Ministering through
leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St.
M.): Joyce Oliver-Snair
(St.
D.): Mary Jesse Mac Donald
Mission Moment (St.
M.): Linda Howlett
Greeters & Collectors
(St. M.) John & Anna Langley
Greeter (St.
D.): Catherine Mac Lean
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
Food Bank Donations are
received on the last Sunday of the month.
WEDNESDAY May 25th –
10:30 a.m. – Service at the Nursing Home.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
May 29th – Combined
Service at St. David’s
June 5th – Jim
Chiasson
June 12 – Brenda Mac
Innis
June 19th – Jean Mac
Pherson
June 26th – Vida Hood
FundScrip Promotions for
May are:
Hudson’s
Bay
5% ( Regular 3% )
Winners
8% ( Regular 6% )
Home
Outfitters
5% ( Regular 3 %)
Promotions for June are as
follows:
Gap ( Includes Baby
)
7% ( Regular 5% )
Old Navy ( Includes Banana
Republic )
7% ( Regular 5% )
Please note there
are only 2 more orders remaining before we break for the summer.
Order Sundays are May 29th and the FINAL ORDER is JUNE 12th.
Delivery Sundays are June 5th and the FINAL DELIVERY is JUNE
19th.
FundScrip will resume in
September. 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 the program.
50th Anniversary Jubilee
Weekend June 10th to 12th
June
10 Reception and Tea 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Evening of Music with Coro
Cantabile 7:30 pm
June 11
Decoration Day Worship, Southbrook Cemetery 10:00 a.m.
Men’s Group Barbeque
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Renewal
of Marriage Vows 2:00 pm
60’s Coffee House
7:00 to 9:00 pm
June 12
Service of Celebration of 50 Years
with Guest Preacher, Rev.
Catherine Stuart, President Maritime Conference 10:30 am
Banquet in St. Mark's Hall
12:00 p.m.
Banquet Tickets available
in St. Mark’s entry after worship today.
St. Mark’s United Church
Port Hawkesbury, N.S.
50th Anniversary Banquet
Sunday, June 12th, 2016
12:00 noon
$15.00
Wooden 50th Anniversary
souvenir crosses for sale today $20.00
Next meeting of the
Anniversary Committee May 24th at 1:30 p.m.
May 29th – 9:30 a.m. -
Maritime Conference Sunday. Combined Service at St. David’s. No
Service at St. Mark’s. Service led by Al Fougere and the Choir.
Guest Speaker will be Ian Langley.
Decoration Day at
Southbrook Cemetery
St. Mark's United Church,
Port Hawkesbury celebrates their 50th Anniversary with a number of
events the weekend of June 10th to 12th. A “Decoration Day”
service will be held on Saturday, June 11th at Southbrook Cemetery at
10:00 a.m. If the weather is inclement, the service will be held at
St. Mark's and families encouraged to visit and walk the cemetery at
another time during the Anniversary Jubilee Weekend.
Decoration Day is a day
set aside for families and individuals to honour the memories of
their loved ones. Southbrook Cemetery is the final resting place for
many people who were faithful and hardworking members of St Mark's
United Church and prior to that, Zion-Robertson United Church.
Leading up to Decoration Day, the cemetery takes on a new look as
people go to clean, repair, weed and spruce up their family plots.
Graves are also decorated with plants and flowers. Families are being
encouraged as far as possible to use recyclable or returnable cans
and plastic containers if they are placing cut flowers or
arrangements on family plots so that staff can later dispose of them
in a respectful and earth-friendly way. Southbrook Cemetery Board
also cautions that saddle floral arrangements placed on headstones
may over time cause the deterioration of headstones. To facilitate
grasscutting and care for plots and stones, plantings are not
encouraged.
Observance of Decoration
Day in the community or church cemetery has a long history in the
North American Christian church. In some places, family plots have
been tended to and “decorated” with fresh cut flowers from family
gardens for generations. St. Mark's United Church is grateful to
Southbrook Cemetery Board for facilitating this special 50th
Anniversary worship service on cemetery grounds. A limited number of
chairs will be set up on the centre laneway of the cemetery, with
organized parking of cars around the perimeter lane, along the street
and around the cemetery vault. Those who are able are asked to bring
along a lawn chair. St. Mark's Men's Group will be providing a light
barbecue lunch (hotdogs and hamburgs) back at the church from 11:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
May 29th – Malcolm
Parsons
June 5th – Wanda Radford
June 12 – St. Mark’s
Anniversary
June 19th – Haley Mac
Fadyen
June 26th – Kevin Pierce
Hall Cleaners for May are
Heather Deschenes & Hazel Mac Lean.
