St Stephen's Parish in Chester, NS: June 2019

Thursday 27 June 2019

Worship This Week

June 30 Third Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am St. Stephen’s Church, Chester

11:00 am St. Stephen’s Community Hall, Chester

Readings: Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm77:1-2, 11-20;

Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We Make House Calls + …those with loved ones in hospital or unable to come to church, please call Fr. Ian at 902.275.8627

Food Bank: All contributions are very gratefully received.

Star Fish Fundraiser - for Abdulaziz's wheelchair. Cheques to Aenon Baptist Church, and leave with St. Stephen's office.

Tuck Hall Rentals: Call the Parish Office to book your function!

The Halifax Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists is hosting the Annual National Organ Festival and Convention, July 7 to 11, 2019 Hear some of Canada’s finest pipe organists! See Poster in Parish! (Margaret Machum, President RCCO Halifax Centre)

BBQ June 30, 11:00 Service will be in the Parish Hall, BBQ to follow

Syrian Pot Luck Dinner: Sunday, July 7th 5:30 to 7:30, Tuck Hall. Need: Volunteers, food and/or donations to the Starfish Refugee Project (Cheques to St. Stephen's Parish)

We are celebrating Aya Al Ali's birthday and the arrival of her uncle and his family. Volunteers to serve and clean up are definitely needed.

Rector's Vacation - Please note that Fr. Ian will be on vacation
starting the 1st of July, and will return on Monday the 15th of July.
During that time, if there is an emergency which requires a priest,
please call either the Parish Office or one of the Parish Wardens, and
they will put you in touch with the clergy "on-call”

Worship Next Week

July 7 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am St. Stephen’s Church, Chester

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

7:00 pm All Saints’ Church, Canaan

Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30

Galatians 6:1-6, 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Worship This Week

June 23 Second Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am St. Stephens Church, Chester
9:15 am St. George's, East River
11:00 St. Stephen's Church, Chester

Readings: 1 Kings 19:1-4, 5-7, 8-15a; Psalm 42, 43
Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We Make House Calls + …those with loved ones in hospital or unable to come to church, please call Fr. Ian at 902.275.8627

Food Bank: All contributions are very gratefully received.

Star Fish Fundraiser - for Abdulaziz's wheelchair. Cheques to Aenon Baptist Church, and leave with St. Stephen's office.

Tuck Hall Rentals: Call the Parish Office to book your function!

BBQ June 30, 11:00 Service will be in the Parish Hall, BBQ to follow!

The Choir is always looking for more singers! Contact Lynne Baroni, Warren Laws or Dawn Harwood-Jones. Singing is exhilarating!

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Worship Next Week

June 30 Third Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 am St. Stephens Church, Chester
11:00 St. Stephen's Community Ctr., Chester

Readings: Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

Thursday 13 June 2019

Worship This Week

June 16 Trinity Sunday

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

7:00 pm All Saints’ Church, Canaan

Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

ANNOUNCEMENTS - Happy Father's Day!

We Make House Calls + …those with loved ones in hospital or unable to come to church, please call Fr. Ian at 902.275.8627

Food Bank: All contributions are very gratefully received.

Star Fish Fundraiser - for Abdulaziz's wheelchair. Cheques to Aenon Baptist Church, and leave with St. Stephen's office.

Tuck Hall Rentals: Call the Parish Office to book your function!

During the week of July 7 to 11, 2019, The Halifax Centre of the Royal

Canadian College of Organists is hosting the Annual National Organ Festival

and Convention, a four-day assembly of organists, choir directors, and organ

builders from across Canada and the United States

For you, this is an opportunity to hear some of Canada’s finest pipe organ

performers on some of the finest pipe organs in the City of Halifax. These

include Craig Humber, NL and Austria; Denis Bedard, PQ/BC; Rachel Laurin,

PQ; Stephen Candow, NL; Sarah Svendsen, NS/ON; Rachel Mahon, UK;

Stillman Matheson, NB/ON, and Donald Hunt, NS/BC.

All recitals and major concerts will be open to the public and we cordially invite

you to attend. Tickers are available through TicketHalifax or at the door of the

venue on the day or night of each performance. A poster has been placed in

the Church Hall which will give you the dates, times, and locations of each

performance. We are looking forward to having you with us.

Margaret Machum, President RCCO Halifax Centre

BBQ June 30, 11:00 Service will be in the Parish Hall, BBQ to follow.

Worship Next Week

June 23 Second Sunday after Pentecost

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: 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7) 8-15a; Psalm 42, 43

Wednesday 5 June 2019

WORSHIP THIS WEEK

June 9 The Day of Pentecost

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: Acts 2:1-21; Ps 104:25-35, 37b; Romans 8:14-17; John14:8-17, 25-27

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We Make House Calls + …those with loved ones in hospital or unable to come to church, please call Fr. Ian at 902.275.8627

Food Bank: All contributions are very gratefully received.

Star Fish Fundraiser - for Abdulaziz's wheelchair. Cheques to Aenon Baptist Church, and leave with St. Stephen's office.

This Year instead of the Chester Municipal Relay for Life event the Canadian Cancer Society is introducing a new program, "Cancer Fighters"
> > as the former Relay Committee we are hosting
> A Night of Remembrance
> We are going to be Remembering our loved ones that have passed, Remembering and honoring our cancer survivors and celebrating with them and Remembering
as cancer fighters to fight and donate to the cause for Hope and a Cure.
> A suggested donation of $2.00 at the door will give you a ticket to win a door prize.
The event is Sat. June 15th at 7:00pm at The Chester Legion.
> All welcome please come and enjoy an evening of food, laughter, remembering, door prizes, entertainment & silent auction.
> Any cancer survivor that would like to attend please register by calling a committee member or 902-275-5966
> A short Luminary ceremony will also take place with which you can buy a Luminary for $5.00 in loving memory or in honor of a loved one
> Luminaries can be purchased at the event or prepurchased at the New Ross / Chester Basin Credit
> Unions, at the Hair Salon at #6 Pig Loop Road or by calling 275-5966.
> > We invite everyone to join us for a wonderful evening, open to the public, survivors, past
> Relay team members, ALL WELCOME , Donation greatly appreciated,
> All donations and proceeds for this event will be given to the Canadian Cancer Society for helping people that are needing to stay at the Lodge That Gives
> For any info please call 275-5966

Tuck Hall Rentals: Spring is finally here and friends and family will be starting to visit too. If you are having a houseful of guests or want to get together without making yourself and your house crazy, think about renting Tuck Hall and its great kitchen for your family gathering, special birthday party, anniversary or reunion. There is plenty of room, and everything you need plus a commercial machine to wash up! No berry, coffee, or wine stains on your furniture or floors! Call the Parish Office to book your function and enjoy!

Worship Next Week

June 16 Trinity Sunday

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 7:00 pm All Saints’ Church, Canaan

Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15