Friday, October 22, 2010

E:Bulletin: Oct 10, 2010 Thanksgiving Sunday

Services this Week: Parish of St Peter, October 11 - 17, 2010

Oct 12 Parish Bible Study Ste Anne’s Court (Genesis) 3:30 p.m.
Oct 13 midweek at St Peter’s 7 p.m.
Oct. 14 ACW Deanery Annual Meeting [Holy Communion at 10 a.m.] 9 – 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 Trinity XX Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.
Oct 17 Sunday School and Confirmation 10:15 a.m.

We welcome all who are worshipping with us 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.

Our Parish Treasurer reports that the Church Exterior Restoration Fund appears to be sufficient if the last bill is as expected. What is NOT healthy is our current account – that is, collection plate income – we are low. Those who were not here this summer and who are not on e-offering please make up for time missed. Although you were not here our expenses continued!

Word Scramble: aeorstcn - see readings on reverse. Last week’s answer: valley Ez 37:1

Please pray for our Sunday school, its teachers and students and the confirmation class!

ACW NEWS: Our ACW will be hosting the Deanery Annual on Thursday Oct 14; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – including lunch for 60 people. Regular ACW meeting Monday Nov 1, 7 p.m. in parish hall

A warm Thank You to all who worked and supported our Turkey supper !

The New Service Schedule as well as the new servers (yellow), sidesmen (white paper) and readers (orange) schedules are out and at the rear and are also posted on the Parish website.

Sue Careless is coming to St Peter’s!! St Peter’s will be hosting the ONLY Fredericton stopover for noted writer Sue Careless when she is on her 2010 Atlantic Canadian book tour. Promoting her third book on the Book of Common Prayer, Sue will give an engaging talk, answer questions and sign books. Save the date Monday October 25, 7 p.m. at St Peter’s Parish hall. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage an author, to meet and to learn!

Vestry News: At Vestry on Sunday Sept. 26 we received the good news that donations thus far to the Restoration Project total $38,268.00 – with some pledges yet to be finalized. It was decided to invite Archbishop Miller for a service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for this positive result. A Parish Evensong and Episcopal visit is scheduled for Thursday Nov 4, 7 p.m. – please keep this date free! Also it was suggested that the Sunday School, this autumn, accept the challenge of adopting the “Corn Grinder” Project for the companion diocese of Ho. Ruth B also agreed to be SS treasurer – we had been without a treasurer since last November. Vestry has yet to find attendees for the Greater Chapter meeting to be held Oct 7 and representatives for the Natural Church Development (NCD) conference on Nov 6 at CCPC. NCD is the program chosen by vestry at its May meeting as the most suitable means whereby to conduct a Parish self-assessment. This assessment would identify strengths and weaknesses and suggest methods of improvement. On a much more sobering front, the Parish has outstanding commitments to the diocese (formerly called assessments and apportionments) in the vicinity of $9,240.00. This figure is the amount accumulated thus far in this fiscal year. The total will be around 14 thousand dollars.

A Farewell for the Nutters; a special service for Archbishop Harold and Edith will be held at the Cathedral at 12 noon Oct.,30 with a reception following in the Memorial Hall. Sadly, the Nutters are moving to Ontario.

As you read about it in the bulletin insert – Foundation for Life packets are available for pick-up at the rear! Please get yours! This is a synod approved, diocesan Fund raiser aim at all Anglicans.