Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for Thanksgiving Sunday, 11 October 2015.  

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.    The list of things for which I give thanks is very long.   I wish everyone great peace, love and reasons to be thankful wherever you may be.

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY

11 October, 2015

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

 

        8:00 am        St. Stephen’s, Chester         -   Holy Communion

         9:00 am        St. George’s, East River       -   Holy Eucharist      

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

                        4:30 pm       All Saints’, Canaan                -  Holy Communion                 

                    

    Readings: Joel 2: 21-27; Psalm 126; 1 Timothy 2: 1-7

Matthew 6: 25-33

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

PARISH HALL IN CHESTER - is being used as an Advanced Polling Station 9-12 October for the federal election. 

ANGLICAN CHURCH WOMEN AGM - to be held at Holy Trinity Church, Alexander Street, Bridgewater on Wed, 14 Oct - 9:30 am registration, 10:30 am Eucharist, 12:00 Lunch made by Men’s Club (Chicken - $10), AGM follows lunch.  To register please contact Connie English at 902-543-9959.

 ****  HEALING SERVICE - Wed, 14 October, 7:00 pm at St. Stephen’s, Chester  **** 

****  All welcome !  ****

WORLD FOOD DAY - is on October 16  - please give generously to your local Food Bank.

REQUEST FOR HELP - The Pastoral Committee is working to help raise funds for PWRDF.  The committee is looking for small empty water bottles (with the screw tops) which will be used to collect donations.  Bottles can be dropped off at the Parish Centre.

REFUGEE SUPPORT MEETINGS - there will be a meeting following each of the church services on Sunday, 11 Oct to discuss a support plan.  We look forward to your participation.

SHOREHAM VILLAGE - is offering two volunteer orientation sessions.  They will take place at 10:00 am in the OT Room at Shoreham on Wed, 14 Oct and Fri, 16 Oct. 

 For more info contact recreation@shorehamvillage.com or call 902-275-5631 ext 233.

PARENTS SUPPORTING PARENTS - The Canadian  Mothers’ Union is helping to promote a parenting program called ‘Parents Supporting Parents’ (http://canadianmothersunion.ca/parenting_program.html). Anyone  interested in seeing this program running in this area may want to consider taking the facilitators course to be held in October in the St. Margaret’s Bay area.  The 4-day course will take place the weekend of 16-19 Oct.  The cost of the course is $50.  Snacks, lunches, and dinners will be provided for the 4 days and the organisation will try to supply billeting if required.

OUR HEALTH CENTRE - congratulations on breaking ground! There will be a  Kitchen Party FUNdraiser on Sat, 17 October from 4:00 pm - closing time at the Chester Legion.  All welcome!

RETIREMENT PARTY FOR REVEREND GORDON AND DONNA - will be held on Sunday, 18 October from 3:00 - 5:00 pm in Tuck Hall.  Please come to say farewell to the Druggetts and to wish them all the best for their retirement.

DINNER THEATRE - “On The Air” - Saturday, 24 October at the Little Red School in Canaan.  Doors open at 5:00 pm, show starts at 6:00 pm.  Dinner served will be salad, roast beef and dessert.  Tickets $25.00.  To book tickets, please contact Maxine at 902-275-3496 or 902-275-3777.  Proceeds to three local churches.  Book soon - tickets go quickly!

 

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

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BIBLE TALK - Wed, 14 Oct, 10:30 am, in Tyler Grant Room.  All welcome!

HEALING SERVICE - WED, 14 OCT, 7:00 pm AT ST. STEPHEN’S ***

CHOIR PRACTICE - Thurs, 15 Oct, 7:00 pm in Tuck Hall.

 

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

18 October, 2015

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

 

        8:00 am        St. Stephen’s, Chester         -   Holy Communion

           9:00 am        St. George’s, East River        -   Holy Eucharist      

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

                                   

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

Mark 10: 35-45

 

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AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

 

We believe that the earth is the Lord’s

And All that lives on it;

We believe that living gratefully

and giving generously are marks of faith;

We believe that all of humanity should have access to

the Earth’s resources, and

Every individual must now act to preserve this world

so that the children of tomorrow

may not be burdened with the mistakes of today

And so we commit ourselves empowered by the Holy Spirit,

To think globally,

To trade fairly,

To live responsibly,

To give gratefully,

To love this world as God loves it,

who, in Christ, became part of creation.

Amen.

 

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