E-Bulletin: Quinquagesima Sunday Feb 22, 2009

Services this Week : Parish of St Peter, Fredericton, N. B.
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Feb 22 TODAY Evensong 4 p.m.
Feb 24 NO Parish Bible Study Ste Anne’s Court 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 Shrove Tuesday Supper Parish Hall 4:30-6:30
Feb 25 Holy Communion Pine Grove Nursing Home 11 a.m.
Feb 25 Holy Communion Ste Anne’s Court 3:30 p.m.
Feb 25 St Peter’s Penitential Rite & Holy Communion 7 p.m.
March 1 First Sunday in Lent Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.
March 1 & 8 No Sunday School or pre-Confirmation Class 10:15 a.m.
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A Message from YOUR Vestry: Re: St. Peter’s Contributions: Here at St Peter’s, as elsewhere, there is the need to increase our weekly giving so as to remain economically viable. To that end, Vestry members have accepted the challenge and each member has agreed to increase their personal giving by 10% each week. We would invite and encourage you to join us in this undertaking. St. Peter’s has played a central role in the lives of parishioners for more than 170 years. Our ability to continue with our joint Ministry hinges on our capacity to meet mounting operating expenses and a growing capital budget.Thank you for your consideration of this important request and please feel free to discuss this in greater detail with the Wardens; Bob Matthews and Mary Christie, any Vestry member or Fr. Hebb.

We welcome all visitors to our Parish this day. St Peter's is a specifically Prayer Book Parish theologically as well as liturgically. What this means is that traditional liturgy (services) are the worshipping expression of normative Anglican, (i.e., of the Anglican Communion) belief. We hope that you find your time in our midst spiritually refreshing and beneficial. Please pray for us!

New Schedules are OUT TODAY: sidesmen on white paper; readers on grey paper and servers on lilac colored paper

Fredericton Food bank: The First Sunday of each month is our target Sunday!

Parish monthly ACW meeting March 2 Hall 7 p.m. World Day of Prayer March 6 7 p.m. at St Peter’s Anglican Church

Bible Word Scramble : aehltw - see readings on reverse. Last week’s answer: appeared Genesis 18:1

Church Cleaning sign-up sheet is at the rear - please consider giving it a try!

Shrove Tuesday Supper: See sign-up: Also the AcW will have a table and is looking for donations of crafts, baking goods and white elephants - please help!

Forward in Faith: the third of six, 5-week programs based on the Nicene Creed, begins on Tuesday, March 3rd, and will run on Tuesdays in Lent through March 31st. Meager Lenten fare consisting of soup and bread (+ tea/coffee/water) is at 6 pm in the hall, for which free-will donations will gratefully be received, followed by teaching by one of 5 priests, discussion and closing with the ancient office of Compline, ending by 8 pm (guaranteed). Supper begins precisely at 6, then teaching as follows: March 3: Evil & Human Freedom = Rev Dr Ross N Hebb //call Rector Fr Ian Wetmore, to indicate your attendance (for the chef's measure).