ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY OCTOBER 20TH 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.): Denis Bernard

Lay Reader (St. D.): Karen Wagar

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 WILL BE RECEIVED NEXT SUNDAY.

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 3^rd Monday of each month. Monday, October 21^st 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 is available

United Church partner, Vernie Yocogan-Diano, speaks on Indigenous Women: Their Courageous Struggle Against Unjust Mining in the Philippines.  

On Saturday, October 26, 2:00 pm, the Whycocomagh UCW will be hosting Vernie Yocogan-Diano and they are inviting everyone to Cameron Hall, Whycocomagh (next to Stewart United Church) to hear her speak. Tea will be served and everyone is asked to bring cookies to share.

Vernie is a dynamic, warm and articulate activist  with the Cordillera People's Alliance (CPA), a federation of grassroots-based indigenous people's organizations in the Philippines. The CPA is an organization dedicated to the protection of the Cordilleran peoples whose lives, cultures and lands are threatened by transnational mining companies, including Canadian mining companies. Vernie represents United Church overseas partners on the United Church Partners in Mission Committee. She traveled in Western Canada in 2011 as part of the KAIROS-sponsored Women of Courage Tour, and in April 2013 spoke at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gathering in Montreal.

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNDSCRIP REPORT - Order Sunday is October 20^th and delivery Sunday is October 27^th.

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:

Oct. 27^th – Brenda Mac Innis 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:

Oct. 27^th – Bonnie Hatcher 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

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

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 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.

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

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.