WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

November 16, 2014

8 am, St. Stephen's, Chester, Holy Communion

9 am, St. George's, East River, Prayer & Praise

11 am, St. Stephen's, Chester, Holy Eucharist

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

Last Sunday after Pentecost: The Reign of Christ

November 23,  2014

8:30 am, St. George’s, East River, Holy Communion

11 am, St. Stephen’s, Chester, Holy Eucharist

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS - Mon,. Nov. 17th, 2 pm, Tuck Hall

PARISH COUNCIL - Mon., Nov. 17th, 7 pm, Tyler Grant Room

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR - Tues., Nov. 18th, 7 pm, Tuck Hall

BIBLE TALK - Wed.., Nov. 23rd, noon, Tyler Grant Room

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOOD BANK CHRISTMAS HAMPERS - For our Christmas hampers’ collection next week please bring the following items to our Church Services next week, Nov. 23rd: tin vegetables and fruit.

ECUMENICAL PRAYER BREAKFAST - St. Stephen’s is hosting a one hour ecumenical Prayer Breakfast on the last Saturday of each month.  For November that will be Saturday, November 29th from 9 - 10 am in Tuck Hall.  Breakfast will be provided. A free will offering is encouraged.

ST. STEPHEN’S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - keep your calenders marked for Saturday, November 22nd for St. Stephen’s Hospitality Annual Christmas Bazaar!  Donations are needed from Parishioners of books, Christmas items and baked goods.  The bazaar doors will open at 11 am on Saturday,  22nd of November, and lunch will be served from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm.  Lunch will include a variety of soups, homemade bread, apple crisp, tea & coffee.  Adults $8.00, children under 10, $5.00

MISSIONS TO SEAFARERS SHOEBOX PROJECT - every year the Missions to Seafarers are very appreciative of our participation in their Shoebox Project.  Approximately 2000 shoe boxes full of gifts for seafarers from all over the world are distributed by the Mission in Halifax.  Many men and women arrive at our port in winter ill equipped to survive in the cold and with no money.  These boxes are filled by church members throughout the province and the sailors are overwhelmed by the generosity of Nova Scotians.  This is likely the only gift these folks will receive.  In the church vestibule we have placed a list of needed items to go in the box which you can take home as a checklist.  If you don’t have your own shoe box, please take a box from the vestibule. Please return your boxes at the Dec. 7th services.

 Please don’t wrap your box-–tie with string or ribbon so they can be checked for security reasons.

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, November 9th, 2014 (Remembrance)

 

8 am St. Stephen’s, Holy Communion

9 am St. George’s, Holy Eucharist

11 am St. Stephen’s, Choral Eucharist

WORSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY, November 16, 2014, Pentecost 23

 

8:00 am, St. Stephen’s, Holy Eucharist

9:00 am, St. George’s, Prayer & Praise

11 am, St. Stephen’s, Holy Eucharist

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

AN ECUMENICAL REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE will be held on Nov. 11TH  at the United Baptist Church, Chester immediately following the ceremony at the War Memorial at 11 am.

 

PRIMATE’S WORLD RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FUND:  The Ebola prevention and awareness project is our PWRDF initiative this fall. The Ebola outbreak in western Africa has claimed nearly 3000 lives. PWRDF will educate Liberian trainers on Ebola prevention and awareness through workshops and awareness meetings. An isolation centre in a hospital near the Sierra Leone border is being built for treating infected patients. 70 trainers will be educated to train approximately 6400 people in 16 communities near the Sierra Leone border. Contributions go directly to the training program and hospital isolation centre.  Contributions can be placed in envelopes and/or the Ebola coin jar both of which are at the back of the church. Thanks for your support!

 

ST. STEPHEN’S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - keep your calenders marked for Saturday, November 22nd for St. Stephen’s Hospitality Annual Christmas Bazaar!  Donations are needed from Parishioners of books, Christmas items and baked goods.  The bazaar doors will open at 11 am on Saturday,  22nd of November, and lunch will be served from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm.  Lunch will include a variety of soups, homemade bread, apple crisp, tea & coffee.  Adults $8.00, children under 10, $5.00.

 

PRAYER BREAKFAST - St. Stephen’s is hosting a one hour ecumenical Prayer Breakfast on the last Saturday of each month.  For November that will be Saturday, November 29th from 9 - 10 am in Tuck Hall.  Breakfast will be provided. A free will offering is encouraged.

