Contact Online is a Blog for St. Mark's United Church Community of Faith, Region 15 of the United Church of Canada. 504 Bernard Street, Port Hawkesbury, N.S. B9A 1L2, E-mail: stmarksuc@gmail.com St. Mark's United Church accepts and welcomes all people as we share and grow in acceptance, learn, love and share our Christian faith in God's love. Phone: (902) 625-2229, Church Services are held every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
EASTER AT ST. MARK'S--SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
Alleluia, Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia!
We remember the story of the gathered disciples,
and the broken bread;
the facing of the cross, and the way through to resurrection;
the empty tomb, and the dawn of alleluias
where the angels sing.
Elizabeth and Colin Langley light the Christ candle.
"Today we celebrate: new life, new joy, new possibilities, and new light."
The choir sings "Jesus Rose Again".
Children's Prayer: Loving God, our Creator,
Thank you for flowers that bloom,
and eggs that hatch.
Thank you for all the new life
that Easter brings. Amen.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY AT ST. DAVID'S
The hammer and nails.
The crucifixion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2012
MINISTER’S OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 9-12 noon
Tuesday 9-12 noon
Wednesday 9-12 noon at St. David’s
Thursday 9 – 12 noon
Friday – Minister’s Day Off
The Manse telephone number is 625-0407
Nan is at St. David’s Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 12:00. Drop by for a coffee.
Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of each month.
ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday 9-12 noon
Tuesday 9-12 noon
Wednesday 9-12 noon at St. David’s
Thursday 9 – 12 noon
Friday – Minister’s Day Off
The Manse telephone number is 625-0407
Nan is at St. David’s Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 12:00. Drop by for a coffee.
Food Bank donations are received on the last Sunday of each month.
Youth Group meeting for youth 10 and up on the first
Sunday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church Hall
50th Anniversary of The United Church Women
Come join the celebration
Come weave your story into Our Tapestry of Love
We invite all women of the United Church of Canada to gather April 14, 2012 to celebrate our past, share the present and anticipate the future at Warden United Church, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Registration forms available at the office.
Come join the celebration
Come weave your story into Our Tapestry of Love
We invite all women of the United Church of Canada to gather April 14, 2012 to celebrate our past, share the present and anticipate the future at Warden United Church, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Registration forms available at the office.
More Voices for Camp Project
Called by earth and sky,
Promise of hope held high.
This is a sacred, living trust,
Treasure of life sanctified. More Voices, #135
Promise of hope held high.
This is a sacred, living trust,
Treasure of life sanctified. More Voices, #135
The Outdoor Recreational Ministry of the Maritime
Conference Christian Life & Growth Committee invite your congregation to
help with our “More Voices for Camp” Project.
We are inviting every pastoral charge to donate one copy
of More Voices, either new or used, or the purchase price ($18) to our
camps.
If this was done then it would allow for 30 or more
copies in each camp. At Camp STUFF (a staff training weekend) in June we will be
offering a workshop on music leadership and learning the songs. We will
also dedicate the books and distribute them to the camps.
Feel free to write a greeting inside the cover and
imagine the children and youth of our camps singing praise at
Vespers!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Francis, 902 836 3296
Chair of Outdoor Recreational Ministry
Chair of Outdoor Recreational Ministry
Janice
Maclean, 506 536 1334
Maritime Conference Staff
Maritime Conference Staff
Bring your donated copy to this year’s annual
meeting--or send it
with your presbytery delegate or minister!
Lenten Study--in the Easter Season??
Remember the Lenten Study book some of us ordered back in early February? Our Lenten Study books have finally arrived! Too late for Lent--but what about studying A Song of Faith together during the season of Easter? My proposal is to pick up our books and begin reading on the Wednesday following Easter (normally we would have begun reading on Ash Wednesday) and gather together for group study on Sunday evenings throughout the Season of Easter, finishing our reading and study on Sunday, May 27th.
We have 2 extra copies of "Singing a Song of Faith" in the church office--speak to Nan if you would like a copy (cost $12.00) so you can join us for this Lenten Study--in the Easter Season!
Remember the Lenten Study book some of us ordered back in early February? Our Lenten Study books have finally arrived! Too late for Lent--but what about studying A Song of Faith together during the season of Easter? My proposal is to pick up our books and begin reading on the Wednesday following Easter (normally we would have begun reading on Ash Wednesday) and gather together for group study on Sunday evenings throughout the Season of Easter, finishing our reading and study on Sunday, May 27th.
