St Paul's Anglican Newsletter

Services This Week
Sunday, April 3

9:00 am Holy Communion BAS

10:30 am Holy Communion BAS with Children's Program

Please remember the following in your prayers this week.

Bobbi-Jo C

Loretta D

Barb G

Rick H

Dawn L

Paul R

Sue S

Erika W

Dear friends,

How is it that Jesus’ life, lived on earth so long ago, has come to affect so much of human history and very nearly every human community? How is it that his message of God’s kingdom, which he himself declared to at most a few thousand people in first-century Palestine, has come to be embraced by billions of people from cultures very different than his own? These cultures were not thinking about God’s kingdom. They were not waiting for a Messiah. They did not look at the world in that way at all, and yet so many of them are now captivated by the promise of God’s kingdom and God’s Messiah. How is it that the hope of the Risen Jesus, seen initially by little more than a dozen people, has come to be the single greatest source of hope for countless millions?

Our gospel reading from John 20:19-31 provides the essential clue to this mystery. In it we read about Jesus commissioning his first followers and friends to go into the world as he was first sent into the world, after which he gives them the gift of the Holy Spirit.

God’s Spirit working through God’s people: that is how all of the above has come to pass. That is how God’s kingdom continues to grow, and that is how the message of forgiveness and the promise of new life continues to spread.

I hope you’re able to join us this week as we explore the mission that has been given to all God’s people by the risen Jesus, and the implications of that mission for our lives.

Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Rev. David Turner +

For more information click on the link above. Deadline to apply is April 30.

Bishop McAllister College

Bishop McAllister College Kyogyera is a private mixed school that was founded by the Anglican Diocese of West Ankole in 1983. The Diocese of Fredericton has been supporting its development and the fees of individual students of the school for many years. It has become one of the top schools in the country, and has made tremendous strides in improving the lives and futures of Uganda’s children.

A Prayer for Bishop McAllister College:
God of truth and life, we pray that Bishop McAllister College may continue to grow as a home of faithful and fruitful study. Bless its teachers and students that their lives may bear the light of truth, bring flourishing to their families, peace to their communities, and the blessings of your kingdom to their country and to the world.

CAMP MEDLEY

2nd Annual "Send a Kid to Camp" Dinner and Silent Auction!

Saturday, April 23
6:30 PM

168 Gunter HIll Road, Upper Gagetown

You can be a part of changing a child's life just by joining us for dinner!

Contact the office at 832-3375 or stpauls-hampton@outlook.com for tickets

OR

Mission of the Month - Toonie Tin
Bishop McAllister College & Anglican Seminary, Uganda

Did you know....

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church invites all ladies

Hampton Annual Ecumenical Pot Luck Supper

Thursday, April 7^th at 6:30 p.m.
in the Church Hall, 978 Main Street, Hampton.

We are pleased to have Rev. Shirley Lynn DeMerchant as our guest speaker. Shirley recently served for eight years as Senior Pastor of Stevens Road United Baptist Church in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Prior to that she lived in South Korea for over ten years where she taught English, served with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship and ministered as the Pastor of the English ministry in a Korean Presbyterian Church. She currently serves as President-Elect of Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, the organization that facilitates the World Day of Prayer, and the largest interdenominational Christian women’s organization in Canada. Because of her broad prospective, and understanding and respect for what the various denominations offer the Body of Christ and our needy world, she is sure to add inspiration and encouragement to our time of fellowship.

There will be a free will offering which will be donated to the Hampton Food Basket.

MEMORY CAFE

Thousands of lives are affected by dementias. The Alzheimer Society supports caregivers and provides a social time for the whole family, young and old. At the Memory Cafe this month, listen to the healing words of Rick Benson, Spiritual Director of St Joseph's Hospital, on the life changes that families are encountering and come sing along to hymns with Dawn Tibbetts.

DATE: Sunday, April 10, 2016
TIME: 2 to 4 pm
LOCATION: St Paul's Church Hall, 4 Church Ave, Rothesay

DETAILS: This is a program offered free of charge to those affected by all forms of dementia and for their families, young and old.

Are you experiencing a loss and grieving? Grief affects us in many ways and we experience grief from many losses such as death, loss of relationship, divorce, job loss or transitions, family situations, loss or changes in health. Loss experiences could also be loss of hopes and dreams and dealing with daily loss from loved ones experiencing Alzheimer’s/Dementia or other critical illnesses.

