Worship This Sunday - February 15, 2015

8:00a.m. St. Stephen's, Chester - Holy Communion (BCP)

9:00a.m. St. George's, East River - Prayer & Praise (Non-Eucharistic)

11:00a.m. St. Stephen's, Chester - Holy Eucharist (BAS Traditional Form)

ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP –Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes will be celebrated Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00p.m. in St. Stephen’s Church.

PARISH SHROVE TUESDAY ‘GET TOGETHER’ is scheduled for Tuesday, 17 February 5:30–6:30p.m. in the Parish Centre. This parish event is catered by the men of the parish.

LENTEN STUDY –A six-week Lenten Study titled “Journey to the Cross & Beyond” will be held each Wednesday in Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, 18 February at 10:30 - 11:45a.m., in the Tyler-Grant Room. The study was prepared by Bishop Terry Dance, Bishop of Norfolk and endorsed by the Joint Anglican–Lutheran Commission. It is designed for Canadian context, dealing with the kind of issues that we face today. Prerequisite reading: Mark 1:9-15; Luke 4:1-19, 16-21. Please bring your bible. Some bibles are available.

LENTEN LUNCHEONS –St. Stephen’s Parish will host Wednesday Lenten Luncheons in the Parish Centre 12:00 noon to 1:00p.m. Cost of lunch is $10. Proceeds to designated charities.  Following is a list of dates, including topics and speakers:
• February 25 –Alzheimers and the Brain Bank –Barbara Mulrooney
• March 4 –Primates World Relief & Development –Allie Colp
• March 11 –Senior’s Help Line - 211 –Allison Currie
• March 18 –Our Health Centre, Update –Gretchen McCurdy
• March 25 –New Ross Interpretative Centre –Lisa Wolfe

PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING –The Parish AGM will be held in St. Stephen’s Church, Sunday, February 22, 2015 following the 11:00a.m. worship.

DONALD CURLEY LECTURES will take place each Sunday in February, beginning on the first at 2:00p.m. in the Parish Centre.

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS - Mon., February 16, 2:00p.m., Tuck Hall

PARISH 'GET TOGETHER' - Tues., February 17, 5:30–6:30p.m. Tuck Hall

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR - Tues., February 17, 7:00p.m., Tuck Hall

BIBLE TALK -Wed., February 18,10:30a.m., Tyler-Grant Room

ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP - Wed., Feb. 18, 7:00p.m. St. Stephen’s 

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

First Sunday in Lent - February 22, 2015 

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

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

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

Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

 

CHURCH CHUCKLE

A pastor put sanitary hot air hand dryers in the rest rooms at his church but after two weeks, he took them out. He was asked why.
“They work fine,” he said, “but someone put a sign on them that said, ‘For a sample of this week's sermon, push the button’."