Advent 4, Sunday School Christmas Program at 11 a.m.

Services this Week: Anglican Parish of St Peter, Fredericton.

Dec 18 Advent IV Sunday school Christmas Program & Congregational Pot Luck 11 a.m.
Dec 18 Advent IV Choir Carol Sing Pine Grove Nursing Home 3 P.M.
Dec 21 midweek St Thomas Day Holy Communion 7 p.m.
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Children’s Creche Service (for those under 10 yrs) 4 p.m.
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Family Eucharist 7 p.m.
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Holy Communion (sung) 10 p.m.
Dec 25 Christmas Day Holy Communion (said) 11 a.m.
Dec 26 St Stephen’s Day Holy Communion (said) 11 a.m.
Dec 27 St John’s Day Holy Communion (said) 11 a.m.
Dec 28 Holy Innocents Holy Communion (said) 11 a.m.
Dec 30 Pine Grove n h Holy Communion 10:30 a.m.
Jan 1, 2012 Octave Day of Christmas Holy Communion 8 & 11 a.m.

We welcome all who are visiting us for worship on this Fourth Sunday of the Advent season. You will notice that 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.

A Service of Nine (9) Christmas Carols & Lessons: at the Cathedral today at 4 p.m.. Go early !

Vestry News: Year-end discussion included the subject of payments into the diocese – we are asked for exactly $13,860.00. It was decided to pay at least $9,400.00 – (10% of last year’s total offerings), even if this means taking from investments. If income exceeds other year-end Parish requirements, then a proportional additional sum will be paid to the diocese up to the full amount asked. NCD initiatives were reviewed: Both the teaching outreach (Parables sessions) and the new Sunday School scheduling were deemed successes. Fr Hebb did not credit the visiting initiative a success. One aspect of this is the once monthly delivery of video-recorded sermons/talks to our shut-ins and elderly – this has not yet come into being! Dr Klinck gave an update on work being down in preparation for our application of St Peter’s Church as a National Historic Site. Interest was expressed in the parish obtaining a display cabinet in the hall just like the two nice ones the Scouts have erected. Finally, a Nominations Committee of Wilfred Alliston, Mark Fisher & Rector Hebb was struck to solicit interest in serving on the vestry and/or as synod delegates and alternates for 2012. New members are desired. Please speak to any of these persons to express an interest – you do NOT have to wait to be asked!

Church Calendars are available for sale at $6:00 each – please place funds in can!

Christmas Flowers: Those wishing to make memorials please speak with Maria M at 459-4552

Pre- Christmas Home & shut-in Holy Communions: Please speak to Fr Hebb immediately if there is a need for this ministry which he may not be aware of or simply verify that a desirous parishioner is on his list f Home for Communions!

New sign-up sheets for Altar Guild 2012 and Church Cleaning 2012 are at the rear.

Annual Meeting January 22, 2012 following Congregational Pot Luck!