Thursday 31 July 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS AUGUST 3RD 2014


ST MARK’S
UNITED CHURCH
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S.

Mission Statement:
St. Mark’s United Church accepts and welcomes
all people as we grow in acceptance, learn, love,
and share our Christian faith in God’s love.
We will celebrate God’s presence and advance
God’s purpose within our local community and the global village by applying Christ’s teachings to our daily lives.

Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist:                                   Al Fougere
Greeters & Collectors:             Andy Palmer, Malcolm Matheson        
Lay Reader:                              Archie Noseworthy    
                                   
OFFICE HOURS:         
Monday   9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s                   
Tuesday 9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s       
Wednesday 9-12 noon Nan at St. David’s,
Thursday 9 – 12 noon            Jane at St. Mark’s
Friday – Minister’s Day Off, 9-12 noon Jane at St. Mark’s

During July & August the Secretary’s office hours are Thursday & Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
They are also saving plastic grocery bags which can be dropped off at the Food Bank or given to one of the volunteers.

Summer Services:        
August – Services will be at St. Mark’s at 9:30 a.m. NO Service at St. David’s.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS


August 7th – 14th --- Quilt Show & Sale at St. David’s Church. Open daily 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hosted  by The Strait Area Quilters & The Ocean Waves Quilt Society of Cape Breton.

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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS


St. Mark’s Courtesy Car: Contact person for the Courtesy Car is Andy Palmer. His telephone number is 625-2748.

FUNDSCRIP   WILL RESUME AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.

St. Mark’s Lay Readers         
August 10th – Heather Brander
August 17th – Irene Mac Isaac   
August 24th – Malcolm Matheson
August 31st – Karen Mac Kinnon

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 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh  Tuesday @ 7:30pm     Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre   Presented by the Port Hastings Historical Society  
Admission $8.00, Children $4.00 (under 5 free), Family rate available   Season pass $40.00   Free Tea & Oatcakes

August 5:
Chrissy Crowley - Fiddle
Troy MacGillivray - Fiddle
Jason Roach - Piano
Sabra MacGillvray & Celtic Touch Dancers - Dance

August 12:
Howie MacDonald - Fiddle
Donna Marie DeWolfe - Fiddle
Mac Morin - Piano

August 19:
Kenneth MacKenzie - Fiddle/Pipes
Calum MacKenzie - Fiddle/Piano
Cullin MacInnis - Fiddle/Stepdance
Ronald MacKenzie - Vocals
Jenny Cluett – Dance

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Soprano Krista Norman and the Cape Breton Chamber Ensemble in Concert with special guests  Harpist Alexandria Samson, Vocalist Jocelyn Boudreau, Rev. Callistus Abazie and Friends Choir August 23rd 2:00pm Notre Dame de L'Assomption/Our Lady of Assumption Church Arichat, N.S
Donations at the door. Supper to follow at the parish hall..Lasagna & Caesar Salad, Dessert $12
For information call Anita 226-9515 ... Lori 226-2109
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ORDER OF SERVICE-SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD 2014-8TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST



The Congregations of St. Mark’s and St. David’s

United Church of Canada

Port Hawkesbury/Port Hastings, NS

Office: 625-2229, Fax 625-3597, e-mail: stmarks1@eastlink.ca

Blog: http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/

Ministers: The Whole People of God

Minister: Nan Corrigan D. M.

Minister of Music: Al Fougere

August 3rd, 2014—8th Sunday after Pentecost
The Langley children loved the birthday cake today. 
 
Jean, Valli, Maxine, and Dorothy
Ruth, Bruce, and Patricia

There are times when we struggle with faith, both in ourselves and in the world around us. This week’s Genesis reading not only acknowledges these times, but also marks them as sacred. Jacob is blessed because he dares to wrestle, because he doesn’t simply give in, and because he learns he doesn’t need to control or manipulate the world around him. Jacob is blessed and transformed by this experience. Theologian Matthew Fox points out that the time of letting go (the via negativa) is followed by a time of creativity and transformation. In the difficulty of sacred wrestling we learn to let go of control of God and the world and find ourselves transformed, blessed, and led out into a deeper life.

Written by Micol Cottrell, St. Paul’s U.C., Temaskaming Shores, Ont.

Gathering, Pentecost 1 2014, page 18. Used with permission.

Announcements   The Work of Church and Community

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD


Greeting

One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit

*Introit                        Spirit of Life                                      VU 381

*Call to Worship

One:    Gather, seekers, bring your crayons, smart phones and tablet computers. Bring your questions, creativity, and wondering.

All:    Come to discover the Holy One.

One:    Gather, friends, bring your symbols, stories, and music.

            Bring your talents, insights, and integrity.

All:    Come to share in the Holy.

One:    Gather, followers, bring your bread, tears, and coffee.

            Bring your skills, resources, and experiences.

All:    Come to worship the Holy One!

*Hymn            I Feel the Winds of God                             VU 625

*Opening Prayer

Gracious God, in your presence there is life. Living water springs up, the bread of life appears, and all are fed, with food to spare. We come to you with hungry hearts waiting to be filled:

            with a sense of your presence;

            with the touch of your spirit;     

            with new energy for service. Amen.

