Ministering through
leadership in worship this morning are:
Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): Judy
Castle
(St.
D.): Erin Hart-Breen
Mission Moment (St.
M.): Barbara Mac Intyre
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
Prayer Shawl Knitting
Circle: Knitters and crocheters gather in the parlour of St. Mark’s
on the 3rd Monday of each month. Next time of gathering is May 16th
at 1:00 p.m. This is the last gathering until the fall.
Food Bank Donations are
received on the last Sunday of the month.
Deadline for bulletin
information is Thursday at noon.
Copies of the “UPPER
ROOM” for May-June are available.
May 25th – 10:30 a.m. –
Service at the Nursing Home.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
May 22nd – Joyce
Oliver-Snair
May 29th – David Chapman
June 5th – Jim
Chiasson
June 12 – Brenda Mac
Innis
June 19th – Jean Mac
Pherson
June 26th – Vida Hood
FundScrip Order Sunday are May 15th and 29th and Delivery Sundays are May 8th and 22nd.
Promotions for May are:
Hudson’s
Bay
5% ( Regular 3% )
Winners
8% ( Regular 6% )
Home
Outfitters
5% ( Regular 3 %)
Please note The FINAL
FUNDSCRIP ORDER before the summer break will be Sunday June 12th and
the FINAL DELIVERY will be Sunday June 19th. FundScrip will resume in
September, date to be announced later. 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
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
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.
Special Events
Ladies of the congregation who have been supportive of the Special Events Group by helping with receptions, Bazaar, etc. are invited to meet for a few minutes after worship at the front of the church.May 17th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m. Executive, 7:00 p.m. Committees, 8:00 p.m. Combined Board
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 Iaian Langley.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
May 22nd – Mary Jesse
Mac Donald
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 will take place on June 15, 2016, leaving the Church
Parking Lot at 9:00 a.m.
We do have room for five
more people on a first come first served basis. Contact Margie Mac
Intyre at 902-625-1361. Remember, your tour will cost about $10.00
and your lunch will also cost about $10.00, depending on what you
order. Should there be a rainstorm on June 15th, the trip take place
on June 22nd, same time, same place.
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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.
An Evening of Spiritual
Music: Sunday, May 15th: 7:00 p.m. Trinity United
Church, Mulgrave. Featuring: Adam Cooke, Clara
Jordan, Lisa Hallet and Terri MacDonald and many more. Admission by
free-will offering.
Roast Beef Supper,
Saturday, May 21st: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Trinity United
Church, Mulgrave. Eat-in, Take-Out, or local delivery.
$12.00 adults, $6.00 children under 12.
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.
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.
