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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Blog for
Sunday, 15 May, 2016
 
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WORSHIP THIS WEEK
Sunday, 15 May 2016
The Day of Pentecost

           8:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester          Holy Communion
       9:15 am       St. George’s, East River       Holy Eucharist
     11:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester          Holy Eucharist
           7:00 pm      All Saints’, Canaan               Holy Eucharist    
           
Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b; Romans 8:14-17,
John 14:8-17, 25-27
 
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT CONCERT:  7:30 pm on Monday, 23 May in St. Stephen’s Church. 
Come and enjoy a fabulous evening of musical magic!
The proceeds are for an amazing program.  Bring a friend and share the love.

CHESTER MUNICIPAL RELAY FOR LIFE: will take place on Friday, 17 June from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am
at Chester Area Middle School.  Register now to put in a team, be a volunteer, or
buy a luminary ($5) to honour the memory of a loved one.
All cancer survivors who would like to attend should also register. 
All proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. 
Contact Sheila Hirtle 902-275-5720 to register or for more information.

TRINITY SERVICE: On 22 May, we will be celebrating the Creating Trinity
 that gives and sustains life.  In the Sunday service on 22 May,
we will bless the gifts of our monetary offerings, bread and wine
AND seeds and soil. 
Parishioners are invited to bring in some soil (in a container),
seeds, or some seedlings to be blessed
 
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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS  -  (Vintage Voices, Band, Tuneful Tots) on
 Mon, 16 May, from 1:00 - 4:30 pm

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING:  at 7:00 pm, Mon, 16 May at East River

BIBLE TALK - on Wed, 18 May, from 10:30 - 12:00 pm
in the Tyler Grant Room.   All Welcome!

CHOIR PRACTICE – on  Thurs, 19 May, 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.


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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Trinity Sunday

           8:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester                   Holy Communion
       9:15 am       St. George’s, East River                Holy Eucharist
     11:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester                   Holy Eucharist
           
Readings: Proverbs 8: 1-4; Psalm 8, Romans 5: 1-5;
John 16: 12-15

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What is Rogation Sunday?
The word rogation comes from the Latin word which means ‘to ask’.  We ask for a lot of things from God – what are we asking for on this particular day?  The website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a very good description of what Rogations days mean for us today.  In part it says:
‘Stewardship of Creation is an ongoing ministry in the church.  The creation which God declared good is entrusted to the care of humankind.  Exercising that care is one dimension of daily Christian discipleship.  Rogation days are a way for the church to honour God for the gift of creation and to pray for the land, the gift of labour, and the needs of all people ..’
These days underscore the dependence of all people, urban and rural, on the fruitfulness o the earth and human labour.
Many years ago our ancestors in faith were able to obtain much of their living from the sea.  As they cleared land, they established gardens and farms to help feed themselves.  Today we continue to grow from the same land that they cleared – we grow gardens and farm for food – but more we are blessed to be able to grow simply for the beauty of God’s Creation.
On 22 May, at our 11:00 am Sunday service we will celebrate the beauty of all creation.  We will ‘ask for’ God’s blessing on our labour as we exercise our stewardship on the land and sea.  We will ‘ask for’ God’s blessing on the soil in our gardens and farms, the seeds, and the plants we will grow there to nourish our bodies and spirits.

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