Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): Judy Castle
(St. D.): Marie Mac Kinnon
Mission Moment (St. M.): Larry Evans
Greeters & Collectors (St. M.): Andy Palmer, Ingram Fowlie
Greeters (St. D.): Bruce Oliver
Collectors (St. D.): Bob Downard, Donnie Mac Gregor
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday & 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. The next time of gathering is May 15th at 1:00 p.m.
Copies of the “UPPER ROOM” for May-June are available.
Deadline for information for the bulletin is Thursday at noon.
Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
Moving out of Leeside—clean, sturdy furniture needed for small apartment—sofa, end and coffee tables, dining table and chairs (small), chest of drawers and bedside stand, lamps. If you have any of these you might donate, contact the church office or speak to Nan.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers May 7th – David Chapman
May 14th – Brenda Mac Innis
May 21st – Jean Mac Pherson
May 28th – Vida Hood
Coffee time: The first Sunday in May and June there will be coffee time after Worship Service. Please join us.
The May FundScrip Order Dates are May 7th and 21st and the Delivery Dates are May 14th and 28th.
The May Promotions are as follows:
Winners-Home Sense 8% (Regular 5%)
Chapters-Indigo 7.5% (Regular 5%)
If you have any questions about FundScrip or if you wish to join the program please contact Patsy Brander at 902-625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 902-625-3838.
Hymn Books entitled "More Voices" have been purchased by St. Mark's, you may help offset the cost by making a donation of $15. A hymn book will be labelled if you wish to make your donation in honour of or in memory of a loved one. Place your donation on the collection plate in an envelope marked "More Voices", please include your information.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:May 7th – Julia Mac Kinnon
May 14th – Erin Hart-Breen
May 21st – Mary Jess Mac Donald
May 28th – Dave Pringle
If you would like to help St. David’s offset the cost of our new
“More Voices” hymn books, please consider making a donation in honour of or in memory of a loved one. Place your donation ($15.00 per book) and dedication information on the collection plate in an envelope marked "More Voices”.
Over the next few months St. David's UCW will be collecting mittens, socks, scarves, hats, etc. to be delivered to Brunswick St. Mission in the fall. There is a box in the church entry if anyone wishes to make a donation.
Hall Cleaners for May are Heather Deschenes and Hazel Mac Lean.
Saturday, June 3, 8:30 am to 12 noon. A Yard and Bake Sale will be held at St. David’s Church Hall sponsored by St. David’s Board of Stewards.
St. David's UCW is looking to sponsor a 3 Hour Food Safety Course for Volunteers. Twenty (20) people are required for the course. Anyone interested please call Maxine Smith (902-625-1516) or Julia MacKinnon (902-625-2794).
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Anyone wishing a drive to New Glasgow or Truro, please contact Margie Mac Intyre at 902-625-1361 for dates and times she will be going.Donate your gently used clothing to Port of Welcome Settlement Assoc. Drop off clothing at Cathy's Consignment shop and ask that proceeds of sales go to the POWSA account (act#4488). Once our family arrives they will be able to use the credit in that account to purchase clothing items.
Mark Wednesday, May 3rd at 7 pm. on your calendar for the monthly Port Hastings Historical Society meeting which will be held at the Museum which is located north of St. David's church and across the rotary from the Tourist Bureau. Pass the word, please.
Enterlift Productions presents, 'Stormy Weather', featuring vocal standards in all types of music genres and musical theatre, Friday, May 5th, 2017, 7 p.m., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Whycocoamagh. Tickets, $15.00 Call Burton MacIntyre 902.756.2769 or Fred Matthews 902.756.2764.
Ashley MacIsaac And Friends In Concert, Saturday, May 27th, 7 P.M., First United Church, Truro, N.S. Musicians to include Ashley MacIsaac, John Pellerin...fiddle and stepdance; Jackie Dunn MacIsaac...Piano; Cheryl Reid O'Hagan....Harpist; The MacKinnon Sisters....Vocals. Tickets $40.00 Adult; $20.00 Students. Proceeds for First United Church Restoration Fund and the Alumni Association Of The Nova Scotia Teachers College. Tickets are available from Margie MacIntyre at 902.890.1538
Breakfast at the Port Hastings Fire Hall on May 20, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Adults $8.00/Children $5.00 Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Port Hastings Volunteer Fire Department.
Please join us for “ A tribute to The Beatles" a spring concert by the Inverness County Singers and the Young County Singers, directed by Laurel Browne with piano accompaniment by Lawrence Cameron. Performances will be on Thursday, May 11th, at 7:30 pm at Mabou Parish Hall, Mabou; Saturday, May 13th, at 7:30 pm St. Mark’s United Church, Port Hawkesbury; and Monday, May 15th at 7:30 pm at Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Freewill donations go to local charities after expenses
