presider and Preacher this week while Fr. Ian is on vacation!

FOOD BANK:  All contributions are very gratefully received.

In particular need of canned fruit, canned vegetables and soda crackers please and thank you.

TAI CHI BEGINNERS EVENING CLASS:  to take place in Tuck Hall starting Tues, from 7:00-9:00 pm.  All welcome to come and see if it is of interest.                                

Wednesdays through Lent (Starting 13 March)

Holy Communion, 10:30 a.m. - Tyler Grant Room, St. Stephen’s

Lenten Lunches – 12:00 pm Tuck Hall $8.00 Speaker March 27 > Derek Schnare – Wills, Power of Attorney

Lenten Quiet Morning-  Saturday, 6 April, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Tuck Hall, St. Stephen’s Community Centre

For our Lenten Quiet Morning, we will continue our participation in the “Heartbeat of the Church”. This is a program designed by The Anglican Church of Canada, in advance of our national General Synod. From the website: “the Primate is calling all of us – coast to coast – to come together, form Conversation Circles, and join in 10 months of dialogue, prayer and reflection. What is the heartbeat of the church? Are we in sync with the gospel we are called to embody? In what do we rejoice? Over what must we repent? To what should we aspire?” Most of the morning will be spent in small group conversation and reflection, concluding with the Holy Eucharist. If you took part in this program over Advent, you are welcome and encouraged to attend again, as you may be talking through it with others, giving new perspectives. Towards the end, the small groups will each compose a prayer for the Church. All are welcome.

WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

                                           March 31        FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

                                      8:00  am               St. Stephen’s Church,   Chester

                                   11:00 am               St. Stephen’s Church,   Chester  

                                                                   Readings: Joshua 5:9-12, Psalm 32

                                                                                                            2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 1b-32