PARISH OF RICHMOND

28 May 2026

“Not only with our lips but in our lives”

Services This Sunday
May 31, 2026
First Sunday After Pentecost
Trinity Sunday

9:00 AM - Communion Service at St John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB, with breakfast offered from 8:00 AM onwards

• 11:00 AM - Communion Service at St Luke's Anglican Church, Woodstock, NB

  Find Bible readings at [link]

• Most weekdays the rector offers morning prayers and reflection live at 8:30 AM and viewable any time later. See Parish of Richmond and Woodstock - YouTube

• Sunday services from St John's are broadcast live on the internet and remain available for viewing. Find them at [YouTube link]

Among those we uphold in prayer:  Allen, Cole, Connie, Doris, Ivan, Joyce, Lynn, Melba, Michelle, 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:  Hospital volunteers deliver it.  Folk receiving these notes have mentioned how important they are.  Check out:  [Link]

Food Bank families rely on our weekly and monthly generosity.

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This very morning the Do Drop Inn opens for 2026 at the Parish Centre, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (noon).  Conversation and fun with friends old and new.  Bring along someone else.  It will continue on the last Thursday of every month.

Breakfast church this Sunday - This Sunday’s public worship in the parish will again be at St John’s, 9:00 AM.  From 8:00 AM onwards, beverages and a light breakfast will be on offer, including low-carb options.  Invite a friend.

FNote: this is the perfect chance to drop off contributions to the June 13^th parish Yard Sale.

Parish Centre Indoor Yard Sale, Saturday 13 June – Proceeds will support the Compassion Fund. Particularly wanted are donations of gardening and other tools, household items and small furniture, house décor, craft supplies, kids’ toys, puzzles, jewellery, tableware, pet stuff, collectables. (No clothing, please.) Drop-off opportunities:

• Today Thursday 28 May Do Drop Inn, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon)

• This Sunday 31 May 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

• OR by arrangement via David (dbell@unb.ca)

Half a dozen volunteers are needed for the night before and the day of the sale.

Home visits – In times of crisis the rector will be there. Other visits can be arranged by speaking to her or leaving a call back message at 506-328-3042.

Forthcoming ~

• F Today Thursday 28 May:  Do Drop Inn conversation and fun at the Parish Centre, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon)

• Monday 1 June:  8^th anniversary of the consecration of St John’s

• Sunday 7 June:  Joint Richmond/Woodstock service & welcoming potluck for LA Henry at St Luke’s, 11:00 AM

• Saturday 13 June:  Yard sale at the Parish Centre

• Thursday 18 June:  Vestry meets at the Rectory and on Zoom, 7:00 PM

• Saturday 27 June:  Camp Brookwood open house & BBQ, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.  Families and all are invited to look the camp over in a day of fun and excitement.

• Tuesday 7 July:  119^th anniversary of the consecration of St Mark’s

• Saturday 12 September:  Mass ordination at Christ Church Cathedral

• Thursday 17 September:  Vestry meets at the Rectory and on Zoom, 7:00 PM

• Tuesday 3 November:  97^th anniversary of the consecration of Holy Trinity

• Saturday 7 November:  Diocesan Synod, Christ Church Cathedral, 8:45 AM

Four Opportunities for spiritual enrichment (individuals/couples)

• Alongside Hope (the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) is offering a day of learning opportunity on Saturday, 20 June at the Cathedral Hall (Church St, Fredericton), beginning 9:30 AM.  The morning will highlight the work of the charity, including its partnership with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.  The afternoon will feature the Mapping Exercise, a way to learn about the “doctrine of discovery” and Amerindian dispossession.  All are welcome.  Register via Deborah Edwards <deborahcollicott@gmail.com>

• Pathways to Peace retreat (Mount Allison University, Sackville), 29-31 May:  To learn more, visit https://nb.anglican.ca/events/pathways-to-peace-retreat/2026-05-29

• Spirit-Centred Approach to Dementia Care workshop (Christ Church, St Stephen), 30 May:  To learn more, visit https://nb.anglican.ca/events/a-spirit-centered-approach-to-dementia-care/2026-05-30

• New Brunswick Christian Ashram offers a Christian retreat at the Beulah Camp & Conference Centre, Brown’s Flat, in the lower St John River valley, 6 - 9 August.  Archbishop Edwards will be this year’s evangelist.  For more information see www.nbca.ca and speak with Cindy Derksen 375-4642.

There is good news.  Household goods saved thoughtfully from the estate of a parishioner who died three years ago have been donated to our June 13^th yard sale in support of the Compassion Fund.

Services Next Sunday
June 7, 2026
Second Sunday After Pentecost
Altar Colors:  Green

• 11:00 AM:  Joint Richmond/Woodstock Communion Service at St Luke's Anglican Church, Woodstock, NB, followed by potluck luncheon to welcome ministerial trainee LA Henry to the two parishes

 

Parish Outreach:

Used eye-glasses?  There is a depository at Progressive Credit Union, Richmond Street, Woodstock.

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KEEPING INFORMED

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