Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Blog

for Sunday, 13 November 2016

Apologies to all followers of this weekly message -

it seems I did not hit the ‘send’ button last week.

There is lots of information for you in this

week’s message to keep you informed!

Spread love everywhere you go.

Let no one ever come to you without

leaving happier

Mother Teresa

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 13 November 2016

The Twenty-Sixth 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: Isaiah 65: 17-25; Canticle 3 (Isaiah 12: 2-6);

2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13; Luke 21: 5-19

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

PARISH COUNCIL

Tues, 15 Nov at 7:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room. 

  BIBLE TALK

   Wed, 16 Nov from 1:00-2:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

Thurs, 17 Nov at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 14 Nov from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

in Tuck Hall.   

SHOEBOXES NEEDED 

for the Missions to Seamen Christmas donations. 

Boxes can be left at the Parish Office or in the Church vestibule. 

Filled boxes to be delivered 1 Dec.

(More info below)

FISH ON FRIDAY FUN(D) RAISER

Tickets are $20 for adults

$10 for kids under 12 available at the Parish Office.

Call 902.275.3804

or email ststephensparish@ns.sympatico.ca

to order your tickets.

COMMITTEE BUDGET REQUESTS

Please note that Choir, Altar Guild, Hospitality, Pastoral Care

and other budget requests must be received by the end of November.

A NOTE FROM THE RECTOR

If you or a family member are admitted to hospital,

especially the ones in Bridgewater and/or Lunenburg,

and you will wish to be visited by the Rector at some point during your stay,

please make a point of identifying yourself as an Anglican

to either the admitting or nursing staff.

As well,  specifically ask to be added to the list of Anglican patients.

Patients are not always asked their religious affiliation,

and clergy are only allowed to see lists of patients who have identified themselves

as belonging to their particular denomination.

SHOREHAM VILLAGE LADIES AUXILIARY

is hosting their annual dinner theatre event

‘The Great Pretenders’ featuring the Accidental Actors

at Chester Legion on Sat, 26 Nov.

Doors open at 5:30 pm  Show starts at 6:30 pm

Roast Pork Dinner, Dessert lots of fun and laughs

$25.00 per person 

Call Geri Allen for tickets 902-275-3817.    

PLUM PUDDINGS  

Many will already be aware that Plum Puddings

will not be produced at St. Stephen’s this fall. 

The decision came after discussions regarding a variety of challenges

such as no one stepping forward to manage the sales component,

not enough small tins to be able to cook more than 200 puddings

and a significant increase in the cost of ingredients.

Although we will not make plum puddings this fall,

we’d like to consider doing them in the fall of 2017. 

With that in mind, we ask parishioners to help throughout the year

by continuing to save 14 oz/398 ml. tins.  Those are the small ones that contain

vegetables, fruit, baked beans, tomato sauce, cranberry sauce, etc. 

Remove the lids and the paper wrappers, clean the tins

and leave them in the church or Parish Centre. 

We’ll save them until we have enough. 

Thank you for your continued support of this project.

 

MISSION TO SEAFARERS

ANNUAL SHOEBOX CAMPAIGN

When ships visit the Port of Halifax during the month of December

The Mission ensures each and every seafarer receives a shoebox gift. 

For some seafarers this is their only gift. 

This campaign continues until all the shoeboxes are given out. 

In 2015, staff and volunteers who visit the ships gave out 1600 shoebox gifts.

Our Parish sent around 35 shoeboxes to the campaign. 

What a truly heartwarming experience this is for all!

Each and every box is checked before being lovingly gift wrapped

by a great team at the Mission.

The Mission to Seafarers is very grateful to the many individuals and churches

that provide the items to enable this heartwarming program to continue.

Their community partner in this endeavour, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

continues to be instrumental in promoting this annual campaign.  

Sincere thanks are sent to everyone who supports this campaign.

 

Shoeboxes include:

HAT, SCARF, GLOVERS OR MITTS, SOCKS,

WRAPPED HARD CANDY (NO CHOCOLATE),

SOAP, TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSH, SHAMPOO,

SHAVING FOAM, RAZORS, DEODORANT AND LYPSYL,

PLAYING CARDS, MEMENTO OF NOVA SCOTIA,

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND OR CANADA

 

There should not be any liquor, sharp objects, or flammables enclosed.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 20 November 2016

The Last 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

7:00 pm       All Saints, Canaan              Holy Eucharist

      

Readings: Jeremiah 23: 1-6; Canticle 19 (Luke 1: 68-79), Colossians 1: 11-20;

Luke 23: 33-43

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