E:Bulletin: Oct 31. 2010 Trinity XXII

Services this Week: Parish of St Peter, October 31- Nov 6, 2010

Nov 1 ACW monthly & Annual Mtg Parish Hall 7 p.m.
Nov 2 Parish Bible Study Ste Anne’s Court CANCELLED 3:30 p.m.
Nov 3 midweek at St Peter’s CANCELLED Fr Hebb in Halifax 7 p.m.
Nov4 Evensong in Thanksgiving & Celebration of Successful Restoration Project
and Annual Episcopal Visit by Archbishop Claude Miller 7 p.m.
Nov 5-6 Mini-St Mikes Youth Conference at Trinity Saint John
Nov 6 ACW Annual Christmas Bazaar & Chicken Luncheon 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Nov 7 Octave of All Saints [Founders & Benefactors] Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.
Oct 31 & Nov 7 Sunday School and Confirmation Class 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.

Mini-St Michael’s Conference for Anglican Youth 13 -1 9 yrs of age Fri and Sat., Nov 5-6 at Trinity Church Saint John: Starting at 5 p.m. on Fri and lasting til 3:30 on Sat. Cost $10:00 – obviously subsidized! Fr Hebb is going on Friday but returning on early Saturday for the ACW Bazaar. Fr Hebb has application forms and a tentative schedule

Word Scramble: - aeibmcrgn - see readings on reverse. Last week’s answer: destroy Esther 3:6
Please pray for our Sunday school, its teachers and students and the confirmation class!

ACW NEWS: Annual Christmas Bazaar & Chicken Casserole Luncheon Nov 6 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of crafts, sewing, knitting or baking or to the white elephant table would be most appreciated. Drop -off on Friday 7 -8:30 p.m. or Sat after 9:30 a.m. Luncheon cost is $8:00

Sue Careless’s visit to St Peter’s was a success and her talk engaging.

Vestry News: At Vestry on Sunday Oct. 24 Vestry has found 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) continue to climb. This figure helps pay the salaries of the Bishop and all the diocesan staff for, please remember, the diocese has no significant income source other than what is collected from the parishes! The total owed by St Peter’s to the diocese by year’s end will be around 14 thousand dollars.

Foundation for Life packets are available for pick-up at the rear! Please get yours! This is a synod approved, diocesan Fund raiser aimed at all Anglicans in New Brunswick.

St Peter’s Publications Church Calendars for 2011 are now available at the rear: Cost $6:00 each

Operation Christmas Child boxes at now available. Get yours! Return date must be on or before Nov. 14. Please support this annual outreach program of our parish: Co-ordinator is Darla MacNaughton

Stanley Christmas Supper (& Craft sale) Sat Nov, 20 4 to 6 p.m. Cost: adults $10:00, 12 and under $6:00 and preschoolers free: Menu: Baked chicken and potatoes, dressing, carrots, peas and rolls with cheesecake for dessert!

Annual Remembrance Day service for Parishes of Douglas and Bright will be at the Cenotaph at York Centennial Park, Mactaquac 10:30 Thursday Nov 11. Interested groups please assemble at 10:15 a.m. a reception will follow at the local Baptist Church’s gym.