Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 30 October 2016.

 

No act of kindness, no matter how small,

is ever wasted.

Aesop

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 30 October 2016

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

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

          11:00 am      St. George’s, East River      Parish Family Service  

      

Readings: Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4; Psalm 119: 137-144;

Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12; Luke 19: 1-10

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

 *** BIBLE TALK***

   Wed, 2 Nov from 1:00 - 2:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

Thurs, 3 Nov at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Vintage Voices ONLY on Mon, 31 Oct

in Tuck Hall.  1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. 

Regular Musical Friend sessions resume on Monday, 7 Nov.

SHOE BOXES NEEDED

in preparation for

the annual Missions to Seamen donations.

Please leave boxes at the Parish Office or

in the Church vestibule.

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

Thursdays at 2:30 pm

SOUTH SHORE CHORALE

will be performing with special guest, Laura Smith,

on Sat, 5 Nov at 7:00 pm in St. Stephen’s Church. 

Tickets $12, child 10 and under free.

FISH ON FRIDAY FUN(D) RAISER

Please join us on Friday, 18 Nov in Tuck Hall for

Fish and Chips, fabulous dessert

and a whole boatload of fun

with fishing games for all ages.

Tickets are $20 for adults $10 for kids under 12

Available at the Parish Office. Call 902.275.3804

or email ststephensparish@ns.sympatico.ca

to order your tickets. 

LIVING WTH DIABETES

free Canadian Diabetes Association Expo

on Wed, 9 Nov

at the Holiday Inn, Dartmouth.

Registration begins at 5:30 pm

visit diabetes.ca/expo

 or call 1-800-226-8464 to register.

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Sunday, 6 November 2016

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

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

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

       7:00 pm      All Saints’, Canaan             Holy Baptism & Eucharist

      

Readings: Haggai 1: 15b – 2:9; Psalm 145: 1-5, 18-22;

2 Thessalonians 2: 1-4, 1 -5, 13-17; Luke 20: 27-38

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 23 October 2016.

 

It always seems impossible, until it’s done

Nelson Mandela

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 23 October 2016

The Twenty-Third 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: Joel 2: 2-32; Psalm 65;

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18: 9-14

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

  BIBLE TALK

   Wed, 26 Oct from 2:00-3:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

 ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

Thurs, 27 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall

PRAYER BREAKFAST

 Sat, 29 Oct  at 9:00-10:00 am in Tuck Hall. 

All Welcome.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MORNING PRAYER

the Rector will be in St. Stephen’s Church at approx. 9:15 am

most Tuesdays through Fridays for Morning Prayer. 

All welcome!

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 24 Oct in Tuck Hall.  1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

Thursdays  at 2:30 pm

SING HIS PRAISES

an afternoon of hymn singing and light organ music

with Whitman Giffin, organist

on Sun, 23 Oct 3:00 pm

at the Chester United Baptist Church

to celebrate the completion of their organ audio update.

PLUM PUDDINGS

It has been decided that plum puddings

will not be made this year.

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Sunday, 30 October 2016

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

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

              11:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester            Parish Family Service

      

Readings: Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4; Psalm 119: 137-144;

             Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12; Luke 19: 1-10

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 16 October 2016

Action expresses priorities

Mohandas Gandhi 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Sunday, 16 October 2016

The Twenty-Second 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      

       7:00 pm       All Saints’, Canaan                Evening Prayer   

Readings: Jeremiah 31: 27-34; Psalm 119: 97-104;

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18: 1-8

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE

meeting on Wed, 19 Oct at 10:30 am

in the Tyler Grant Room

  BIBLE TALK

   Wed, 19 Oct from 2:00-3:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

STUDIO SINGERS

 Wed, 19 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

Thurs, 20 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

 St Stephen’s Church is looking for a janitor for its Parish Centre

 – 3 hours per week at $15/hr.  Must have WHMIS Certificate

and a criminal records check will be required as a condition of hiring.

If interested, please contact Robert Manuel

(902-220-7140 or rcmkam@eastlink.ca)

by Friday, 21 October. 

PLUM PUDDINGS!

We would like to make this year’s plum pudding fundraiser

a church project with as many parishioners as possible

helping to make it a HUGE success. 

First of all, we need help with 2 things

We need 200 small tin cans in which to bake the plum puddings. 

