PARISH OF RICHMOND

17 July 2025

“Not only with our lips but in our lives”

Services This Coming Week
July 20 - July 26, 2025

On Sunday, July 20, 2025
Altar Colors:  Green
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

• 9:00 AM - Communion Service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hartland, NB [view bulletin]

• 11:00 AM - Communion Service at Christ Church Anglican Church, Lower Woodstock, NB

On Wednesday, July 23, 2025

• 7:00 PM - Communion Service at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Jackson Falls, NB

Find 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, Cole, Connie, Doris, Ivan, Joyce, Lynn, Melba, Michelle, Nadine, Peggy, Phyllis, Shirley, Steven

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

Who doesn't know someone 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] 

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?  [Facebook].

St Paul was converted through a vision as he journeyed to Damascus.  Karl McLean’s conversion vision came in 1974, while heading home from picking fiddleheads.  Last night he shared his story at St Mark’s while preaching on the first half of the book of Romans.  Karl has spent the last two years wrestling with Romans, beginning with making a new translation.

This coming Sunday’s parish service (20 July, 9 am) marks a ninth year for Holy Trinity’s Flower Sunday.  Parishioners are invited to go into the fields, roadside ditches, line fences and by-ways of daily life to collect weeds, flowers, grasses and other natural offerings to adorn the public worship of God.

Forthcoming events/services ~

• Sunday 20 July:  Parish service (and Flower Sunday) at Holy Trinity, 9:00 AM

• Tuesday 22 July: How to “read” a church, at St Luke’s, 7:00 PM

• Wednesday 23 July:  Communion at St Mark’s, 7:00 PM

• Tuesday 29 July:  How to use a prayer labyrinth -- at the Rectory 2:00 PM and St Luke’s hall 7:00 PM

• Wednesday 30 July: Summer Songs of Praise at St Mark’s, 7:00 PM

• Thursday 31 July: Do-Drop-Inn drop-in at the Parish Centre, 10:00 AM - noon

• Thursday 31 July: Between the Birches outdoor meditation at the Rectory, 7:00 PM

Note: In the churches for pick-up is a full guide to Rich/Wood services & activities across the summer.

This week the rector is serving as chaplain at Camp Brookwood.

We are sorry to learn that ill-health has brought the retirement of our friend Shirley Noseworthy in the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland.  The parish writes:  Your devotion to sharing the love of Christ and advancement of his Kingdom within the Parish of Upper Island Cove has been a gift to us all.  From your unwavering support in providing outreach services in the communities, your positive influence on our precious children of our church, your words of hope, guidance and strength during worship and your work in the development of our music ministry, our Parish is stronger and better because of you.  Thank-you to you and Armin for the many blessings you have given to our Parish and in turn, we offer many blessings to you in your well-deserved retirement.

NB Christian Ashram ~ Do you find it hard to break out of work and family routines, put away your cell phone and avoid other sources of social media in order to spend quality time with God? Even Jesus had to retreat from everyday life to pray. Consider the New Brunswick Christian Ashram as your opportunity to go deeper in your faith relationship. Held from August 7–10, 2025 at beautiful Beulah Camp and Conference Centre in Brown’s Flat, you will experience a leisurely, interdenominational Christian retreat in a conference setting well-resourced to serve your needs. To learn more, speak to Cindy Derksen or visit www.nbca.ca.

There is good news:

• A BC church burns down. How does disaster become a blessing? https://broadview.org/kamloops-united-church-fire/

• A NS church was running out of people and money. How is it flourishing? https://broadview.org/bedford-united-nova-scotia/

RICHMOND Next Week
July 27 - August 2, 2025

SuNday, July 27, 2025
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Altar Colors:  Green

• 9:00 AM - Communion Service at St John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

• 11:00 AM - Morning Prayer Service at Christ Church Anglican Church, Woodstock, NB

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

• 7:00 PM - Songs of Praise service at St Mark's Anglican Church, Jackson Falls, NB