PARISH OF RICHMOND

18 December 2025

“Not only with our lips but in our lives”

Services This Sunday
December 21, 2025
Altar Colors:  Violet or Blue
Fourth Sunday of Advent

• 9:00 AM - Communion Service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hartland, NB [view bulletin]

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

• 3:00 PM - Family/Sunday School Service St John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

• 7:00 PM - Woodstock Lessons & Carols Service Christ Church Anglican Church, Lower Woodstock, NB

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On most days the rector offers a brief morning prayer time live at 8:30 AM (and viewable at any time later). See Parish of Richmond and Woodstock - YouTube

Among those we uphold in prayer:  Allen, Cole, Connie, Doris, Ivan, Joyce, Lynn, Melba, Michelle, Peggy, Phyllis, Shirley, Steven

Please advise Pat Margison (506-328-8146) of name deletions as well as name additions.

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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] 

This coming week’s birthdays:  Sharon Lutwick, Lisa Cummings, Shirley Trail, Ernest Clarke

Have you checked the parish’s Facebook page lately? The Anglican Parish of Richmond, Diocese of Fredericton | Facebook Included this week is a short video showing the abundant donations from this and other parishes as well as school children to the Saint John Seafarer Mission.

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Archbishop and Debbie Edwards remain in England at the illness of the bishop’s father.

Food Bank:  Tomorrow (Friday) the local Food Bank closes down until January.  Holy Trinity just reported that its congregational donations in 2025 totalled 465 lbs!

This coming Saturday (20 December) is Christmas with The Beatles day in Woodstock.  Doors at St Luke’s open at 2:45 for a 3:00 PM performance.  All is free, but with an opportunity to leave a donation to Woodstock’s varied mission activities.

Parish Finances -- A strong December in offerings to the Operating fund would bring Richmond to it 2025 budget projection.

FA much-appreciated New Year’s gift to the parish would be to contact Cindy Derksen cinder46@bellaliant.net to sign-up for automatic weekly or monthly e-offerings.

Forthcoming ~  

• Saturday 20 December:  Christmas with The Beatles at St Luke’s, 3:00 PM

• Wednesday 24 December:  Christmas Communion at Holy Trinity (11:00 AM), St Mark’s (4:00 PM), St John’s (5:30 PM), and St Luke’s (7:00 PM)

• Thursday 25 December:  Christmas Communion at St John’s (9:30 AM) and St Luke’s (11:00 AM)

• Saturday 7 March:  Richmond annual meeting at the Parish Centre, 10:00 AM

• Tuesday 10 March: general meeting of Woodstock Archdeaconry Anglicans in preparation for Special session of the Diocesan Synod, at St Luke’s hall, 6:00 PM

• Saturday 18 April:  Special Diocesan Synod on the future of Christ Church Cathedral at Christ Church Cathedral

Breaking news: The Rectory has been discovered to need repair of its potable water system as soon as the parts can arrive (approx. $1000).

Yet there is much good news. Some of it is referenced in photos attached to this week’s e-News.

• Last Saturday Richmond bakers produced a bounty of good things for the ACW Christmas sale at St Luke’s.
  

• Last Sunday’s Lessons & Carols with the dazzling Marjorie Burtt Lyons at the keyboard was simply beautiful.
  

• Last Monday two parishioners ferried to Saint John this land-locked parish’s impressive donation to the Seafarer’s Mission.
  

• This coming Sunday Holy Trinity will welcome congregants with a distinctive Christmas tree within and Advent display without.
  

Services On Christmas Eve
December 24, 2025
Altar Colors:  Violet, Blue, White, or Gold

• 11:00 AM - Communion Service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hartland, NB

• 4:00 PM - Communion Service at St Mark's Anglican Church, Jackson Falls, NB

• 5:30 PM - Communion Service at St John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

• 7:00 PM - Communion Service at St Luke's Anglican Church, Woodstock, NB

Services On Christmas Day
December 25, 2025
Altar Colors:  White, or Gold

• 9:30 AM - Communion Service at St John's Anglican Church, Richmond Corner, NB

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

First Sunday After Christmas
December 28, 2025
Altar Colors:  White or Gold

• 9:00 AM - Parish Communion Service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hartland, NB

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

Parish Outreach:

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

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