ANNOUNCEMENTS OCTOBER 27TH 2013

Participating through leadership in worship this morning are:

Organist: Al Fougere

Greeters (St. M.): Larry & Lucille Evans

(St. D.): Sally & George Fox

Lay Reader (St. M.): Brenda Mac Innis

Lay Reader (St. D.): Bonnie Hatcher

Collectors (St. M.): Larry & Lucille Evans, Earl West,

Annabel Butts

Collectors (St. D.): Curtis Fox, Lisa Rhynold

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

Next opportunity for baptism, affirmation of faith or transfer of membership will be November 3. For further information please contact the Church Office at 625-2229.

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

Donations are being received today. 

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, November 18^th will be our next time of gathering at 1:00 p.m.

AVAILABLE AT THE CHURCH OFFICE:  

Canadian Church Calendar 2014 

Cost: $6.00 ($1.25 profit from each to go to the Mission and Service Fund, United Church of Canada) 

Pictures this year depict banners, communion table frontals and other liturgical artwork from United Churches across Canada.

Do you have some Christmas-patterned cotton flannel sitting in you fabric stash? The Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle has been asked if they would make some pillowcases in bright Christmas flannel for children undergoing treatment during the holidays. We'd love to receive flannel for this purpose. Interested in making some pillowcases yourself? Directions can be found at http://www.conkerrcancer.org/files/hotdoginstructions.pdf Speak to Nan for more info.

October 30^th – 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at the Nursing Home.

Christmas Parade float from St. Mark's and St. David's--want to help us put together a living nativity float for Port Hawkesbury's Christmas Parade? Speak to Nan or Bruce--needed are a flatbed trailer or wagon, help to construct a stable background, portable power source for lighting and sound system, and of course, people to take part. Parade is evening of December 7th--we will be working on the float in November.

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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNDSCRIP REPORT - Order Sunday is November 3^rd and delivery Sunday is November 10^th.

HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER - Fill out the FundScrip order form found in the green folder in the narthex. Enclose the completed order form and payment either cash or cheque payable to St. Mark’s United Church ( no postdated cheques please) , put in FundScrip envelope and place on collection plate during Sunday offering. Alternately envelopes can be left at St. Mark’s office during secretary’s working hours. (Please do not leave them in the narthex). Contact Patsy Brander at 625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 625-3838 if you have any questions.

St. Mark’s Lay Readers:

Nov. 3rd –Vida Hood

Nov. 10^th – Bill Charlton

Nov. 17th – Clark Brander

Nov. 24th – Jean Mac Pherson

Children’s Fall Fair on Sunday, November 3^rd at 6:00 p.m.

November 29^th – St. Mark’s Christmas Bazaar. Further details will be put in the bulletin later.

ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. David’s Lay Readers:

Nov. 3^rd – Wanda Radford

Nov. 10^th – Cadets

Nov. 17^th – Arnold Mac Lean

Nov. 24^th – Margie Mac Intyre

Church Hall Cleaners for October: Wanda Harb, Florence Timmons

Friday, November 1, 2013 – Roast Beef Dinner with home made pies. 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Port Hastings Fire Hall. Adults $12.00/Child’s $8.00. Take-outs available. Sponsored by St. David’s Board of Stewards.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Inverness County Cares, will hold a yard sale November 2 from ten until two.  The yard sale is to raise funds for the St Charles Lwanga Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Anyone wishing to donate items to the sale call Colleen Mac Leod, 787 2251 or cel 227 5425 or Susan Campbell 787 2842.

Items may be delivered to the home of John Gillies,  403 Main Street, Port Hood for storage before the sale.  John’s phone 787 3441

Time: Nov 2, 10-2

Location: The home of Ted and Hermina Van Zutphen 209 Main Street Port Hood.

www.lwangachildren.com

There will be an evening of prayer, music and scripture for families and friends of those who have died while in the care of St. Martha’s Hospital from February 1^st, 2013 to July 31^st, 2013. This service will be held in the Clare Marie Auditorium (former St. Martha’s Chapel) on Wednesday, October 30^th, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. Refreshments will follow.

Strait Area Community Curling Club 

Registration for Junior Curlers 

Bantam Curler grades 2-6 Junior Curler grades 7-12 

For registration forms contact Tom Wagar tk.wagar@ns.sympatico.ca or Nan Corrigan nancy.corrigan@gmail.com Curling Sunday afternoons beginning October 27th. First invitational spiel Sunday November 3rd, Sydney

The Curl For Cancer Bonspiel will be held November 1 – 2 at the SACCC.  It is a fun bonspiel to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society, Nova Scotia Division. Interested teams or individuals can register by calling Karen MacKinnon, 625-2984 or e-mailing: karenmackinnon@ns.sympatico.ca

The Career Development Association of Inverness Richmond is hosting an Older Workers Program this fall, so if you are between the ages of 55 and 64, and are interested in working for yourself this program would be of great value to you. Tentative start date is Nov. 1^st, 2013. To register for this program, contact Sheri Wood at (902) 625-1131.