Participating
through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al
Fougere
Greeters
(St. M.): Vida Hood, Karen Mac Kinnon
(St. D.): The Timmons Family
Lay
Reader (St. M.): Vida Hood
Lay
Reader (St. D.): Wanda Radford
Collectors
(St. M.): Vida Hood, Karen Mac Kinnon,
Andy Palmer, Hayward Hollett
Collectors
(St. D.): Bob Downard, Alicia Vink
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.
Prayer
Shawl Knitting Circle Knitters and crocheters gather together in
the parlour of St. Mark’s on the 3rd Monday of each
month. Monday, November 18th 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.
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.
Advent
Small Group: Spiritual Practices in the Isaiah Readings
Written
by Janice Maclean, Conference Minister for Christian Nurture &
Enrichment The United Church of Canada
This
Advent we read four beautiful poems from the prophet Isaiah. Each one
offers a vivid and inviting image for the spiritual life. We will
spend time with each one and discover at least one practice each week
to help us pause and prepare for the Mystery of Christmas. 4 small
group sessions during Advent--dates and times to be announced.
Contact the church office to sign up to attend.
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ST. MARK’S BAPTISM
Being
Baptized at St. Mark’s this morning is Jax Xavier Spencer.
ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reminder:
If you could leave the Baptism inserts at the front entrance of the
Church on your way out, it would be greatly appreciated.
FUNDSCRIP
REPORT - November FundScrip Order Sundays will be November 3rd
and 17th and November Delivery Sundays will be
November 10th and 24th. November Promotions are:
Way
Spa
13% ( Regular 10%)
Sears
(Catalogue, Sears Home & Sears Travel ) 5% ( Regular
3% )
Kelsey’s,
Harvey’s, Milestone’s, Montana’s & Swiss Chalet 5%
( Regular 3% )
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.
10th – Bill Charlton
Nov.
17th – Clark Brander
Nov.
24th – Jean Mac Pherson
Children’s
Fall Fair on Sunday, November 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
November
19th - St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting.
6:30
p.m. – Executive, 7:00 p.m. – Committees, 8:00 p.m. – Combined
Board
St.Marks
United Church Annual Christmas Tea and Sale
November
29th 7-9 pm Admission $3.00 Knitting, crafts, new to you table, and
bake table. Door Prize. All welcome.
Donations
to bazaar tables can be delivered to the Church on Thursday
evening (Nov.28) between 6pm and 8pm and again on Friday afternoon
beginning at 1pm. Items for the New to You tables should be delivered
as early as possible for sorting and pricing
The
Observer has a promotion to reduce the cost of each subscription for
2014. If we can increase our number of subscribers by 10, we
will be charged a rate of $10.00/each for the year – it’s
a great deal and would make a nice gift for someone! Once I
know if we will be able to take advantage of this promotion, I will
contact the current subscribers to confirm the price. If you
are interested, please contact Lorna Harvey, 625-0535, or
lorna.harvey3@gmail.com.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St.
David’s Lay Readers:
Nov.
10th – Cadets
Nov.
17th – Arnold Mac Lean
Nov.
24th – Margie Mac Intyre
Church
Hall Cleaners for November: Claudette & Ashley Fox
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 9th, Seniors
Evergreen Club, 10:00 to 1:00. Sale in memory of Anna Guzdzoil,
clothes and trinkets with proceeds to Girl Guides camp. Coffee and
tea will be served. Also a bake table.
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