Hymns for Sunday, March 30

Hallelujah, Hallelujah Give Thanks # 179
What a Friend We Have in Jesus # 664
Printed - Holy Ground
Printed - Because He Lives
Psalm # 16, page 738
Doxology 544

March 30th is Food Bank Sunday at both churches.

Rev. LeGrow will be on Study Leave

Rev. LeGrow is away on study leave this week and Lorna MacRury will lead us in worship Sunday, March 30th.

Easter Sunday at St. Mark's & St. David's

Easter Sunday was extra special this year with Communion and Confirmation at both St. Mark's & St. David's Churches. Also, Ian Murdo Ferguson and Wilma (MacKinnon) Ferguson were received at St. Mark's by Transfer of Membership. Welcome everyone to our Church family!



Andrew Ferguson, Cassie Ferguson, Anna Hart, Lydia Hart, Holly Barss and Allana Connors were Confirmed at St. Mark's United Church.




Shelby Lynch, Hannah Lynch, Trevor King, Joshua King and Jason King were Confirmed at St. David's United Church.

Hymns for Easter Sunday Service, March 23rd

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Give Thanks #179

Jesus Christ is Risen Today #155

I Come With Joy #477

Choir - Jesus Rose Again

Doxology 542

Known To Us (Printed in the Bulletin)

St. David's Easter Sunday Service

On March 23rd at 11:15, St. David's will hold an Easter Sunday Service with Communion and Confirmation. Following the service you are invited to gather in the Church hall for cake & tea (or juice) with the five young people who are being Confirmed and their families.

If you plan to place flowers in the Church for Easter, please ensure that the flowers you choose do not have a strong fragrance. We have several scent sensitive people in our congregation, so please avoid lilies or hyacinths for example.

St. Mark's Easter Sunday Service, March 23rd

St. Mark's Easter Sunday Service with Communion at 9:30 a.m.

Six new members will be Confirmed into the United Church of Canada.
A special Confirmation cake will be served in the hall after the service.

Sunrise Service at St. David's on March 23rd,2008

The annual Easter Sunrise Service was held at St. David's Church at 7:00 a.m. on March 23rd. Breakfast was served in the Fire Hall following the service. A big thank you to the Port Hastings Volunteer Fire Department for making their facility available to us.

Good Friday Service at St. David's

The Good Friday Service will be held at St. David's at 11:00 a.m.

The hymns for this service are:

He Came Singing Love # 359

Choir: God So Loved the World

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross # 142

Doxology 541

Lift High the Cross # 151

St. David's UCW News

Members of St. David's UCW want to express our appreciation to everyone who made our pie sale which was held at the Port Hawkesbury Shopping Centre on March 20th so successful again this year. With only six members, we are a very small group so we rely on other members of the congregatiuon to help us.

We held our April meeting at the home of our president, Patsy Swain. We will be hosting the birthday party at the Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home on Tuesday, April 29th at 2 pm. so hope that others will plan on attending.

St. Mark's Congregational Board Meeting, March 18

St. Mark's Congregational Board will meet on Tuesday, March 18th
Executive: 6:30 p.m.
Committees: 7:15 p.m. Committees will choose their new chairs.
Combined Board: 8:15 p.m.

Palm Sunday at St. Mark's and St. David's

Hymns for Sunday, March 16

Hosanna, Loud Hosanna 123
All Glory, Laud and Honour 122
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 357
Fling Wide The Gates (Choir)
Doxology 540
He Came Riding on a Donkey 124

Choir Practice

Choir members are asked to be at St. Mark's by 9:05 Sunday morning, March 16 to fine tune the Palm Sunday Music.

Readings for March 16, Palm/Passion Sunday

Matthew 21: 1 - 11
Matthew 27: 11 - 54
Psalm 118 (Voices United page 837)

St. David's U.C.W. Meeting Wednesday, March 12th

St. David's U.C.W. will be meeting at the home of Patsy Swain on Wednesday, March 12th at 1:30 p.m.

Choir Practice Wednesday Night

Al has returned from cruising and will have a choir practice at 5:45 p.m. tomorrow evening (Wednesday, March 12). All choir members are encouraged to attend to rehearse music for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday services.

St. David's Board of Stewards Meeting

St. David's Board of Stewards will be meeting on Friday, March 7, in the Church Hall at 7 p.m.

