Participating through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): Bruce Corrigan
(St. D.): Kenzie
Mac Lean
Advent Wreath (St. M.): Sarah &
Trevor Boudreau & family
(St. D.): Alicia Vink &
Jillian
Greeters & Collectors (St. M.):
Donnie & Jean Mac Pherson
Greeter (St. D.): Heather Deschenes
Collectors (St. D.): Marie Davis,
Ashley Mac Leod
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,
Jane at St. Mark’s
Thursday 9 – 12 noon Jane at St.
Mark’s
Friday – Minister’s Day Off, 9-12
noon Jane at St. Mark’s
Food
Bank donations received
on the last Sunday of the month.
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle
Knitters and crocheters gather together in the parlour of St. Mark’s
on the 3rd Monday of each month. Next time of gathering is
January 19th at 1:00 p.m.
Copies of the UPPER ROOM for
January-February are available.
About Gifts with Vision The
United Church of Canada developed the giving catalogue Gifts with
Vision in response to member requests to be able to give gifts
to relatives, friends, and loved ones that are in direct support of
the church’s Mission and Service partners across Canada and around
the world. If you are seeking inspiring new gift ideas, Gifts
with Vision presents a new way to celebrate special occasions.
Give a gift that can help change people’s lives! Print catalogues
are now available in the entry to the church and gifts can also be
purchased online at www.giftswithvision.ca
Advent and Christmas Worship and
Events
December 21st
– Advent 4
6:30 St. Mark’s Longest Night
Service
December 24th
10:30 a.m. Christmas Eve, Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home
Service. Everyone is invited to join us in this Service.
Christmas Eve
Service with Communion
6:30 p.m. – Service at St.
Mark’s
8:00 p.m. – Service at St. David’s
December 28th
– Christmas 1, 11:00 a.m. St. David’s. Combined Service. NO
Service at St. Mark’s. Christmas Coffee Hour hosted by Nan &
Bruce10:00 a.m. St. David’s hall.
TONIGHT, December 21st
at 6:30 p.m. Longest Night Worship Service, St. Mark's United
Church. A service in which we recognize that Christmas celebrations
may be especially hard for people who are holding sadness and loss in
their hearts; a service of candle-lighting to honour those people and
experiences that we grieve, and to celebrate the presence of light
shining in our lives; a service of prayers to remind us we are not
alone in our grief and uncertainty.
Deadline for bulletin information is
Thursday at noon.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St. Mark’s
Welcomes You! Refreshments in the
church hall following worship—please join us! There is a quiet
nursery space above the stage in the hall—reached via the stairs by
the church office door. There you will find toys, change table, crib,
rocking chair for your use. We’re so glad you came today.
St. Mark’s Courtesy Car: Contact
person for the Courtesy Car is Andy Palmer. His telephone number is
625-2748.
NOTE: Year-end reports due
Sunday January 11th for inclusion in the Annual Report
Book.
FundScrip:
In 2015 Order Sundays will be January 11th and 25th
and Delivery Sundays will be January 18th and February 1st
. The January promotions are not yet available.
Please contact Patsy Brander at
902-625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 902-625-3838 if you have any
questions about the program or if you wish to join the program.
Lay Readers:
December 24th
– Archie Noseworthy & others
January 4th
– Irene Mac Isaac
January 11th
– Malcolm Matheson
January 18th
– Bruce Corrigan
January 25th
– Karen Mac Kinnon
Your envelopes for the year 2015 are
available in the Narthex.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
December 28th
– Lisa Rhynold
January 4th
– Bonnie Hatcher
January 11th
– Wanda Radford
January 18th
– Bruce Corrigan
January 25th
– Kenzie Mac Lean
REMINDER: The Treasurer will
close the Church Books on December 31st. Any donations
received after that date will credited to 2015.
Reports from committees and church
groups for the Annual Report Book are to be submitted to the church
office by Sunday, January 11th.
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Leeside Christmas Program
Leeside Transition House provides Christmas gifts and food to
families in need who use our sevices. You can help -Make a cash
donation -Donate a gift card from a grocery store -"Adopt"
a child or family to buy gifts for -Tell others about the Leeside
Christmas program For more info. call Leeside at 902-625-1990.
Port Hawkesbury Seasonal Services is
preparing Christmas Dinner Boxes for those in need in the Town.
Anyone wishing to donate financially may do so by contacting Jo-Anne
MacDonald at 625-3003 or donations may be left at the Post Office
with Rosanne or Roberta. Donations may be left at the Royal Bank of
Canada
Christmas
Carol & Reading Service River
Denys Presbyterian Church Dec. 21, 2014 at 7 pm Everyone welcome.
Ministry of music by local and invited guests. Fellowship and
refreshments to follow the service. Free will offering in support of
River Denys & Malagawatch Church
