Youth Group

For youth 10 and up on the first Sunday of every month starting on October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church Hall.

ST. DAVID’S  ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bean and Fishcake supper at the Port Hastings Fire Hall on Friday, October 7, 2011 4 pm to 6 pm.   Sponsored by St. David's UCW.
$10.00 per plate

St. David’s Hall Cleaners for October are Wanda Harb,  Florence Timmons

Covenanting service between Nan Corrigan, St. Marks Pastoral Charge and the presbytery will take place on Sunday, October 16th at 4:00. The service will be followed by a casserole supper provided by the congregations of St. Mark's and St. David's. Since October 16th is World Food Day, we invite folks to bring along a non-perishable food item for the local food bank as part of the offering that day.

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Covenanting Service for Nan Corrigan 

October 16th at 4:00 p.m.  

There will be a Pot Luck Supper after the service for which members of the congregation are requested to bring their favourite casserole. Rolls and dessert will be provided. Anyone wishing to provide assistance regarding set up or in the kitchen is asked to contact Lucille Evans 625-0305 " Since October 16th is World Food Day, we invite folks to bring along a non-perishable food item for the local food bank as part of the offering that day.


St. Mark's Cookbook Committee

Members of St. Mark’s Congregation have formed a committee to compile a cookbook and we want your “tried and true” favorite recipes.  If you want to share your recipes, please type them up and forward to Ruth MacRae at angus.macrae@sympatico.ca or write them up and put on the collection plate and I will type them up.  We’re looking for recipes in all categories.  This cookbook will be an excellent fundraiser for our church, so pass on your recipes.  Any anecdotes re the origin of your recipe(s) or any other comments are most welcome.”

October 18th
St. Mark's Congregational Board Meeting

Seniors Bus Tour, September 29th, 2011

Hi folks,

Thank you all so very much for your donations of food and working.  Everything went really well this p.m. and we got so many compliments on the meal - all thanks to you people, and for once we didn't run out of anything.  You gals who worked did all the grunt work and get along so wonderfully well, I just stood around, did very little and went home before clean-up, as usual!!!!

 Marie, you did good making 15 lbs of potato salad - there was only enough left over for the workers - go figure - some of those seniors can eat a lot!!  Bonnie, pass this email on to your mother - her chicken casserole was delicious.

Thanks to all again,

Ruth

The Cookbook Committee

We need you to provide us with all your favorite "tried and true" recipes to make this cookbook one of the best that will be available in the area!!! We should all be very proud of the meals and lunches (after funerals) that have been provided at St. Mark's over the last number of years!

If you can type them up on the computer, please do so with one recipe per page,  so it will be much easier to sort by types of recipes, the name of the recipe and type in who is submitting this - this will make it more easy for Camille to format, when that time comes.  For anyone who cannot type, write out the recipe and put it on the collection plate in an envelope and I will type it.

You can send in any recipes, i.e.breakfast/brunch dishes, muffins, breads, loaves, biscuits, cakes, cookies, squares, pies, pasta dishes, appetizers, soups & chowders, casseroles, dishes that are used for our pot luck suppers (which will likely include most of these recipes) meat, chicken, fish vegetarian, diabetic, vegetables, salads, desserts, candy, pickles, jams, quantity cooking, etc., etc. - you get my drift!  Also any anecdotes that may be associated with the recipe as to its origin, if you wish.

Please email them all to me, the sooner the better.

angus.macrae@ns.sympatico.ca

We know that there will be a number of the same recipes submitted, but only one will be printed.  At this time I'm not sure how that will be handled, but we certainly don't want to upset anyone, so that is  down-the road, and I don't think it will be an issue!

So get your typing fingers in shape and send me your recipes!!

