Participating
through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Greeter
(St. M.): Carol Ann Williams
(St. D.): Arnold Mac Lean
Lay
Reader (St. M.): Heather Brander
Lay
Reader (St. D.): Malcolm Parsons
Collectors
(St. M.): Carol Ann Williams, Hazel Fry,
Loretta Piercey, Linda Howlett
Collectors
(St. D.): Sally Fox, Heather Deschenes
OFFICE
HOURS:
Monday
9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s
Tuesday
9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s
Wednesday
9-12 noon Nan at St. David’s, Jane at St. Mark’s
Thursday 9 – 12 noon Jane at
St. Mark’s
Friday
– Minister’s Day Off, 9-12 noon Jane at St. Mark’s
Ash
Wednesday Morning Prayer—St. David’s Hall, Wednesday March
5th, 11:00 a.m.
1st
Sunday of Lent, March 9th—Sacrament of
Communion
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. Next time of gathering is March 17th at 1:00 p.m.
Interested
in small group study during the season of Lent? Call the church
office to sign up for
Lent
Small Group Study: Gifts of Celtic Christianity, resources
provided by Leaders: Ivan Gregan & Janice MacLean. Six
one hour sessions:
Session
1: The Hearth:Gather Us In
Session 2: High Crosses: Touchstones for an Engaged Spirituality
Session 2: High Crosses: Touchstones for an Engaged Spirituality
Session
3: The Salmon of the Three Wells: Encircling Presence
Session
4: A Infinite Weave: A Celtic Sense of Time
Session
5: The Place of Our Resurrection: Mission
Session
6: Celtic Worship
LENT
PERSONAL EMAIL RETREAT: Soul Songs: Praying the Psalms
Facilitator: Janice MacLean
You
will receive six email retreats offering a variety of reflections,
prayers, poetry, art, photographs and spiritual practices.
Your
email retreat arrives early Saturday morning in your inbox, beginning
Saturday, March 8. You attend to it when you have time.
The
eRetreat is flexible. You might use it in one sitting or as part of a
daily quiet time. Cost: $15 (If circumstances require you to choose
$0 please do so.) To learn more about this retreat please visit the
Email Retreat Page: http://marconf.ca/42906-lent-email-retreat/
Copies
of “THE UPPER ROOM” for March-April are available.
PATHWAYS
TO PRAYER—A PILGRIM’S JOURNEY
Do
you pray? How do you pray? To whom? Why? When? What about? St. Ann’s
Bay United Church is presenting a week-end ecumenical conference May
16-18, 2014 to discuss this topic. We hope to boost your prayer
routine, give you some ideas to enhance your spiritual growth and
give you a respect for the variety of forms prayer can take. There
will be speakers, social activities, worship, food and great Cape
Breton hospitality.
Our
keynote speakers are Stephen Augustine and Rev. Ivan Gregan.
Professor Stephen Augustine, BA, MA, hereditary Chief on the Mi’Kmaq
Grand Council and trained by elders since an early age, has a
thorough command of traditional practices. He will address prayer in
respect to his native spirituality. He is Principal of Unama’ki
College of Cape Breton University. Rev. Ivan Gregan, BA, MDiv, has
been the minister at Port Wallis United Church in Dartmouth, NS since
1988. For information and registration forms, speak to Nan or contact
the church office.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUNDSCRIP
REPORT March order Sundays will be March 2nd, 16th
and 30th and delivery Sundays will be March 9th
and 23rd.
Promotions
for March are:
M
& M Meat Shops 4% (Regular 3%)
PetSmart 4% (Regular 2%)
Gap
(Includes Banana Republic & Old Navy) 7% (Regular 5%)
Please
contact Patsy Brander at 625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 625-3838 if you
have any questions about how to join the program.
Lay
Readers:
March
9th – First Sunday in Lent – Irene Mac Isaac
March
16 – Second Sunday in Lent – Malcolm Matheson
March
23rd – Third Sunday in Lent – Barbara Mac Intyre
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
A
box will be placed in the Narthex of the church for men’s
socks, new or used in good shape. The UCW will forward these to
Brunswick St. Mission later in the winter. Lets fill the box.
St.
David’s Lay Readers:
March 9 – Margaret Ashford
March 16 –
Kenzie Mac Lean
March 23 – Ian
Mac Kinnon
March
30 – Kevin Pierce
Hall
Cleaners for March are Maxine Smith & Diane Mac Kinnon
Tuesday,
March 4th: 4:30 to 6 pm. St. David’s UCW’s Annual
Pancake Supper. Free will donation for our Mission and Service fund
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trivia
Night sponsored by the Port Hastings Historical Society will be held
at 7pm in the Port Hawkesbury Fire Hall on Saturday, March 29th. Team
of 4 for $20.00...pre-register with Bob at 625-1220...Lots of fun and
laughs.
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FIBRE
EXHIBITION DEMONSTRATIONS & CLASSES
WEAVING
DEMONSTRATIONS
Rachael
Robitaille will be working on her table loom in the gallery. She will
be available to talk about her process as a weaver, fibre artist and
teacher and also to provide insight. Rachael works with inspiration
sources from the beauty and abundance of the natural world around
her. She uses natural fibres hand dyed and hand painted yearns mostly
from local artisans and farms. You can pass the shuttle if desired
and look forward to weaving a small mat during our March Break
demonstration on Mar. 9.
QUILTING
SAMPLER
Join
Barb MacIntyre has on display the Diamond Daze Quilt. Classes for
the Diamond Daze Quilt will be on Feb. 26, Mar. 5 & Mar. 12.Barb
will also have on display the quilt that will be made during the
upcoming Spring session.
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Port Hawkesbury Food Bank is in need of clean plastic grocery bags. They can be
dropped of at the Food Bank on Monday am between 8-11 am or on Tuesday pm
12-3.30 pm or given to one of the volunteers
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Strait
Area Women's Place presents our 1st Women's
Cloth Swap Event We will start out with a
Sweater Exchange -
So Bring your clean, good-used Sweater item and swap them with an old
or new friend. Friday March 7th, 2014, 2PM -
4PM Strait Area Women's Place - Suit 104 - 609
Church Street - Port Hawkesbury
Open Monday-Friday 9AM-4:30PM -
902-625-1614
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English
Book Fair - There will be a Book Fair at Tamarac
Education Center starting Monday, March 3rd to Thursday, the 6th. The
hours are from 8am to 3pm. Family Event night is on Thursday, March
6th from
5pm to 7pm. We will have a door prize consisting of 25 dollars worth
of books for your child and 25 dollars for your child’s classroom.
Everyone is welcome! We accept debit, Visa and MC! All proceeds go
back to the library! Great Reading during March Break
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The
Big Spring Market, Sunday May 4th, 10am to 1pm, Port Hawkesbury Fire
Hall. Table rentals are $10. All vendors welcome. Reserve
at 631-0959 or sampson.denise@gmail.com.
Free admission for shoppers. Sponsored by Ryan Highland Dancers.
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Welcome
spring with a delicious Spaghetti Dinner at St.
Joseph’s parish hall,
Port
Hawkesbury
on Friday,
March 20th, 4-6 pm. Adults
$8.50 ,
children under10 -$6.00, family $20.00. Takeout is
available.
For advance tickets
call the
parish
office 625-1045,Patsy
625-0833
or
Joan
625-2397. Tickets available at the
door. Come
and enjoy a taste of Italy.
Sponsored
by St. Joseph’s Parish Council.