On Maritime Conference
Sunday, May 29, 2016 there will be a combined service of St. Mark’s
and St. David’s held at St. David’s United Church at 9:30 a.m.
The service will be led by Al Fougere and the Choir. Guest Speaker
for the service will be Iaian Langley who will give a talk on the
progress of the Port Of Welcome program set up to bring refugees into
the area.
May 29th – 9:30 a.m. –
Sunday School Closing. Coffee/Tea and snacks following the Service.
Yard & Bake Sale at
St. David’s Church Hall from 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon on Saturday,
June 4th. Sponsored by St. David’s Board of Stewards. For further
information contact Ashley Mac Leod at 227-7798.
The U.C.W. trip to
Sherbrooke on June 15, 2016, leaving the Church Parking Lot at 9:00
a.m. Please note this trip is now full. Should there be a rainstorm
on June 15th, the trip take place on June 22nd, same time, same
place.
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May 27th, 4:30 to 6 pm. –
Roast Beef Dinner prepared by chef Jim George at St. Mark’s Church
hall in Port Hawkesbury on behalf of Celtic Star Chapter #19, Order
of the Eastern Star. Eat in or Take out. Adults $15.00
Children $7.00.
June 3rd – Cold Plate
Dinner from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church Hall. Eat
in or take out $10.00. Sponsored by Girl Guides of Canada Camp
Committee. Contact Marie at 902-625-1969.
Anyone wanting to go to
Halifax on June 6th for a day trip, at no charge, is asked to contact
Margie Mac Intyre (902-625-1361 or 902-890-1538) Departing from St.
David’s at 8 a.m. You are able to take the mini tour, visiting the
Titanic Cemetery, drive around Halifax and out to Peggy's Cove,
supper on the way back, in Truro.
No Charge, just pay for your supper. Able to take 3 people.
No Charge, just pay for your supper. Able to take 3 people.
Job Opportunity: Church
Outreach and Children's Worker
The United Church of
Canada Inverness-Guysborough Presbytery is seeking a Grade 12 or
post-secondary student to coordinate our Vacation Bible School and
work with people of all ages.
You will coordinate day
camps for children in different locations in our area
(Inverness-Guysborough Presbytery). You will develop and deliver an
outreach program for seniors. This position is flexible and will be
developed according to your interests and abilities.
This is an eight week,
full time position (35 hours per week). The job may include evenings
or weekends.
Your skills:
Ability to work and
communicate with people of all ages
Ability to organize and
meet deadlines
Group facilitation skills
Leadership ability,
ability to work with volunteers
Creativity and flexibility
First aid training
Assets:
Driver’s license
Background in music,
crafts, or sports
Ability to develop
websites and use social media
Some knowledge of the
United Church traditions and beliefs
Hourly rate: $13 per hour
Start date: June 27, 2016
Apply to: Christian Life
and Growth Committee
c/o Alison Etter
PO Box 156
Baddeck NS B0E 1B0
email:
alison.etter@bellaliant.net
Please include contact
information for three references with your application. If you are
selected for this position, you will require a completed Criminal
Record and Vulnerable Sector check. Applicant must be a student (aged
15 to 30) returning to school in the fall.
Deadline for Applications
is June 6, 2016
Job Opportunity: Vacation
Bible School Coordinator
You Are a Part of the
Family
Community Kitchen &
Music Therapy sponsored by Mental Health Services & Public
Health June 14th 2016. St. Mark's United Church, 504 Bernard St.
Port Hawkesbury. Community Kitchen from 10:30 to 1:00 Music
Therapy 1:00 to 2:00 PM. Come help prepare and enjoy a healthy,
well balanced, budget friendly meal then listen to music therapist
Tom Curry. To help us plan lunch be sure to phone (902) 867-4500
ext. 4345 OR leave a message at (902) 625-7200 to let
us know you will be attending.
