Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for

Sunday, 26 March 2017

 

Welcome to Spring!

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 26 March, 2017

       8:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Communion

         9:15 am      St. George’s, East River    Morning Prayer     

      11:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Eucharist    

Readings:  1 Samuel 16: 1-13; Psalm 23:

Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41

 

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

 Musical Friends

Mon, 27 Mar 2017

in Tuck Hall, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Bible Talk for Lent

   Wed, 29 March from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSICAL FRIENDS BUDGET – Sept. 2016-May 2017

Income                                                        Expenses

2015-16 carry over	$    2,000.00	Instrument Repairs	$       300.00
Anglican Foundation	$    6,000.00	Instructors (3 )	$  20,000.00
Fund raising	$    2,500.00	Guest instructors	$    2,000.00
Donations	$    6,500.00	Food for Snack	$    1,500.00
Heritage society	$    3,300.00
Municipality	$    2,000.00
Subtotal	$  22,300.00
Parish (food)	$    1,500.00
Total	$  23,800.00

 ****   MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT  ****

Mon, 27 Mar 7:00-8:00 pm

in St. Stephen’s Church. 

 Featuring: 

Musical Friends,

The Studio Singers

Dirty Dougie and the Divine Dandies. 

Free will donations will be collected

to support the free Musical Friends workshops.

(Tax receipts available for donations of $20 or more).

  

LENTEN LUNCHES 2017

Soups ‘n Stuff

29 Mar (Health Directives – speaker, Derek Schnare)

5 Apr (Food Bank – speaker, Wendy Sheppard).

12:00 – 1:00 pm. 

$8 for a lovely lunch. 

Please join us – bring a friend.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Lenten Wednesday Service

Wed, 29 March 2017

10:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester      Holy Communion

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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