ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY JULY 28TH, 2013

Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:

Music accompaniment: Voices United CD

Greeter: Malcolm Parsons

Lay Reader: Katie Downard

Collectors: Sally Fox, Heather Deschenes

Deadline for information for the bulletin is Thursday at noon.

Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.

Suggested Food Banks donations: canned meat/fish or canned fruit.

Food Bank donations will be received today.

Secretary’s summers hours are Thursday & Friday mornings.

July 31^st – 10:30 .am. Service at the Nursing Home

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

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Pastoral Aires Concert at the Causeway will be held at St. David’s United Church on Friday, August 16^th at 7 pm. in Port Hastings. Fiddlers, pianists, singers and a bagpiper will be featured. Tea and a light lunch to follow. Admission is a donation at the door. Sponsored by St. David’s  United Church Congregation for the Building Fund.

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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

FundScrip is a gift card fundraising program that St. Mark’s is going to be using. It’s a great way to raise money from the purchases we are already making and it eliminates the need to ask you to increase your donations. The program does not ask anyone to change what they buy, where they buy it, or how much they spend. 

How does it work? Supporters of the church pay for their everyday expenses with gift cards bought through FundScrip, and a percentage of the gift cards purchased is donated to the church. FundScrip will begin in September and two orders per month are planned. Order forms and envelopes will be available beginning in August and detailed information about ordering your gift cards will be available at that time. If you have any questions please contact Patsy Brander by phone at 625-1062 or e-mail cbrander@ns.sympatico.ca or Bonnie Dawson by phone at 625-3838 or e-mail b.dawson@ns.sympatico.ca.

COURTESY CAR

If you need a ride to church during the months of July, August or September, call Dave Chapman at 787-2610

Please make your Courtesy Car request well in advance if possible. Sunday Worship requests should be made by the evening before

or by 8 a.m. Sunday morning at latest.

St. Mark’s Lay Readers for August:

August 4^th – Barbara Mac Intyre

August 11^th – Judy Castle

August 18^th – Irene Mac Isaac

August 25^th – Malcolm Matheson

August 4^th – Baptism at St. Mark’s

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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 July 30th
Troy MacGillivray - Fiddle Sabra MacGillvray - Dance

August 6
Pat Lamey - Vocals Heather Richards - Vocals/Piano Doug Lamey - Fiddle Katelyn MacDonald Lamey - Piano/Dance
August 13   Mike Hall - Fiddle Kolten MacDonnell - Piano Cassidy Fraser - Vocals Chris Poirier - Dancer
August 20th
Dara Smith MacDonald - Fiddle Adam Young - Piano Kayla Marchand - Stepdancer Taylor MacInnis – Vocals

Princeville United Church 150^th Anniversary Service on August 4^th, 2013. Worship Service in honour of this special event at 10:00 a.m. led y Rev. Richard Bowley. Following the service, meet at the West Bay Road Fire Hall to share fellowship and anniversary cake.

Outdoor worship service at Whycocomagh Provincial Park Campgrounds on Sept. 1st at 3:00 p.m. Hosted by Inverness Guysborough Presbytery. Everyone welcome. Bring along your picnic supper. Book a campsite by calling  1-888-544-3434 or use the online reservation system at https://secure.camis.com/NSDNR/Home.aspx Rain venue is Stewart United Church and Hall, Whycocomagh.

Sunday, July 28, 3pm - Annual Malagawatch Service at the Iona Historic Village. Guest speaker: Rev Bob Latimer. Light lunch following.

**PLEASE NOTE PIZZA PARTY CHANGE OF DATE

The St Charles Lwanga Children’s Centre in Ruai, Nairobi is a Secondary school and home to approximately 150 children. These children were rescued from the Nairobi slums by Brother John Kennedy (a recent Coady Institute graduate) and are provided with a home, counseling, food, security and education.  It is the place they call home, a place where they feel happy and secure and are given a chance to break the poverty cycle. Inverness County Cares continues to support the Lwanga School. As part of their ongoing fundraising efforts, Inverness County Cares invites you to Port Hood for a swim at the beach and to attend a PIZZA PARTY on Sunday August 4^th,  11 AM - 8 PM at Ted and Hermina Van Zutphen’s at 209 Main Street. Pizza will be available by the slice $5, or whole 12 inch pizza $15. Take out, or stay on site and enjoy music and relax. Pizza will be created on site and cooked in a wood fired pizza oven. Stay until dark and watch the Chestico Days fireworks. Call 227-7955 or 227-5425 to order take out, starting Thursday August 1st.

The Palliative Care Society of Antigonish Town and County is a non-profit volunteer organization that strives to enhance in-home services, promote comfort, dignity and quality of life for those living with or dying from a life threatening illness, and support their families and caregivers. The Society supports education for the community and engages in advocacy to promote and improve palliative care. The Society wishes to congratulate Palliative Care Nurse Consultant , Lynn MacDonald, on receiving an Excellence in Patient Care Award from Cancer Care Nova Scotia.