Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 14 May, 2017

  Mother’s Day

(Food Bank Sunday)

 

A child’s first teacher is it’s mother

Peng Liyuan

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

MOTHER’S DAY

(Food Bank Sunday)

14 May 2017

               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: Acts 7:42-47; Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16;

1 Peter 1: 2-10;  John 14: 1-14

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Bible Talk

   Wed, 17 May 

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

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MOTHER’S DAY

(Food Bank Sunday) 

Sending our thanks to the Men’s Choir

for joining us for Mother’s Day. 

This annual tradition makes the day very special.

FOOD BANK

All donations are very gratefully

received.

INSTALLATION OF ARCHDEACON

 Fr. Ian will be installed as Archdeacon

on Fri, 26 May at 7:00 pm

at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax. 

All Welcome!

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Universal Portrait Studios will be coming to

St. Stephen’s Parish Centre to carry out

photo shoots and viewings from 5-9 June. 

The company will call in the next few weeks

to set up an appointment. 

There is NO charge to parishioners to take part

in the compilation of photos for the directory. 

A copy will be provided free of charge for those

whose photos are included.

Those not participating in the compilation of the directory

but wanting a copy will have to pay for it. 

NO contact information will be included in the directory.

(Names only).

Contact lists will be shredded upon completion of the directory. 

Photograph packages can be ordered

from Universal Portrait Studios.  

RELAY FOR LIFE

Chester Municipal Canadian Cancer

Society’s Relay for Life will take place

on Friday, 16 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!

Sign up sheet for our Parish Team

at the back of the church! 

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

21 May 2017

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

        9:15 am      St. George’s, Chester        Holy Eucharist   

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

        7:00 pm      All Saints’, Canaan           Evening Prayer  

Readings: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66: 7-18;

1 Peter 31: 13-22;  John 14: 15-21

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