We now have a new addition to the blog team: Jim McLean, who has a fabulous new camera and will be taking pictures at St. Mark’s. I’m very grateful to Yvonne Fox, Arnold MacLean and Ian MacKinnon for their visual recording of events at St. David’s. Thanks for keeping the blog up to date during my two-week absence.
It’s a bit chilling to see snowflakes falling after a week on a mission trip to sunny Mexico. However, we do have a lot to be very thankful for here in Cape Breton, even though our weather is cold and grey. We don’t have to live in a gated compound and we have fresh running water in abundance and electricity (most of the time).
On departure day, the plan was to attend our Service of Remembrance. Hurricane Noel had paid us a visit leaving many areas without power, so our trip into Port Hawkesbury to attend Church was in vain. The notice on the door of the darkened Church stated that the service was cancelled. This is such a rare occurance that it was hard to believe!
We expect everything will continue as usual. Sometimes we need to be shaken up by something out of the ordinary. Mexico was that! We stood outside our comfort zone and allowed God to reveal new things.
Feliz Navidad!
Camille Chapman
Contact Online is a Blog for St. Mark's United Church Community of Faith, Region 15 of the United Church of Canada. 504 Bernard Street, Port Hawkesbury, N.S. B9A 1L2, E-mail: stmarksuc@gmail.com St. Mark's United Church accepts and welcomes all people as we share and grow in acceptance, learn, love and share our Christian faith in God's love. Phone: (902) 625-2229, Church Services are held every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
