Participating through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Fiddler(St. D.): John Pellerin
Greeters (St. M.): Donnie & Jean
Mac Pherson
(St. D.): Amanda Cass,
Donald Mac Gregor
Lay Reader (St. M.): Joyce
Oliver-Snair
Lay Reader (St. D.): Michael Hatt
Collectors (St. M.): Donnie & Jean
Mac Pherson,
Brenda Smith, Linda Howlett
Collectors (St. D.):
Counters (St. D.): Malcolm Parsons,
Heather Graham
MINISTER’S OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 9-12 noon
Tuesday 9-12 noon
Wednesday 9-12 noon at St. David’s
You may drop by for a coffee.
Thursday 9 – 12 noon
Friday – Minister’s Day Off
Food
Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
Suggested Food Banks donations: Peanut
butter or Cereal.
Copies of “The Upper Room” for
Sept.-Oct. are available.
Upcoming
Events to mark on your calendar:
September 22 Guest worship leader
Sue Betuik
September 29 St. David's
Anniversary Service and "5th Sunday" Worship-Guests St.
Mark's and Holy Trinity Anglican congregations, 11:00 a.m. Potluck
lunch to follow with cake, ice cream and beverages provided.
October 6 World Communion Sunday.
Sunday School begins at St. Mark's
October 11 Fishcakes and Beans
Celtic Colours Supper, Port Hastings Firehall
October 13 Thanksgiving Sunday
October 20 Sunday School begins at St.
David’s. Call the church office to register.
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle
Knitters and crocheters gather together in the parlour of St. Mark’s
on the 3rd Monday of each month. Monday, September16th
will be our next time of gathering at 1:00 p.m.
Emergency Response Syria Refugee Emergency Appeal
ACT Alliance is
asking its members, including the United Church, for nearly $20
million to support its work with those affected by war in Syria. It
has been working with Syrian refugees since the conflict began. The
United Church has already distributed a total of $90,000 for the
humanitarian relief work of our partners in the region, drawing
either from the church’s Emergency Response Fund or our equity in
the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Also, the
Canadian government is seeking to resettle in Canada 1,000 Syrian
nationals currently located in Lebanon and Jordan. It has invited the
United Church to help find homes for some of the refugees.
More information
on the United Church of Canada response to the situation in Syria
and how to donate can be found
online at this link:
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUNDSCRIP UPDATE - FUNDSCRIP New
Order date
The next FundScrip order will be
placed Sunday, September 22, 2013 and the gift cards will be returned
Sunday September 29th.
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. Bonnie and
Patsy will be available after church on the Sundays in September to
answer any questions you have regarding FundScript.
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 month of
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.
September 22nd – Larry
Evans
September 29th – Connie
Fowlie
Tuesday, September 17th –
St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Executive,
7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board
Girls
Night Out
October 5th at 6
o’clock at St Mark’s.
A Fun Evening of fashion, live
music, refreshments, and with your admission of $5 dollars a chance
to win Cindy Day's book, Grandma Says and a hand made
Larch wood cutting board. Tickets at the door or from
Valli--625 0576, Annabel 625 0741, Jeanne 625 0609
ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St. David’s Lay Readers:
September 22nd – Iaian
Langley
September 29th – Kenzie
Mac Lean
Church Hall Cleaners for Sept.:
Catherine Mac Lean & Lynn King
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tatamagouche Centre Events:
Sacred
Space, Common Ground
September
19-23, Thur 7 pm to Mon 1 pm
Face
to face and faith to faith, a gathering which draws upon the gifts of
diverse faith traditions and focuses on places of commonality and
potential collaboration.
Leadership:
Amir Hussain, Tim Scorer, Martha Martin (PRG) and local inter-faith
leaders.
Contact
Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220
Labyrinth
and Leadership
September
20-22, Fri 7pm to Sun 3pm
This
workshop is an opportunity for leaders to come together and deeply
reflect on their leadership and what leadership means to themselves
and to others. The Labyrinth is an ancient tool used for meditative
practice and through the use of the labyrinth, and through leadership
sessions, the participants will have an opportunity to ignite the
core of how and why they lead. Ideal for all walks of life and
experience levels.
Leadership:
Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair and Dr. Jeanie Cockell, Co-Presidents of
Cockell McArthur-Blair Consulting.
Contact
Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220
Terry
Fox Run 2013 Today at 1:00 pm at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. Come
join us to walk, run or bike 1 km, 5 km or 10 km and help support the
Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research! Register online at
terryfoxrun.org or just show up at the Civic Centre. For more
information to participate or to volunteer, call Sarah at 625-5405.
No minimum entry fee. Raising pledges is optional. Donate what you
can and join the fun!
Indoor
Flea Market, Havre Boucher Community Centre, October 12th, 10-1. Over
50 tables booked! For more info contact Denee Mattie at
deneea@hotmail.com or 232-2274 or Denise Deon at 234-2633 Lots of new
and used items, bake tables and more!
Workshop:
Spirituality Made Easy. Wed. Sept 25th. Holy Trinity
Anglican Church. Twice that day: 1:30-3:00 pm and then in
the evening 7:00-8:30
