Ministering through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): Clark Brander
(St. D.): Julia
Mac Kinnon
Mission Moment (St. M.): Bruce Corrigan
Greeters & Collectors (St. M.) John
& Anna Langley
Greeter (St. D.): Catherine Mac Lean
Collectors (St. D.): Alicia Vink,
James Mac Fadyen
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
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle:
Knitters and crocheters gather in the parlour of St. Mark’s on the
3rd Monday of each month. Next time of gathering is May
15th at 1:00 p.m. This is the last gathering until the
fall.
Food Bank Donations are received on the
last Sunday of the month.
Deadline
for bulletin information is Thursday at noon.
Copies
of the “UPPER ROOM” for May-June are available.
Wear
RED, YELLOW OR GOLD
to church on May
15th,
Pentecost Sunday! Pentecost
is the joyous culmination of the great 50 days of the Easter season.
It is a festival of fire and wind and spirit. The color for this day
is a vivid red signifying the “tongues of fire”
which rested on each disciple. Red is also the color of martyrdom, a
symbol of what was in store for the early Christians and so many who
would come after them. At Pentecost we celebrate
not only the Holy Spirit poured out on the disciples but God’s
Spirit at work today, and the gifts of the Spirit we have each been
given.
May
25th
– 10:30 a.m. – Service at the Nursing Home.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
May
15th
– Judy Castle
May 22nd
– Joyce Oliver-Snair
May
29th
– David Chapman
June 5th
– Jim Chiasson
June
12 – Brenda Mac Innis
June 19th
– Jean Mac Pherson
June
26th
– Vida Hood
FundScrip
Order Sunday are May 15th and 29th and
Delivery Sundays are May 8th and 22nd.
Promotions
for May are:
Hudson’s
Bay
5% ( Regular 3% )
Winners
8% ( Regular 6% )
Home
Outfitters
5% ( Regular 3 %)
Please
note The FINAL FUNDSCRIP ORDER before the summer break will be Sunday
June 12th and
the FINAL DELIVERY will be Sunday June 19th.
FundScrip will resume in September, date to be announced later.
Please contact Patsy Brander
at 902-625-1062 or
Bonnie Dawson at 902-625-3838 if
you have any questions or if you wish to join
50th
Anniversary Events:
May 14th
– Inverness County Singers “Songs
of Peace Concert” 7:30
p.m.
50th
Anniversary Jubilee Weekend June
10th to 12th
June
10 Evening of Music with Coro
Cantabile 7:30 p.m.
June
11 Decoration Day Worship at
Southbrook Cemetery 10:00 a.m.
Renewal
of Marriage Vows for couples married at St. Mark's 2:00 p.m.
June
12 Service of Celebration of 50
Years with Guest Preacher, Rev. Catherine Stuart
Banquet in St. Mark's Hall 10:30 a.m.
Details
of other planned events will be shared as they are finalized. Next
meeting of the Anniversary Committee is May 9th
at 1:30 p.m.
May
15th
– 8:00 a.m. – Men’s Group Breakfast Meeting
May
17th
– St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting.: 6:30 p.m. Executive,
7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board
May
29th
–
9:30 a.m. - Maritime Conference Sunday. Combined Service at St.
David’s. No Service at St. Mark’s. Service led by Al Fougere and
the Choir. Guest Speaker will be Ian Langley.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay
Readers:
May 15th
– Erin Hart-Breen
May 22nd
– Mary Jesse Mac Donald
May 29th
– Malcolm Parsons
June 5th
– Wanda Radford
June 12 – St.
Mark’s Anniversary
June 19th
– Haley Mac Fadyen
June 26th
– Kevin Pierce
Hall Cleaners for
May are Heather Deschenes & Hazel Mac Lean.
St. David’s
U.C.W. is planning an outing on June 15, 2016 to close out their
season for the summer. We are going to Sherbrooke Village for lunch
and a tour. We are inviting members of the congregation to join us on
this outing. Everyone is responsible for paying their own tour fees
and meal. There will be some walking as the village tour is on foot.
There will be some transportation available by UCW members. Anyone
interested in joining us is asked to contact Margie Mac Intyre,
902-625-1361 before our next meeting, which takes place on May 11,
2016, as arrangements have to be made for the restaurant and the
tour.
St.
David's UCW
will meet on Wednesday, May
11 at 1:30 pm
at the home of Yvonne Fox.
On Maritime
Conference Sunday, May 29, 2016
there will be a combined service of
St. Mark’s and St. David’s held at St. David’s United Church at
9:30 a.m. The service will be led
by Al Fougere and the Choir. Guest Speaker for the service will be
Iaian Langley who will give a talk on the progress of the Port Of
Welcome program set up to bring refugees into the area.
May 29th
– 9:30 a.m. – Sunday School Closing.
Coffee/Tea and snacks following the Service.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Community
Kitchen & Music Therapy sponsored
by Mental Health Services & Public Health May
10th, June 14th 2016.
St. Mark's United Church, 504 Bernard St. Port Hawkesbury. Community
Kitchen from 10:30
to 1:00 Music
Therapy 1:00
to 2:00 PM. Come help
prepare and enjoy a healthy, well balanced, budget friendly meal then
listen to music therapist Tom Curry. To help us plan lunch be sure to
phone (902)
867-4500 ext. 4345
OR leave a message
at (902)
625-7200 to
let us know you will be attending
May
27th,
4:30 to 6 pm. – Roast Beef Dinner prepared by chef Jim George at
St. Mark’s Church hall in Port Hawkesbury on behalf of Celtic Star
Chapter #19, Order of the Eastern Star. Eat in or
Take out. Adults $15.00 Children $7.00.
Roast
Beef Supper, Saturday, May 21st: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Trinity United Church, Mulgrave. Eat-in,
Take-Out, or local delivery. $12.00 adults, $6.00 children
under 12.
An
Evening of Spiritual Music: Sunday, May 15th: 7:00 p.m.
Trinity United Church, Mulgrave. Featuring:
Adam Cooke, Clara Jordan, Lisa Hallet and Terri MacDonald and many
more. Admission by free-will offering.
Engage
Inverness County – Save the Date May 13-14, 2016. “Engage
Inverness County” is a county-wide forum that brings together
individuals, organizations, service providers and businesses to
discuss, learn and address what matters to residents of Inverness
County. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us Friday May 13
and Saturday May 14, at the Waycobah School. Free admission. For
further information visit www.invernesscounty.ca.
To register for limited spaces please call 787-3520, or email
Debbie.Nicholson@invernesscounty.ca
