Participating
through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al
Fougere
Greeter: Anna
Marie & John Langley
Lay
Reader: Irene Mac Isaac
Collectors: Anna
Marie & John Langley,
Jean Wilson, Ingram Fowlie
St.
David’s Counters: Bob Downard, Kim Cameron
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.
Secretary’s
summers hours are Thursday & Friday mornings.
Summer
Service During
the month of August and
September 1st Services
will be at St. Mark’s at 9:30 a.m.
NO Service at St. David’s
Copies
of “The Upper Room” for Sept.-Oct. are available.
Outdoor
Worship Service
including
sharing of communion
and
picnic supper to follow
at
Whycocomagh Provincial Park Campgrounds on Sept. 1st at 3:00 p.m.
Hosted
by Inverness Guysborough Presbytery. Everyone welcome.
Bring
along your lawn chair and picnic supper.
Book
a campsite by calling 1-888-544-3434 or
online reservation system at https://secure.camis.com/NSDNR/Home.aspx
.
Rain
venue is Stewart United Church and Hall, Whycocomagh.
September
8th –Second Sunday in Creation Time.
Regular
times of worship resumes
9:30 a.m. – St. Mark’s
11:00 a.m. – St. David’s
ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sacrament
of Baptism at St. Mark’s on Sunday, August 25th.
FUNDSCRIP UPDATE - The first FundScrip order will be placed Sunday September 15, 2013 and gift cards will be returned Sunday September 22. Orders will be sent biweekly on Sundays and gift cards will be returned the Sundays following the orders. FundScrip order forms and envelopes are now available in the narthex and can be found in a green folder labelled FundScrip.
HOW
TO PLACE AN ORDER - Complete the information on the order form,
choose the gift cards you wish to purchase and total the cost of the
order. Put the order form and payment in a sealed FundScrip envelope
and place on the plate during collection. Payment may be cash or
cheque made out to St. Mark’s United Church with a notation
FundScrip order. No post-dated cheques please. Your order must be
paid before it can be sent.
If
you are unable to attend church please deliver your orders, payment
included, in sealed Fundscrip envelopes to Patsy or Bonnie in time to
be sent with the orders on the designated Sundays. Orders with
payment included, in sealed Fundscrip envelopes, may also be given to
Jane during St. Mark’s weekly office hours. If you are unable to
attend church on gift card delivery Sundays please make arrangements
with Patsy to receive them.
If
you have any questions or would like more information about this
program you may call Patsy Brander at 625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at
625-3838. You may also like to visit the website for FundScrip at
www.fundscrip.com.
COURTESY CAR
If you need a ride to
church during the months of 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:
August 25th – Judy Castle
September
1st – Karen Mac Kinnon
September
17th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St.
David’s Official Board Meeting on Sept. 8/2013 following
Worship Service.
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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. Free Tea & Oatcakes
August 20th
Dara Smith MacDonald - Fiddle
August 20th
Dara Smith MacDonald - Fiddle
Adam
Young - Piano
Kayla Marchand - Stepdancer
Kayla Marchand - Stepdancer
Taylor
MacInnis – Vocals
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August
31st – Flea Market at St. Mark’s from 9-12 noon. All
proceeds to Camp Caideas (Girl Guide Camp) Donations accepted (except
for clothing). Contact Marie 625-1969 or Sandra 227-5858.
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