Stewardship through Planned Giving: We look for our Parishioners to join us in keeping our past alive, maintaining our present and most importantly ensuring our future. Please consider your Parish or Diocese for a Gift now or at estate planning time. For more information visit www.dioceseofcharlottetown.com and click on the “Planned Giving” quick link.
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The 14th Weekend of Grace for Women Conference with Keynote Speaker Barbara Heil will be held April 24-26 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, NS. Attendance is through pre-registration only. Early-bird registration is $179 before December 31st, 2019. Visit www.weekendofgrace.com for details.
BOOK LAUNCH: Lennon House, Saturday Dec. 7, 1 – 4 pm with a short 15 minutes visual presentation of Jim Good’s new book Understanding the Impact of the Addicted Person. All welcomed. Book is available at Lennon House, Bookmark and St. Dunstan’s parish office for $20.
Advent, Gethsemane. Similar? Jesus’ message in both cases is that He is interested in our human poverty. Let’s look closer as we come to celebrate his birth. Presentation by Jim Good. Saturday, Nov. 16th, 12:30 -4:30. St. Dunstan’s Basilica lower level, Knights Room. Please use side entrance off Dorchester St. Take along a snack for break time.
Martha Spirituality Centre at SDU Place on Great George Street presents a Men’s Retreat on Sat. Nov. 23 from 10 am-3 pm and an Advent Retreat on Sat., Dec. 7 from 10 am-3 pm with Fr. Keith Kennific on the theme of Advent Prophets Then and Now. To register call 1-902-367-3103 or message srgemma@eastlink.ca
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: Want to experience something of the life of Jesus? Do you want to experience the places that our Lord walked and where He spoke to the people? Join Fr. Andrew Handrahan on a guided pilgrimage to some of Israel’s holy sites. From October 21st-29th, 2020, the pilgrimage will travel to the Holy Land and visit such places as Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Transfiguration, Jerusalem, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Step into the River Jordan where Jesus was baptized, and stand on the hill where Jesus gave his sermon on the mount; walk through the places that our Lord himself walked, and experience the city of Jerusalem as you make the way of the cross which Jesus suffered. Contact Krisanne Butler at CAA Travel for more information: kbutler@atlantic.caa.ca or at 902-892-0296. There will be an information session held on November 28th at 7:00PM in Charlottetown at the CAA office (193 Minna Jane Dr.).
A Gentle Reminder re Public Forum: There will be an open forum regarding our welcoming of refugees to Prince Edward Island. The key-note speaker is well-known author and activist Mary Jo Leddy. This event is taking place on Saturday, November 16 between 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Murchison Centre in Charlottetown. All are welcome. To pre-register e-mail rc@dioceseofcharlottetown.com or call 1-902-368-8005.
St. Malachy’s Parish Kinkora is looking for a buyer for the church’s boiler: Smith Series 19, 6-section low pressure steam boiler, installed in 2006, includes Carlin 702 burner, installed in 2013. Asking $5000. For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact the parish office at 902-887-2020 or stmalachys6@gmail.com .
St. Simon & St. Jude will host a retreat on Saturday, November 16th at the Tignish Parish Centre. Open to parishioners from any parish, it will begin at 1 pm and end at 5 pm. As a Catholic community, we come together in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to hear and reflect upon what God the Father, through the Holy Spirit, is saying to us today. In order to prepare for this retreat and to register, please call the Tignish Parish office on or before Thursday, November 14th at 902-882-2049.
PEI Right to Life’s FUNDRAISING GALA is on Saturday, November 16 at the Faithworks Community! Get your tickets now and help promote the life-affirming education of Islanders. PEI RTL stands for upholding the dignity of every human person. Bring your friends and join us to be part of building a culture of life on PEI. See our webpage PEI RTL at lifecollective.io/pei. Click events and buy tickets. For more information call Pat at 902-894-5473 or email: life.sanctuary@pei.aibn.com.