Flat Stacey at St. Luke's

Here's Rev. Andrew with some of St. Luke's Sunday School children with Flat Stacey.  The project was an interactive learning event for Sunday School children and teachers through-out the Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island.  Each student got a Flat Stacey or Flat Stanley to colour and on the back put their name and church address, then send it off to Synod.  At Synod, each table had a Flat Stacey and Flat Stanley and people sitting at those tables were asked to take a Flat Stacey or Flat Stanley back to their home church and photograph it with the people of that church then return it to the Sunday School student and their church family.

Poem cf. http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/netnews/2011/documents/18May11.htm

Flat Stanleys are flying

from near and from far

some come by post

and some in a car!

We're holding our breath

will there be many more?

Work quickly, we need

them by May Twenty-Four!

There's room for each Stanley

And yes, Stacey too.

So join in and colour

Be sure that you do!

Synod will listen -

consider them well -

then send them to you

with a story to tell!

The 5 Point 30 Day Challenge

Have you tried The 5 Point 30 Day Challenge for Spiritual growth suggested by Bishop Sue when she visited here June 5^th? There are copies of the Challenge at the back of the churches and on the bulletin boards. Try just 1 point if 5 points is too much of a challenge right now. Let’s see if we can report progress to the Bishop in September!

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Thought For the Week

God makes the impossible possible!

And always remember - Jesus Loves You.

cf. Parish Bulletin July 10, 2011

Vacation

We wish Rev. Andrew and Janet (and Angel too) a well-deserved vacation - for urgent pastoral needs during this time contact Rev Cathy Pharo, 836-3303.

Healing Service held at St. Peter's



We had a wonderful healing service of music, teaching and prayer last evening at St. Peter's Alberton.  Thanks very much to Rev. Andrew and Janet - it was very spiritual and moving!

These photos are from St. Peter's Anglican Church, Main St., Aberton

Healing Service July 5th

Healing Service Tuesday July 5 at 7 pm St. Peter’s Alberton

Healing was a big part of Jesus’ ministry. Today healing is a big part of the ministry left to his disciples – us. Scripture tells us that wholeness is God’s plan for us. Jesus died on the cross for us to have that wholeness of body, mind and spirit. Come rest in God’s love and hear His Word and pray for healing and wholeness. We are all on a life long journey of healing.

Without the Trinity

Without the Father, creation would be empty space.

Without the Son, no sacrifice to set us free.

Without the Spirit, no inspiration to embrace.

We would be nothing without the Trinity.

Were there no Father, no Son to cure this mortal land.

Were there no Son, no Spirit breathed on you and me.

Were there no Spirit, we could not feel the Father’s hand.

We would be lost without the Trinity.

Praise to the Father, for gifts beyond our right to ask.

Praise to the Son, for love we are too blind to see.

Praise to the Spirit, for showing us a heavenly task.

We find our world, our, love, our fire in the Trinity.

-        Rick Waterhouse, St. Mary Anne’s, North East, Maryland

Anglican Digest Summer 2011

cf. Parish Bulletin, Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

This Quiet House

Daytime draws towards its close,
Shadows steal across the sky,
Dusk now gathers in its cloak
Soft, lilac mists, and night owl's cry.
A fragrance lingers in the air,
Enhanced by breezes on their way,
And in our thoughts to God, we add
Our thanks, for such a perfect day!

by Elizbeth Gozney
cf. GRACE, Autumn 2010
http://www.gracepublishing.net/
ISBN 1354-5922