Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog

for Sunday, 19 March 2017

 

If you can't say anything nice,

don't say anything at all.

Thumper (Bambi)

 

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WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Lenten Wednesday Service

Wed, 15 March 2017

10:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester      Holy Communion

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

Sunday, 19 March, 2017

       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   

             4:30 pm     All Saints’, Canaan            Evening Prayer       

      

Readings:  Exodus 17: 1-7; Psalm 95;

Romans 5: 1-11; John 4: 5-42

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

 MUSICAL FRIENDS

Mon, 20 Mar 2017

in Tuck Hall, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

All Welcome!

BIBLE TALK FOR LENT

   Wed, 22 March from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room. 

All Welcome

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MUSICAL FRIENDS BUDGET –

Musical Friends Budget Sept. 2016-May 2017

Income                                                        Expenses

2015-16 carry over	$    2,000.00	Instrument Repairs	$   300.00
Anglican Foundation	$    6,000.00	Instructors (3 )	$  20,000.00
Fund raising	$    2,500.00	Guest instructors	$    2,000.00
Donations	$    6,500.00	Food for Snack	$    1,500.00
Heritage society	$    3,300.00
Municipality	$    2,000.00
Subtotal	$ 22,300.00
Parish (food)	$    1,500.00
Total	$23,800.00

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Tues, 21 March 7:00 pm

in the Tyler Grant Room. 

LENTEN LUNCHES 2017

– Soups ‘n Stuff  -

22 Mar (Frauds and Scams – speaker, Ron Francis),

29 Mar (Health Directives – speaker, Derek Schnare)

and 5 Apr (Food Bank – speaker, Wendy Sheppard).

12:00 – 1:00pm. 

$8 for a lovely lunch.  

Please join us – bring a friend.

PRAYER BREAKFAST

will be held 9:00 am, Sat, 25 March

at Linda Townsend’s home

at 39 Pleasant St, Chester .

MUSICAL FRIENDS BENEFIT

Mon, 27 Mar 7:00-8:00 pm in St. Stephen’s Church. 

 Featuring Musical Friends, The Studio Singers

and

Dirty Dougie and the Divine Dandies. 

Free will donations will be collected

to support the free Musical Friends workshops.

(Tax receipts available for donations of $20 or more).

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

Lenten Wednesday Service

Wed, 22 March 2017

10:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester      Holy Communion

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

Sunday, 26 March, 2017

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

        9:15 am     St. George’s, East River    Morning Prayer   

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

      

Readings:  1 Samuel 16: 1-13; Psalm 23;

Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41

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