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Welcome to St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish  Blog
for Sunday, 22 October 2017
 
Think of all the beauty
still left around you and be happy
Anne Frank
 
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 WORSHIP THIS WEEK

THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY
AFTER PENTECOST
22 October 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: Exodus 33: 12-23; Psalm 99;
1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10; Matthew 22: 15-22 
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
WARDEN UPDATE
The Rector and Wardens have discerned that
the parish stands in need of a third Parish Warden.
Anyone interested can contact Fr. Ian
for more information.

MUSICAL FRIENDS  
Mon, 22 October in the Parish Centre. 
All Welcome!
Vintage Voices : 1:00 –2:00 pm,
Choir: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Band:  3:00 – 4:00 pm
Tuneful Tots: 4:00 – 5:00 pm

PARISH POT LUCK SUPPER
On Fri, 3 Nov, 2017, starting at 6:30 pm
we will be having a pot-luck supper
at the Parish Centre
for all members of our Parish family,
from all of our congregations. 
Bring something to share. 
Please also feel free to bring along
any musical instruments,
games, cribbage boards, etc.
as we engage in
fellowship and food together!
All welcome! 

SHOREHAM VILLAGE LADIES AUXILIARY
will host the Annual Dinner Theatre
‘Fix’n to get Hitched’
featuring Accidental Actors
at the Chester Basin Royal Canadian Legion
on Sat, 4 Nov. Doors open 5:30 pm,
show starts 6:30 pm. 
Tickets are $25 per person
and are available at
the Bank of Nova Scotia.

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS

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Plum puddings
will be produced at St. Stephen’s again this year!
They will be made on Friday, 17 November and
wrapped on Saturday, 18 November, 2017
 
More volunteers (male and female!)
are needed to mix together the batter,
be support workers for the bakers (washing dishes, etc),
to transport the puddings to where they will be cooked,
to prepare the ribbon, cards and wrappings,
to wrap the puddings and make them look attractive
 
Please contact Gretchen by phone at
902-275-4058
(leave a message if no one is home)
 
Also, please let us know if you have
a steamer/canner,
or know of someone who might have one,
that could be loaned to us
for this project.
 
ST. STEPHEN’S ANNUAL BAZAAR
While doing your Fall cleaning,
please set aside books and gently used Christmas items.
We would love to include hand crafted items
on our crafts table too. 
The Annual Bazaar hosted by
St. Stephen’s Hospitality Committee
will take place on Saturday, 25 November
More info coming soon!

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WORSHIP NEXT WEEK

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY
AFTER PENTECOST
29 October 2017
          
           8:00 am     St. Stephen’s, Chester       
              Holy Communion
          11:00 am    All Saints’, Canaan              
                   Parish Family Service
                                                                     
Readings: Deuteronomy 34: 1-12:  Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17;
1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8; Matthew 22: 34-46

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