Upcoming Dates to Remember
Mondays Centering Prayer Group 9:30am Wednesdays Coffee and Conversation with Open Sky ON PAUSE Thursdays Parents & Tots (at St. Andrews Presbyterian) 9:30-11am 1st Thursday Project Linus at Tourist Bureau 1pm TONIGHT Covenanting Service 7pm (at Upper Sackville) TODAY Sunday School Celebration 11am (Sunday School Summer Pause Begins June 11) June 25 Final Upper Sackville Service 9am (Upper Sackville Summer Pause Begins July 2) July 2-Sept 3 Summer Services for tSPC at SUC 10am
ANNOUNCEMENTS for June 4, 2017- Pentecost Sunday
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH REV. LLOYD: Looking to get in touch with Lloyd? He can be reached at spcminister@nb.aibn.com or by calling (506) 940-1151. As of the end of this month, the second line for the office (536-3915) will be discontinued.
SUC EXECUTIVE LOOKING TO FILL ONE MORE POSITION: The SUC Executive is seeking to fill the fourth available elder position. Anyone who is interested can speak to a member of the Executive.
CENTERING PRAYER: Centering prayer group meets every Monday; all are welcome to join for one half hour of prayer together.
UPDATE ON OUR “WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY”: To date, we have raised approximately $2700 towards the cost of repainting and repairing our windows. The estimate we were given was $4220 – we thank those who have contributed to this project, and encourage everyone to consider making a contribution, however small, to this fundraiser. Thank you!
The summer reading group, Three Months, Three Books, Three Indigenous Writers is a go! Please start your reading and plan to gather on June 29 to discuss, The Inconvenient Indian, by Thomas King. (reading lists are available at the bulletin board. If you are planning to attend, please either sign up or email chgaw@eastlink.ca)
An opportunity to explore three Indigenous writers. One book per month. Join in for one, two or all three.
The Inconvenient Indian: a Curious Account of Native People in North America: by Thomas King The Toronto Star writes: “Every Canadian should read Thomas King’s new book… It’s funny, it’s readable, and it makes you think. If you have any kind of a social conscience, The Inconvenient Indian will also make you angry.”
June 29 The Inconvenient Indian.
Medicine Walk: Richard Wagamese. A novel filled with insight and compassion in which a son is called to visit his estranged father.
July 27 Medicine Walk.
The Break: Katherena Vermette. The Break is a story of a young Metis mother who looks out her window and sees someone in trouble on the Break. Madeleine Thein, writes: “ The lives of the girls and women in The Break are not easy, but their voices-complex, urgent, and unsparing- lay bare what it means to survive, not only once but multiple times, against the forces of private and national histories.”
August 31 to reflect upon The Break
Each gathering will be held at 618 Route 935, Wood Point at 10:00-11:30. (Each of these books has mature content and profanity. Reader discretion is advised!)
Update on Extreme Hunger Appeal: Thank you to those of you who have already contributed to this important special appeal for families in South Sudan, as well as other parts of Africa and the Middle East. The Canadian government will now match funds designated for famine relief made between March 17 and June 30. Contributions marked “Extreme Hunger Appeal” can be left as part of your regular offering. For further information or to make an online donation, visit here.
Scripture:
Acts 2:1-21
Hymns:
A Pentecost Hymn (see words printed on this sheet and on screen) There is Room for All/Chacun a sa place, MV 62 Come, O Holy Spirit (Pentecost is Now), MV 23 Offertory Response: MV 104 Know that God is Good (words printed) Veni Sante Spiritus, VU 208 I See the Light of God in You (words printed) Sung Commissioning: Go Make a Difference, MV 209
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