Written by Fern Gibbard, Penticton U. C., Penticton, B.C.

Gathering, Pentecost 1 2014, page 28. Used with permission.

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD 


Genesis 32:22-31            Jacob wrestles with God.

One: Here is Wisdom. All: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 17              Guard me as the apple of your eye.          VU 739

*Hymn            All Things Bright and Beautiful                 VU 291

Opening the Word & The Lord’s Prayer

The Gospel Acclamation

Matthew 14:13-21  Feeding more than five thousand.

One: Here is Good News. All: Praise be to God.

WE RESPOND IN FAITH


* Hymn             Spirit, Open My Heart                                 Printed

Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God

*Offering Prayer  

Gracious God, we ask that you accept these gifts. Some are taken from an abundance of riches, and a scarcity of faith. Some are shared from an abundance of faith, and a scarcity of riches. We share what we can, trusting that your blessing will transform what we give for the sake of your realm. Amen.

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession   

WE GO TO SERVE GOD


* Hymn            God Be with You till We Meet Again           VU 422

* Commissioning         

God, grant us the serenity

to accept the things we cannot change,   

the courage to change the things we can
and the wisdom to know the difference.                  Attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr

*Choral Amen
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LIVING THE SEASON--SUMMERTIME


August 3


Genesis 32:22–31


This week, we read the story of Jacob wrestling with God. We have all struggled with personal dilemmas and decisions – and sometimes we struggle to see God in the midst of these times. These periods in our lives might actually take a physical toll – much like the sport of wrestling. But in this week’s story, Jacob does not give up. You might find (or know from experience) that it’s in these times that our efforts toward resolution can bring us closer to God and help us understand God’s call in our lives.


This week,  reflect on the issues with which you are wrestling. What troubling relationship or decision is gnawing at you? Spend at least 15 minutes each day praying about this struggle. Tell a friend or mentor about your goal of daily prayer (if not about the specific issue) and ask them to hold you accountable.

Seasons of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION Pentecost 1 2014 Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2013, p.10
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Saturday 26 July 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY JULY 27TH 2014


Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist:                       Al Fougere
Greeter:                        Malcolm Parsons
Lay Reader:                  Katie Downard
Collectors:                    Sally Fox, Heather Deschenes  

OFFICE HOURS:      
Monday   9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s                      
Tuesday 9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s
Wednesday 9-12 noon Nan at St. David’s,
Thursday 9 – 12 noon   Jane at St. Mark’s      
Friday – Minister’s Day Off, 9-12 noon Jane at St. Mark’s      

During July & August the Secretary’s office hours are Thursday & Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
They are also saving plastic grocery bags which can be dropped off at the Food Bank or given to one of the volunteers.

Summer Services:                  During the month of:
August – Services will be at St. Mark’s at 9:30 a.m. NO Service at St. David’s.

WEDNESDAY – 10:30 a.m. – Service at the Nursing Home

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS


August 7th – 14th --- Quilt Show & Sale at St. David’s Church. Open daily 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hosted  by The Strait Area Quilters & The Ocean Waves Quilt Society of Cape Breton.

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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS


St. Mark’s Courtesy Car: Contact person for the Courtesy Car is Andy Palmer. His telephone number is 625-2748.

FUNDSCRIP   WILL RESUME AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER. 

St. Mark’s Lay Readers
August 3rd – Archie Noseworthy        
August 10th – Heather Brander
August 17th – Irene Mac Isaac           
August 24th – Malcolm Matheson
August 31st – Karen Mac Kinnon

St. Mark’s Greeter & Collectors for August:
Andy Palmer, Malcolm Matheson

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 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

1ST. ANNUAL JUBILEE CHURCH CONCERT - 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Port Hood Island $20.00 per person Limited Tickets Available. Ferry provided leaving Port Hood Government Wharf at 12:45 p.m. & 1:15 p.m. Lemonade and Cookies will be served. Tickets can be purchased at Port Hood Fisherman’s Ceilidh Co-Op OR Calling Kathi #631-1115 OR Calling Len #787-2232 All proceeds will go towards repairs for the Jubilee Church, Port Hood Island.

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Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh   
Tuesday @ 7:30pm     Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre   Presented by the Port Hastings Historical Society 
Admission $8.00, Children $4.00 (under 5 free), Family rate available   Season pass $40.00    
Free Tea & Oatcakes

July 29:
Rodney MacDonald - Fiddle/Dance
Buddy MacDonald - Vocals                  
Wally Ellison - Piper

August 5:
Chrissy Crowley - Fiddle
Troy MacGillivray - Fiddle
Jason Roach - Piano
Sabra MacGillvray & Celtic Touch Dancers - Dance

August 12:
Howie MacDonald - Fiddle
Donna Marie DeWolfe - Fiddle
Mac Morin - Piano

August 19:
Kenneth MacKenzie - Fiddle/Pipes
Calum MacKenzie - Fiddle/Piano
Cullin MacInnis - Fiddle/Stepdance
Ronald MacKenzie - Vocals
Jenny Cluett – Dance

