Participating through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Greeter (St. M.): Linda Howlett
Greeter (St. D.): Robert Mac Kinnon
Lay Reader (St. M.): Karen Mac Kinnon
Lay Reader (St. D.): Malcolm Parsons
Collectors (St. M.): Linda Howlett,
Judy Castle
Collectors (St. D.): Curtis Fox, Lisa
Rhynold
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
June 8th –
St. Mark’s Anniversary Service. Pentecost Sunday—please wear
“red”! Combined Service.
Food
Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY - Sunday School Closing
this week
St. Mark’s Courtesy Car:
Contact person for the Courtesy Car is Andy Palmer. His telephone
number is 625-2748.
FUNDSCRIP FundScrip has earned
$315.50 in the second quarter which is similar to the earnings in the
first quarter. This is approximately $100.00 per month with twelve
supporters participating in the program. Order Sundays for June will
be June 8th and 22nd and delivery Sundays will
be June 1st, 15th and 29th. PLEASE
NOTE THAT JUNE 22ND WILL BE THE LAST DAY TO ORDER BEFORE
THE SUMMER AS FUNDSCRIP WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR JULY AND AUGUST AND
WILL RESUME AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.
Promotions for June are as follows:
Indigo/Chapters 7% ( Regular 5%)
Boston
Pizza 7% ( Regular 5%)
Cineplex
Odeon 5% ( Regular 4%)
Please contact Patsy Brander at
625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 625-3838 if you have any questions.
St. Mark's gardening enthusiasts:
Interested in working with Nan on improving the outdoor space at the
front of St. Mark's? Speak to Nan. Work in 2014 will be mostly
preparation—“Lasagna” composting-in-place with grass and
newspaper to kill out the grass and enrich the soil.
June 8th
- St Mark's Anniversary Service at 11.00 am followed by a pot luck
meal Please bring a hot /cold dish as dessert and rolls will be
provided
Lay Readers:
June 8th – Connie Fowlie
* St. Mark’s Anniversary
June 15th – Jean Mac
Pherson
June 22nd – Heather
Brander
June 29th – Julia Mac
Quarrie
June 22nd-Grad
Recognition Service. Cake served after the Service.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY, June 1st
will be the last regular day of Sunday School classes. Julia Mac
Kinnon will be the Sunday School teacher on this day. There will be a
picnic (date to be announced) in June at which time certificates will
be given out.
Monday June
2nd –
6:00 p.m. Church yard clean up. Everyone welcome. Please bring your
own tools.
The congregation
of St. David’s is invited to join St. Mark’s United Church for a
combined service June 8th, 2014 to celebrate St. Mark’s
anniversary. The service, which will include communion, will be held
at 11:00 A.M. and all are welcome to enjoy the potluck lunch
following the service.
June 8th
– St. Mark’s Anniversary Service. Combined Service. No Service at
St. David’s.
June 29th – St. David’s
Official Board Meeting following Church.
St. David’s Lay Readers:
June 8th – St. Mark’s
Anniversary
June 15th – Ian A. Mac
Kinnon
June 22nd – Katie
Downard
June 29th – Kevin Pierce
SATURDAY Yard Sale & Bake
Sale June 07th 2014 at St. David’s church
hall......0830 to 1200 am
Hall Cleaners for June are Susan Fox,
Sally Fox
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
South Sudan Facing a Growing Humanitarian Crisis
Toronto:
The United Church of Canada is sounding an alarm about the growing
humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. With international attention
focused on other conflicts, such as those in Syria, Ukraine, and
Nigeria, the church is particularly concerned that deteriorating
conditions in South Sudan are being inadequately reported in the
media and relief needs are seriously underfunded.
“Undoubtedly
the needs are great in many places, but at the moment South Sudan
doesn’t seem to be on the world’s radar screen,” says Gary
Kenny, the United Church’s program coordinator for Emergency
Response and International Development.
In
response to relief agencies’ reports of overwhelming needs that are
going unmet in South Sudan, the United Church has launched an
emergency
financial appeal
to its membership.
Kenny
says that the number of South Sudanese who have been killed is not
yet clear, but it is known that some are buried in mass graves. Over
1.2 million people are internally displaced or have fled to
neighbouring countries. This movement is severely taxing the
resources in refugee camps in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.
One
of The United Church of Canada’s partners in the region is The
National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). NCCK is one of the lead
agencies providing shelter in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Each
week, about 3,000 people are settled in tents in the camp, which has
been expanded to accommodate up to 25,000 people. However, the
population already exceeds 20,000 and hundreds more refugees are
arriving every day in need of shelter and assistance.
The
United Church is also a member of ACT Alliance. Since the violence
broke out in December 2013, ACT Alliance members have been working to
get life-saving relief supplies to thousands of people in South Sudan
and to those now living in refugee camps.
To
date relief efforts have focused on distributing water, providing
sanitation and hygiene kits, drilling boreholes, distributing
relief goods, supporting mobile health clinics, offering psychosocial
care, and carrying out peace-building work in camps.
Funds
raised by The United Church of Canada’s emergency appeal for South
Sudan will be directed to both ACT Alliance and the church’s
Mission and Service partners in the region.
For
further information:
Mary-Frances
Denis
Program Coordinator, Media and Public Relations
The United Church of Canada
Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 2016 Toll-free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2016
E-mail: Mary-Frances Denis
Program Coordinator, Media and Public Relations
The United Church of Canada
Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 2016 Toll-free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2016
E-mail: Mary-Frances Denis
