BULLETIN BOARD
NEW NOTICES
CD BY ALAN THOMAS – A few CD’s of “Your Favourite Hymn Tunes” by Alan Thomas are still available, at the modest cost of $10. Please speak with Rev. Ron (475-3212), if you wish to purchase this CD of the great hymns of the Church. Alan is a most accomplished musician.
CHURCH CALENDARS – The Church Calendars are in. Please see Wendy if you would like to purchase one or more. They will sell for $5 each and make great gifts for Christmas or other occasions. You can also call Wendy at 443-4630 to reserve yours so you won’t be disappointed.
PIE SALE – The Ways and Means are selling pies for $5.00 each. Please fill out the order sheet and give it to any member of the Ways and Means Committee. The pies should arrive around the second week in November. All orders must be in by October 16, 2011. Call Joanne Hanley at 876-7348 if you have any questions.
ST. LUKE’S DAY – A special service in honour of St. Luke’s Day will be held at 11:00 am at St. Andrew’s Church on October 18th using the BCP. A lunch will follow the service.
BIBLE STUDY GROUPS – Bible Study will not meet on Tuesday, October 18th. Both afternoon and evening Sessions are cancelled. The Bible Study Groups will meet on Tuesdays, November 1, 15, and 29, at 2 pm – 3:30 pm and 7 pm to 8:30 pm, respectively, as we continue our study of The Acts of the Apostles. Come and join with us!
MEN’S BREAKFAST - The next Men’s Breakfast will be held on October 22, 2011 at 8:00 am. We are looking for three people to help set up and four people to help clean up. Please contact Don Schwartz at 431-4047 or by email: puppadon@hotmail.com
BOOK STUDY – Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
The move of our book study from Thursday to Wednesday afternoon is problematic for several regular members of our group. Therefore, we will move our study back to the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. We begin at the usual time of 2 pm. Our first meeting will be on October 27th. Books will be available next Sunday. A sign-up sheet is posted at the back of the church.
CRAFTER’S MARKET – Saturday, October 29th from 8 am to 3 pm. Admission $2, children are free. There will be a Canteen, Crafts, Jewellery, Baked Goods and Preserves and much more. Please plan to come. Contact Darlene at 876-1795 (darlenemartell@gmail.com) or Jo-Anne at 443-0633 (joian@ns.sympatico.ca).
COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW – A Country Show will be held on October 30th at 2:30 pm. Doors will open at 1:30 pm. Admission is $8.00. Anyone who wants to purchase advance tickets, please call Rev. Judie Lafford at 446-0229 or 452-0758. Wendy Manning will be the MC and music guests include Hayden Stover, Buddy Boutilier, Ali McNeil and many more.
SAVE THE DATE – COMPANIONS ON A JOURNEY: DRAW THE CIRLE WIDE:
TO: All Women of Fort Sackville & Chebucto Anglican Churches
DATE: November 1, 2011 @ 5:30 pm
WHERE: All Saints Church Hall, 1408 Bedford Hwy, Bedford, NS
Registration is $15.00. The evening will begin with the Eucharist and then Supper will be served. After supper there will some Interactive time until 8:30 at which time a Presentation & Video will be given by Dr. Jody Clarke.
Please reply by October 26th to Marilyn Sangster @ 835-4447 or sangsterm@easlink.ca or Lorraine Coombs @ 835-6996 or eccombs@hotmail.com.
MEMORIAL HYMN SING – A Memorial Hymn sing will take place on All Souls Day, Wednesday, November 2, at 7:00 pm. Anyone wishing to make a Memorial Donation please fill in the form you received in the last mail-out and return it to the church by October 30th so the names of your loved ones will be listed in the bulletin. Please call Rev. Judie at 446-0229 or 452-0758 if you have any questions.
MISSION TO SEAFARERS – St. Andrew’s Ladies Group will be looking after providing shoeboxes for the Mission to Seafarers again this year. A collection box has been placed in the front porch for donations. List of items for shoeboxes: envelopes, writing tablets,
deodorant, razors, shaving cream, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, warm socks, hats, mitts, scarves, wrapped hard candy. For more information contact Wendy at 443-4630.
LAY READERS TRAINING – In November our region will host a training day for all new Lay Readers in Training. We will host a second day in the spring with a Retreat. All new Lay Readers in Training need to have permission of their Rector and Parish Council prior to attending. November 19, 10 am – 3 pm, Chapel Building, AST. (All licensed Lay Readers are welcome to attend the sessions.)
A NOVA SCOTIA CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION – A Nova Scotia Christmas Celebration with Clary Croft and friends will be held at St. Andrew’s on Saturday, November 26. Ticket information will be available next week.
ONGOING NOTICES
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.
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 Tasmania – (Ex-P, Australia) with The Rt Revd John Harrower.
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE – THE ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE OF CANADA
Pray for the Diocese of Quebec with Bishop Dennis Drainville.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER – SOUTH SHORE REGION
Mahone Bay: The Rev Ian Wissler & Chris.
New Dublin with Petite Reviere: The Rev Oliver Osmond, Priest-in-Charge & Rosalie.
LET US GIVE THANKS for the spirit of sharing bountiful harvests.
PLEASE PRAY FOR the Regional Deans Meeting and the Archdeacons Meeting from October 18-20, 2011.
OUR PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: Harold & Marion Boutilier, Morley & Doreen Boutilier, Wendy Boutilier, Blanche Boylan, Stephen & Denise Brown, Laurie & Karen Brunt and their families.
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Roisin, Sue, Mitchell, Andrea, Joan, Cheryl, Bob, Stuart, Weldon, Daisy, James
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: Edna Gilkie, James Edwin Eastwood, Franz Reinhard. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. AMEN