Saturday 2 January 2016

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for Sunday, 3 January 2016. 
We hope to see you at our Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday at St. George’s Church.
Our wishes for a healthy, safe and joyful new year are sent out to all of you.
 
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THE SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP THIS WEEK
Sunday, 3 January 2016
The Second Sunday after Christmas
 
                                      St. Stephen’s              8:00 am            Holy Communion
                                      St. George’s             11:00 am            Festival of Lessons and Carols
                                                                                                      for Christmas and Epiphany
 
Readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2: 1-12
 
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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Please pray this week for the Parish of Northumberland 
and the Parish of St. John’s, Truro
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOOD BANK - The food bank thanks everyone for their kindness over
the Christmas holiday season. 
 January is a lean month - all donations are very gratefully received by
those in need.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

MUSICAL FRIENDS – (Vintage Voices, Band, Tuneful Tots) will resume on Monday.
11 January, from 1:00 – 4:30 pm
BIBLE TALK – on Wed, 6 January from 10:30-12:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.
All Welcome.
CHOIR PRACTICE – Thursday, 7 January, 7:00 pm in Tuck Hall.

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SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP FOR NEXT WEEK

Sunday, 10 January, 2016
The Baptism of the Lord

                    St.  Stephen’s                      8:00 am              Holy Communion
                 St.  George’s                       9:00 am              Holy Eucharist 
                St. Stephen’s                     11:00 am              Holy Eucharist

Readings:  Isaiah 43: 1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8: 14-17;
Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22

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PARISH TRANSITION PRAYER
 O Faithful God, as your people, we cherish our memories and our history as a sacred gift. We ask you to guide us in our time of transition.
Bless and direct the parochial committee as it carries out the work of finding a new rector, that through your Holy Spirit
they may make wise decisions on behalf of the parish. Lead all parishioners in Your wisdom, that we might be receptive to change and growth.
Give us Your grace to redirect our hearts that we may be willing to offer ourselves in joyful service.
Do not allow fear, ignorance or pride to limit the work of your Spirit, nor allow tradition to prevent the creativity within us from bearing fruit.
Open our hearts to the call of the Gospel. Give us courage and renewed hope, that we may meet the challenge
of being the church of our time. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen
 
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