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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog  for

Sunday, 23 April 2017

Forgiveness says that you

are given another chance to

make a new beginning

Desmond Tutu

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

The Second Sunday of Easter,

23 April 2017

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

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

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

Readings: Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1: 3-9;

John 20: 10-31

 

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Musical Friends

Mon, 24 Apr 2017

Tuck Hall, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Bible Talk

   Wed, 26 Apr 

 Tyler Grant Room, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

EARTH DAY

 Saturday, 22 April is Earth Day.

Please take time to reflect, pray

and take other types of actions

to express care of God’s creation. 

It’s an opportunity to recognize that

care of creation and care of

our sisters and brothers around the world

go hand in hand.

MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT

has been re-scheduled for

Monday, 1 May.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

The last Musical Friends session

for spring is on 24 April, 2017

End of year kids’party

will be held on 8 May, 2017

GOSPEL CONCERT 

on Sunday, 7 May, 1:00 pm

at the Little Red School, Canaan. 

Admission $6:00.

Bake table and canteen on site. 

Proceeds to the three local churches

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RELAY FOR LIFE 

Chester Municipal Canadian Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life

will take place on Friday, 6 June from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am

at Chester Area Middle School. 

Register now to enter a team (Registration is $15.00 per team member). 

Be a volunteer, or

buy a luminary ($5.00) in honour or in memory of a loved one. 

All cancer survivors who would like to attend

are invited to register. 

To register, or for more information,

please call Sheila Hirtle (275-5720),

Lynn Hatt (275-3263)

or relayforlife.ca 

Come walk with us.  Cancer changes everything. 

So can you!

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

The Second Sunday of Easter,

30 April 2017

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

       11:00 am      All Saints’, Canaan           Parish Family Service

Readings: Acts 2: 14a, 36-41; Psalm 11: 1-3, 10-17, 1 Peter 1: 17-23;

Luke 24: 13-35

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