ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY JUNE 19TH 2016

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.

 

Deadline for Bulletin information is Thursday at noon.

 

Copies of the “UPPER ROOM” for July-August are available.

June 29^th – 10:30 a.m. – Service at Port Hawkesbury Nursing

 

Home.

Please note: Regular meeting of St. Mark’s Official Board is

 cancelled this month. We lack a new Chair of the Board and

Board Secretary. These positions must be filled before the Board

can meet again in September. Please consider whether you could

 serve St. Mark’s in either of these ministries.

Nan will be taking a week of vacation from Wednesday, June

 22^nd to Tuesday, June 28^th. During that time, Rev. Heather

Manuel, Guysborough will be covering for pastoral care and

funerals.

PLEASE NOTE: During the month of July Services will be held at St. David’s at 9:30 a.m. No Service at St. Mark’s

During the month of August and September 4^th Services will be held at St. Mark’s at 9:30 a.m. No Service at St. David’s.

 

ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today we welcome the Eskasoni Holy Family Parish Choir in Concert, concluding with worship together. Potluck supper to follow.

Al Fougere and Jane Mac Kinnon wish to express our appreciation to members of St. Mark’s Congregation for their gifts of photos given to us during the 50^th Anniversary Celebrations. It was very touching to be remembered during this special time. Thank You! Nan also wishes to extend thanks for the gift card.

Eskasoni Powwow We are planning our return visit to Eskasoni on Powwow weekend July 1^st to 3^rd. Sign up sheet is in the narthex today for travel together to the Powwow on July 2^nd. Please indicate if you are willing to drive—or would like a ride there.

Lay Readers:

June 26^th – Vida Hood

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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lay Readers:

June 26^th – Kevin Pierce

July 3^rd – Kenzie Mac Lean

July 10^th – Marie Mac Kinnon

July 17^th – Amy Mc Cormack

July 24^th – Haley Mac Fadyen

July 31 – Gillian Vink

Hall Cleaners for June are Susan Fox and Sally Fox.

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15th Memorial Hymn Sing at Calvin Presbyterian Church, Loch Lomond on June 19, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. with Elder Marilyn Doyle, Special Music, Eddie Parris, and the Inspirational Singers. Social Hour to follow at Loch Lomond Community Centre. All are welcome to attend.

Open your home and heart to the world by welcoming an international student. Many young people are waiting to come this September to study in our provincial high schools with the Nova Scotia International Student program (NSISP). Boys and girls from more than 30 countries including Turkey, Mexico, Spain and China come to Nova Scotia each year to study and improve their English. Host families come in all shapes and sixes and applications are now being received for fall placement in the SAERC catchment. For full details on how to bring the world home to your family please contact Donalda Rooyakkers, SRSB NSISP Program Manager, at (()@)631-0822 or email donalda.rooyakkers@srsb.ca

The annual Anniversary service for Fulton Presbyterian Church, Malagawatch, will be held on Sunday, June 19th, at 2:30 pm, with Robert Lyle officiating.  Everyone welcome. With Crowdis  Bridge in Valley Mills closed, those travelling by the Transcanada are to come by exit 3 at Melford, through Valley Mills; those travelling by Orangedale highway have to reroute by Eden Road.

Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir Summer Tour 2016 – Founded in Halifax by percussionist and choral director Nick Halley in 2010, Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir is modeled on the great European tradition of men and boys cathedral choirs, and is one of only a handful of liturgical men and boys choirs in Canada today. The choir sings Choral Evensong each week during the academic term in the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax and rehearses and sings special services in the University of King’s College Chapel. Musique Royale presents the choir on tour in Cape Breton in the following venues: Baddeck (Greenwood United Church) on June 23 at 7:30 pm; Chéticamp (Paroisse Saint-Pierre) on June 24 at 7:30 pm; Glace Bay (St Anne’s Church) on June 25 at 7:30 pm; and Iona (Malagawatch Church/Highland Village Museum) on June 26 at 3:00 pm. For more information, visit www.capellaregalis.com. Tickets $20 / $10 in Baddeck, Glace Bay & Iona; freewill donation in Chéticamp; available at the door at all venues. The tour program features sacred and secular repertoire from across the centuries, from Monteverdi to Nova Scotian folk songs, accompanied by five-time Grammy Award winner Paul Halley on organ and piano.

Port Hawkesbury Ceilidh Tuesdays @ 7:30 - 9pm 

Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 
606 Reeves Street Port Hawkesbury, NS 
Admission: $10.00; Students (under 16) $4.00; Children (under 5) free; Season Pass $75 (5 free Ceilidhs)  Free Tea & Oatcakes...while they last