PARISH OF RICHMOND

12 December 2024

“Not only with our lips but in our lives”

Services This Sunday
December 15, 2024
The Third Sunday Of Advent
AltAr Colors:  Blue or Violet

9:00 AM - Communion Service at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Jackson Falls, NB

• 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer Service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hartland, NB  [View the bulletin by PDF or by Page]

  11:00 AM - Communion Service at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Woodstock, NB

• 3:00 PM - Christmas Family Service at St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

  Find Sunday Bible readings at [link]

On most days the rector offers a brief morning prayer time live at 8:30 AM (and viewable at any time later). See Parish of Richmond and Woodstock - YouTube

Among those we uphold in prayer:  Allen, Connie, Debbie, Ivan, Joyce, Lawrence, Lynn, Melba, Michelle, Nadine, Peggy, Rosanne, Shirley, Steven

Please advise Pat Margison (506-328-8146) of name deletions as well as name additions.

Whom do you know in hospital?  There’s a convenient way to get a cheery greeting to the hospitalized.  The hospital delivers it.  Parishioners receiving these notes have mentioned how important they are.  Check out:  [Link]

This coming week’s birthdays:  Sharon Lutwick, Lisa Cummings

Food Bank  Let’s fill those boxes and show gratitude to God by sharing with our neighbour the blessings we have been given.

Have you checked the parish’s Facebook page lately? The Anglican Parish of Richmond, Diocese of Fredericton | Facebook

Advent group study meets each Monday (Richmond Parish Centre, 2:00 PM) and Tuesday (St. Luke’s hall, 7:00 PM).  Invite a friend.

Christmastide services

• Sunday 15 December ~ Children & Family Christmas service at St John’s, 3:00 PM

• Saturday 21 December ~ Mamma Mary! Nativity story at St. Luke’s, 3:00 PM (doors open 2:45 PM)

• Tuesday 24 December ~ Christmas Eve communion at Holy Trinity (11:00 AM), St. Mark’s (4:00 PM) and St. John’s (5:30 PM)

• Wednesday 25 December ~ Christmas Day communion at St. John’s (9:30 AM) and Christ Church (11:00 AM)

• Sunday 29 December ~ Communion at St. Mark’s (9:00 AM) and St. Luke’s (11:00 AM)

For an uplifting story of an unheated, useless church building in the middle of nowhere, see this week’s Diocesan e-News: An abundance of blessings at the Deacon’s Den | Holy Trinity, Smithtown | Anglican Diocese of Fredericton  (At the foot of that page is a sign-up to get the Diocesan e-News each Tuesday.)

No Dead Creek. Unlike the 1948 Richmond Christmas service roster of Gordon Smith (see attachment), this year’s schedule does not extend to Dead Creek. Also attached is a seemingly poor photo from last Sunday morning at St Mark’s. But context is everything. By service time these days, such a flood of light comes through the East window that the camera can hardly capture an image. Folks going forward for communion are almost blinded. (Moses would have understood.)

By reason of travel this will be the last e-News in its current form until after Christmas. Watch for timely notices and updates at the parish website http://www.parishofrichmond.ca and on parish facebook

https://www.facebook.com/parishofrichmond/

RICHMOND NEXT WEEK
SuNday, December 22, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Altar Colors:  Blue or Violet
NOTE:  These services are unconfirmed.  Updates will be posted as soon as they are available.

• 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer Service at St. Mark's

  9:00 AM - Morning Prayer Service at Holy Trinity

  10:30 AM - Morning Prayer Service at St. John's

• 11:00 AM - Communion Service at St. Luke's