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.): Julia Mac
Quarrie
Lay Reader (St. D.): Susan Langley
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 opportunities for baptism,
affirmation of faith or transfer of membership will be October 20th
and 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.
Suggested Food Banks donations: Peanut
butter or Cereal.
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle
Knitters and crocheters gather together in the parlour of St. Mark’s
on the 3rd Monday of each month. Monday, October 21st
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.
The Moderator’s Visit to
Maritime Conference
- The Moderator of the United Church of Canada, The
Rt. Rev. Dr. Gary Paterson, will be visiting Maritime Conference,
Monday, October 21 – Wednesday, October 23. He will be visiting PEI
Presbytery and Valley Presbytery and all are welcome to the following
events: All PEI events will be held at Central Queens United Church,
Hunter River, PEI:
Monday, October 21:
Theme : More
Than Survival in Challenging Times
3:00- 5:00 PM ~ Clergy and
Congregational Leaders: Q&A with the Moderator.
7:00-9:00 PM ~ Worship (Moderator will
preach) & Q&A
Tuesday, October 22: Valley
Presbytery
7:00-8:30 PM ~ Town Hall
Gathering at Windsor United Church
Wednesday, October 23: Valley
Presbytery
1:00- 2:00 PM ~ Meet and Greet at
St George & St. Andrew United Church, Annapolis Royal
6:00-7:30 PM ~ Town Hall at
Orchard Valley United Church, Kentville, NS
If you are in the area, please come and
join the Moderator and the Presbytery.
The UPPER ROOM for November-December
are available
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUNDSCRIP REPORT - October order
Sundays are October 6th and 20th and delivery
Sundays are October 13th and 27th.
Promotions for October
The
Children’s Place
10% ( Regular 8% )
Domino’s
10% ( Regular 7% )
la Vie en
Rose
10% ( Regular 6 % )
( can also be used at la
Vie en Rose Aqua )
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:
October 20th – Denis
Benard
October 27th – Brenda Mac
Innis
October 15, 2013 – St. Mark’s
Congregational Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m. – Executive, 7:00 p.m. –
Committees, 8:00 p.m. – Combined Board
October 19th – Ten
Thousand Villages Fair Trade Gift Sale at St. Mark’s from 9:30 a.m.
– 3:30 p.m. Help End Poverty. Support Fair Trade! For more
information call Lana at 227-5776. Admission is free.
November 29th – St. Mark’s
Christmas Bazaar.
Further details will be put in the bulletin later.
ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St. David’s Lay Readers:
October 20th – Karen
Wagar
October 27th – Bonnie
Hatcher
October 20 Sunday School
begins at St. David’s. Call the church office to register.
Church Hall Cleaners for October: Wanda
Harb, Florence Timmons
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/Children $8.00. Take-outs available.
Sponsored by St. David’s Board of Stewards.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
An eight week Basic Introduction to
Computers, Internet and E-Mail will be held on Monday nights from
6:00 to 9:00 P.M. October 17 to December 5, 2013, at
the St. Peter’s Learning and Technology Centre. For more
information or to register, call the Richmond County Literacy Network
at 226-0383 or 535-3304. No Fee. Funded by the Department of
Labour and Advanced Education. ( A similar program will be offered in
Arichat in the new year.)
The Strait Area Curling Club has frozen
apple pies for sale at $8.00 each. Please call Valli Ross @ 625-0576
or Jean MacPherson @ 625-0609.
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 1st,
2013 to July 31st, 2013. This service will be held in the
Clare Marie Auditorium (former St. Martha’s Chapel) on Wednesday,
October 30th, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. Refreshments will follow.
We look forward to seeing you.
The Port
Hastings Historical Society present The Men of the Deeps with Special
Guests The Celtic Touch Dancers on October 26, 2013 @ 7pm in the
SAERC Auditorium - Port Hawkesbury. Tickets $25.00 & $15.00 for
Students...available at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
(902-625-2591) or www.phcivic.com
Proceeds to Port Hastings Museum and the family of the late Henry
Snow. Thanks to our sponsors: 1015 The Hawk, Strait Supplies, Green's
Funeral Home, WinMar Cape Breton, Tri Mac Toyota, Gateway Hyundai and
Canso Ford
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
