Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 15 October 2017

 

Happiness is not out there,

it’s in you

Anonymous

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 WORSHIP THIS 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

                    (and the Men’s Choir)

          7:00 pm      All Saints, Canaan              

                     Holy Eucharist            

                                                                     

Readings: 1 Corinthians 1: 4-8; Psalm 122;

Mark 12: 28-37

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

WELCOME AND THANK YOU

to the Men’s Choir. 

It is always a pleasure to have

them join us at St. Stephen’s.

 

HOLY BAPTISM

We give thanks to God

for the baptism of

 Trevor Ronnie Gwynne-Timothy

at our 11 a.m. worship!

Trevor is the son of

Amanda and Christopher.

 

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.

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  

Mon, 16 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 COUNCIL MEETING

on Tuesday, 17 October

at 7:00 pm in Canaan.

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 TWENTIETH SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST

22 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

                                                                     

Readings: Exodus 33: 12-23; Psalm 99;

1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10; Matthew 22: 15-22 

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