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Anglican
Parish of the Nerepis and St. John
The Venerable Vicars Hodge
(506) 738
2055 Priest and Rector vhodge@nbnet.nb.ca
CHURCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
PRAY for The Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Most Rev'd Thabo
Cecil Makgoba Archbishop of Capetown. Archbishop Fred
Hiltz, Primate, Anglican Church of Canada.
PROVINCE: National Indigenous Anglican Bishop; Bishop Mark MacDonald and Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples. COMPANION RELATIONSHIPS: Diocese of Ho in the Ecclesiastical Province of West Africa; Kpando Deanery, the Rev'd Canon Joseph K Bentum, Rural Dean; Bishop Matthias K. Medadues-Badohu. Diocese of Yukon: Whitehorse - Fort Nelson - St. Mary Magdalene, Toad River, Alaska Highway mile 150-506, the Rev'd Deacon Don Thompson, Lana Thompson and family, Glen Gough, Jeanie Arvor, Mark Tudor, Licensed Lay Ministers; the Rt. Rev’d Larry Robertson, Bishop-elect; Archbishop Terry Buckle. Parish of Hudson Bay: Church of the Ascension, Arborfield and St. Patrick’s, Hudson Bay; the Rev’ds Julie and Steve Page. DIOCESE: Claude, our Archbishop, William, George and Harold, retired bishops, and their families. FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY: Elizabeth our Queen; Stephen our Prime Minister; Shawn our Premier; Grace our Mayor and the members of Town Council including Beverley, Councillor. PARISH: Vicars, our Rector and Carole; Mike Caines, our Assistant Curate and Anna; Eleanor, our Deacon; Marie-Hélène our Youth Minister and Jamie. Members of our Parish Family in Special Need: Esther Chapman; Elmer Mersereau; David Middleton; Enid Potts; Stan Smith, Georgina Wallace. Others in Special Need: Leota Armstrong; Gary Graham; Tina Livingston; Peter Machum; Vincent Mersereau; Derrick Murchison; Sarah Pollock; Dick Thomas; Sarah and Nick; Christina; Pat and Mick; Curtis; Donna, Everett; Robbie. Prayer
is remembering to call home because
you are a child of God.
Fourteenth
Sunday after Pentecost 29
August 2010
By Naba Gurung, Humanitarian Response Coordinator, PWRDF From March 23-30, 2010 I visited Haiti on behalf of PWRDF. While there, I met with the ACT (Action by Churches Together) partners who have been working tirelessly since the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12. PWRDF has been working with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti along with the Episcopal Relief and Development, with ACT members Lutheran World Federation Haiti, and the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee in Haiti. The recovery work supported by PWRDF is being led by the community, who are involved in all stages of the work from assessing the situation through prioritizing needs and working to distribute resources. Anglicans in Canada have raised over $2.1 million for relief and redevelopment work in Haiti. More information is on the PWRDF web-site. Thank you for supporting the Primates World Relief and Development Fund THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. L.I.F.E. Group Medford Res. Saturday 2:00 p.m Moses/Migliardi Wedding Church of the Resurrection NOTICES
Welcome
Visitor We are honoured that you have chosen
to join us for worship today. Our hope is that your visit with us
has blessed you in some way. If you belong to another
Church, please take our best wishes home with you. If you do not
have a parish home, we would be delighted to make you welcome
here. Please give us your name and telephone number as you leave
the church. If you would like a home visit or if we can serve you
in any other way, please let us know. Contact information is in
the bulletin. After most of our services there is a time of
fellowship with refreshments – we do invite you to join us. Most of our services include a celebration of the Holy Eucharist: All who have been baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and receive Communion in your home church you are welcome to receive the Sacrament with us. Welcome: to all who are weary and need rest, to all who are lonely and need a friend, to all who have erred and need a Saviour, This Church opens wide its doors and hearts, And in the name of JESUS, bids you welcome. Receiving Communion In response to concern surrounding the H1N1 virus, the Bishop has asked that we modify how we receive communion. Communion is to be received in one of the following ways: the traditional method of receiving the bread and then the wine by drinking from the cup is still the most acceptable and safe method. A second option is that if you wish to receive by intinction (the host being dipped into the wine) come with your hands by your side. The administrator will dip the bread in the wine for you and give you the intincted host. The change is that from now on, individual communicants are not to dip their own host in the chalice as this is not a safe practice. A further option is to receive the host and not the wine. Receiving communion in one kind (bread only) does not in any way reduce the effectiveness of the sacrament. Next week we will collect juice boxes suitable for school lunches for the FOOD BANK. Please place them in the basket at the back of the church. Grocery Fundraiser Has Begun! The church has made arrangements with Co-op and Sobeys to sell grocery store gift cards as a fundraiser. The best part is, it won't cost you a dime! You can buy a grocery store gift card from the church and we will receive 5% of the value of the gift card. Every little bit helps! We currently have gift cards for $25, $50, and $100. Stop by the table at the back of the church after the service to pick up some gift cards. If you have any questions or suggestions, please see Jamie Morell. RESURRECTION ANGELS TEAM UPDATE: There is only 6 weeks till run day! If you haven’t already signed up online, please do so. If you don’t have access to a computer, please see Tara Porter for a form. Upcoming dates: Saturday, September 11th Bake Sale, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in front of Guardian Drugs, Grand Bay-Westfield Sunday September 12th – Pink Cupcakes after 10:00 a.m. service at the church of the Resurrection. Please see Tara if you have any questions. And if anyone wants to make a donation to the team, please see Tara. Thank you for all your support. Parishioners who buy their gas at Co-Op are invited to collect the coupons received when purchasing gas and give them to the church. They will be used to purchase such things as turkeys for the Christmas Baskets. You may give them to Wes Cosman or leave them on the desk in the