Notice Board

Please remember that the church and centre are scent free areas.

Here is a link to the Revised Common Lectionary, which Rev. John uses for his scripture readings each week.

The Worship and Music Team is asking the members of the church choirs, or anyone else who loves to sing, for support in the choir loft this summer. The summer supply organists are in place and our services would be enriched by your presence in the loft. Thank you.

REMINDER: Sunday morning worship for July and August is at 10:00 a.m.

The UCW continue to collect used stamps, used eye glasses, pop can tabs and Campbell’s soup labels for various organizations. You can help too by saving these items and dropping them off at the church centre.

Please remember the Food Bank over the summer – the need continues to be great over the summer vacation months!

United Church Launches Emergency Appeal for Pakistan Toronto: The United Church of Canada announced today that it is launching an emergency appeal for donations designated for flood relief and reconstruction in Pakistan. The United Church will receive donations to its Emergency Response Fund to be used by the ACT Alliance, a global network of 100 churches and church-related organizations that work together to provide humanitarian assistance and long-term development. ACT members in Pakistan are working diligently to deliver assistance including food, water, tents, kitchen kits, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and emergency medical care. Gary Kenny is The United Church of Canada’s Program Coordinator for Emergency Response. He says the United Church has a solid history of working with its in-country partners and organizations like ACT to deliver aid to affected communities in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. Delivering aid to the affected communities is extremely difficult, because they are in mountainous, remote, and hard-to-reach regions. Nonetheless Kenny says he’s confident that the initial emergency funds the United Church has sent—$65,000 from emergency relief funds and $75,000 through its membership in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank—has reached or will soon reach communities in need. “Patience, ongoing consultation, and careful planning and monitoring are critical requirements in responding effectively to a humanitarian crisis as complex as that currently unfolding in Pakistan,” says Kenny. Individuals are invited to contribute to the United Church’s Pakistan appeal either through their local congregations or directly to The United Church of Canada’s national office: 3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4. Cheques should be made payable to The United Church of Canada and marked “Pakistan Flood Relief.” Online donations can also be made here.

This Week at St. James and St. John

Read this week's Minute for Mission.

Read the bulletin for September 5, 2010.

This week - Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 - "The potter's plan"

Thursday, September 9

Choir practice at 7:00 p.m.

The Princess Street Unit of St. Andrew’s United Church, 188 Wellington Street, Miramichi will hold it annual “Good Used Clothing” Sale on Thursday, September 9th from 9:00 - 5:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 10th from 9:00 – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 11th from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. It will hold a variety of sizes running from infant to senior. We hope to see you there!

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