Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 8 October 2017

(Food Bank Sunday)

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

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 WORSHIP THIS WEEK

HARVEST THANKSGIVING

(Food Bank Sunday)

8 October 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: Deuteronomy 8: 7-18, Psalm 65,

2 Corinthians 9: 6-15; Luke 17: 11-19

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

HARVEST THANKSGIVING

(FOOD BANK SUNDAY)

Please bring an offering for the Food Bank

– every item helps.

 

WARDEN UPDATE

The Rector and Wardens have discerned that

the parish stands in need of a third Parish Warden.

The description in Canon Law about the duties of

a Warden is available at the back of the church.

Anyone interested can contact Fr. Ian

for more information.

HOSPITALITY  COMMITTEE MEETING

 at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, 10 October

in the Tyler Grant Room. 

OHC HARVEST JAM

The 3^rd annual Harvest Jam Kitchen Party

will take place at the Chester Legion

on Sat, 14 Oct 5pm to midnight.

$10 per person or

$20 for family (parents and kids under 12). 

MUSICAL FRIENDS  

 No sessions due to Thanksgiving Holiday. 

Back on Mon, 16 October.   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

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.

 

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

THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST

15 October 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 & Baptism

          7:00 pm      All Saints, Canaan            

                                                                     

Readings: Exodus 32: 1-14; Psalm 106: 1-6, 19-23;

Philippians 4: 1-9; Matthew 22: 1-14

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