Friday 30 August 2013

ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST 2013

Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Greeters: Donnie & Jean Mac Pherson
Lay Reader: Karen Mac Kinnon
Collectors: Donnie & Jean Mac Pherson,
Brenda Smith, Linda Howlett
St. David’s Counters: Malcolm Parsons, Heather Graham

MINISTER’S OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 9-12 noon
Tuesday 9-12 noon
Wednesday 9-12 noon at St. David’s You may drop by for a coffee.
Thursday 9 – 12 noon
Friday – Minister’s Day Off

Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
Suggested Food Banks donations: canned meat/fish or canned fruit.

Copies of “The Upper Room” for Sept.-Oct. are available.

Outdoor Worship Service
including sharing of communion
and picnic supper to follow
at Whycocomagh Provincial Park Campgrounds on Sept. 1st at 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by Inverness Guysborough Presbytery. Everyone welcome.
Bring along your lawn chair and picnic supper.
Book a campsite by calling  1-888-544-3434 or online reservation system at https://secure.camis.com/NSDNR/Home.aspx . 
Rain venue is Stewart United Church and Hall, Whycocomagh.

September 8th – Regular times of worship resumes
9:30 a.m. – St. Mark’s
11:00 a.m. – St. David’s

Community Art Installation
During worship in Creation Time, we will create a "community art installation." By creating this larger than life net of found objects and litter, we will observe how we can be both awed and shamed by the size, the wastefulness, and the beauty that our impact has on earth. We are invited to reflect on how the net represents the ways God gathers all things including our mistakes and transforms us into a new creation.

September 8th is Flora and Fauna Sunday: bring along to worship images or objects that symbolize our control and loss of control in our lives; images that represent our vulnerabilities, doubts, debts as well as things we sow and reap that offer a sense of control and self-sufficiency.

Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle Knitters and crocheters gather together in the parlour of St. Mark’s on the 3rd Monday of each month. Monday, September16th will be our next time of gathering at 1:00 p.m.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS


FUNDSCRIP UPDATE - FUNDSCRIP New Order date
The first FundScrip order will be placed Sunday September 8th, 2013 and gift cards will be returned Sunday September 15th. 
Orders will be sent biweekly on Sundays and gift cards will be returned the Sundays following the orders. FundScrip order forms and envelopes are now available in the narthex and can be found in a green folder labelled FundScrip.

HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER - Complete the information on the order form, choose the gift cards you wish to purchase and total the cost of the order. Put the order form and payment in a sealed FundScrip envelope and place on the plate during collection. Payment may be cash or cheque made out to St. Mark’s United Church with a notation FundScrip order. No post-dated cheques please. Your order must be paid before it can be sent.
If you are unable to attend church please deliver your orders, payment included, in sealed Fundscrip envelopes to Patsy or Bonnie in time to be sent with the orders on the designated Sundays. Orders with payment included, in sealed Fundscrip envelopes, may also be given to Jane during St. Mark’s weekly office hours. If you are unable to attend church on gift card delivery Sundays please make arrangements with Patsy to receive them.
If you have any questions or would like more information about this program you may call Patsy Brander at 625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 625-3838. You may also like to visit the website for FundScrip at www.fundscrip.com.

COURTESY CAR

If you need a ride to church during the months of August or September, call Dave Chapman at 787-2610
Please make your Courtesy Car request well in advance if possible. Sunday Worship requests should be made by the evening before
or by 8 a.m. Sunday morning at latest.

St. Mark’s Lay Readers:
September 8th – Bruce Corrigan
September 15th – Joyce Oliver-Snair
September 22nd – Larry Evans
September 29th – Connie Fowlie

September 17th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Executive, 7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. David’s Official Board Meeting on Sept. 8/2013 following Worship Service.

St. David’s Lay Readers:
September 8th – Bruce Corrigan
September 15th – Alicia Vink
September 22nd – Iaian Langley
September 29th – Kenzie Mac Lean
Church Hall Cleaners for Sept.: Catherine Mac Lean & Lynn King
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tatamagouche Centre 

A Time for Silence
September 15-17, Sun 7 pm to Tue 3 pm
A guided retreat offering time for personal contemplative silence and for encouraging dialogue.
Leadership: Kathy Roy, Suzanne Mason
Contact Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220
Sacred Space, Common Ground
September 19-23, Thur 7 pm to Mon 1 pm
Face to face and faith to faith, a gathering which draws upon the gifts of diverse faith traditions and focuses on places of commonality and potential collaboration.
Leadership: Amir Hussain, Tim Scorer, Martha Martin (PRG) and local inter-faith leaders.
Contact Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220

Labyrinth and Leadership
September 20-22, Fri 7pm to Sun 3pm
This workshop is an opportunity for leaders to come together and deeply reflect on their leadership and what leadership means to themselves and to others. The Labyrinth is an ancient tool used for meditative practice and through the use of the labyrinth, and through leadership sessions, the participants will have an opportunity to ignite the core of how and why they lead. Ideal for all walks of life and experience levels.
Leadership: Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair and Dr. Jeanie Cockell, Co-Presidents of Cockell McArthur-Blair Consulting.
Contact Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220

Cape Breton  Men’s Conference - The Rev. Dr. Glen Davis,  past Moderator Presbyterian Church in Canada, is to be the Speaker at the CB Men’s Conference in September.The dates are Sept 6, 7, & 8 at the Presbyterian Camp, CAMP MACLEOD, at Albert Bridge, Cape Breton. Plan now to attend.  Registration takes place upon arrival at 5:00 on Friday and continues on Saturday morning.

‘An Evening of Music’ featuring Ray and Kay Horton and the Starlight Quartet - (Hymns, Spirituals, Sing alongs and Cape Breton favorites) Friday, Sept. 13th 7 pm. at St. David’s Church Hall in Port Hastings. Admission is a Donation at the door. Tea and oatcakes following. Sponsored by Starlight Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

Terry Fox Run 2013 Date: Sunday, Sept. 15th Time:  1:00 pm
Location: Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Come join us Sunday, Sept. 15th to walk, run or bike 1 km, 5 km or 10 km and help support the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research!  Register online at terryfoxrun.org or just show up at the Civic Centre on the day of the event. For more information to participate or to volunteer, call Sarah at 625-5405. No minimum entry fee. Raising pledges is optional. Donate what you can and join the fun!

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