Thanks ever so much,
Ruth T

HYMNS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2nd

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
WE GATHER HERE - 469
LET US TALENTS AND TONGUES EMPLOY - 468
AS WE GATHER AT YOUR TABLE - 457
SENT FORTH BY GOD'S BLESSING - 481
PSALM 19 - 740, Refrain 1
DOXOLOGY - 542
DISTRIBUTION HYMN - ONE BREAD, ONE BODY - 467

COMMUNION: SACRAMENT OF GRACE

In the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper the Church acts out the drama of God’s love for humankind. People hungering for faith and hope and love are fed and then sent to share this love with others. For centuries churches in the Western world have restricted this sacrament to those who could “understand” it. In Orthodox churches, on the other hand, children are initiated into table fellowship from birth. There is a growing ecumenical consensus that all baptized persons, which includes children, should be welcome to share in the Sacrament of Communion. (See “...and do not hinder them” World Council of Churches, 1982 Faith and Order Paper #109.) Experience has shown that young children can grasp the truth that is enacted in the meal:
• a four-year-old boy said he wished he could take Communion because “I belong to the Church, you know.”
• a seven-year-old girl added: “I’m not going to say ‘We are all one body’ again, because we aren’t. Me and Ben don’t share the bread.”
• a nine-year-old said simply; “I go because I am glad I am a Christian.”
• a three-year-old boy described it as “the church’s sharing service.”
Children are welcome at our table! All are welcome at our table!

St. David's on September 18th- Wilderness Sunday

Bruce and Nan with their daughter, son in law and

grandaughters........

Sept 25th Season of Creation 4: River Sunday

This is River Sunday. During the call to worship this Sunday, you will be invited to call out the names for elements specific to our local context. Reflect on rivers that have significance to you and your family; rivers or water sources where God's sacred presence is experienced; rivers you have travelled on or to or hope to see one day.


‘The river of God is full of water’. Psalm 65:9

Help to welcome the river into our worship space this week: bring a jar or glass container of water, pebbles or plant species (found in or around river/streams) with you to church. We will carry these forward and place them on the communion table during the Introit as we begin worship.

Painting of River Inhabitants

Prayer for River Sunday
Creator, we are your river people, eager for life-healing waters, but our offerings are the cracked beds of receding rivers. Roll away the stones of our apathy and soak us in water wisdom, so that all may taste the fruits of your renewed creation. Amen.

HYMNS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th

INTROIT - THE PEACE OF THE EARTH
The peace of the earth be with you,
the peace of the heavens too;
the peace of the rivers be with you,
the peace of the oceans too.
Deep peace falling over you;
God’s peace growing in you. (Repeat)
Words: Guatemalan traditional Trans: Christine Carson Music: Guatemalan traditional
Arr: John L. Bell Trans & Arr © 1998 Christine Carson & WGRG, Iona Community, Scotland.
GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American agent, 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com.800-442-1358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER - 710
I'VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER - 577
PEACE IS FLOWING LIKE A RIVER (printed)
WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD - 675
PSALM 104 (2nd part-Refrain 2)
DOXOLOGY - 541

HYMNS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th

INTROIT - IN GOD WE LIVE AND MOVE
In God we live and move, and have our being.
In God we live and move, and have our being. (Repeat)
Words: Acts 17:28 Music: Bruce Harding Music copyright © 2008 by Bruce Harding. All rights reserved. Evensong Worship Resources. www.evensong.ca. Used by permission.
COME AND FIND THE QUIET CENTRE - 374
COME LET US SING - 222
SPIRIT OF LIFE - 381
TOUCH THE EARTH LIGHTLY - 307
RESPONSIVE READING - "Waiting" based on Romans 8:18-27
DOXOLOGY - 541

ANNOUNCEMENTS SEPTEMBER 18TH

ST. MARK’S SUNDAY SCHOOL

September 18th – TODAY – First Sunday/Registration and Lesson

Teachers: September 18th, 25th, Oct. 2nd – Heather Hart

Youth Group – For youth 10 and up on the first Sunday of every month starting on October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church Hall.

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
 September 20th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Executive, 7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board

"Members of St. Mark's Congregation have formed a committee to compile a cookbook and we want your "tried and true" favorite recipes.  We want this cookbook to be one of the best ever!  There are a lot of good cooks at St. Mark's so if you want to share your recipes, please type them up and forward to Ruth MacRae at angus.macrae@sympatico.ca or write them up and put on the collection plate and I will type them up.  We're looking for recipes in all categories, i.e. appetizers, salads, soups,  breads, vegetables, main dishes, casseroles, desserts, cakes, cookies, squares, pickles, vegetarian, etc., etc.  This cookbook, when compiled and printed, will be an excellent fundraiser for our church, so pass on your recipes.  Any anecdotes re the origin of your recipe(s) or any other comments are most welcome."

