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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog
for Sunday, 21 October 2018
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace
As I have seen in one autumnal face
John Donne
 
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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 21 October 2018
 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY
AFTER PENTECOST   
               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                        
  Morning Prayer
7:00 pm      All Saints’,              Canaan
Evening Prayer 

Readings:  Job 38:1-7: Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b;
Hebrews 5: 1-10; Mark 10: 35-45

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
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ACOUSTIC TILES
  have now been installed in Tuck Hall
to improve the sound quality in the space. 
We are fundraising to help pay for this investment
in our facility.    Tiles cost $250 each.
They can be purchased in support of the project
or in memory of a loved one
Think about getting a group of friends or family 
together to purchase one for someone special.
(One has been purchased  - 23 still available).
Payments can be made or sent to the Parish Office.
Tax receipts available for these donations.

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MUSICAL FRIENDS
Mon, 22 Oct 2018. 
Vintage Voices 1:00 pm;
Musical Friends Choir 2:00 pm;
Musical Friends Band 3:00 pm;
Tuneful Tots 4:00 pm.
All Welcome!

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FOOD BANK
 All contributions are always
gratefully received.

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ITALIAN NIGHT FUNDRAISER
Don’t miss out on a fun family evening
to be held at 6:00 pm on Friday, 19 October
in St. Stephen’s Parish Centre. 
Tickets will be available from the wardens
and from the Parish Office. 
902-275-3804
$20 for a great meal, a glass of wine
and good company.
Bring a friend!

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INFORMATION SESSION
on Sunday, 21 October after the 11:00 am service
to discuss the sustainability group findings.

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MUSICAL FRIENDS CONCERT
“Our Songwriters” 
at 7:00 pm on Sunday, 21 October 2018
Amazing list of performers (Morgan Cruickshank,
Morgan Davis, Old Man Luedecke, Jim Henmen,
Laura Smith, Amy Vinnedge, Patricia Wilson
plus Musical Friends and Studio Singers).
No set admission – please be generous
in your support of this wonderful program!

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VITAL CHURCH CONFERENCE
to be held from 8-10 Nov 2018
at the Truro Holiday Inn. 
Register before 1 Nov, 2018
at nspeidiocese.ca

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PLUM PUDDINGS 2018 
Please save some time on 16 – 18 Nov
 for Plum Pudding Assembly.  We need help for:  
Thursday pm
pre-measure ingredients and set up for production. 
Friday
  prepare tins, mix batter cook puddings in private homes,
transport puddings and clean up.
Saturday
remove puddings from tins, wrap puddings,
curl ribbons, store and clean up. 
There is a job for everyone, young and old,
 men and women.
Your help is crucial to the success of this project. 
Contact Gretchen McCurdy at g.mccurdy50@gmail.com
or 902-275-4058 if you can help. 

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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, 24 November. 
More info coming soon!

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
Sunday, 28 October 2018
 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY
AFTER PENTECOST   
               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

Readings:  Job 42:1-6: Psalm 34:1-8;
Hebrews 7: 23-28; Mark 10: 46-52


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