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 – St. Andrew’s Ladies Group will be selling calendars again this year beginning next Sunday. They will sell for $5 each.
YARD SALE – St. Andrew’s Ladies Group will be having their fall Yard Sale on Saturday, October 15th. We are looking for good, clean, used clothing, books, toys, plants, household items, etc. We are no longer able to accept computers and accessories, TV’s, encyclopedias, infant car seats and large furniture items. Items can be brought in and left on the stage after Sunday, October 9th. The church hall will be open from 9-12 noon and 7-9 pm on Friday, October 14th for donations. For more information, contact any member of the Ladies Group.
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.
YOUTH CONFERENCE – The 9th Annual Diocesan Youth Conference is being held in Canoe Cove, PEI beginning at 6 pm on Friday, November 11th. Students in grades 7-12 are invited to participate. This is an opportunity to live together in Christian community with youth and their leaders from all over the Diocese. There will be a variety of outdoor and indoor activities, meaningful worship and active learning about PWRDF Living Justice. For information on registration, buses, the host camp, etc., please join the Facebook Group, DYC 2011 or email youth@nspeidiocese.ca. Registration deadline is October 15th.
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.
BIBLE STUDY GROUPS – The afternoon and evening Bible Study Fellowship Groups will meet on Tuesdays, October 4 and 18, 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@eastlink.ca) or Jo-Anne at 443-0633 (joian@ns.sympatico.ca).
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 – Please mark this date, November 26th on your calendars. This show will be well worth seeing. More details will follow.
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 Swaziland (Southern Africa) with The Rt Revd Meshack Boy Mabuza.
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE – THE ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE OF CANADA
Pray for the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island with Bishop Sue Moxley and Suffragen Bishop Ron Cutler.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER – SOUTH SHORE REGION
LaHave with Blue Rocks: The Rev Jane Reid.
St. John’s: The Rev Michael Mitchell & Holly.
LET US GIVE THANKS for beautiful fall colors and weather in our Diocese.
PLEASE PRAY FOR the harvest that it will be bountiful and help us to be grateful for our many blessings on this Thanksgiving Sunday.
OUR PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: Amy Benson, Annie Billard, Bim & Debbie Blackadar, Gary Blackburn, Dave & Edith Bolivar, David & Gwen Bourque and their families.
PRAY FOR THE SICK: Roisin, Sue, Mitchell, Andrea, Joan, Cheryl, Bob, Stuart, Weldon, Daisy, James
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: Sterling Stright, Margaret Yates Harrison, Donald James Shortell, Grace Isobel Walker, Hector Morash, Kathleen Emma Griswold. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. AMEN