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.): Connie Fowlie
Lay
Reader (St. D.): Margaret Ashford
Lenten
Triad (St. M.): Heather Brander & Rebecca Roussy
(St. D.): Kenzie & Hailey
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
Food
Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
March
26th
– 10:30 a.m. – Service at the Nursing Home.
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.
Lent
Small Group Study: Gifts of Celtic Christianity, resources
provided by Leaders: Ivan Gregan & Janice MacLean. Six
one hour sessions, Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m.:
Session
1: The Hearth:Gather Us In
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
March
9th
& 16th
– No Sunday School during the March break.
March
18th-
St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting
FUNDSCRIP
REPORT March order
Sundays will be March 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
16 – Second Sunday in Lent – Malcolm Matheson
March
23rd
– Third Sunday in Lent – Barbara Mac Intyre
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ST.
DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St.
David’s Session Meeting on March 16th
following Worship.
St.
David’s Official Board Meeting on April 16th
following Worship.
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
16 – Kenzie Mac Lean
March
23 – Ian Mac Kinnon
March
30 – Kevin Pierce
Hall
Cleaners for March are Maxine Smith & Diane Mac Kinnon
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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.
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.
Welcome
spring with a delicious Spaghetti Dinner at St.
Joseph’s parish hall,
Port
Hawkesbury
on
Thursday,
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.
Parents
and/or 1Grandparents,
would you enjoy spending more quality time with your young children
while fostering their love of reading? Join our weekly reading
circles held at the Richmond Villa in St. Peter's on Saturday
mornings from 10:00 - 11:30, at the Richmond Academy on Saturday
afternoons from 2:00 - 3:30, or the Lorenzo Building in Arichat on
Sunday afternoons from 1:30 - 3:00. This exciting family literacy
program is centred around books and fun activities based on
farm-related themes, including a possible farm visit. The children
will be provided with weekly surprises to take home as well as an
opportunity to build their own personal library. To register or
receive more information, please call the Richmond County Literacy
Network at 226-0383. Children Who Read; Succeed!
