Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for
Sunday, 5 June 2016
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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
Sunday, 5 June 2016
The Third Sunday after
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
Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24); Psalm 146; Galatians
1:11-24;
Luke
7:11-17
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT: the Spiritual
Development Committee will meet with Fr.Ian
Wissler
on Tues, 7 June at 7:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room. We are looking for an interested person
to join this ministry.
Please call Mary Hilchie at 902-275-3958 for more
information.
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.
STARFISH REFUGEE PROJECT: -
Our family has arrived!
There are a few ‘Welcome’ signs and
general info sheets at the back of the church if anyone
would like to take some for use at home.
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THIS WEEK IN THE
PARISH
BIBLE TALK - on Wed, 8
June, from 10:30 - 12:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.
All
Welcome!
CHOIR PRACTICE – will resume
on Thursday, 8 September.
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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
Sunday, 12 June 2016
The Fourth Sunday after
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
Readings: 1 Kings 21:1-10. 15-21a; Psalm 5:1-8; Galatians
2:15-21;
Luke 7:36
-8:3
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INTRODUCING
FATHER IAN
WISSLER
WELCOME to Father Ian Wissler who begins his ministry
with us today. The following is a brief
biography of our new Rector.
Father Ian Wissler, the son of a
priest, was born into the Rectory in Blandford, N.S. in 1971. He lived there
with his parents, and then younger sibling, until approximately 1975 when the
family moved to Shelburne, NS. Then, at almost 10 years of age, Fr. Ian
returned to his parents' country of the United States, when his father began his
graduate studies in the Los Angeles area.
In 1984, they moved to his parents' home in the Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania area.
After receiving the Sacrament of
Confirmation in 1985, he attended boarding school in Chester County, PA, from
which he received his diploma in 1990.
Longing to return to Nova Scotia
since leaving as a child, he fulfilled that wish by attending the University of
King's College in Halifax in the autumn of 1990. There he studied English, but
became involved in the St. Andrew's Missionary Society, the King's Theatrical
Society, and their literary club - The
Haliburton Society. After a brief hiatus from worship in his first year at
college, he returned to regular participation in worship at the King's College
Chapel, and also began attending St. George's "Round" Church in Halifax's North
End. As a lay person there, he helped on occasion with their soup kitchen, as
well as teaching religious education at the neighbouring elementary school, and
assisting with other youth ministry.
Toward the end of his university
career, Fr. Ian began to seriously consider the possibility that he had a
calling to ordained ministry. Starting in 1995 he began studying for his Master
of Divinity degree at Trinity College, Toronto, as a Postulant for the Diocese
of Nova Scotia.
Among his experiences at Trinity, he
served as Divinity Sacristan, and received college prizes for preaching,
systematic theology, and liturgics. In October 1998, he was ordained as a Deacon
by The Most Rev. Arthur Peters, and assigned to St. Paul's, Charlottetown, as
Curate, under their Rector, The Rev. Ted Morgan.
He was ordained as a Priest in June
of 1999, and, in December 1999, was appointed as Rector of the Parish of All
Saints, Canso where he served until July 2003.
Fr. Ian then served as Rector of St.
James, Mahone Bay from July of 2003 through May of
2016.
Father Ian and his wife, Christina,
have been married since 2004. They have a 9 year old son named Jonah. While they
have enjoyed immensely the life they have built together in Mahone Bay, Fr. Ian,
Christina and Jonah are indeed looking forward to a new chapter as they prepare
to make Chester their home.
Parishioners wishing to speak to Fr.
Ian are invited to call him on his cell phone (902.275.8627) to ensure direct
contact and a timely response.
Please take the time to meet and chat
with the family.
