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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish Blog for
Sunday, 21 May 2017
 
The best place to find God is in a garden
George Bernard Shaw
 
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WORSHIP THIS WEEK
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
21 May 2017

             8:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Communion         
             9:15 am      St. George’s, Chester        Holy Eucharist             
           11:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Eucharist             
             7:00 pm      All Saints’, Canaan            Evening Prayer            

Readings: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66: 7-18; 1 Peter 31: 13-22;
John 14: 15-21
 
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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Bible Talk
   Wed, 24 May 
 Tyler Grant Room, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOOD BANK
All donations very gratefully received.

 INSTALLATION OF ARCHDEACON
Fr. Ian will be installed as Archdeacon
on Fri, 26 May at 7:00 pm
at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax. 
All Welcome!

GARDENERS’ SALE
Sat, 27 May from 9:00 – 12:00
at the Old Chester Train Station.
Sponsored by Chester Garden Club
Have your tools sharpened and
acquire some wonderful plants.
Don’t miss it!

BLOOD DONOR CLINIC
on Mon, 29 May 4:30 – 8:30 pm
at Royal Canadian Legion Chester. 
New donors always welcome!

CHURCH DIRECTORY
Universal Portrait Studios will be coming
to St. Stephen’s Parish Centre
to carry out photo shoots and viewings from 5-9 June. 
The company will call in the next few weeks
to set up an appointment.  
There is NO charge to parishioners to take part
in the compilation of photos for the directory. 
A copy will be provided free of charge
for those whose photos are included.
Those not participating in the compilation
of the directory but wanting a copy
will have to pay for it. 
NO contact information will be included
in the directory. (Names only).
Contact lists will be shredded
upon completion of the directory. 
Photograph packages can be ordered
from Universal Portrait Studios.
  
RELAY FOR LIFE
Chester Municipal Canadian Cancer Society’s
annual Relay for Life
will take place on Friday, 16 June from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am
at Chester Area Middle School. 
Register now to enter a team
(Registration is $15.00 per team member). 
Be a volunteer, or buy a luminary ($5.00)
in honour or in memory of a loved one. 
All cancer survivors who would like to attend
are invited to register. 
To register, or for more information,
please call Sheila Hirtle (275-5720), Lynn Hatt (275-3263)
or relayforlife.ca  
Come walk with us.  Cancer changes everything. 
So can you!

Sign up sheet for Parish Team
at the back of the church!
 
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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
28 May 2017

             8:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Communion     
             9:15 am      St. George’s, Chester        Morning Prayer       
           11:00 am      St. Stephen’s, Chester       Holy Eucharist         
            
Readings: Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68: 1-10, 33-36;
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17: 1-11

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