PARISH OF RICHMOND

14 November 2024

“Not only with our lips but in our lives”

Services This Sunday
November 17, 2024
Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Alter Colors:  Green

• 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 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]

• 10:30 AM - Morning Prayer Service at St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

• 10:30 AM - Sunday School at the Parish Centre, located at St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

• 11:00 AM - Communion Service at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Woodstock, 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, Melba, Michelle, Nadine, Peggy, Sheldon, 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: King Charles (today); Pauline Jones

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

This coming Sunday (17 November) Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are due to be returned and blessed.

Next Wednesday (20 November) there will be another information opportunity on a possible pilgrimage to Ireland next September.  The session will be at the rectory or on Zoom, 7:00 PM.  For Zoom access, email maria.shepherdson@anglican.nb.ca

Next Thursday (21 November) St. Luke’s is offering a pick-up turkey dinner, 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM.  Tickets can be reserved from Ellen Kee (328-8138): $16 adult, $8 child, $40 the whole family.  Bell potatoes will be on the menu.

After Thursday’s turkey supper the Richmond Vestry meet at the Rectory, 7:00 PM.

On Saturday 23 November the annual Small Works exhibit and sale opens at the McCain Gallery (Florenceville), continuing until 21 December: https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/small-works.  Two parishioners are among the 60 artists whose work will be represented.  These Small Works are always impressive.

On Monday 25 November a Confirmation class begins at the rectory, 3:15 PM.

Also on Monday 25 November Advent group study begins for both parishes at St. Luke’s, 7:00 PM.  It then continues weekly on both Monday afternoons (Richmond) and Tuesday evenings (St. Luke’s).

What does the rector do with all that spare time?  Visit the Shepherdson booth at the Woodstock Community Y’s Christmas market (Connell Park) on Saturday November 30^th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

An encouraging tidbit from the recent Diocesan Synod was word that the parish of St. Andrews, having heard of the Richmond summer services experiment, made a successful adaptation for its lovely stone chapel at Chamcook.  Sunday afternoon prayer services did not work but invitations to other Christian preachers, choirs and congregations to lead a service in the chapel have been a notable success.

The Synod Office is organizing an overnight Advent retreat.  It will be held in Rothesay Friday/Saturday 13-14 December.  Leader will be the gifted Bishop Sandra Fyfe of Nova Scotia/PEI. Register via Advent Retreat | Discipleship Resources | Anglican Diocese of Fredericton

The familiar blue Seafarers' Mission boxes in our churches invite donations for seafarers from distant parts who arrive at the port of Saint John. Donations are unwrapped. With each box is a list of suggestions, such as toiletries, warm items (esp gloves, scarves), playing cards, game books, individually-wrapped candy, and all such. Financial donations are also accepted.

Photos circulating with this week’s e-News show the Rich/Wood delegation (less Jennifer Taylor) to the recent 139^th Diocesan Synod and last Sunday’s presentation of a lay-reader licence to Jessica Smith.

Parish Outreach:

Used eye-glasses?  There is a depository at Progressive Credit Union, Richmond Street, Woodstock.

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