Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for Sunday, 3 January 2016. 

We hope to see you at our Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday at St. George’s Church.

Our wishes for a healthy, safe and joyful new year are sent out to all of you.

 

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THE SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 3 January 2016

The Second Sunday after Christmas

 

                                      St. Stephen’s              8:00 am            Holy Communion

                                      St. George’s             11:00 am            Festival of Lessons and Carols

                                                                                                      for Christmas and Epiphany

 

Readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2: 1-12

 

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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

Please pray this week for the Parish of Northumberland 

and the Parish of St. John’s, Truro

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOOD BANK - The food bank thanks everyone for their kindness over

the Christmas holiday season. 

 January is a lean month - all donations are very gratefully received by

those in need.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS – (Vintage Voices, Band, Tuneful Tots) will resume on Monday.

11 January, from 1:00 – 4:30 pm

BIBLE TALK – on Wed, 6 January from 10:30-12:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.

All Welcome.

CHOIR PRACTICE – Thursday, 7 January, 7:00 pm in Tuck Hall.

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SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP FOR NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 10 January, 2016

The Baptism of the Lord

                    St.  Stephen’s                      8:00 am              Holy Communion

                 St.  George’s                       9:00 am              Holy Eucharist 

                St. Stephen’s                     11:00 am              Holy Eucharist

Readings:  Isaiah 43: 1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8: 14-17;

Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22

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PARISH TRANSITION PRAYER

 O Faithful God, as your people, we cherish our memories and our history as a sacred gift. We ask you to guide us in our time of transition.

Bless and direct the parochial committee as it carries out the work of finding a new rector, that through your Holy Spirit

they may make wise decisions on behalf of the parish. Lead all parishioners in Your wisdom, that we might be receptive to change and growth.

Give us Your grace to redirect our hearts that we may be willing to offer ourselves in joyful service.

Do not allow fear, ignorance or pride to limit the work of your Spirit, nor allow tradition to prevent the creativity within us from bearing fruit.

Open our hearts to the call of the Gospel. Give us courage and renewed hope, that we may meet the challenge

of being the church of our time. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen

 

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