Organist: Al Fougere
Lay Reader (St. M.): David Chapman
Lay Reader (St. D.): Arnold MacLean
Mission Moment (St. M.): Bruce Corrigan
Greeters & Collectors (St. M.): Darren & Ann Blundon
Greeter (St. D.): Marie MacKinnon
Collectors (St. D.): Iaian Langley, Amy MacKillop
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday & Tuesday 9-12 noon, Nan at St. Mark’s
Wednesday 9-12 noon, Jane at St. Mark’s
Thursday 9-12 noon, Nan & Jane at St. Mark’s
Friday Minister’s Day Off, 9-12 noon, Jane at St. Mark’s
Please note: No Office Hours at St. David's during the winter months. Please call 902-625-2229 if you wish to meet with Nan.
Copies of the “UPPER ROOM” for January-February are available.
Deadline for information for the bulletin is Thursday at noon.
Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of the month.
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 Monday, January 15th at 1:00 p.m.
Interim Report on Regional Council Boundaries
After extensive consultations across the church, the interim report from the Boundaries Commission is proposing 17 regional councils be established on January 1, 2019, if Remit 1 (Three Council Model) is passed at the 43rd General Council in July 2018.
Boundaries Commission Chairperson, the Rev. Andrew Richardson, will host a YouTube Live event on the Commission’s processes on January 15, 2018: 10:00 a.m. PST; 11:00 a.m. MST; 12:00 noon CST; 1:00 p.m. EST; 2:00 p.m. AST; 2:30 p.m. NST. It will be recorded and available on www.youtube.com/unitedchurchofcanada.
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ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
A donation has been received from The Strait Area Tea Thyme Quilters to St. Mark’s United Church.Lay Readers:
January 21st – Jean Mac Pherson
January 28th – Vida Hood
Annual Reports are due for the Official Board Meeting on
January 16th.
The Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for February 11, 2018
FundScrip
The Delivery Date is January 14th. Please note that in 2018 in order to reduce Shipping and Handling charges only one order per month will be sent on the first Sunday of the month and the Delivery will be the second Sunday of the month. If you have any questions or if you wish to join the program please contact Patsy Brander at 902-625-1062 or Bonnie Dawson at 902-625-3838.
January 21st – 8:00 a.m.; St. Mark’s Men’s Group Breakfast meeting.
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ST. DAVID’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lay Readers:
January 21st – Bruce Corrigan
January 28th – Amy MacKillop
Annual Reports are due by February 4, 2018.January 28th – Amy MacKillop
St. David’s Annual Meeting is on February 25th.
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Floor Curling Wednesdays at 2 p.m., at St. Mark's hall. No fee, just bring indoor footwear.
