BULLETIN BOARD
NEW NOTICES
REGIONAL COUNCIL – The Fort Sackville Regional Council will meet on Sunday, April 10th at 7:00 pm at St. Francis by the Lakes in Lower Sackville. Synod delegates are requested to be in attendance.
THE PRIMATES WORLD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND is accepting donations for the relief effort in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. The Anglican Church has a significant presence in Japan. If you wish to make a contribution, there are PWRDF envelopes at the back of the church. You may also put you donation in a plain envelope with you name, address and church envelope number on it. Please place your donations on the collection plate. Thank you.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – St. Andrew’s Ladies Group is looking for volunteers to help make sandwiches or sweets for catering events that take place during the year such as funerals, lunches after special services, etc. We are also looking for help with funerals, such as setting up, serving and cleaning up afterwards. Most funerals are on week days and a lot of our members still work outside the home so it is not always possible to get enough people to work. If you are interested in helping on an on call basis, please put your name and phone number on the poster at the back of the church and indicate what you would like to help with. Thank you.
FLOWERS FOR EASTER – Anyone wishing to place flowers in the church for Easter, please make sure the information for the bulletin is given to Wendy no later than Wednesday, April 20, 2011.
ST ANDREW’S LADIES GROUP – Our spring Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, April 30th from 9-12 noon. We are looking for good, clean used clothing, household items, books, toys, plants, etc. Donations can be brought in and placed on the stage in the hall anytime after April 24th. The hall will also be open on Friday, April 29th from 9 to 11 am and from 7 to 9 pm. We can no longer accept COMPUTERS, CAR SEATS, LARGE FURNITURE, ELECTRONICS OR ENCYCLOPEDIAS. Please contact Linda at 876-0292 for more information.
ITALIAN SUPPER AND AUCTION – On Saturday, May 14, 2011, the Ways and Means Committee will be hosting an Italian Supper (salad, spaghetti, wine and dessert), that will include a silent auction as well as entertainment. Tickets will be pre-sold at $25.00 each. To purchase a ticket, please contact Darlene Martell (darlenemartell@eastlink.ca) at 876-1795 or Jo-Anne Rector (joian@ns.sympatico.ca) at 443-0633. We are also looking for items for our auction. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.
BLT BREAKFAST PROGRAM – The total contribution for the month of March was $308.54. Donations from a St. Patrick’s Day tea held in the church hall, the March 26th Men’s Breakfast, and the March 27th Sunday Bucket added up to this amount. Thank you for your generosity in supporting this important Outreach Program. “Your spare change is adding up to a big change in the lives of many students”. At our May 1st Sunday Service a representative from the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea School will be present to share some of the highlights of this program….Marilyn
CANCER SOCIETY – The Canadian Cancer Society needs volunteer canvassers for April for the residential campaign. If you would like to canvass a street in Timberlea, Lakeside or Beechville, please phone Jinny Giza, Coordinator, at 876-8510. Thank you.
SIDES PERSONS – We are looking for people to volunteer as sides persons. A sides person hands out the books and bulletins and greets the people as they arrive for church. They take up the offertory and after church; they stay and count the offering. If this is a job you would like to do, please contact Brenda Morash at 876-2389. The more volunteers we have the fewer times your name will appear on the roster.
CRAFTER’S MARKET – On Saturday, November 5th, the Ways and Means Committee will be having a Crafter’s Market. Anyone who would like to rent a table to sell their crafts, please contact Darlene at 876-1795 or Jo-Anne at 443-0633.
ONGOING NOTICES
RECTOR’S OFFICE MEMORIALS – Memorial donations towards the construction costs of the Rector’s office are now being received. Donations in the amount of $110.00 ($100 plus $10 engraving) will allow contributors to place a memorial on a plaque to be located outside the office. There are twenty-four spaces for memorials. Once all spaces have been filled we will dedicate the office in memory of those identified on the plaque. If you wish to make a donation, please see either Rev. Mike or Rev. Judie. Thank you for your generosity
PWRDF; There are memorial cards for the Primates Fund on the table at the back of the church. They are self explanatory and a worthwhile way of remembering friends or relatives as this fund assists people around the world.
Soup Labels and Postage Stamps: Thank you for your continuing support. Soup Labels must be whole, and Stamps have a least ¼” of envelope around them. We delivered 460 soup labels and almost 2 pounds of stamps to the ACW office in December, 2010.
FOOD BANK – The St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Food Bank is always in need of canned fruit, canned meat, pasta, peanut butter, jam, crackers and pudding. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.
CYCLES OF PRAYER
ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Pray for Nagpur (North India) with the Rt Revd Paul Dupare.
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE – Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
Pray for the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island with Bishop Sue Moxley and Suffragan Bishop Ron Cutler.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER – EASTERN SHORE REGION
Seaforth – The Rev. Kyle Wagner; Archdeacon Debra Burleson, Associate Priest & Chris.
Ship Harbour – The Rev Tricia Ingram, Priest-in-Charge & Dave.
LET US GIVE THANKS for the Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
PLEASE PRAY FOR the Diocesan Church Society meeting in PEI.
OUR PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: Ron & Barb Dowding, Darlene Duggan, Sylvia Dunlop, Minnie Dunn, Colin Edwards, Tim & Frances Edwards, Darren & Joanne Ewasiuk and their families.
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Roisin, Sue, Lindy, Mitchell, Andrea, Edith
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: William Henry Hibberd, Lorna Ida Eva Rogers, Lillian Slaunwhite, Albert Drover. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. AMEN