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Soprano Krista Norman and the Cape Breton Chamber Ensemble in Concert with special guests  Harpist Alexandria Samson, Vocalist Jocelyn Boudreau, Rev. Callistus Abazie and Friends Choir
August 23rd 2:00pm Notre Dame de L'Assomption/Our Lady of Assumption Church Arichat, N.S
Donations at the door. Supper to follow at the parish hall..Lasagna & Caesar Salad, Dessert $12
For information call Anita 226-9515 ... Lori 226-2109


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ORDER OF SERVICE JULY 27TH 2014--7TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST



The Congregations of St. Mark’s and St. David’s
United Church of Canada
Port Hawkesbury/Port Hastings, NS
Office: 625-2229, Fax 625-3597, e-mail: stmarks1@eastlink.ca
Blog: http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Ministers: The Whole People of God
Minister: Nan Corrigan D. M.
Minister of Music: Al Fougere
July 27th, 2014—7th Sunday after Pentecost
Blessing
There is a tightness in the world’s chest, a tangled mess of stress and distraction, a constriction of the heart that blocks our ability to extend blessing. It is not through endless theological debate, not through intellectual gymnastics, or changing standards of orthodoxy that we will be set free. The heart is set free through blessing. Blessing opens the heart. It is time to untangle, loosen, and open our hearts so that we too can offer the essential blessing to God’s love. Blessing begets blessing.
Intention: Today I know who I really am – blessed one of God.
Breath Prayer:            BREATHING IN: Bless the Lord
BREATHING OUT: Oh my Soul
~ from Sabbath Pause by Terry Chapman
 Announcements         The Work of Church and Community

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Greeting
One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit
*Introit            Come and Find the Quiet Centre, verse 1          VU 374
*Call to Worship
We stand on the shore of God’s new day
and look ahead to what is yet to be.    Flour is brought forward.
We hold close the precious treasures
of biblical stories, past experiences of God,
and the wisdom of our ancestors in faith.
Yet we move in God’s Spirit to experience
something new.     A carafe of oil is brought forward.
May old and new blend
in the way we respond to God’s surprises
as well as God’s steady hand.   A pitcher of water is brought in.
*Opening Prayer
Come, O Spirit of God,
and hide within us a yeast that will cause us
to rise in resurrection hope and praise.
Come, O Spirit of God,
and hide within in us that which will grow
through the hearing of God’s Word
so we may share bread of life
with those in need of hope.
Come, O Spirit of God. Amen.
*Hymn            Praise to the Lord, the Almighty                    VU 220
Prayer for Wholeness
In today’s passage from Romans 8 the apostle writes of the way that the Spirit prays with us in sighs too deep for words. You are invited to respond in this litany with a deep, audible sigh (breathe in deeply and breathe out as you say “ah”).
God, you have created beautiful faces
            and lives all around us.
Yet we forget about your beauty
            and do harm to each other.
                        May your Spirit help us. (Sigh.)
God, you have created amazing seas
            and animals and plants all around us.
Yet we forget about your beauty
            and harm the creation you have given us.
                        May your Spirit help us. (Sigh.)
God, you have created people and nations
            and communities for good.
Yet we forget about your goodness as we experience
            war and hunger and sickness in our world.
                        May your Spirit help us. (Sigh.)
God, we forget that deep within creation and
            humanity there are voices calling for healing and wholeness.
We pretend that we groan alone. May your Spirit help us. (Sigh.)
Assurance of Love
In the Spirit’s sighs, we are renewed in God’s purposes with us.
Nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God.
We are forgiven! We are loved! Thanks be to God!

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD 

Genesis 29:15–28      Jacob marries Leah and Rachel.
One: Here is Wisdom. All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 105: 1-11, 45b Make known what God has done  VU828 pt. 1
*Hymn:           I love to Tell the Story                                                VU 343
Romans 8:26-39 The Spirit intercedes for us when we cannot pray.
Opening the Word & The Lord’s Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52   Mustard seed, yeast, treasure, pearls, net.
One: Here is Good News. All: Praise be to God.

WE RESPOND IN FAITH

* Hymn            It Only Takes a Spark                                                VU 289
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Prayer  
Giving and Gracious God, you have shown us what it means to give. You have showered us with gifts of love, of grace, and of life itself. Now, with gratitude, we offer you back humble gifts: we offer you our whole selves. Some of our gifts are of time, some are of spirit, and some are of finances. We pray that you will bless all of our gifts, and that you will show us how to partner with you to use all of these gifts for your continued ministry in creation. Amen.            
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession  
Response: Be still and know that I am God. (x2)

WE GO TO SERVE GOD

* Hymn           What  a Friend We Have In Jesus                  VU 664
* Commissioning and Blessing         
Go now, you yeast of the kingdom of God
            and let the hope rise!
Go now, you surprising mustard ministers
            and watch the yield of love spread!
Go now, you treasures of God’s delight
            and live in faithfulness.
And may the light and love of God abide with us and shine through us as we go from this place.       
*Choral Amen
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