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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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