“Eucharist and Church in the World: A Spirituality to Live By.” Father Charlie Pottie, SJ is a native of Nova Scotia. A member of the Society of Jesus since 1959, he taught liturgy and sacramental theology at universities in Toronto, Ottawa, Rome, and Halifax. Moreover, he has been a spiritual guide in the Exercises of Saint Ignatius since 1970. At 7 pm on Monday evenings (October 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25) Father Charlie will host Zoom sessions on “Eucharist and Church in the World: A Spirituality to Live By.” Suggested Fee: $25. To register contact Sister Joan at: drjoancsm@gmail.com
Rehearsals for the Basilica Christmas Concert begin Wednesday October 16 in the SDU building across from the Basilica and run from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. All choristers are welcome! Featured works this year are John Rutter’s “Gloria” and the contemporary cantata “The Wonders of His Love”. The concert is scheduled for Tuesday December 17at 7 pm, with a dress rehearsal on Monday December 16.
UPCOMING CURSILLO WEEKENDS: Men’s Weekend – November 7 to November 10 at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Centre, Summerside, Rector – Garth MacKinnon; Women’s Weekend – November 14 to November 17 at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Centre, Summerside, Rector – Rachel Butler. Please keep all involved in your prayers as they prepare and participate in the weekends. Applications can be found on the PEI Cursillo website, under downloads: www.peicursillo.com
Atlantic Association of the Spiritual Exercises Apostolate (AASEA): If interested in a personal spiritual director, the contact person is Roseanne Macdonald. You can email Roseanne at philrose1987@gmail.com.
The Saint Dunstan’s University (SDU) Board of Governors is pleased to offer financial assistance toward the development and implementation of parish and unit pastoral programs and ministries. All parishes and units within the Diocese of Charlottetown are invited to submit proposals. This funding is not for capital projects but is targeted at resources for programs. Five applications have been approved to date: John Paul II Unit Alpha program, Holy Trinity Unit Good Shepherd program, Good Shepherd Unit youth initiatives, Our Lady of the Assumption drive-by Christmas pageant, Saint Dunstan’s cross-cultural family ministry programs. For application guidelines and/or for more information, please contact George Morrison, Executive Director at sdu@eastlink.ca.
A message from Bishop Joseph Dabrowski, CSMA– “Truth and Reconciliation Fund Campaign Annual Collection: On the weekend of October 5-6th, following the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, each parish in our Diocese will take up a special Indigenous Reconciliation Fund collection. This will contribute to the nation-wide collective financial pledge of $30 Million over five years by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.Each Diocese across Canada has made a commitment to support the Canadian Bishops with the Church’s sincere dedication toward genuine reconciliation. I am deeply grateful for your financial support and ask you to pray that we may continue to foster healing, trust, truth, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.” To read Bishop Joseph’s letter to the Catholic faithful in relation to the Truth and Reconciliation Fund Annual Collection: https://dioceseofcharlottetown.com/bishop-josephs-message-in-support-of-the-truth-and-reconciliation-fund-annual-collection/.
Indigenous Teachings Book Study: October 7 at 3-4:30 PM. Facilitated by Donna McGreal. October’s book is “Split Tooth” by Tanya Tagaq. For more information contact Sister Joan at drjoancsm@gmail.com.
Have you been experiencing problems dealing with anxiety, loss, depression, separation, parenting or relationship issues? Counselling services are available through a project sponsored by The Living Well. If you would like to speak to a qualified social worker about these issues you can contact us through e-mail 20tlwp23@gmail.com or call 902 330-2028. All inquiries will be confidential.
Looking for more information on Natural Family Planning? “Totally Yours: The Catholic Natural Family Planning Handbook” is a down-to-earth and practical book that uses real-life stories and experiences of over twenty couples to demystify natural family planning (NFP). With a healthy dose of humor, a firm grounding in Catholic moral teaching and evidence from scientific literature, this book focuses on twelve things everyone should know about NFP. From the reluctant reader to the seasoned NFP user, this book is a worthwhile read for engaged couples, married couples, clergy and anyone looking for easy-to-understand information on NFP. The book has been granted a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur. It can be found on www.amazon.ca.