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Weekly Announcements CAUTION! Wednesday, September 2nd brings buses and student pedestrians back to the roads as school returns for the fall semester.  Please be cautious driving, especially in school zones, and remember to stop both ways when bus lights are flashing. Keep our students safe. —— Happy Anniversary Cindy and Greg Carbino. May your special day be extraordinarily special. —— Happy Birthday to Marion Steacy. Marion, may you enjoy a very special day. —— The Official Board is called to meet at Portland United at 7:30 pm on Monday, August 31st. —— Please keep Brenda Smith’s daughter Lori and their family …

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Weekly Announcements   Happy Birthday to Mike Gordanier and Jack Gill, may your special day by super enjoyable. Happy Birthday.  —— Chamber Music in the Park.  Sunday Aug 23rd from 2-4pm listen to the Beverley Trio perform Bach and other classical masters at Heritage Park, 3 Halladay St. Elgin.  Hosted by the EAHS, free-will donations to support the RDHS music program.  —— Please keep Brenda Smith’s daughter Lori and their family in your prayers for her success and recovery from chemo treatments she is taking.  —— As of August 17 we have a new cleaner for Portland United Church.  Thanks …

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Weekly Announcements   MUSIC LOVERS take note: “Handbells speak what cannot be expressed…” Portland United Church which owns a 3-octave set of handbells & chimes is presently seeking a director for this community choir. While a large selection of secular & religious music is available there is also a budget for acquiring new music.  For further information please contact Katy 613 929-9351 or Jane 613 272-2524; or email office@eppc-ucc.com   —— The Young @ Heart Breakfast Club meets Thursday the 27th of August at 9:am  at the Junction restaurant. All are welcome.  If you are coming let Clint or Ted know …

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Weekly Announcements The Young @ Heart Breakfast Club meets again Thursday the 27th of August at 9 am at the Junction restaurant. Because we hit Stoodley’s last month so I asked around and most didn’t care but the two that did wanted the Junction. Let Clint or Ted know by Wednesday the 26th if you are coming. See you there …..Ted   Bible Discussion Groups Meetings will resume on Monday, September 14th and Tuesday the 15th following our summer break. We plan to explore the Bible book of Revelation. Study books will be provided. All are welcome to join this study; no …

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Weekly Announcements HAPPY BIRTHDAY Karen Pyne. Wishing you a super special day.  —— Bible Discussions Groups We are taking a break for the summer. For more information contact Jim Barton at  ccjimbarton@gmail.com or 613-328-4089  —— The Portland and Area CEC Invite you to a “Summer Community Picnic” August 3rd, at 12:00 PM. Catered by The Galley.  Music by the Beverley Boys, Town Crier competition @ 11 AM.  Hanna Memorial Park, 27 Water Street, Portland.  Donations appreciated for “The New Playground”  —— Eleanor Glenn will be our guest speaker next week, August 9th, 2026 *Proud mother of 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and …

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Weekly Announcements   Bible Discussions Groups We are taking a break for the summer. For more information contact Jim Barton at  ccjimbarton@gmail.com or 613-328-4089 —— MARY’S MERRY MINSTRELS Celebrate Music that brings us together Fiddles, Friends, Tunes and Songs Saturday, July 25, 7.00 p.m. Portland United Church 10 Colborne St, Portland Air Conditioned Refreshments Served Admission by Freewill Offering Offerings to Country Roads Community Health Centre Flex fund   The Portland and Area CEC Invite you to a “Summer Community Picnic” August 3rd, at 12:00 PM. Catered by The Galley.  Music by the Beverley Boys, Town Crier competition @ 11 AM.  …

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HASKIN; CATHRYN JANICE (NEE GOODMAN) July 8, 1953  –  May 4, 2026  Jan passed away unexpectantly on Monday morning, May 04, in the Hematology Unit at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre. A Memorial Service will be held in Portland United Church on Saturday July 18, 2026 at 11 o’clock. Our thoughts and prayers are with Bruce, Ian and Lesley and the extended family as they move through this time of mourning. For all those who were part of her circle, we will miss her. Her positive attitude of life spoke deeply of her commitment to the Lord, her family, her church, those …

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Krista and Todd Gill. May you enjoy an exceptionally wonderful day and many more.   —— It’s back for Elgin Days! The Kitchen Party at St Columbanus Church Hall, Sun July 12 from 2-4pm. Free admission, donations towards the church roof. Full audio setup with keyboard and Bluetooth capable speakers. Light refreshments served. Doors open 1:30pm. —— The Young @Heart Breakfast Club meets this month on Thursday the 23rd of July at 9 am at the Junction Restaurant. All are welcome  but let Clint or Ted know by Wednesday noon the 22nd if you are coming …

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kourtney Gill, Zachary Campbell and Cindy Carbino. May each of you enjoy your special day. Celebrate Elgin Days Jul 9th – 12th. Elgin United will again be in full participation on July 11th with bake table, raffle table and pulled pork sandwiches. Drop by and pick up some scrumptious baking, win something you’ve always wanted and have a satisfying lunch. And there’s always time for a chat with friends. All in front of the church. See you there. —— It’s back for Elgin Days! The Kitchen Party at St Columbanus Church Hall, Sun July 12 from …

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS      O’ CANADA                                      Clinton Halladay The icy spray stung her face like a thousand wasps. A thirty-foot wall of water hovered over her, ready to crush down like a boot on a bug. She reefed the wheel hard to starboard and caught the uprising of a forming wave just in time to miss the downward crush of the previous swell. The sky and water formed a united front, black and ominous with a total absence of horizon. The Naabikwaanens shuddered as the bloated swell tossed her feverishly upward. Without warning the mounting plume split off, a tentacle …

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