church office. There will be a TURKEY SUPPER at the James H. Williams Community Hall, Crystal Beach, on Saturday, August 28th from 4:30p.m. -6:30 p.m. Adults:$12, Children $6, Preschoolers free. Sponsored by the Friendly Quilters. Crime Stoppers has advised us that they have increased the REWARD, from $250 to $500, for information leading to the identification of those responsible for the vandalism to our church windows last summer. Anybody with information about this crime can anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at (800)222-TIPS (8477). A reminder that the system has changed at the hospital. If you are admitted to hospital please be sure to inform them that you are Anglican and you wish a pastoral visit, otherwise our clergy will not know you are there. CONFIRMATION is being planned for next spring. Sessions will begin and continue through the fall. If you are interested in being confirmed please call the office 738 3474 to arrange to participate in the preparation sessions. LITURGICAL NOTE Our children and others who are not communicants generally come forward for a blessing during communion. As Layreaders and Deacons (ie our Deacon Eleanor) are unable to bless, those desiring a blessing need to go the communion station where a priest is located. When there is more than one communion station during a Service of Holy Eucharist, the priest will generally be at the center station and/or on the organ side of the church. If you are sitting nearer a station where there is not a priest, please go to the appropriate station. HOLY BAPTISM is celebrated in the Parish of the Nerepis and St. John on a regular basis, usually on one of several especially appropriate special Sundays during the year. The next Baptism will be on Holy Cross Sunday, September 18th. Candidates and/or Parents are asked to call the office 738 3474 to arrange to participate in the sessions of baptismal preparation. (Emergency Baptism is always provided without delay or preparation.) If you require a box of OFFERING ENVELOPES please contact Sandra Morton 738 2530 (home) 738 3474(work) OFFICE
NEWS - The
hours for the Parish Office at 20 Macdonald Avenue are Monday to
Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Archdeacon Hodge’s scheduled day-off is
Friday. Announcements for the “News” should be received by
Wednesday noon of the week it is to appear.
RECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT:
The RDA enables the Clergy to provide various kinds of
confidential
assistance. Needs that are met through the RDA include such
things as
food, emergency travel, a bus pass, or paying for emergency
counselling not covered by other programs. Several circumstances of
need recently have left the account seriously depleted – and with
Christmas fast approaching there will be additional needs. Any
financial assistance parishioners can give with this would be
greatly
appreciated. Your gift is included in your parish receipt for tax
purposes. Simply indicate on your envelope that the gift is designated
for the RDA. Thank you.Donations of Publicly-Listed Securities to Public Charities Donations to registered Canadian charities are eligible for a charitable donations credit. For individuals with cumulative donations to any charity above $200 in a year, the credit in New Brunswick is calculated as 46.84% of the donation amount. When a taxpayer donates to an eligible charity securities listed on a prescribed stock exchange (or certain other securities such as units in mutual funds), the capital gain that has accrued on the securities would normally be included in income at an inclusion rate of 50 per cent. However, to encourage additional donations of listed publicly-traded securities to charitable organizations and public foundations, the government has reduced the capital gains inclusion rate for such donations to zero, allowing a full donation credit with no additional income tax on the gain on the securities which would have been paid if the securities were sold. The Parish of the Nerepis and St. John has the ability to receive donations of these securities through the Diocese of Fredericton. This can be a great way to reduce your taxes on capital gains and maximize the amount that you can contribute to the items such as the Capital Campaign. If you need further information about this opportunity or some assistance in making this form of donation, you can contact the Ven. Vicars Hodge at 738-2055, one of your wardens (numbers in the bulletin) or Jamie Whittaker at 693-7724. If we meet and you forget me, you have lost nothing. If you meet Jesus and you forget Him, you have lost everything! REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE Did you know that certain items you now discard such as used postage stamps and Campbell soup labels can be used by your Outreach team? Postage stamps help to provide Bibles for Third World Countries. Soup labels help Salt Reef get resource materials. EFT - ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER is available for your Sunday offering. EFT is easy, it helps the parish with budgeting, and it helps you to determine your level of giving to your church. For further information contact Jean Wilson 757 8004 or the Parish Office 738 3474. MEMORIAL CARDS for the Anglican Parish of the Nerepis and St. John are available at both Brenan’s Funeral Home locations and at Castle’s, Saint John West and Fundy Funeral Home. To place a memorial please telephone the Funeral home and ask that a Memorial Card be placed. Remittance may be made with your regular Sunday offering clearly marked Memorial Fund.  One day, in frustration, the rector asked his wife to take the four youngest children and go visit the local cemetery. She was puzzled by his request, but went along with it anyway. He and the other three children headed off to investigate another townhouse. It was perfect and the rector told the landlord he would take it. Then came the usual question, "I see you have children. How many are there in the family?" The rector sighed deeply and said, "Seven, but four are with their dear mother in the cemetery." He got the townhouse.
If you know of someone who is sick or shut-in who would like to receive the Sacrament, have them contact the Rector to make arrangements for a visit. COMMUNION at home or hospital is always available. To place
an announcement or
item of interest in the bulletin please contact Sandra Morton at
the
Parish Administration Office 738 3474 or by email -
chchadmn@nbnet.nb.ca by Wednesday noon of
the week you wish it
to appear. |
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