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 18th – Official Board meeting following Worship today.

St. David’s Hall Cleaners for September are Catherine Mac Lean & Lynn King.

Sunday School Starting at St. Mark's!

St. Mark's Sunday School is starting up again--and registration will be held this Sunday, September 18th. Sunday School is during morning worship which begins at 9:30 a.m.

Sept 18th Season of Creation 3: Wilderness Sunday

This is Wilderness Sunday.

When we read “We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now” (Romans 8:22), we are invited to turn our thoughts to the contemporary reality of a creation groaning from the impact of human activity. In addition to groaning, what else might creation have to say about its current situation?

‘Let the wilderness lift up its voice’. Isaiah 42:11

A Prayer for Wilderness Sunday
Spirit of wilderness,
we know about control; show us the letting go.
We know about gardens; lead us to wildness.
We know about full; empty us to spacious.
We know about words; open us to your sighing.
In your time and wisdom, may it be. Amen.

Season of Creation 2: Land Sunday at St. David's

Our family has arrived!

Our family has arrived!

Inverness County Welcomes refugee resettlement committee  would like to thank everyone who responded to the request for household items, those who made donations, and those who prayed for a safe voyage for the family and for the success of the project.  It is truly heartwarming to see the generosity and concern especially in these difficult times.

The members of the Aldhahab family (Joseph, Amel, sons Randy and Wael, and daughter Aneeta) arrived in Halifax from Syria late Monday night and are now settled in their apartment in Port Hood, thankful to all for your support and looking forward to meeting everyone.
 

Randy, Joseph, Aneeta, Amel, and Wael Aldhahab

Some of the Inverness County Welcomes Refugees Resettlement Committee

Let's make them feel at home here. They have been through so much and have lost so much. Thanks to everyone to donated money and goods to fit out their Port Hood apartment. We hope they will be very comfortable there.

Always Something to Do at St. David's

                                          Arnold and Ian are always busy around St. David's

Inverness County Welcomes Refugee Resettlement Committee

Inverness County Welcomes 

thanks everyone who have very generously donated cash and items.

Announcements September 11, 2011

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
St. Mark’s Scripture Readers
 Worship and Pastoral Care Committee are currently compiling the Scripture Readers Schedule for the end of 2011. If you would like to be a reader, please contact the Church office or Julia Mac Quarrie at 625-0352.

Mission and Outreach Committee: The Mission and Outreach Committee will be meeting over a cup of tea/ coffee following the service Sunday morning, September 11th. 

September 20th
St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. Executive
7:00 p.m. Committees
8:00 p.m. Combined Board

Thanks to Dorothy MacAskill who has been sending sympathy/get well cards to Church Community people for the past few years. Beginning September please contact Annabel Butts –0741 or Church Office –2229 if you know of anyone who should receive a card.

"Members of St. Mark's Congregation have formed a committee to compile a cookbook and we want your "tried and true" favorite recipes.  We want this cookbook to be one of the best ever!  There are a lot of good cooks at St. Mark's so if you want to share your recipes, please type them up and forward to Ruth MacRae at angus.macrae@sympatico.ca or write them up and put on the collection plate and I will type them up.  We're looking for recipes in all categories, i.e. appetizers, salads, soups,  breads, vegetables, main dishes, casseroles, desserts, cakes, cookies, squares, pickles, vegetarian, etc., etc.  This cookbook, when compiled and printed, will be an excellent fundraiser for our church, so pass on your recipes.  Any anecdotes re the origin of your recipe(s) or any other comments are most welcome."

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 18th – Official Board Meeting following Worship.

St. David’s Hall Cleaners: September are Catherine MacLean & Lynn King

Creation Time?

The Liturgical Colour Orange and Creation Time
Although it feels as if we are introducing a new liturgical colour, we may envision Creation Time and its colour orange not as the next new flavour in public worship, but as an important recapturing of an ancient Christian liturgical way of being that we have lost—and lost at great peril.

