Thursday 1 September 2016

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for
Sunday, 4 September 2016.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest 
in all the details of daily life.
William Morris
 
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WORSHIP THIS WEEK
Sunday, 4 September 2016
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

       8:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester           Holy Communion
           11:00 am       St. Stephen’s, Chester           Parish Family Service
   7:00 pm      All Saints’, Canaan                Evening Prayer
                                   
Readings: Jeremiah 18: 1-11; Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-17;
Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33
 
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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

BIBLE TALK
will start up again on Wed, 7 Sept from 2:00-3:30 pm
in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

STUDIO SINGERS 
will start up again on Wed, 7 Sept at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR
practise will resume on Thurs, 8 Sept at 7:30 pm
 in St. Stephen’s Church

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARISH OFFICE
will be closed 6-8 Sept re-opening Mon, 12 Sept.
Please leave a message or contact Fr. Ian (902-275-8627).

MUSICAL FRIENDS:
will be starting up again on Mon, 12 Sept in Tuck Hall. 
Times for each group are as follows:
 Vintage Voices1:00 pm every Monday that School is in.
Musical Friends Choir: 2:00 pm – youth will be met at Chester District School
Musical Friends Band: 3:00 pm – Middle School youth find their own way but will be fed.
Tuneful Tots: 4:00 pm – learning new songs as well as singing and dancing
to the traditional nursery rhymes.
 All Welcome!

SCANS INFO SESSION
The Seniors’ College Association of Nova Scotia (a non profit organisation
offering courses taught by Seniors to Seniors (50+) will hold an information session
on Tues, 13 Sept at 2:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room. 
Two new six week courses  will start on Oct 11 and 12. 
The annual $155.25 membership fee allows attendance at any number of courses per year
– 3 semesters – with locations in Chester, Mahone Bay, Liverpool, HRM and Truro. 
All Welcome!
 
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
to take place on Tues, 13 Sept at 7:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM  
starting up again every Thursday at 2:30 pm
from 15 September at Shoreham Village.

CELEBRATION OF NEW MINISTRY 
Thursday, 15 Sept, 7:00 pm at St. Stephen’s Church. 
All are welcome and encouraged to attend!  This service will formally mark 
a new time of ministry in our parish
with Fr. Ian’s induction as our Rector.  The Covenant in Ministry for our Parish 
is available at worship today.  Please take a copy with you,
and feel free to direct any questions you have about it to the Rector and Wardens. 
It will be signed at the Celebration.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Tues, 20 Sept at 7:00 pm in Canaan

SHOREHAM VILLAGE – VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
The following courses are available for volunteers at Shoreham Village. 
1.  Feeding with Sensitivity – 21 Sept, 2016 from 2:00-3:30 pm,
     in the Training Room. 
2.  Palliative Care Training – on 20 Sept, 4 Oct, 18 Oct,  1 Nov,
     15 Nov, 13 Dec and TBA for Jan 2017 from 2:15-4:15 pm
3.  Dementia Education – 19 Sept, 2016 from 4:00 -5:00 pm and
     4 Oct, 2016 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm. 
For more information please contact
Linda Sears Doucet at 902-275-5631 ext 246 or email l.searsdoucet@shorehamvillage.com
or Linda Bell at 902-275-5641 ext. 235 or email l.bell@shorehamvillage.com
 
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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
Sunday, 11 September 2016
The Seventeenth 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           Holy Eucharist
                                   
Readings: Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14;
Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10

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