Decorating St. David's for Christmas is a Congregational Affair

White Gift Sunday - St. Mark's

White Gift Sunday
On December 12th, St. Mark's Sunday School
will be accepting Food Bank donations.
This will be in a addition to the regular Food Bank collection held at the end of each month.

United Church Observer - St. Mark's

The United Church Observer reports on national and international issues of faith, justice, ethics, and daily living. If you would like to subscribe or renew your present subscription, envelopes are available in the Narthex and can be placed on the collection plate with your payment. The cost is $20.00 per year. Cheques should be made payable to St. Mark's United Church.

The deadline is December 13th.

For more information, contact Lorna Harvey at 625-0535.

Pointsettias

If anyone wishes to place a
POINTSETTIA
please drop it off by the morning of November 28th,
so that it can be placed during
the Hanging of the Greens Service that evening.

If you wish your pointsettia to be in honour or in memory of a loved one,
please leave that information with the pointsettia.

Hanging of the Greens Service

The Hanging of the Greens Service

St. Mark's United Church
First Sunday of Advent
November 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Join us in wonderful music and scripture
as we prepare our Church to celebrate the
Reason for the Season.

Hymns for Sunday, November 28th

All earth is waiting - 5
A candle is burning - 6, verse 1
Let us talents and tongues employ - 468
Rejoice, the Lord is King - 213

Psalm - 122, #845
Doxology - printed

St. Mark's Christmas Tea & Sale
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St. Mark's Special Events Group (U.C.W.) held their annual
Christmas Tea & Bake Sale on Friday, November 26th.
It was another successful event which gave them a profit of $2,152.12.
Thanks to everyone from the congregation who contributed to this great event.
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Rilla & June were cashiers.

Gladys & Jean worked in the kitchen.

Carol Ann, Marie and Annabel manned the Bake Table

Rev. Bob Lockhart had tea with Wayne & Alva Yorke.

Irene & Connie were on the handcraft table.

Betty had some beautiful knitted items for sale.

There were lots of younger patrons

Anna Marie with Brenda who is holding Ava Leigh.

Ava Leigh with her mother, Mallory and grandmother, Brenda.

Bonnie, Ava, Heather and Rebecca enjoyed their tea.

Anne served Edna and Connie.

Heather and Charlotte

Laura was home for a visit.

Mary and Mary Annette

Sally, Julia and Dorothy

There were some good buys at the New-to-you table.

Stephanie with her daughter and mother-in-law chat with Susan.

Our New Canadian Citizens

After fleeing from Sierra Leone, via a refugee camp in the Gambia as refugees and arriving in Nova Scotia on October 2nd, 2006, Donald, Christiana Kalley and their son Israel have been sworn in at Citizenship Court as Canadians on Friday, November 19th, 2010. They have two children: Donalda and Hudson who were born in Canada and therefore are already Canadians. The Inverness County Welcomes Refugee Resettlement Committee is very proud of our new Canadians. Thanks to all the churches for their assistance in this successful outcome.

Alexander Chapman and his children: Hayleigh, Keegan and Cassandra took care of Donalda and Hudson during the ceremony.

Hymns for Sunday, November 21th

Jesus shall reign - 330
Jesus loves me - 365
Many are the lightbeams - 588
Sing a happy hallelujah - 224

Psalm - Benedictus, # 900

Doxology:
Praise god whose joy within us flows
Praise to the one whose blessings flow
Lift up your voice in songs of praise
Let grateful thanks shape all your days.

There will be a Choir practice Tuesday, November 16th at 5:45 p.m.

St. Mark's Congregational Meeting, November 16th

St. Mark's Congregational Board
will meet Tuesday, November 16th

Executive: 6:30 p.m.
Committees: 7:00 p.m.
Combined Board: 8:00 p.m.

Hymns for Sunday, November 14th

This is the day - 412
Shout for god - 246
Come, let us sing - 222
For the fruit of all creation - 227

Psalm - Isaiah 12, # 880

Doxology - 541

Farewell to the LeGrows

St. Mark's and St. David's Held a Combined Service
Sunday, November 14th at 9:30 in St. Mark's.

Following the service a Farewell Social was held to wish
Rev. LeGrow and Mrs. LeGrow all the best as they leave our communities
to take a new position in Gander.

Jean & Rilla were the Greeters

The combined choir sang with
great gusto.

St. Mark's Christian Education Committee along with
ladies from St. David's organized the feast.

Larry was the MC for the event.

Malcolm made the gift presentation of Cape Breton tartan
lambswool scarves and a purse of money from St. Mark's.

No! - It's too short for a kilt!

Ian presented the gift of money from St. David's.

The Sunday School gave a delightful handmade gift.

Sheldon and Christine were presented with a Cape Breton address book so that everyone could sign their names and give their addresses and emails.

With all the speeches and last visits there was no time to eat, so the LeGrows had take-out!