Thanksgiving Sunday October 9, 2011

Services this Week: Parish of St Peter, Fredericton.

Oct 11 Prayer session contemplative prayer in Church 7 p.m.
Oct 12 midweek Holy Communion 7 p. m.
Oct 13 What is Truth – the Parables of Jesus Parish Hall 7 p.m.
Oct 15 Annual Autumn Turkey Supper Parish Hall 4-6 p.m.
Oct 16 TRINITY XVII Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.
Oct 18 Bible Study (first of the new season)
Ste Anne’s Court 3:30 p.m.

We welcome all who are worshipping with us during this Trinity 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.

All foodstuffs brought to St Peter’s for Thanksgiving will be delivered to the Fredericton Food bank
Back to Church Sunday has been re-scheduled by our Diocese for November 27th Advent Carols & Lessons

Confirmation Class resumes Oct 16 weekly at 10:15 a.m.

Diocesan Synod October 28-29. 2011

Sunday School: Note new routine: Children come to worship at 11 a.m. and then leave at the announcements for Sunday School in the Parish hall which then lasts until after service – this was one of the new initiatives decided as a result of our NCD survey and parish meeting!

ACW: Oct 13, ACW deanery annual CCPC Registration at 9 a.m. Special Guest Speaker is the Rev Canon Paul Jefferies of Uganda. Christmas Bazaar Nov 5/ ACW Parish Annual Meeting is Nov 7th commencing with Pot luck at 6:30 p.m.

Taize service (of worship) at Cathedral Wed Oct 12, 8 p.m. led by Ann Sherman

Sunday December 4 2 p.m. Special Lecture at St Peter’s Parish Hall on the 400th Anniversary of the King James Translation of the Holy Bible – all welcome!

Schedules: The new service schedule, sidesmen schedule, servers schedule and readers’ rota are now out – all on one sheet of paper. Please pick a copy up for reference. These cover the period up to Ash Wednesday in late February 2012.
October Hall usage Oct 16 2-4 baby shower/Oct 19 Hooking Guild – 2 levels/ Oct 22 Scouts Leadership training/ Rug hookers Oct 24 & 25 inclusive.

Vestry News: Vestry reviewed the start-up and initial status of the Parish’s three NCD initiated programs that is; the new Sunday School timing arrangement, the ad hoc visiting committee and the outreach teaching (Parables) session. There was discussion of the Parish’s Cemetery Fund which has built up to a sizeable amount over the centuries. The Rector and treasurer reminded Vestry that we are legally and morally bound to use only the interest from that fund and that exclusively towards the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery proper – it cannot be used to repair the church building or to pay any other operating bills! Much discussion was held concerning Turkey Supper preparations and the sizeable workforce required. Ongoing discussion included the subject of rectory maintenance costs versus income generated by rentals and it was determined that a comparison of same for the past ten years would be a good study document.
An update was also received on preparations for our application for National Historic Site recognition.