St. Andrew’s Community Youth Group will begin a new season on Sunday, September 18th 6:30—8:30 pm in the Sunday School Room. This gathering is for all youth in Grades 4 through Grade 8. If you wish more information, please contact Sr. Youth Leader April MacKinnon at 902-371-3067. There will be a Youth Leaders Planning Meeting on Sunday, September 11th at 6:30 pm in the Church Kitchen.
The worship committee is sponsoring a drive of toiletries to be distributed to Community Cares in October. This year’s hope is to gather toiletries for the entire family! As you have in the past, please place your donations into the Community Cares Box/Basket located at the Queen Street entrance. Thank you for your continued support of our efforts to make a difference in our community.
Summer Services, shared with Clyde Avenue Baptist Church, will begin on Sunday, July 3rd and conclude on Sunday August 28th . Worship Time: 10:30 am. July services will be at St. Andrew’s and August services will be at CAB. Rev. Marion will be conducting the services through the month of July, then two Sundays in August: August 7th and August 28th.
A BIG Thank You goes out to all who helped in any way with our Live Auction: Part 2 on Friday evening. Special thanks to Lori LeBlanc and Cyril Aker for their co-convenorship of this event, along with all the many hands that helped organize the items for bidding, transportation to and from the church, publicity, set-up, the provision of hospitality and the work during the auction! This was a great effort of working together for the on-going support of the life of our congregation here in this community. If, along the way, you helped contact donors for items for the auction and are in need of an updated donor “Thank you letter”, please speak with Lori LeBlanc as soon as possible.
Highlights From the March Session Meeting:
• Summer services will be shared with Clyde Avenue Baptist again this year, with July services here at St. Andrew’s and August services at CAB.
• Summer Bible Fun Days (VBS) will be held July 11-15, 2016.
• Members of the Ruth Auxiliary will conduct the service on Mission Awareness Sunday, April 24th.
• Approval was given for a community concert here at St. Andrew’s with Bob Quinn, Kevin Evans and Tony Quinn (from North Sydney) with daughter Shannon, on Friday, May 27th at 7:00 pm. Admission $25.00. This event will coincide with our 176th Anniversary celebration weekend.
• Approval was given for “The Barra MacNeil’s” to hold a 30th Anniversary concert here at St. Andrew’s on Wednesday, August 3rd at 7:00 pm. Tickets: $30.00. This group wishes to celebrate their 30th anniversary in a special way here in our community and requested the use of St. Andrew’s for this milestone occasion!
• Approval was given for a concert by the Canadian Celtic Choir (touring from Ontario)
to be held in June 2017.