Registration for Leave Everything and Pray (LEAP) Retreats is now open! These retreats are taking place across the Diocese for high school students (grade 10-12), and will include fun, talks, and prayer. Dates and times vary for each location. For more information on specific events, including registration, visit: https://youth.dioceseofcharlottetown.com/leave-everything-and-pray-leap-retreats/
World Youth Day at Home is happening! Join the Diocesan Youth Ministry Office and UPEI Chaplaincy Centre in celebrating World Youth Day in our Diocese on Sunday, November 20th, at 1:00 pm. We will gather at UPEI for music, talks, and prayer, before walking to St. Dunstan’s Basilica for Mass at 5:00 pm. High school youth, young adults and the young-at-heart welcome! Registration encouraged. For more information and registration, visit https://youth.dioceseofcharlottetown.com/world-youth-day/
This weekend’s collection for the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund Campaign will proceed the same as with other special collections, with the total amount from each parish forwarded to the diocese. Parishioners wanting a receipt from the parish will need to include the relevant information on their collection envelope.
Join Professor Dr. David Deane on Saturday, November 26, at 10:00 am for a lecture entitled “Why is the Church dying, and what can we do about it?“ Dr. Deane teaches courses in areas such as Christology, the doctrine of God, the Holy Spirit, early Christian thought, moral theology, atheism, anarchism, and Roman Catholic theology and apologetics. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about Catholic programming at Atlantic School of Theology. This event will be held in-person in the Knights of Columbus meeting room at St Dunstan’s Basilica or you can join via zoom. Please RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/SXUEMLhF5Z or contact Lydia at lydia.hood@astheology.ns.ca or 902-430-7662.
Our Diocese of Charlottetown has received a bequest from an estate of $382,000. These funds are to be used for the education of priests. Already, one of our parish priests has utilized these funds to receive training in the area of addictions services. Furthering the education of our parish priests provides benefits to all parishioners across Prince Edward Island. If you are considering a Gift to your Parish or Diocese now or at estate planning time, please visit us at www.dioceseofcharlottetown.com and click on the “Donations & Planned Giving” quick link.
Memorial Concert, 7 pm Sunday, November 20th at St Francis of Assisi Church in Cornwall: This special evening, hosted by the parish’s Knights of Columbus council, will be an opportunity for current and former parishioners, living on- and off-Island, to make a donation in honour of loved ones who have passed. Memorial candles will be lit before each song and the names of those loved ones being honoured will be read. The concert, featuring 20 talented singers and musicians, will be live-streamed. A personal invitation and donation card can be emailed or posted to your home by contacting basilfavaro@gmail.com or 902-569-8826.