We have 35 at the moment.  Please save any 14 ounce tins

(398 ml – used for fruit, veg, beans, etc) and bring them cleaned,

with labels removed, to the church or parish office for collection.

Next, we’d like to borrow steamers/canners – large pots

with racks for lowering the tins into the water.

  They will be needed for a brief period in mid November. 

Watch out for more details about our Plum Pudding Factory!

MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 17 Oct in Tuck Hall.  1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

 Thursdays, at 2:30 pm

ANNUAL DINNER THEATRE

 Don’t forget to book your tickets!

‘The Great Pretenders’ will be performed by the Accidental Actors

on Sat, 22 Oct, 2016 at the Little Red School in Canaan.

  Tickets for the dinner and show are $25. 

Doors open at 5:30 pm, show starts 6:30 pm.

  Limited seating.

For tickets and more information contact Maxine Christo

at 902-275-3777 (work) or 902-275-3496 (home)

SING HIS PRAISES

an afternoon of hymn singing and light organ music

with Whitman Giffin, organist, on Sun, 23 Oct

at 3:00 pm at the Chester United Baptist Church

to celebrate the completion of their organ audio update

.

PRAYER BREAKFAST

 9:00-10:00 am Sat, 29 Oct in Tuck Hall. 

All Welcome

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Sunday, 23 October 2016

The Twenty-Second 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: Joel 2: 2-32; Psalm 65;

2 Timothy 4:-   6-8, 16-18; Luke 18: 9-14

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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for

Sunday, 9 October 2016

From caring comes courage

Lao Tzu 

 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Don't be afraid to open to your 

hearts and doors to

welcome strangers.

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Sunday, 9 October 2016

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY

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

9:15 am       St. George’s, East River        Holy Eucharist    

      11:00am       St. Stephen’s, Chester          Thanksgiving Service

                                                                   (Holy Eucharist)

Readings: Deuteronomy 8: 7-18; Psalm 65; 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15;

Luke 17: 11-19

A Thanksgiving donation for the Food Bank would be

greatly appreciated.

 

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 

Tues, 11 Oct at 7:00 pm in the Tyler Grant Room.

  BIBLE TALK

   Wed, 12 Oct from 2:00-3:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room.  All Welcome!

STUDIO SINGERS

 Wed, 12 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall.

ST. STEPHEN’S CHOIR

            Thurs, 13 Oct at 7:30 pm in Tuck Hall

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS

A NOTICE REGARDING WORSHIP

the Rector will be in St. Stephen’s Church at approx. 9:15 am

most Tuesdays through Fridays for Morning Prayer. 

Anyone who wishes is welcome to join him.

MUSICAL FRIENDS

will resume on Mon, 17 Oct in Tuck Hall. 

(No Musical Friends on Thanksgiving Monday)

VINTAGE VOICES AT SHOREHAM

Thursday, 13 Oct at 2:30 pm

SCANS

Senior’s College Assoc. of NS – two new 7 week courses

begin on 11 Oct (Judicial Progressivism in the Supreme Court of Canada)

and 12 Oct (Ethical Issues in the Media).  2:00 – 4:00 pm in Tuck Hall.

For more information call 902-444-7588.

BISHOP RON’S SOUTH SHORE ITINERARY

Our Bishop will be on the South Shore 18-20 Oct. 

There will be a meeting of the South Shore Regional Council on Tues, 18 Oct

with a pot luck supper at 5:30 pm.

The focus of the meeting will be time with Bishop Ron,

as he begins his tour of our region of the Diocese.

A Regional Celebration of  the Eucharist with the Bishop, with Confirmations,

will take place on Wed, 19 Oct at 7:00 pm

at St. John’s, Lunenburg.  All welcome to attend !

ANNUAL DINNER THEATRE

Mark your calendar, do not miss this great event!

  ‘The Great Pretenders’ will be performed by the Accidental Actors

on Sat, 22 Oct, 2016 at the Little Red School in Canaan.

Tickets for the dinner (salad, roast beef dinner and dessert) and show are $25. 

Doors open at 5:30 pm, show starts 6:30 pm.

  Limited seating.

  For tickets and more information contact Maxine Christo

at 902-275-3777 (work) or 902-275-3496 (home)

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Sunday, 16 October 2016

The Twenty-Second 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

        7:00 pm       All Saints’, Canaan                Evening Prayer

Readings: Jeremiah 31: 27-34; Psalm 119: 97-104;

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18: 1-8

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