Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican
Parish Blog for
Sunday, 4 September
2016.
The true secret of
happiness lies in taking a genuine interest
in all the details of daily life.
William
Morris
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WORSHIP THIS
WEEK
Sunday, 4 September
2016
The Sixteenth Sunday after
Pentecost
8:00 am St. Stephen’s,
Chester Holy
Communion
11:00
am St. Stephen’s,
Chester
Parish Family Service
7:00 pm All Saints’, Canaan Evening
Prayer
Readings:
Jeremiah
18: 1-11; Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-17;
Philemon 1-21; Luke
14:25-33
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THIS WEEK IN THE
PARISH
BIBLE TALK
will start up again on Wed, 7 Sept from 2:00-3:30 pm
in the Tyler Grant Room. All Welcome!
STUDIO SINGERS
will start up again on Wed, 7 Sept at 7:30 pm in Tuck
Hall.
ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR
practise will resume on Thurs, 8 Sept at 7:30
pm
in St. Stephen’s Church
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
PARISH
OFFICE
will
be closed 6-8 Sept re-opening Mon, 12 Sept.
Please
leave a message or contact Fr. Ian (902-275-8627).
MUSICAL
FRIENDS:
will be starting up
again on Mon, 12 Sept in Tuck Hall.
Times for each group are as
follows:
Vintage
Voices
– 1:00 pm every Monday that School is
in.
Musical
Friends Choir:
2:00 pm – youth will be met at Chester District
School
Musical
Friends Band:
3:00 pm – Middle School youth find their own way but
will be fed.
Tuneful
Tots:
4:00 pm – learning new songs as well as singing and
dancing
to
the traditional nursery rhymes.
All
Welcome!
SCANS
INFO SESSION
The
Seniors’ College Association of Nova Scotia (a non profit organisation
offering
courses taught
by Seniors to Seniors (50+) will hold an information session
on
Tues, 13 Sept at
2:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.
Two new six week courses will start on Oct 11 and 12.
The annual $155.25 membership fee allows
attendance at any number of courses per year
–
3 semesters – with locations in Chester, Mahone Bay, Liverpool, HRM and
Truro.
All Welcome!
SPIRITUAL
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
to take place on Tues, 13 Sept at 7:00 pm in the Tyler
Grant Room.
VINTAGE
VOICES AT SHOREHAM
starting up again every Thursday
at
2:30 pm
from
15 September at Shoreham Village.
CELEBRATION OF NEW
MINISTRY
Thursday, 15 Sept, 7:00 pm at St. Stephen’s Church.
All are welcome
and encouraged to attend! This service
will formally mark
a new time of ministry in our parish
with Fr. Ian’s induction as our Rector. The Covenant in Ministry for our Parish
is
available at worship today. Please take a
copy with you,
and feel free to direct any questions you have about it to the
Rector and Wardens.
It will be signed
at the Celebration.
PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING
Tues, 20 Sept at 7:00 pm in
Canaan
SHOREHAM VILLAGE –
VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
The following courses are available for volunteers at
Shoreham Village.
1. Feeding with
Sensitivity – 21 Sept, 2016 from
2:00-3:30 pm,
in the Training Room.
2. Palliative Care
Training – on 20 Sept, 4 Oct,
18 Oct, 1
Nov,
15 Nov, 13 Dec and TBA for Jan 2017 from
2:15-4:15 pm
3. Dementia Education – 19 Sept, 2016 from
4:00 -5:00 pm and
4 Oct, 2016 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.
For more information
please contact
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WORSHIP NEXT
WEEK
Sunday, 11 September
2016
The Seventeenth 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:
Jeremiah
4: 11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14;
Timothy 1:12-17;
Luke 15:1-10
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