Our Lady of Hope Retreat Centre is hosting our 2nd Annual Roast Turkey Dinner takeout in aid of the local food bank. Tickets are $10 each including roll and dessert. All proceeds go to the local food bank which assists countless families and individuals with a helping hand. This year’s dinner is on Sunday, December 1st with pick up between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. For tickets, contact the Retreat Centre at (902) 621-2385 or (902) 388-1952.
Our Diocese has received a bequest from an estate of $382,000. These funds are to be used for education of priests. Several of our parish priests have utilized these funds to date. Furthering the education of our parish priests provides benefits to all parishioners across Prince Edward Island. If you would like to find out more about how to effectively leave a gift to your parish or the Diocese (including the tax savings available), please visit www.DioceseofCharlottetown.com and click on the Planned Giving icon.
The PEI Provincial Council of the Catholic Women’s League with the Canadian Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC) is pleased to present a workshop on End-of-Life Care Saturday, November 23, 2024, at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Cornwall starting with a Eucharistic celebration at 9:30 am led by The Most Reverend Joseph Dabrowski, Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown. Presenters include speakers from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and CHAC/St. Paul University. This workshop aims to mobilize parishes to support conversations about end-of-life and is open to all parishioners across the Island. If you are attending, we ask that you bring something for lunch for the sharing table. We look forward to seeing you there.
Are you 16-30 and trying to figure out what’s next in your life? Come see if a year on mission is for you! NET Canada invites you to our Mission Discernment Night in Charlottetown on November 12th from 7-9 pm at St. Dunstan’s Basilica! Join us for a night of fellowship, food, and praise and get a glimpse into what a year on mission with NET Canada would look like! Interested or know someone who would be? Register at netcanada.ca/apply! Have questions? Email recruit@netcanada.ca or call/text 613-292-9991!
With the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN), Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada, and Development and Peace – Caritas Canada (DPCC) are launching an appeal for prayers and generosity to support the most urgent needs of people in Lebanon, following the bombardments in the country that have already claimed hundreds of innocent lives. To donate or for more information, please contact the organizations as follows: ACN website and phone number: https://acn-canada.org/, Toll-free 1-800-585-6333 ext. 228, donation page: https://acn-canada.org/attacks-on-lebanon-affecting-everyone/?form=Lebanon ; CNEWA Canada website and phone number: https://cnewa.org/ca/, Toll-free: 1-866-322-4441; DPCC website/donation page and phone number: https://devp.org/en/, Toll-free: 1-888-234-8533. Donations will be matched with Development and Peace – Caritas Canada by the Government of Canada until November 3, 2024.
Recently a parish in our diocese received a generous gift from a parishioner’s estate of $114,000 to be used for their Music program, education and building maintenance. This gift was very much appreciated by the parish and its parishioners. If you would like to find out more about how to effectively leave a gift to your parish or the Diocese, as well as the tax savings available, please visit www.DioceseofCharlottetown.com and click on the “Planned Giving” Quick Link.
Discover more ways to appreciate each other and your marriage on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend (all presentations will be in English, but workbooks can be available in Spanish or French upon request) from February 28 to March 2, 2025 at Our Lady of Hope Retreat Center in Stanley Bridge. Contact Ron or Joanne Arsenault at 506-451-8489 or ron.joanne.arsenault@wwme.org. Apply before December 15, 2024. More info can be found at www.wwme.org.
May 16– 26, 2025: Pilgrimage to Medjugorje where Our Lady has been appearing daily for 43 years. Cost of $3770 includes all airport taxes, security, fuel surcharges, airfare from the Moncton/Halifax, (twin or triple) accommodation, daily breakfast & dinner and experienced local guide. (Optional single room supplement, $250/p.) INFO: Hector Caissie at hectorcaissie@gmail.com or 506-857-2295.
2024 Christmas Pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina. Booking is now open for this year’s “Christmas in Medjugorje” from December 20th to January 6th with Group Leader Rhonda-Lynn Cormier-Clarke. Space and time are limited, so please book as soon as possible to secure your seat. Package Price: $4799.00 CAD per person tax included from Halifax Stanfield Intl. Airport (with price adjustment for departure from another airport). Package includes the following: Return airfare; ground travel to and from airport in Europe; Hotel accommodations & daily dinner at Pansion Andela; Climbing of Apparition Hill; Climbing of Cross Mountain (Krizevac); Visit with Patrick and Nancy Latta at the Castle; Visit the Community Cenacolo; Invitation to be present at an apparition with one of the visionaries if space is available. The Day/Evening Prayer Program in Medjugorje includes: Holy Mass at Saint James Church, Adoration Chapel, Evening Holy Mass at Outside Altar, Veneration of The Cross, Adoration, Confessions, Daily Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Risen Christ Prayer Area. For More information and to book please call Rhonda-Lynn at: 902 448 3660.
