Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog
for Sunday, 5 November 2017
Knowledge planted in truth grows in truth
Strength born of peace loses
nothing to hate
Aberjhani
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WORSHIP THIS WEEK
ALL SAINTS’ DAY
5 November 2017
8:00 am St. Stephen’s, Chester
Holy Communion
11:00 am
St. Stephen’s, Chester
Holy Communion
4:30 pm All Saints’,
Canaan
Holy Eucharist
Readings:
Revelations 7: 9-17; Psalm 34: 1-10,
22;
1 John 3: 1-3; Matthew 5: 1-12
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
PASTORAL CARE UPDATE
A big thank you for all the
Food Bank donations
on
Thanksgiving Sunday!
We were also able to provide a thanksgiving
dinner
for a local
family.
A note to
all knitters and crocheters in the congregation.
We would like to start a collection of
knitted or
crocheted prayer shawls.
It’s a great winter project with no
deadline.
We would be happy to use up any yarn
you may
have too – all donations will be gratefully received.
Patterns and materials will be made available
at the back
of the church.
Please submit the names of anyone that could be
a possible
prayer shawl recipient to Jess Sawler
902-273-2334.
We hope to send Fr. Ian with a few shawls
for
Shoreham Nursing Home too.
For the
month of November,
we will be
collecting any loose change (or donations)
towards the
Breakfast Program at Chester District School.
The program is offered each school day and
is
available for all students.
Many children arrive with empty bellies and
greatly
appreciate the healthy breakfast provided.
It is expensive to maintain this program
so please
put what you can in
the jar
with the school bus on it
at the back
of the church.
MUSICAL FRIENDS
Mon, 6 Nov.
All Welcome!
PLUM
PUDDING FUNDRAISER
Plum puddings will be made on Fri, 17 Nov
and wrapped on Sat, 18 Nov.
More volunteers needed please!
Also, we need to borrow more
steamer/canners.
Please contact Gretchen by phone
at 902-275-4058 or
by email g.mccurdy50@gmail.com
ST.
STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR
10:30
-1:30 Sat, 25 Nov.
Lunch
starting at 11:00
(Soup,
desserts- Adults $8 Children under 10 $5.00)
There will be books, bake table,
wreaths,
candy, Christmas Nearly New,
Crafts,
Cookies
and
Plum
Puddings
(small
$10 large $20 )
Orders
can be picked up
at
the Bazaar
SHOE
BOX CAMPAIGN
We
are getting ready once again for
our
annual Shoebox Campaign.
When ships visit the Port of Halifax
during
the month of December,
we
ensure each and every seafarer receives a shoebox gift.
For some this is their only gift.
This campaign continues until all the shoeboxes
are
handed out. Last year 1600 boxes were
handed out.
What goes into a box?
A hat, scarf, gloves or mitts,
wrapped
hard candy (no chocolate),
soap,
toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo,
shaving
foam, razors, deodorant and lypsyl
–
or six pairs of socks, or hats or mitts in a box –
the
volunteers at the Mission to Seafarers
in
Halifax go through the boxes to make sure
there
is a variety for everyone.
Whatever you give will be appreciated.
Drop off in Church or at the Parish
Office.
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WORSHIP
NEXT WEEK
THE
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY
AFTER
PENTECOST
12 November
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 Eucharist
Readings: Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:
1-7;
1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18; Matthew
25: 1-13
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