History
Orange was:
• the Early Christian colour for confessors, monastics, and matrons
• worn in some Russian churches during summer fasts; in Western rites, some mainline Protestant churches propose orange as a colour for fall
• some Orthodox Churches use scarlet, orange, or rust

Symbolism/Psychology
• symbolic of endurance and strength
• colour of fire and flame
• the red of passion tempered by the yellow of wisdom
• colour of harvest, fruitfulness, joy
• colour of positive energy
• colour of change
• mentally stimulating
• very easy to see
• a bridge between two opposing factors: heat of summer and cool of winter
• adventurous, confident colour
• said to be the colour of excitement
• a sociable colour reflecting warmth and cheerful feelings
• nature’s “last burst of life” before the dormancy of winter
• psychologists have found that showing the colour orange to people has a positive effect on hormone levels
• a colour of healthy produce that intensifies when cooked
© 2011 The United Church of Canada/L’Église Unie du Canada. Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution Non-commercial Share Alike Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca. Any copy must include this notice.

What does the colour orange convey/mean to you? How does it connect with "creation"?

Sept 11th Season of Creation 2: Land Sunday

This is Land Sunday. During the call to worship this Sunday, you will be invited to call out the names for elements specific to our local context. Reflect on places of birth and family origin; places where God's sacred presence is experienced; landscapes you hope to see one day.

Help to welcome land into our worship space this week: bring a jar or glass container of soil, sand or pebbles with you to church. We will carry these forward and place them on the communion table during the Introit as we begin worship.

‘Let the field exult and everything in it’. Psalm 96:12

A Prayer for the Land

In soil bringing seeds to life,

in rocks holding the mysteries of time,

in prairies alive with wind-blown grain,

in mountains holding hearts on high:

You, Holy One, are present.

You are the life of all life,

and all creation is blessed. Amen.

Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2011

Seasons of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION Season of Creation • Pentecost 2 2011

Season of Creation 1: Forest Sunday at St. Mark's

ANNOUNCEMENTS SEPTEMBER 7TH

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENT
St. Mark’s Scripture Readers: Worship and Pastoral Care Committee are currently compiling the Scripture Readers Schedule for the end of 2011. If you would like to be a reader, please contact the Church office or Julia Mac Quarrie at 625-0352.

Mission and Outreach Committee: Mission and Outreach will meet following worship on September 11th.

Sept. 20th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Executive, 7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board

Thanks to Dorothy Mac Askill who has been sending sympathy/get well cards to Church Community people for the past few years. Beginning September please contact Annabel Butts –0741 or Church Office –2229 if you know of anyone who should receive a card.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

UCW will be meeting on Saturday, September 10th at the home of Cathy Mac Lean at 2 p.m.

September 18th – Official Board meeting following Worship.

Maritime Conference - The United Church of Canada Horn of Africa Appeal

Maritime Conference - The United Church of Canada Horn of Africa Appeal

Your support is urgently needed for our brothers and sisters in the Horn of Africa. The situation in the region is the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world today. It is more than a food crisis - it is a struggle for sheer survival.

In early August the United Church issued a church-wide appeal inviting members to donate to the growing food security crisis in the Horn of Africa. To date over $500,000 has been raised! However, the need for funds remains critical.

Please give on line at: http://www.united-church.ca/., by direct mail to The United Church of Canada, 3250 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4 or through the offering plate. All gifts given before September 16th and received byGCO by September 26th will be matched by CIDA (Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency). Time, therefore, is of the essence. The UnitedChurch deducts no administrative costs; every dollar given is used for emergency relief. Thank you for your generous support

Sept 4th Season of Creation 1: Forest Sunday

This is Forest Sunday. During the call to worship this Sunday, you will be invited to call out the names of elements specific to our local context. Think about landscapes, landforms, and parks; wilderness areas and places of solitude; rivers, lakes, and water sources; and trees and forest creatures and nearby forests that are a part of our lives here.

‘All the trees of the forest sing for joy’. Psalm 96:12

Assurance of God's Love for Forest Sunday

Like the tree whose roots go beneath the surface, beyond our sight;
like that tree through which water flows in and then out;
so is the assurance of God’s love that holds us.
It is love that goes deep, anchoring us securely.
It is love that flows freely, bearing life to and from us.
Thanks be to God.

Hymns September 4, 2011

Introit In God We Live and Move

All Things Bright and Beautiful VU291

Touch the Earth Lightly VU307

Each Blade of Grass (Circle of God) MV

This is God's Wondrous World VU296

Psalm 139:13-16 Intricately woven in the depths of the earth VU861