Readings for March 9, 5th Sunday in Lent

Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14
Romans 8: 6 - 11
Psalm 130 (Voices United 853, refrain 2)
John 11: 1 - 45

Hymns for Sunday March 9

Spirit of the Living God 376
Jesus' Hands Were Kind Hands 570
Love Divine, All Love 333
Lord of the Dance 352
Psalm 130 Refrain 2 853
Doxology 538
Amen 967

Hymns for Sunday, March 2

Precious Lord 670
Many are the Lightbeams 588
The Lord's My Shepherd 747 (to the tune of Amazing Grace)
Open My Eyes That I May See 371
Psalm 23 (Voices United Page 749)
Doxology 541
Amen 967

St. Mark's Special Events Group (UCW)

There will be a meeting of the St. Mark's Special Events Group Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the parlour.

Presbytery Meeting

Presbytery will meet in Mulgrave on Tuesday, March 4th at 10:00 a.m.

St. Mark's Mission & Service Committee is looking for new members to serve on Inverness-Guysborough Presbytery to fill vacancies. If you are interested, please contact any M&S member or leave your name with Jane at the office.

Readings for March 2, 4th Sunday in Lent

1 Samuel 16: 1 - 13
Ephesians 5: 8 - 14
Psalm 23 (Voices United 747 - 749)
John 9: 1 - 41

Hymns for February 24th

Joyful, Joyful 232
Jesus Bids Us Shine 585
Come, Let Us Sing 222
Lift High The Cross 151
Psalm 95 # 814
Doxology 540

Nursing Home Service

A service will be held at the Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home on Wednesday, February 20th at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and celebrate with the residents.

Reminder

February 24th is
Food Bank Sunday
at both St. Mark's & St. David's.

Readings for February 24 - Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 17: 1 - 7
Psalm 95 (Voices United 814 - 815)
Romans 5: 1 - 11
John 4: 5 - 42

St. David's UCW Project

Over 30 big bags of winter clothing were collected last month from members of St. David's congregation for the Brunswick Street Mission in Halifax. The UCW group spearheaded this project and Julia and Yvonne delivered them this past Friday. Thanks to Wanda Cloake for the use of her cargo van.

St. David's Congregatonal Meeting February 17th

St. David's Congregational meeting will be held Sunday, February 17, following the Church Service. A Pot Luck Dinner will be held before the meeting, All are welcome.

St. Mark's Congregational Board Meeting, February 19th

St. Mark's Congregational Board will meet on Tuesday, February 19th
Executive: 6:30 p.m.
Committees: 7:15 p.m. Committees will choose their new chairs.
Combined Board: 8:15 p.m.

Readings for February 17, Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 12: 1 - 4a
Psalm 121 (Voices United page 842)
Romans 4: 1 - 5, 13 - 17
John 3: 1 - 7

St. Mark's Men's Group Buffet Supper, February 1st

There was very little food left over after yet another successful Buffet Supper organized by St. Mark's Men's Group. Everything was delicious and as usual the men worked seamlessly and except for the odd electrical problem the event went smoothly and efficiently. For their efforts and with assistance from their friends, they brought in a total of $1,220.oo to help with our church finances. Thanks to all who supplied food, helped in the kitchen, served, cleaned up and to Hayward, our perennial cashier.

Baptism at St. Mark's, January 20

Rebecca and parents

Rebecca Chetwynd is Baptised

Sara Langley's family

Sara Langley is Baptised

St. David's Pancake Supper, Feb. 5th

The Pancake Supper

was a great success. $477.00 was raised for the

Mission and Service Fund. Thanks to everyone who

attended and those who helped. (Posted by Yvonne)

St. Mark's Men's Group Buffet Supper, February 1st

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St. Mark's Men's Group
Buffet Supper

St. Mark's Church Hall

Friday, February 1, 2007
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Eat in or Take-out

Tickets at the door:
Adults $10.00, Children (under 12) $5.00

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Readings for February 3, Transfiguration Sunday

Exodus 24: 12 - 18
Psalm 2 (Voices United page 725) or Psalm 99 (Voices United page 819)
2 Peter 1: 16 - 21
Matthew 17: 1 - 9

St. Mark's Annual Congregational Meeting

The Annual Meeting of St. Mark's Congregation will be held Sunday, February 3rd at 6:30 p.m. All members & adherents of the congregation are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Confirmation at St. Mark's

There is a Confirmation Sign-up Sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex out front. Anyone who would like to be Confirmed and take Confirmation Classes, please put your name and phone number on the sheet over the next few weeks.

Readings for January 27th - 3rd Sunday after Epiphany

Isaiah 9: 1 - 4
1 Corinthians 1: 10 - 18
Psalm 27: 4 - 9 Voices United pages 753 - 755
Matthew 4: 12 - 23