Ministering through leadership in
worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): Clark Brander
Lay Reader (St. D.): Alicia Vink
Minute for Mission (St. M.): Bruce
Corrigan
Greeters & Collectors (St. M.):
Sarah Chiasson, Loretta Piercey
Greeters (St. D.): Bob Downard
Collectors (St. D.): Iaian Langley,
Heather Graham
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 received on the
last Sunday of the month. Suggested items: cereal, small juice packs,
peanut butter.
We have a new email address!!
Please make this change in your list of email contacts. The new
address of the church office is stmarksuc@gmail.com
Deadline for information for the
bulletin is Thursday at noon.
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle:
Knitters and crocheters gather to gether in the parlour of St. Mark’s
on the 3rd Monday of each month. Next time of gathering is
October 19th at 1:00 p.m.
Copies of the “UPPER ROOM”
for Sep.-Oct. are available.
WEDNESDAY Sept. 30th
– 10:30 am. – Service at the Nursing Home. Everyone welcome.
October 4th
–Worldwide Communion Sunday
October 11th –
Thanksgiving Sunday
October 18th –
11:00 a.m. - St. David’s 130th Anniversary Service.
Everyone
is invited to share in the Service of Covenanting on October
18 at 7:30pm at
Stewart United, Whycocomagh. A Service of Covenanting amongst the
congregations of Whycocomagh East Lake Ainslie Pastoral Charge,
Inverness Guysborough Presbytery, and the Reverend Rachel Campbell.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
October 4th – Judy
Castle
October 11th – Sarah
Chiasson
October 18th – St. David’s
Anniversary
October 25th – Larry Evans
FundScrip Order Sundays will be October 4th and 18th,
and Delivery Sundays will be October 11th and 25th.
Promotions
for October are as follows:
Shell
3% (Regular
2%)
La Vie en Rose
11% (Regular 8%)
Hudson’s
Bay
5% (Regular 3%)
Please contact
Patsy Brander at 902-625-1062 or
Bonnie Dawson at 902-625-3838 if
you have any questions or if
you wish to join this program.
50th Anniversary!
Did you "buy a brick" and place it in the wall 50 years
ago? Or
do you know someone who did or have pictures of
the laying of the
cornerstone and bricks on October 30,
1965? Please contact the church
office if you have any of
this information or photos--we are planning
a worship service
to kick off 50th Anniversary and wish to
invite all the
"children" who bought and laid bricks. In
2016, St. Mark’s will
be celebrating their 50th Anniversary.
50thAnniversary
weekend will be June 10th to
12th, 2016. The
50th Anniversary
Committee will meet next at 1:00
p.m. on September
28th.
St. Mark’s Congregation wishes to
remember those who are ill or bereaved by sending a card on behalf of
the Church. If you are aware of someone who should be remembered
please contact Annabel Butts 625-0741, Connie Fowlie 625-1417 or
leave a message with the Church Secretary.
Get Some Joy from the World! Ten
Thousand Villages is coming to St. Mark's United Church! St. Mark's United Church
is hosting a sale of beautiful, fairly-traded gifts benefiting
artisans from more than 30 Developing countries. Ten Thousand
Villages is a project of Mennonite Central Committee, the outreach
arm of the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in North
America.
The Festival Sale will be held Saturday,
October 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at St. Mark's United Church, 504 Bernard St.,
(Corner of Pitt St.), Port Hawkesbury. Admission is free.
The gifts you buy at the Ten Thousand
Villages Sales will give the blessings of steady work, fair wages,
and a better life for struggling families around the world. For more
information call the Church at 902-625-2229. Your purchase makes
a difference!
ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
October 4th – Kenzie Mac
Lean
October 11th – Margaret
Ashford
October 18th – Susan
Langley
October 25th – Arnold Mac
Lean
October 4th –
Start of St. David’s Sunday School Classes.
October 9th
Supper at the Causeway - Homemade Fishcakes and Beans Port Hastings
Fire Hall, Port Hastings 4:00 PM - 6:00
PM $12 Sponsored by St.
David’s UCW
October 18th –
11:00 a.m. – St. David’s 130th Anniversary Service.
Church Hall Cleaners are Catherine Mac
Lean, Lynn King
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday Night Ceilidh (7:30) at the
Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre presented by the Port Hasting Historical
Society.
Free Tea/Oatcakes.
September 29 - Dwayne Cote,
Kevin Levesconte, Pat Lamey, Heather Richard
October 6 - Pre Celtic Colours
Show
Join
Rev. Rachel Campbell (Whycocomagh East Lake Ainslie Pastoral Charge,
UCC) on Sat.,
Oct.10th for
our 3rd Wild
WELA Worship.
You need to be able to hike up steeper elevations, however, for those
unable to hike you have the option of driving up to the look out, but
a truck would be the recommended vehicle of choice (bring a lawn
chair if you like). We will share in a short devotional looking out
over beautiful Centreville and Skye Glen. Bring water, bug spray, and
wear proper footwear.
Please note, event will be cancelled if weather
is inclement. The hike will be up the MacLellan Road (the road right
before John Murdoch Campbell’s) in Centreville. We will meet at the
entrance to MacLellan Road at 9:45
a.m.,
head up to the look out by 10
a.m.,
then hold a brief devotional at the look out. The field is owned by
Peter and Janine Wilson. All
Welcome
Roast
Beef Supper: Sat.
Oct 3rd from 4:30
– 6:00 p.m. Trinity
United Church, Mulgrave.
$12.00 adults, $6.00 children. Eat in, Take Out, or Delivery.
For more information, please call Sadie at 747-2695
Flea
Market and Bake Sale: Sat.
Oct 31st from
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Come early for best items. Trinity
United Church, Mulgrave.
The Port
Hawkesbury Literacy Council is
currently screening applicants into their Partnership Employability
Programs with CDAIR. Participants will have the opportunity to
work on job readiness skills, interview, resume, coverletter,
personal management basics, and benefit from a series of short
certification programs such as WHMIS, First Aid, OHS, Food Handlers,
and so on. Seats are limited and classes are FREE! Please
do not hesitate to contact us for details at (902)625-1599.
Are
you a Senior 50+ or a community member who wants to help improve
services, healthcare, and safety for seniors in our communities.
Please join us, we need your input. Space is limited so register
today. Registration is free. Early Bird prizes available to those who
register before Oct. 7th.
A lunch and refreshments will be provided.
When: Saturday, October
24th,
2015.
Where: Richmond Education Centre and Academy – 3238 Whiteside
Road, Louisdale.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 pm.
*Donate a food item to
support our local food banks and qualify to have your name entered
for a special draw.
Registration forms available at your nearest
Seniors Club or by calling 902-587-2800 ext: 2. For transportation
inquiries please call Tiffany at 902-587-2800 ext: 2
