Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 3 December 2017

 

Be who you are and say what you feel

because those who mind don't matter,

 and those who matter don't mind.  

Dr. Seuss

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

28 November 2017

6:30 pm    St. Stephen’s Church

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

3 December 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                               Advent Lessons and Carols

         4:30 pm    All Saints’, Canaan        

           Holy Eucharist

                                                                                                                              

Readings: Isaiah 64:1-9;  Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18;

1 Corinthians 1: 3-9;  Mark 13: 24-37

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WARDEN UPDATE

Please consider stepping up –

if not now then for the election in February.

Contact Fr. Ian or Ian Gillis for  info.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 4 Dec.   All Welcome!

Vintage Voices: 1:00 – 2:00 pm,    

Choir – 2:00-3:00 pm; 

Band – 3:00 – 4:00 pm;    

Tuneful Tots – 4:00-4:30 pm

PLUM PUDDINGS: 

2017 Plum Puddings available now! 

$10  small - 14oz pudding

  $20  large - 28 oz pudding

  Call Joan at 902-275-4585 or

Cindy at the Parish office 902-275-3804. 

Pick up at the Parish Office

Mon-Thurs 9:00-1:00 pm or

if delivery required,

provide a phone number and

civic address

or sign an order form (at back of church). 

 

To be able to make plum puddings again another year,

we will need new tins in which to bake them. 

Please save your tins -

14oz (beans, fruit, vegetables, etc.) and

28oz (tomatoes) are the sizes needed -

and drop them at the Parish Office. 

Thank you for your help.

PARISH ADVENT STUDY

 Study of the nativity narratives in the Gospels

on Tues, 28 November at 6:30 pm

in St. Stephen’s Church with Evening Prayer

(then  Tues, 5 Dec, Mon 11 Dec

and Tues 19 Dec). 

COUNTRY JAMBOREE 

 Memory Tree Lighting 7:00 pm

on Sat, 9 Dec

in the Red School House, Canaan. 

 For more information, call Maxine at 902-275-3777

ST. STEPHEN’S MEMORY TREE TAGS

Anyone wishing to make a

donation in memory of a loved one,

please contact the Parish Office

with the necessary information

before 13 December

(Forms also available at the back

of the Church)

  

ST. GEORGE’S LOBSTER DINNER & BOTTLE DRIVE

 10:00 – 6:30 on Sun, 10 December

– please drop bottles off

at the Union Hall ONLY on Sun, 10 Dec.

All recyclable bottles  greatly appreciated.   

Dinner from 4:00 - 6:30 pm on

Sunday, 10 December.

  Lobster salad and dessert $18.00. 

Turkey salad plate $9.00 

Child’s Turkey salad plate $4.00

Dine in or Take Out.    Delivery (10 miles)

Tickets must be pre-ordered by 9 Dec

 For tickets call

Sheila Hirtle 902-275-5720  or

Vicky Young 902-275-4219. 

Also, there will be a Bake Table and

Memory Tree Angel ornaments ($5.00 each)

can be bought in memory of a loved one

for the Memory Tree service at St. George’s

on Sunday, 17 Dec at 9:15 am

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

5 December 2017

6:30 pm    St. Stephen’s Church

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

10 December 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: Isaiah 40:1-11;  Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13;

2 Peter 3: 8-15a;  Mark 1: 1-8

 

 

Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 26 November 2017

 

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none

William Shakespeare

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

THE REIGN OF JESUS

26 November 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        9:15 am     St.  George’s, East River

            Morning Prayer

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                             Holy Eucharist    (BCP)      

                                                                                                                              

Readings: Ezekiel 34: 11-16;  Psalm 100;

Ephesians 1: 15-23;  Matthew 25: 31-46

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WARDEN UPDATE

Please consider stepping up –

if not now then for the election in February.

Contact Fr. Ian or Ian Gillis for  info.

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE

Meeting on Mon, 27 Nov at 10:00 am

in the Tyler Grant Room.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 27 Nov.   All Welcome!

