Welcome to St Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for

Sunday, 29 October 2017

 

Happiness is a choice,

Peace is a state of mind.

Both are free!

Amy Leigh Mercree

 

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 WORSHIP THIS WEEK

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST

29 October 2017

          

           8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester       

              Holy Communion

          11:00 am    All Saints’, Canaan              

                   Parish Family Service

                                                                     

Readings: Deuteronomy 34: 1-12:  Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17;

1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8; Matthew 22: 34-46

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 PARISH OFFICE

will be closed for

the week beginning 30 October.

(Cindy is on vacation)

It will re-open on 6 November.  

The Rector will be at the Parish Centre

Tues-Fri in the am, unless called away. 

 

WARDEN UPDATE

The Rector and Wardens have discerned that

the parish stands in need of a third Parish Warden.

Anyone interested can contact Fr. Ian

for more information.

MUSICAL FRIENDS  

Mon, 30 October in the Parish Centre. 

All Welcome!

Vintage Voices : 1:00 –2:00 pm,

Choir: 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Band:  3:00 – 4:00 pm

Tuneful Tots: 4:00 – 5:00 pm

PARISH POT LUCK SUPPER

On Fri, 3 Nov, 2017, starting at 6:30 pm

we will be having a pot-luck supper

at the Parish Centre

for all members of our Parish family,

from all of our congregations. 

Bring something to share. 

Please also feel free to bring along

any musical instruments,

games, cribbage boards, etc.

as we engage in

fellowship and food together!

All welcome! 

SHOREHAM VILLAGE LADIES AUXILIARY

will host the Annual Dinner Theatre

‘Fix’n to get Hitched’

featuring Accidental Actors

at the Chester Basin Royal Canadian Legion

on Sat, 4 Nov. Doors open 5:30 pm,

show starts 6:30 pm. 

Tickets are $25 per person

and are available at

the Bank of Nova Scotia.

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS

Plum puddings

will be produced at St. Stephen’s again this year!

They will be made on Friday, 17 November and

wrapped on Saturday, 18 November, 2017

 

More volunteers (male and female!)

are needed to mix together the batter,

be support workers for the bakers (washing dishes, etc),

to transport the puddings to where they will be cooked,

to prepare the ribbon, cards and wrappings,

to wrap the puddings and make them look attractive

 

Please contact Gretchen by phone at

902-275-4058

(leave a message if no one is home)

or by email g.mccurdy50@gmail.com

 

Also, please let us know if you have

a steamer/canner,

or know of someone who might have one,

that could be loaned to us

for this project.

 

ST. STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR

While doing your Fall cleaning,

please set aside books and gently used Christmas items.

We would love to include hand crafted items

on our crafts table too. 

The Annual Bazaar hosted by

St. Stephen’s Hospitality Committee

will take place on Saturday, 25 November. 

More info coming soon!

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WORSHIP NEXT 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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