Reduced concentration, a sense of numbness, disrupted sleep, changed eating habits, and a roller coaster of emotional energy are just a few of the many things that affect those who grieve.

The Grief Recovery Outreach® Program is a specialized method to acknowledge the loss experiences in your life, identify a primary loss event that is impeding you from fully participating in your life and then work through that loss experience in a healthy way.

The Grief Recovery Outreach® Program is a process and a program whereby those participating are given the tools, time and professional resources to help them work through the uncompleted emotional communications that are preventing them from living their lives fully after their loss. In this confidential setting, you will feel respected, heard and supported by others in this program, as you work through the pain of your loss.

Join Certified Grief Recovery Specialist® Kelly Hudson-Lewis, for an 8 week program beginning Wednesday April 13 at 7pm. Pre-registration is required, $25 fee for book.

Contact Reid’s or Sherwood Funeral Homes to register.
Reid’s Funeral Home: 832-5541, Sherwood’s Funeral Home: 839-2156.

PRACTICAL WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS & ANXIETY!!

Stress and anxiety are leading causes of illness. This workshop will provide practical techniques and tips to reduce the effects of both.

Please join us for an uplifting morning with special guest

PAM DRIEDGER

Director of Spiritual and Religious Care for Horizon Health Network

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

2 Hammond River Rd.Quispamsis

(Beside Hammond River Bridge)

Saturday April 23rd, 2016

10 am - 12 pm

To register call 847-0850 or email ParishofHammondRiver@bellaliant.com
This event is free of charge, however a free will offering for parish mission would be appreciated.

The Mission: Stones Across the Water

Stones Across the Water is the name of the YIG team’s upcoming youth mission conference, happening on May 28-29 at Camp Medley.

The conference’s name, Stones Across the Water, comes from the Mother Teresa quote, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” This quote inspires our youth that by working together in mission and following Jesus’ plan that they too can make a difference.
It is YIG’s goal and responsibility to create and develop disciples of our youth through both traditional and innovative ways. The YIG team believes the time is right for a youth-centered event that will draw on these themes. Last summer there were over 700 children and youth who took part in at least one youth-related diocesan — camping ministry at Medley or Brookwood; St. Michael’s Youth Conference, TEC and Diocesan Choir School.

Often they are pumped up and ready to take on the world in the name of Jesus, but after returning to their normal lives and communities, the opportunity to plug into mission may be lost or misused. We have to seek out these opportunities when our youth return and allow them to flourish in their communities.

Stones Across the Water is hoping to bridge that gap and find ways for our youth to plug into mission in their communities.

The conference is open to any youth ages 13-18 from the diocese. Through speakers and various workshops, the youth will learn how to be missional. There will be an emphasis on local mission opportunities but internationally as well.

The cost for the weekend is $25. Registration is available on the Diocese of Fredericton website. The YIG team is encouraging parishes to encourage their youth to participate.

If any adults who would like to volunteer, contact the YIG team. We could use your skills and assistance. Further information can be found in eNews, the YIG Facebook page or via email: yigfton@gmail.com.

59th Annual Choir School

July 3-10 Junior Choristers (Ages 8-18)

July 7-10 Adult Choristers

Rothesay Netherwood School

For more information

www.anglicanchoirschool.com

Facebook - Choir School 2016

Duty Schedule for April 10

APRIL 10	9:00 am	10:30 am
Layreader	Marg Petrie	Myra Stites
Reader	Gleena Geer	Carter Scott
Sidespersons	R&C Kelly	Janice Kelly / Liam Kelly
Chancel Guild	Jean Bates / Shirley Stevenson
Counters	Elaine Robichaud / Christian Gowan
Nursery	Deb Galley

Duty Schedule can now be viewed online & printed copies can be found at the back of the church.

There are printed copies of this eNewsletter available in the entrance to the church.

Please let those not on-line know they are available.

Stations of the Resurrection

APRIL Mission of the Month

Upcoming Events

Hampton Annual Ecumenical Pot Luck Supper

MEMORY CAFE

PRACTICAL WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS & ANXIETY!!

The Mission: Stones Across the Water

59th Annual Choir School