 

Looking Ahead: Watch for our next ecumenical prayer breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 29th and our Advent Quiet Day on Tuesday, Dec. 10th.

 

Please Note: We are having problems updating our website. Please bookmark our blog at this address ststephensparish.blogspot.ca  and check it for the latest information on worship schedules and events.

St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish

Winter Worship Schedule 2014-2015

November 2, 2014 – April 30, 2015

FIRST SUNDAY*(or see below for months with a 5^th Sunday)

  8:00 am         St. Stephen’s   BCP Holy Communion

11:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   Parish Family Worship, non-Eucharistic

(*or see below)

SECOND SUNDAY

  8:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BCP Holy Communion

  9:00 am                                 St. George’s    BAS (Contemporary) Holy Eucharist

11:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BAS (Contemporary) Holy  Eucharist

THIRD SUNDAY

  8:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BCP Holy Communion

  9:00 am                                 St. George’s    Prayer & Praise, non-Eucharistic

11:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BAS (Traditional) Holy Eucharist

FOURTH SUNDAY

  8:30 am                                 St. George’s    BCP Holy Communion

11:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BAS (Contemporary) Holy Eucharist

  4:30 pm                                 All Saints’       BAS (Contemporary) Holy Eucharist

FIFTH SUNDAY

  8:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BCP Holy Communion

  9:00 am                                 St. George’s    BAS (Traditional) Holy Eucharist

11:00 am                                 St. Stephen’s   BAS (Traditional) Holy Eucharist

*Months with a Fifth Sunday

On those months with a 5^th Sunday, Parish Family Worship will alternate between All Saint’s, Canaan, and St. George’s, East River.

Those dates are:         Nov. 2, 2014 - St. George’s

Mar. 1, 2015 - All Saint’s

Please note that for now we are doing a Parish Family Worship on the first Sunday of each month instead of our usual Messy Church. The next Family Worship is this Sunday, November 2 at 11am at St. George's Church on the Highway in East River. We will be celebrating All Saints with stories, music, songs, banner making, birthday cake and FUN!

This coming Sunday, April 27th, is our Parish Messy Church. We will meet in the Parish Centre, Chester at 11 a.m., where we will explore the theme of “A Walk to Easter.”, as we worship and share lunch together. This is also our Birthday Sunday, so we will have Birthday Cake! Fun and learning for all, especially children. All are warmly welcomed!

Parish Worship Schedule

ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN PARISH REGULAR MONTHLY WINTER WORSHIP SCHEDULE(November 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014)
1st Sunday St. George’s 9:00a.m. BAS/BCP Eucharist
St. Stephen’s 11:00a.m. BAS/BCP Eucharist
All Saints’ 7:00p.m. BAS/BCP Eucharist
2nd SundaySt. Stephen’s 8:00a.m. BCP Eucharist
11:00a.m. BAS Eucharist
St. George’s 9:00a.m. BAS Eucharist
3rd Sunday St. Stephen’s 8:00a.m. BCP Eucharist
11:00a.m. BAS/BCP Eucharist
St. George’s 9:00a.m. BAS/BCP Eucharist/Morning Prayer*
* (When there are five Sundays in a month, worship at St. George’s  will take the form of Morning Prayer and be led by a Lay Reader). ____________________

4th Sunday (when there are 4 Sundays in the month)St. Stephen’s 8:00a.m. BCP Eucharist
Parish Worship 11:00a.m. Messy Church (Parish Centre)
4th Sunday (when there are 5 Sundays in the month) St. Stephen’s 8:00a.m. BCP Eucharist
11:00a.m. BAS Eucharist
St. George’s 9:00a.m. BAS Eucharist
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5th SundaySt. Stephen’s 8:00a.m. BCP Eucharist
Rotating Parish Worship 11:00a.m. Messy Church

Messy Church in East River

We now hold Messy Church on the last Sunday of each month at 11am. This month, our Messy Church will be hosted by St. George's, East River, at the Union Hall, past the Church building on the road to Blandford on Sunday, March 30th. This is the 125th anniversary year of St. George's Church Building and the International Year of the Family. As we gather as parish family, this will be  a great opportunity to focus on "Family". We will have our usual fun worship, food, activities, and fellowship. Everyone is welcome!