We have 2 extra copies of "Singing a Song of Faith" in the church office--speak to Nan if you would like a copy (cost $12.00) so you can join us for this Lenten Study--in the Easter Season!
ST. MARK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
COURTESY CAR
If you need a ride to church during the month of April,
If you need a ride to church during the month of April,
call Larry Evans at 625-0305
Please make your Courtesy Car request well in advance if possible.
Please make your Courtesy Car request well in advance if possible.
Sunday Worship requests should be made by the evening before
or by 8 a.m. Sunday morning at latest.
2012 World Vision 30 Hour Famine is taking place at St. Marks on April 27th and 28th. Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 are encouraged to participate in this annual fundraising event. Please spread the word and have those who would like to participate contact Kathy Barss @ 234-2707 to make arrangements to get your participation package.
Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle Knitters and crocheters—gather together in the parlour of
St. Mark’s on the 3rd Monday of each month. Monday, April 16th will be
our next time of gathering... at 1:00 for conversation, prayer…and knitting. Can't come to our circle but are knitting at home? If you have a shawl ready, we will receive them on the 3rd Monday of each month--or anytime during that week. A Blessing of the Prayer Shawls will be part of Sunday morning worship the following Sunday.
Thank You to everyone!
Sock it to M& S raised $423.05 for our Mission and Outreach
Program. The Palm Sunday party was a fun time and all enjoyed their prizes.
Thank you!
The Mission and Outreach Committee has beautiful M&S pins for
sale $5.00 All money going to M&S.
Change of Date- April 16th – St. Mark’s Congregational Board Meeting; 6;30 p.m. – Executive, 7:00 p.m. – Committees, 8:00 p.m. – Combined Board.
Copies of the “Upper Room” for May-June are
available
ST. DAVID’S
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
St. David's UCW will meet on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
at
2 pm at the home of Grace Pilgrim.
Hall
Cleaners for April-- Heather Graham & Helen
Ryan
++++++++++
The
Food Bank would like small glass bottles with good covers holding
approx. 1-1/2 cups They may be left at Church or Food Bank Monday
morning.
Monday, 2 April 2012
HYMNS FOR HOLY WEEK
MAUNDY THURSDAY APRIL 5TH 6:30
POTLUCK SUPPER AND WORSHIP ST. MARK'S HALL
Let Us Break Bread Together VU480
Stay
here and keep watch with me.
The
hour has come. Stay here and keep watch with me.
Watch and pray.
GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 6TH 11:00 A.M. ST. DAVID'S
Jesus, Remember Me VU148
Were You There? VU144 (additional verses throughout reading of scripture)
Sung Response to the Solemn Reproaches
Lord have mercy, Lord have
mercy,
Lord
have mercy on us. VU946
EASTER SUNRISE APRIL 8TH 6:00 A.M. ST. DAVID'S
Morning Has Broken VU409
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You VU232
Followed by breakfast in Port Hastings Fire Hall
EASTER SUNDAY-SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
ST. MARK'S 9:30 A.M.
ST. DAVID'S 11:00 A.M.
Easter Processional Hymn Christ the Lord Is Risen Today VU157
Jesus Rose Again (St. Mark’s Choir)
(St. David’s) Morning Has Broken VU409
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Response: V412, vs. 1 This Is the Day
This Is the Day VU412
Offering Prayer/Song Joy Comes with the Dawn, v. 3 VU166
Here is the Table (printed)
Distribution Hymn Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Give
Thanks VU179
Thine Is the Glory VU173
Responsive Reading from A Song of
Faith
Sung Response: (stand) VU958
Halle, halle,
hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah!
Halle, halle,
hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
We place our hope in God.
We sing of a life beyond life
and a future
good beyond imagining:
a new
heaven and a new earth,
the end of
sorrow, pain, and tears,
Christ’s
return and life with God,
the
making new of all things.
We yearn for the coming of that future,
even while participating in
eternal life now.
Divine creation does not cease
until all things have found wholeness, union, and
integration
with the
common ground of all being.
As children of the Timeless One,
our
time-bound lives will find completion
in
the all-embracing Creator.
In the meantime, we embrace the present,
embodying
hope, loving our enemies,
caring for the earth,
choosing life.
Grateful for God’s loving action,
we cannot
keep from singing.
Creating and seeking relationship,
in awe
and trust,
we witness to
Holy Mystery who is Wholly Love.
Responsive Reading excerpted
from A Song of Faith:
A Statement of Faith of the United Church of
Canada
Sung Response: VU958
Halle, halle,
hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah!
Halle, halle, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Sunday, 1 April 2012
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