Diocesan Communiqué – April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

The installation Mass of the Most Reverend Joseph Dabrowski csma as the 14th Bishop of Charlottetown will be celebrated at St. Dunstan’s Basilica Cathedral on Thursday, June 29th at 3 pm.    All are welcome!

Beauty: The Invisible EmbraceThe session, facilitated by Sister Bernice Steele, will focus on the nature of beauty as a way out of our worldwide crisis, eg.  destruction of our common home, consumerism, wars, cynicism, busyness and anger which has left us feeling anxious and uncertain. Beauty is mostly forgotten and made to seem naive and romantic. Beauty can help us to become aware of new ways of being in the world. The time is now ripe for beauty to surprise and free us. This session is on April 26th, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at The Living Well, 96 Patterson Drive, Hillsborough Park.  A break with a snack will be provided. To register email rmd17csm@gmail.com  We are SCENT FREE.

There will be a Men’s Cursillo Weekend April 27-30 and a Women’s Weekend May 18-21, to be held at Marguerite Bourgeoys Retreat Centre in Summerside. Cost of $150 per person. For more info, please contact brhood12@hotmail.com  or visit the Cursillo website www.peicursillo.com.

Traditional Life of the Mi’kmaq of PEI:  In this session, facilitated by Julie Pellissier-Lush, she will share how important Earth is to Indigenous people everywhere with specific stories and histories of the Mi’kmaq of PEI.  Learning about the rich traditional life of the Mi’kmaq on PEI through stories, drumming and poetry will inspire us to have this same care for Earth, our common home.  This session is on April 19th, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at The Living Well, 96 Patterson Drive, Hillsborough Park, Charlottetown. A break with a snack will be provided. To register email rmd17csm@gmail.com  We are SCENT FREE.

A big THANK YOU to all who participated in the Change4LIFE Baby Bottle Campaign! Pat will be picking up bottles from your parish next week so don’t forget to drop yours off!  Call Pat if you have any questions.

Save the date: Evening4LIFE with keynote speakers from Focus on the Family is on Saturday, May 13 at Faithworks Community Center at 6:30 pm. This an event to come and hear the best on family values and how supporting the family is supporting LIFE on PEI. Please RSVP to this event at event@peilife.org  or see our webpage: www.PEILIFE.org . You may also email office@peilife.org  or call Pat 902-894-5473.