WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, January 18, 2015

St. Stephen's Church, Chester 8:00a.m. Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
                                                  11:00a.m. Holy Eucharist (Book of Alternate Services)

St. George's Church, East River 9:00a.m. Prayer & Praise Worship with the The Messy Band

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS - Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. Bulletin information must be received in the office no later than Wednesday afternoons in order to appear in the Sunday bulletin.

ANNUAL REPORTS  - please ensure that your information is received  in the Parish Office on or before Wednesday, February 4th, 2015.  

ECUMENICAL PRAYER BREAKFAST - St. Stephen’s will host a monthly one hour ecumenical Prayer Breakfast on the last Saturday, January 31st from 9 - 10 am in Tuck Hall.  Breakfast will be provided.  A free will offering is encouraged.

SCANS - The Seniors College Association of Nova Scotia will hold classes beginning Thursday, January 29 (Pharonic Egypt - 8 wks.) 2:00–4:00p.m., and Friday, January 30 (Modern Japan - 7 wks.) 10:30a.m.–12:30p.m. in St. Stephen’s Parish Community Centre. For more information visit their website www.thescans.ca

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS - Mon., January 19, 2:00p.m., Tuck Hall
PARISH COUNCIL - Mon., January 19, 7:00p.m., Tyler-Grant Room
ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR - Tues., January 20,  7:00p.m., Tuck Hall
BIBLE TALK -Wed., January 21, 12:00 noon, Tyler-Grant Room

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

Epiphany 3, January 25, 2015 

8:30 am, St. George’s, Holy Communion (BCP)

11:00 am, St. Stephen’s, Holy Eucharist (BAS Contemporary)

4:30p.m. All Saints’ Holy Eucharist (BAS Contemporary)

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:6-14; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

 

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY - January 18–24, 2015

“Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’.” (John 4:7)

Introduction: Who drinks of this water…

The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman invites us to try water from a different well and also to offer a little water of our own. In diversity, we enrich each other. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a privileged moment for prayer, encounter and dialogue. It is an opportunity to recognize the richness and value present in the other, and to ask God for the gift of unity.