Vintage Voices: 1:00 – 2:00 pm,    

Choir – 2:00-3:00 pm; 

Band – 3:00 – 4:00 pm;    

Tuneful Tots – 4:00-4:30 pm

PLUM PUDDINGS: 

2017 Plum Puddings available now! 

$10  small - 14oz pudding

  $20  large - 28 oz pudding

  Call Joan at 902-275-4585 or

Cindy at the Parish office 902-275-3804. 

Pick up at the Parish Office

Mon-Thurs 9:00-1:00 pm or

if delivery required,

provide a phone number and

civic address

or sign an order form (at back of church). 

 

To be able to make plum puddings again another year,

we will need new tins in which to bake them. 

Please save your tins -

14oz (beans, fruit, vegetables, etc.) and

28oz (tomatoes) are the sizes needed -

and drop them at the Parish Office. 

Thank you for your help.

DON’T MISS

ST. STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR

10:30 -1:30 Sat, 25 Nov.

All donations should be delivered

to the Parish Centre by

Noon on Thursday, 23 Nov

Lunch starts 11:00 (Soup, desserts)

Adults $8 Children under 10 $5.00 

Also books, bake table, wreaths, candy,

Christmas Nearly New, Crafts, Cookies

and Plum Puddings.

PARISH ADVENT STUDY

 A study of the nativity narratives in the Gospels

will begin on Tues, 28 Nov at 6:30 pm

in Tuck Hall with Evening Prayer

(then Tuesday 5 Dec, Monday 11 Dec

and Tuesday 19 Dec). 

ST. STEPHEN’S MEMORY TREE SERVICE

Christmas is a wonderful time of year.  It’s also a time

when we remember family members who are no longer able

to be part of our gatherings.

A Memory Tree celebration service will take

place on Sunday, 17 Dec at 11:00 am

Parishioners are invited to donate to this project by

completing a form (available at the back of the Church)

and submitting it before 13 Dec 2017.

Memory cards will be made up for

attaching to the tree.

 ST. GEORGE’S LOBSTER DINNER & BOTTLE DRIVE

 10:00 – 6:30 on Sun, 10 December

– please drop bottles off at the Union Hall ONLY on Sun, 10 Dec.

All recyclable bottles  greatly appreciated.   

Dinner from 4:00 - 6:30 pm on

Sunday, 10 December.

  Lobster salad and dessert $18.00. 

Turkey salad plate $9.00

.  Child’s Turkey salad plate $4.00

.  Dine in or Take Out.  Delivery (10 miles)

.  Tickets must be pre-ordered by 9 Dec

.   For tickets call

Sheila Hirtle 902-275-5720  or

Vicky Young 902-275-4219. 

There will be a Bake Table and

Memory Tree Angel ornaments ($5.00 each)

can be bought in memory of a loved one

for the Memory Tree service at St. George’s

on Sunday, 17 Dec at 9:15 am

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

ADVENT STUDY AND EVENING PRAYER

28 November 2017

6:30 pm    St. Stephen’s Parish Centre

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

(Food Bank Sunday)

3 December 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: Isaiah 64: 1-9;  Psalm 80: 1-7, 16-18;

1 Corinthians 1: 3-9;  Mark 13: 24-37

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Welcome to St. Stephen's Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 19 November 2017

 

When it rains, look for rainbows.

When it’s dark, look for stars.

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST

19 November 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        9:15 am    St.  George’s, East River

            Morning Prayer

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                   Holy Eucharist          

         4:30 pm    All Saints’, Canaan          

           Evening Prayer

                                                                                                                     

Readings: Judges 4: 1-7;  Psalm 90: 1-8;

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11;  Matthew 25: 14-30

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

NO MUSICAL FRIENDS

on Mon, 20 Nov.  

Sessions will resume on

Mon, 27 Nov.  All Welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIRD WARDEN POSITION  

Those interested should contact Fr. Ian

for more information

as soon as possible. 

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

7:00 pm on Tuesday, 21 Nov 2017

in the Tyler Grant Room

PLUM PUDDING FUNDRAISER:

How to get yours ....

