Celebrate

The Weekly Bulletin of
St. Joseph of Nazareth Anglican Church
725 Provencher Blvd. Brossard, QC J4W 1Y5
450-671-6481 / stjofn@gmail.com

August 5th, 2018

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This Week

Wednesday August 08 – 9:30 a.m………..Men’s Bible Study
Friday August 10 – 10:30 a.m………..S.H.E. Ladies

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Bible Readings

TODAY
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a
Psalm 78:23-29
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35

Next Sunday
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51

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Intercessions and Prayers

Prayer for Today
Almighty God, Your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of His life and the word of His kingdom. Renew Your people with Your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by Your true and living bread, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer for the Worldwide Anglican Church
We pray for The Scottish Episcopal Church, The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness

Provincial Prayer Care
WWe pray for Bishop Mary and the Diocese of Montreal’s visit to Masasi, Tanzania

Diocese Prayer Care
We pray for The Archdeaconry of Montreal, The Venerable James Bennett. The Deanery of Hochelaga, the Reverend Canon Keith Schmidt and the French Ministry of Christ Church Cathedral.

Prayer for our Church Family
Dear Lord, thank You for leading our church family. We are surrounded by close brothers and sisters who love one another with their whole heart. We pray that as we get older and closer that we will never lose sight of what brought us together and that was You, Father. We pray that You watch over us and keep us safe, Lord. Amen.

Prayer Team
For those who wish to pray with someone, a prayer team is available after the Service in the left-hand corner of the Sanctuary. The Prayer Team scheduled for today is: Susan & Robert

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School Supplies

The 2018 school season starts on August 24 and St. Joseph’s will be collecting school supplies to be donated to Mission Nouvelle Génération who will distribute them to those in need.

Any donations will be greatly appreciated. Please bring them in and put them in the box just inside the front doors. Thank you

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

To those celebrating, Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary

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The Bewildering Call of God
Oswald Chambers
My Utmost for His Highest
(August 5th)

What God calls us to cannot be definitely stated, because His call is simply to be His friend to accomplish His own purposes. Our real test is truly believing that God knows what He desires. If we are in fellowship and oneness with God and recognize that He is taking us into His purposes, then we will no longer strive to find out what His purposes are. As we grow in the Christian life, it becomes simple to us, because we are less inclined to say, “I wonder why God allowed this or that?” And we begin to see that the compelling purpose of God lies behind everything in life, and that God is divinely shaping us into oneness with that purpose. A Christian is someone who trusts in the knowledge and the wisdom of God, not in his own abilities. If we have a purpose of our own, it destroys the simplicity and the calm, relaxed pace which should be the characteristic of children of God.

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Rector – Reverend Christopher Belle – 450-672-4549 / stjofn@gmail.com / padrebelle@gmail.com
Rector’s Warden – Diane Allen – 450-466-5112 / deedee-one@sympatico.ca
People’s Warden – Janice Candlish-Freeman – 514-235-7809 / janice.freeman@gmail.com

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Our Vision
To be a beacon of light and truth in our community
inviting all people to receive God’s promise of salvation through
Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.