BULLETIN BOARD
NEW NOTICES
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS – Early Registration for Sunday School for the 2011-2012 year will take place on Thursday, May 26, 2011, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. An ICE CREAM SOCIAL will take place at the same time. Come out, register your child, and enjoy some ice cream and fellowship!
BLT “GRAB & GO” BREAKFAST PROGRAM – The corrected amount of the May 1st contributions to this OUTREACH was $249.34. The last opportunity to donate to the “BREAKFAST BUCKET” until September will take place on Sunday, May 29th. On May 7th the SATURDAY MEN’S BREAKFAST was held and the organizing committee generously donated their free will offering to the BLT Breakfast Program. The amount collected that day was $111.52. MANY THANKS!!
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLOSING – The Sunday School Closing will take place on Sunday, June 5th at the 10:30 am service. A barbeque will follow in the hall afterwards.
COUNTRY JAMBOREE – The last Country Jamboree for the summer will be held on Sunday, June 5th. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Special guests include Ray Hill from Seaside FM radio, Allie McNeil and Buddy Boutilier, Bob Miller and much more. Come out and enjoy an evening of fellowship and song!
CANCER SOCIETY – Jinny Giza sincerely thanks all who canvassed and all who donated so generously in April to the Canadian Cancer Society residential campaign. $5529.45 was collected in our zone 53. This brings the total collected in our zone since we began in 1996 to $101,048.77.
BIBLE STUDY GROUPS – The two Bible Study Fellowship Groups will meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays, beginning in September: the afternoon group 2 pm – 3:30 pm; the evening group 7 pm – 8:30 pm; on September 6 and 20. Our focus of study will be The Acts of the Apostles – the thrilling story of the development and growth of the Early Church, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit! Rev. Ron will be very pleased to see you!
READERS WANTED – A new reading roster will be compiled over the next few weeks. If there is anyone who would like to read, please give Wendy a call at 443-4630. Young people are most welcome. Also, if you know when you will be away during the summer, please let me know by phone or email, so I can make up the schedule accordingly.
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.
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, October 29th, 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 (darlenemartell@eastlink.ca) or Jo-Anne at 443-0633 (joian@ns.sympatico.ca).
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.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS AND POSTAGE STAMPS -Thank you to those who continue to drop off labels and stamps. To those who have not yet contributed: the labels must be complete (with no Scotch tape or staples), and stamps need to have a least ¼” of envelope around them. We have recently received many stamps from foreign countries – the US, UK, Australia, etc. – which are most welcome; please keep them coming. Sale of the stamps supports the Bible Society, while the soup labels provide amenities for Landmark East in the Valley. Our stamps and labels are taken to the ACW office and they distribute them.
FOOD BANK – The St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Food Bank is always in need of canned fruit, canned meat, pasta, peanut butter, jam, crackers and pudding. They are currently running short on the following food items: boxes of cereal, cookies, and jello. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.
CYCLES OF PRAYER
ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Pray for Northern Argentina in South America currently vacant and also the Suffragen Bishop of Northern Argentina which is vacant as well.
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE – Ecclesiastical Province of Canada Pray for the Diocese of Montreal with Bishop Barry Clarke.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER – CHEBUCTO REGION
St. George’s – The Rev George Westhaver & Karen; The Rev James Purchase, Pastoral Visitor.
St. Margaret of Scotland – The Rev Dianne Parker.
St. Mark’s – The Rev John Morrell & Kathy; The Rev James Purchase, Hon Assistant.
LET US PRAY FOR the Diocesan Synod being held May 26-28.
OUR PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: Kurt & Melanie Hepditch, Brian & Beverley Higgins, Frances Hirtle, Andrew & Rosalie Horsford, Chris & Christine Horne, Jeffery & Diane House and their families.
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Roisin, Sue, Lindy, Mitchell, Andrea, Joan, Cheryl
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: Elias L Clattenburg, S Leonard DeWolfe, Audrey Norma Fraser, William (Bill) C R Connolly, Jessie Sawler, George Dunn. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. AMEN