Plum puddings can be pre-ordered

*          by signing the sheets available

in church,                     

     *          by calling Joan at 902-275-4585 or

           *          by emailing g.mccurdy50@gmail.com 

Pre-ordered puddings can be picked up at:

*          St. Stephen’s Christmas Bazaar

on Sat, 25 Nov               

          *          At the Parish Centre after 25 Nov  OR

        *          Delivered – indicate this preference

when you order              

Prices: 

$ 10 small  14oz  (1lb) 

 $ 20 large  28oz  (2lb)  

ST. STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR

10:30 -1:30 Sat, 25 Nov.

All donations should be delivered

to the Parish Centre by

Noon on Thursday, 23 Nov

Lunch starts 11:00 (Soup, desserts)

Adults $8 Children under 10 $5.00 

Also books, bake table, wreaths, candy,

Christmas Nearly New, Crafts, Cookies

and Plum Puddings.

PARISH ADVENT STUDY

 A study of the nativity narratives in the Gospels

will begin on Tues, 28 Nov at 6:30 pm

in Tuck Hall with Evening Prayer

(then Tuesday 5 Dec, Monday 11 Dec

and Tuesday 19 Dec). 

    

SHOE BOX CAMPAIGN

When ships visit the Port of Halifax during the month

of December, each seafarer receives a shoebox gift.

For some this is their only gift. 

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 in Halifax check to make sure

there is a variety for everyone. 

Whatever you give will be appreciated. 

Drop off in Church or at the Parish Office

before 1 Dec 2017.

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

THE REIGN OF JESUS

26 November 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        9:15 am     St.  George’s, East River

            Morning Prayer

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                             Holy Eucharist    (BCP)      

                                                                                                                              

Readings: Ezekiel 34: 11-16;  Psalm 100;

Ephesians 1: 15-23;  Matthew 25: 31-46

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 12 November 2017

 

Educating the mind without

educating the heart is

no education at all

Aristotle

 

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WORSHIP THIS 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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ANNOUNCEMENTS

NO MUSICAL FRIENDS

on Mon, 13 and 20 Nov.  

Sessions will resume on

Mon, 27 Nov.  All Welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIRD WARDEN POSITION  

Those interested should contact Fr. Ian

for more information

as soon as possible.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

There will be

no Musical Friends sessions

on Mon, 13 and 20 Nov. 

 Sessions will resume on 27 Nov. 

All Welcome!

PLUM PUDDING FUNDRAISER:

How to get yours ....

Plum puddings can be pre-ordered

*          by signing the sheets available

in church,                         

      *          by calling Joan at 902-275-4585 or

             *          by emailing g.mccurdy50@gmail.com 

Pre-ordered puddings can be picked up at:

*          St. Stephen’s Christmas Bazaar

on Sat, 25 Nov                  

           *          At the Parish Centre after 25 Nov  OR

         *           Delivered – indicate this preference 

  when you order                 

Prices: 

$ 10 small  14oz  (1lb)  

 $ 20 large  28oz  (2lb)  

ST. STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR

 10:30 -1:30 Sat, 25 Nov.

Lunch starts 11:00 (Soup, desserts)

Adults $8 Children under 10 $5.00 

Also books, bake table, wreaths, candy,

 Christmas Nearly New, Crafts, Cookies

 and Plum Puddings.

SHOE BOX CAMPAIGN

When ships visit the Port of Halifax

during the month of December,

 each seafarer receives a shoebox gift.

For some this is their only gift. 

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 –

 the Mission to Seafarers volunteers go

through the boxes to ensure

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-FOURTH SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST

19 November 2017

          

            8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester      

                Holy Communion

        9:15 am    St.  George’s, East River

            Morning Prayer

        11:00 am    St. Stephen’s, Chester     

                   Holy Eucharist          

         4:30 pm    All Saints’, Canaan          

           Evening Prayer

                                                                                                                     

Readings: Judges 4: 1-7;  Psalm 90: 1-8;

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11;  Matthew 25: 14-30

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