Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for

Sunday, 21 May 2017

 

The best place to find God is in a garden

George Bernard Shaw

 

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WORSHIP THIS 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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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Bible Talk

   Wed, 24 May 

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

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOOD BANK

All donations 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!

GARDENERS’ SALE

Sat, 27 May from 9:00 – 12:00

at the Old Chester Train Station.

Sponsored by Chester Garden Club

Have your tools sharpened and

acquire some wonderful plants.

Don’t miss it!

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC

on Mon, 29 May 4:30 – 8:30 pm

at Royal Canadian Legion Chester. 

New donors always 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

annual 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 Parish Team

at the back of the church!

 

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

28 May 2017

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

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

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

            

Readings: Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68: 1-10, 33-36;

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17: 1-11

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