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Welcome to
St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog
for Sunday, 2 April, 2017
Guard well within
yourself that treasure, Kindness.
Know how to give
without hesitation,
how to lose without
regret,
how to acquire
without meanness.
George Sand
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WORSHIP THIS
WEEK
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, 2 April, 2017
8:00
am St. Stephen’s, Chester Holy Communion
11:00
am St. Stephen’s, Chester Holy Eucharist
4:30 pm All
Saints’, Canaan Holy
Communion
Readings: Ezekiel 37: 1-14;
; Psalm 130:
Romans 8: 6-11; John 11:
1-45
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THIS WEEK IN
THE PARISH
Musical
Friends
Mon, 3 Apr 2017
in Tuck Hall, 1:00 – 4:00
pm
Bible Talk for
Lent
Wed, 5 Apr from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
in the Tyler Grant Room.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU
Last Sunday,
at the conclusion of their General Meeting
to elect a Parochial Committee, the Parish of South
Queens
asked Archdeacon Ian to pass on their "thanks"
and gratitude to you, the Parish of St Stephen's,
for sharing your Rector with them.
"How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!"
(Psalm 133)
LENTEN LUNCHES 2017
Soups ‘n Stuff
5 Apr (Food Bank – speaker, Wendy
Sheppard)
. 12:00 – 1:00pm.
$8 for a lovely
lunch.
Please join us –
bring a friend.
FOOD BANK
SUNDAY
Please help our
local Food Bank on
Sunday, 23 April by bringing food donations
(peanut butter and canned soup are especially
useful).
Let’s try to fill
the basket in the church entrance.
All donations are
very gratefully received.
MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT
due to weather, the benefit was cancelled
on 27 March.
The Benefit has
been re-scheduled
for Monday, 1 May.
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WORSHIP NEXT
WEEK
Lenten Wednesday
Service
Wed, 5 Apr
2017
10:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester Holy Communion
Palm Sunday
Sunday, 9 April, 2017
8:00
am St. Stephen’s, Chester Blessing of Palms
and
Holy
Communion
9:15 am St.
George’s, East River Liturgy of the
Palms, of the
Passion and
Eucharist
11:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester Liturgy of the Palms, of
the
Passion and Eucharist
Readings:
Matthew 21: 1-11; Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29;
Isaiah 50: 4-9a; Psalm
21:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew
27:11-54
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