Thursday 4 December 2014

Worship This Sunday, Advent 2, December 7, 2014

8am – St. Stephen’s – Holy Communion

11am – St. Stephen’s – Parish Family Worship



THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
 
MUSICAL FRIENDS - Mon., Dec. 8st, 2 pm, Tuck Hall
ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR - Tues., Dec. 9th, 7 pm, Tuck Hall
ADVENT DAY OF REFLECTION - Wed., Dec. 10th, 9:45 am, Tuck Hall
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
ST. GEORGE’S LOBSTER SUPPER AND CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW -   will take place on Sunday, December 14th: supper 4 - 6:30 and the Variety Show from 6:30 - 8:30 pm ($5, tickets at the door).  Supper is a 1 lb lobster with salads, roll and dessert ($15).  Also available Turkey Salad Plate ($9) and a Child’s Salad Plate ($4).  Supper tickets must be pre-ordered by December 13th.  Call Sheila Hurtle, 275-5720; Vicky Young, 275-4219; Eugene and Grace Cook, 857-3585.  A Bake Table will also be featured to help with your Christmas baking!
 
PARISH PLUM PUDDINGS FOR SALE! - Once again a group of our dedicated parishioners have prepared fantastic plum puddings.  Now we need you to buy some for yourself and as great  holiday gifts.  Tell your  friends and family too!  Sign the customer sheet in the church or Parish Centre, or call the Parish Office at 902-275-3804.
 
HOPE  BEAR FROM THE ANGLICAN FOUNDATION - this teddy bear is dressed for Christmas and will make a perfect gift for a child you love at Christmas.  Your purchase also helps the  KIDS HELPING KIDS FUND.  This fund provides: palliative care for children, breakfast programs, after-school homework clubs, and choir school and summer camp.  Help give children a future they deserve with your $20 purchase of the HOPE BEAR.  Order at sssorenson@anglicanfoundation.org or call 416-924-9199.  The foundation assures us that your orders will be processed quickly, and that you will receive any bears ordered in good time for Christmas.
 
MUSIQUE ROYALE presents “A King’s Christmas: A Feast of Seasonal Song and Story” on Sat., Dec. 13th, 4 pm, St. John’s Anglican Church, Lunenburg.  Features the King’s College Chapel Choir.  Tickets are $25 ($20 advance until Dec. 6th) and$10 students, children under 12 free.  Call 902-634-9994 to reserve or purchase at Lunenburg’s Shop on the Corner to purchase.
 
DIOCESAN YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY COORDINATOR POSITION - the Diocese of NS and PEI needs your support to fund this important program with your tax deductible gift.  There are brochures at the back of the Church with more details on this Anglican Diocese initiative.
 
 

Advent Quiet Day & Reflection
featuring: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
9:45a.m. to 2:00p.m.
St. Stephen’s Parish Community Centre
It is very easy to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas. Advent is a time of preparation and the looking forward, with hope, towards the coming of our Lord Jesus-Emmanuel-the Prince of Peace. A day of quiet reflection halfway through the Advent Season is just what the doctor ordered to help with the rejuvenation and freshening necessary to keep us focused on the real meaning of Christmas, and to provide energy for all that baking, shopping, wrapping, and decorating that is so much a part of our secular world at this time of year.
Take time to share and reflect on what Advent means to you in the midst of your busy schedule
Let it refresh you
Lunch, coffee, tea, and snacks provided

Special Advent & Christmas Worship & Events
 
Wed., Dec. 10 - 10 am, Parish Centre
 Advent Day of Reflection
 
Sun., Dec. 14 - 11:00 am, St. Stephen’s
Advent Lessons & Carols
 
Wed., Dec. 17 - 6:30 pm, St. Stephen’s
Tree of Memories Lighting  & Sing Choirs Concert
 
Sun., Dec. 21 – 11 am, St. Stephen’s
Christmas Crib Service (Children’s Play)
 
Wed., Dec. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE
All Saints’, Canaan, Christmas Communion, 2 pm
St. Stephen’s, Chester, Christmas Communion, 5 pm
St. George’s, East River, Christmas Communion, 8 pm
 
Sun., Dec. 28 - 11 am, St. Stephen’s
Christmas Lessons & Carols
 

WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY
3rd Sunday of Advent - December 14, 2014
 
8:00 am, St. Stephen’s, Holy Communion
9:00 am, St. George’s, Holy Eucharist

11:00 am, St. Stephen’s, Holy Eucharist

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