Participating
through leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Greeters
& Collectors (St. M.): Larry & Lucille Evans
Greeter
(St. D.): Cathy Mac Lean
Lay
Reader (St. M.): Dave Chapman
Lay
Reader (St. D.): Bob Downard
Collectors
(St. D.): Alicia Vink, James Mac Fadyen
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
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 May 19th at 1:00 p.m.
The
Annual Meeting of Maritime Conference is May 22nd-25th.
Al and the Choir will be leading the Service on May 25th.
There will be one Service at St. Mark’s at 9:30 a.m. No Service at
St. David’s.
Food
Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St.
Mark’s Courtesy Car: Contact person for the Courtesy Car is
Andy Palmer. His telephone number is 625-2748.
Copies
of the summary of the facilitated meeting (We All Drank from the
Same Teapot) held at St. David’s in March are available on the
table in the entry today. Excerpts of the summary will be in the
bulletin over the next few Sundays.
FUNDSCRIP
May order Sundays will be May 11th and 25th,
and delivery Sundays will be May 4th and May 18th.
May
Promotions are:
WaySpa
13% ( Regular 10%)
la
Vie en Rose
11% ( Regular 8% )
Fairmont
10% ( Regular 8%)
Please
contact Patsy Brander at 625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 625-3838 if you
have any questions about how to join the program.
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| Sunday School project May 4th. 2014 |
**Is
your child graduating this year? The Christian Education Committee
are gathering the names of all 2014 graduates. To ensure that we
haven't missed anyone, could you please contact Elizabeth
(elizabethlangdon@live.ca) or 625-5922. Thank you!**
**The
CE Committee are gathering the names of all Grade 2 students. To
ensure that we haven't missed any names, could you please send the
name of your child to Elizabeth (elizabethlangdon@live.ca) or
625-5922. Thank you!**
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
who is looking for both ideas and helping hands. More information on
this ongoing project to follow.
Lay
Readers:
May
11th – Bruce Corrigan
May
18th – Denis Bernarad
May
25th – Brenda Mac Innis
*
May 27th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting.
Please note change of date.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
St.
David’s Lay Readers:
May
11th – Bonnie Hatcher
May
18th – Dave Pringle
May
25th – Mary Jess Mac Donald
Yard
Sale & Bake Sale St. Davids June 07th 2014
at St. David’s church hall......0830 to 1200 am
Hall
Cleaners for May are Heather Deschenes, Hazel Mac Lean
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
Regional Hospital from August 1st,
2013 to January 31st,
2014. This service will be held in the Clare Marie Auditorium (former
St. Martha’s Chapel) on Tuesday, May 13th,
2014 at 7:15 p.m. Refreshments will follow. We look forward to seeing
you.
The
Port Hawkesbury School of Gaelic presents the Documentary "The
Battle that Made Britain" Historical Intro by Jeff Mac Donald
Monday, May 5th, 7 to 9pm KOC Bldg; Port Hawkesbury Tea and Oatcakes
Donations only
The
Inverness County Singers will present its spring concert “How Can I
Keep From Singing?” this Saturday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews
Church in Judique; next Sunday, May 11 (Mother’s Day), 4:00 p.m. at
St. Mary’s Church in Mabou; and Monday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. at Stella
Maris Church in Inverness. It will be directed by Laurel Browne with
piano accompaniment by Marianne Jewell and also features the Young
County Singers. Please join us! Freewill donations go to local
charities
Free
information session! The
Registered Disability Savings Plan can help you save for the future.
If you or someone you
know has a disability and is under 50 years old, find out how the
Government of Canada may help, even if you don’t have money to
contribute.
Register
today to find out more: Jean Coleman, Nova Scotia Association for
Community Living Tel: 902-469-1174 Toll-free: 1-844-469-1174 E-mail:
nsacl@eastlink.ca
Port Hawkesbury
When:
Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:00 p.m. Where: Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
Reeves Street Port Hawkesbury
The
pleasure of your company is requested at a Caregiver
Appreciation Tea to
be held on Wednesday,
May 28th,
2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at
Nova Scotia Community College, Strait Area Campus 226 Reeves Street,
Port Hawkesbury. May is Caregiver Awareness Month. Join us in
celebrating the family members and friends who give unpaid care to
loved ones. Everyone is welcome. No admission charge.
Sunday,
May 11 at 3pm:
Starlight
Chapter # 66, Order of the Eastern Star, Port Hawkesbury will sponsor
an ESTARL service at St. David's United Church, Port Hastings.
Guest speaker will be the Rev. Andrew MacDonald, minister of St.
Andrews Presbyterian church, Whycocomagh. ESTARL( Eastern Star
Training Awards for Religious Leadership) Fund supplies bursary
assistance to those entering schools for the purpose of religious
training. Since 1952, Estarl has been one of the special projects
every year of Eastern Star chapters throughout the world. Light
lunch following the service. Everyone
welcome.
Have
you ever thought about becoming a Palliative Care Volunteer?
Interested
participants are invited to take a 3-day district wide
Palliative
Care Volunteer Program at Claire Marie Gathering Place, St. Martha's
Regional Hospital May 21, May 28 & June 4th from
8:30 am - 4:30pm Breaks and light lunch provided
To register: please e-mail Norah-Lee.Goulding@gasha.nshealth.ca
OR phone: 1-902-867-4500
ext. 4419 leave a message if there
is no answer
Please
note that upon completion of this program, interested participants
will still be required to fill out a volunteer application and go
through the Volunteer Screening Process.
