Retreat Day on The Beatitudes: On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Sister Joan Campbell is offering a retreat on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). The retreat will be held at the Spirituality Centre from 10 am – 3 pm. Tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a bag lunch. Suggested Fee is $25.00. Register with drjoancsm@gmail.com. For more information on our programs, please visit www.pei-marthas.ca or search The Sisters of Saint Martha of PEI once you are in Facebook.
Development and Peace Solidarity Sunday workshop, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, March 17, MacKenzie Room, St. Pius Church, Parkdale. Speakers: Adah Ogbe, Struggles of Small Farmers in the Global South and Joe Gunn, Spirituality of Solidarity. Sharing table. Please give generously to the Share Lent collection.
Marriage Prep Course offerings: Getting married in the Catholic Church this year? You will need to attend a marriage prep course. Heart-of-the-Matter Marriage Preparation Course is being offered on two occasions: April 19/20 and July 5/6. If you wish to attend or would like more information, please reach out to Pat Wiedemer at patricia.wiedemer@outlook.com or call 902-393-6047. Both courses start Friday evening and go all day Saturday. They are held at St Francis of Assisi Church in Cornwall. Registration required.
*UPDATED FROM LAST WEEK: This Years’ Mass of Chrism will be celebrated at St. Dunstan’s Basilica on Monday the 25th of March at 7 pm. Reception to follow in Glastonbury Hall (downstairs from main church) All are invited!
Those wishing to join the Diocesan Choir for the Mass of Chrism at St. Dunstan’s Basilica on Monday March 25 at 7 pm are invited to rehearse Monday March 18 at 6:30. This special rehearsal will be held in the Boardroom of the St. Dunstan’s University Building, located to the left of the Basilica and up the main centre stairs from Great George Street, Charlottetown. For more information please contact Basilica music director Leo Marchildon at leomarchildon88@gmail.com.
New Clergy Announcement: We are pleased to introduce two priests from the Society of Divine Vocations in Nigeria who arrived last week to work in our diocese. The Vocationist Congregation’s main charism is “identifying and fostering vocations to priesthood and religious life, especially among the less privileged”. Their work is to help those they serve discern properly and answer the call of God in their life. For their first few months here, Fr. Benedict Olelewe, sdv is assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption, Stratford and St. Joachim, Vernon River, and Fr. Francis Sohe, sdv is assigned to St. Simon and St. Jude, Tignish. Welcome to our diocese!
From Bishop Dabrowski’s office – NEW EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BISHOP- It is our pleasure to announce that Ms. Sandra Bourque is the successful candidate for the role of Executive Assistant to the Bishop. She will begin effective March 18, 2024. Sandra brings a wealth of experience to this role including as an executive assistant and most recently as a parish catechetical coordinator. We are confident she will be a great addition to our team. Please join us in welcoming Sandra. Mrs. Jennifer Scott will continue in her role as Diocesan Receptionist. We are very grateful to Jennifer for assuming various tasks of an executive assistant for the last eight months in addition to fulfilling her regular responsibilities.