ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH 2013

Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:

Organist: Al Fougere

Greeters (St. M.): Donnie & Jean Mac Pherson

(St. D.): Bob Downard

Lay Reader (St. M.): Bruce Corrigan

Lay Reader (St. D.): Bruce Corrigan

Collectors (St. M.): Donnie & Jean Mac Pherson,

Brenda Smith, Linda Howlett

Collectors (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.

Community Art Installation

During worship in Creation Time, we are creating a "community art installation." By creating this larger than life net of found objects and litter, we will observe how we can be both awed and shamed by the size, the wastefulness, and the beauty that our impact has on earth. We are invited to reflect on how the net represents the ways God gathers all things including our mistakes and transforms us into a new creation.

September 15th is Storm Sunday: Bring along to worship objects or pictures that represent the storms in our lives and in our environments, as well as the relief work we do to rebuild and heal. This is also Firefighters Memorial Sunday at St. David’s—you might want to think beyond “storm” to all the different emergencies to which volunteer firefighters respond.

Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle Knitters and crocheters gather together in the parlour of St. Mark’s on the 3^rd Monday of each month. Monday, September16^th will be our next time of gathering at 1:00 p.m.

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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNDSCRIP UPDATE - FUNDSCRIP New Order date

The first FundScrip order will be placed Sunday September 8th, 2013 and gift cards will be returned Sunday September 15th. 

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 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.

St. Mark’s Lay Readers:

September 15^th – Joyce Oliver-Snair

September 22^nd – Larry Evans

September 29^th – Connie Fowlie

Tuesday, September 17^th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting – 6:30 p.m. Executive, 7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY - St. David’s Official Board Meeting following Worship Service.

St. David’s Lay Readers:

September 15^th – Alicia Vink

September 22^nd – Iaian Langley

September 29^th – Kenzie Mac Lean

Church Hall Cleaners for Sept.: Catherine Mac Lean & Lynn King

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The quilters at St.Mark’s will be “starting-up” once again on Wed. Sept.11^th from 1:00-4:00pm.  All are invited to join us as we quilt.

 The Tea Thyme Quilters would like to thank everyone who supported their Quilt Show in August when $2060.00 was raised for St.David’s Church.

Upcoming at Tatamagouche Centre: 

A Time for Silence

September 15-17, Sun 7 pm to Tue 3 pm

A guided retreat offering time for personal contemplative silence and for encouraging dialogue.

Leadership: Kathy Roy, Suzanne Mason

Contact Tatamagouche Centre: www.tatacentre.ca or 1-800-218-2220

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

‘An Evening of Music’ featuring Ray and Kay Horton and the Starlight Quartet - (Hymns, Spirituals, Sing alongs and Cape Breton favorites) Friday, Sept. 13^th 7 pm. at St. David’s Church Hall in Port Hastings. Admission is a Donation at the door. Tea and oatcakes following. Sponsored by Starlight Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

Terry Fox Run 2013  

Date: Sunday, Sept. 15^th

Time:  1:00 pm

Location: Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre  

Come join us Sunday, Sept. 15th 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 on the day of the event. 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!

There will be a Scholastic Book Fair at Tamarac starting Monday, Sept.9th - Thursday, Sept. 12th from 8am -3pm. Family night will be Thursday the 12th from 3pm -6:30pm. We have prizes to give away! All proceeds made will go directly back to the library. We accept Visa, MC and debit! Everyone is welcome!!