E:Bulletin: Quinquagesima SUnday Feb 14, 2010

Services this Week: Parish of St Peter, Fredericton, N. B.

Feb 16 Shrove Tuesday Supper 4:30- 6:30 p.m.
Feb 17 Pent. Rite & Holy Communion 7 p.m.
Feb 21 First Sunday in Lent Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.
Feb 21 Baden Powell Sunday at 11 a.m. service
Feb 21 Lenten Studies “In Search of Christian Community” 2:30 p.m.
Session One: Biblical Examples: Group Discussion

We welcome Ewan Jon Robert Morgan into the family of Christ’s Church this day and pray that the rest of his life may be as blessed as this beginning!

We welcome all who are worshipping with us during this pre-lent season. 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.

The Fredericton Food bank: The Food Bank asks for a focus on ‘meal in a can’ items such as canned stews, canned beans or canned pasta.

Church Calendars for sale $5:00 each - please get yours!

Sunday School today 10:15 a.m. – I am cheered that we have a teacher for our oldest Sunday School class! This is great news!

Word Scramble: aehltw - see readings on reverse. Last week's answer: morsel Genesis 18:5

A Message from YOUR Vestry: 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 weekly giving by 10%. 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 with the Wardens; Bob Matthews and Mary Christie, any Vestry member or Fr. Hebb. To change your e-offering pick up the form at the rear or download it from this link: http://anglican.nb.ca/synod/finance/e_offering/e_offering_changes.pdf

Annual Meeting News: Our treasurer reports that folks are responding to the 10% challenge found in the paragraph above.

Copies of the annual meeting hand-outs are available at the rear – everyone and anyone interested in the future of our Parish should take a copy and read it.

As for the Church Exterior Restoration Fund: Although everyone received the October mailing – there remain about 90 outstanding responses! Please do act with your support NOW! Remember ... our goal is $50,000.00 in total. We can reach this goal if everyone contributes and pulls together!

The Cathedral Puppeteers, including our own Cody McKay, are going on a Mission trip to Belize in March. Cody thanks you for your prayers and monetary support.

ACW Meeting –Monday March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall

ACW will have a bake table at the Pancake supper – all baked food donations for this table will be gratefully accepted!

Shrove Tuesday Supper Feb 16 A sign-up sheet for volunteers is now at the rear of the church. A donation container is at the rear for cash needed to buy supplies in advance.
Ash Wednesday Feb 17 Service at St Peter’s 7 p.m.

Press Release: Re: St Peter’s Church, cemetery and rectory designation as a historic site by the city of Fredericton at City is found on the Parish website.

Fredericton’s Community non-profit secretariat is hosting an Open Space Forum Feb 18, 19, 20 at the Capital Exhibit Centre. This concerns “a large scale consensus building decision process.” For more info visit www.fsi-isf.ca

Bishop’s letter on the Nicodemus Project http://anglican.nb.ca/synod/council/nicodemus_project/

Latest copy of servers schedule, sidemen schedule, readers schedule til the end of June are at the rear and soon to be on the website. Also this year’s altar guild schedule and Church building cleaning schedule are on the web site. The cleaning schedule is missing 4 volunteers.

Alert: Tombstone Scam: It has come to my attention that a company from Saint John has been calling parishioners with loved ones buried in our cemetery stating that they will be repairing tombstones in the spring. They insinuate that they have permission to do so and may even ask for advance payment. The cemetery is Parish Corporation property and not a public space – NO such permission has been granted. Be aware and be very wary of supposed “improvements” to old stones.