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NEWS FROM THE DIOCESAN SERVICES - May 2, 2023
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK
In Quebec, we recently celebrated the Administrative Professionals Week. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the essential role played by secretaries and other support staff in our parishes. They (the vast majority are women!) are on the front line of interaction with parishioners and the general public. They coordinate many services, ensure communications, remind people of deadlines and see to the smooth running of our parishes. Many provide this service on a volunteer basis, especially in our rural parishes. Administrative Professionals Week may be over, but it's never too late to show our gratitude and support to these kind-hearted women.
T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U!!!
Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec — Message for May 1st, 2023 (click on the picture to see the message)
National Family & Life Week (NFLW), May 7-14, 2023, is an invitation from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to the faithful in Canada to celebrate the joy and beauty of family and life by seeking out new and creative ways to live out this call in our daily lives. The NFLW theme is Jesus' words, "Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another" (John 13:34). Love is at the heart of familial relationships and our families are a communion of love in Christ. We are "guardians of life" when we love one another within our families, as well as in wider society when we show kindness toward and care for the vulnerable and marginalized.
The Green Church Network has produced video for use by your faith community in preparation for Earth Day 2023. We hope that this video will inspire you to take action for a better future. It looks at three themes that will be addressed during Creation Time 2023: biodiversity, wetlands and renewable energy. Watch the video here.
Safeguarding Creation Courses
Thanks to a generous donation, several courses are being offered on the safeguarding of Creation.
We are happy to pass on information about the pastoral activities of the English-speaking parishes via the newsletter. We will be happy to publish your information in the newsletter every two weeks. Please send your information to André Inkel, Pastoral Worker. His e-mail address is inkela@diocesegatineau.org.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT RETREATS AND ACTIVITIES IN FRENCH?
In this English version of the diocesan bulletin, we share information relevant to our English-speaking parishioners. If you want to find out about retreats and resources available in French only, you might want to also subscribe to the French Infolettre. You can sign up here.
THE 2022 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR OUR PARISHES
This year again, the 2023 fundraising campaign for our parishes ("la dîme") is currently taking place in all 53 parishes of our diocesan Church.
With the partnership of Jardins du Souvenir, the Archdiocese continues to work with parishes by providing promotional tools and advertising. With a new theme of For My Parish...With All My Heart, Building the Future, the campaign runs through the spring with a reminder in the fall.
Video message from Bishop Paul-André Durocher
To make a donation to any of the parishes, it is possible to do so via the online donation platform on the Archdiocese of Gatineau website. Your donation allows your parish to continue its mission.
Thank you for your donation!
NEWS FROM THE PARISHES AND MOVEMENTS
INTERIM REVIEW OF OUR "GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE SHIFT
APRIL 6, 2023
For over two years, Les Jardins du Souvenir has been actively engaged in a sustainable development process. We are multiplying our initiatives to get closer to our ultimate goal: to integrate the principles and objectives of sustainable development into every step of our work and in every decision we make.
OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish will hold its annual Spring Auction on Wednesday, May 3rd at the Church Centre, 189 Archambault Street, Gatineau (Hull Sector). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for viewing, bidding starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission $2. Items to be auctioned include china, crystal, pewter, jewellery, a stamp collection and small appliances, and more. Draws will be held for door prizes throughout the evening. For additional information, tel. 819-776-4434, email ola@bellnet.ca.
The Friends of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Venosta QC, is selling tickets for a 50/50 draw. All proceeds will be used to fund renovations. Your support would be greatly appreciated to enable this project to come to fruition.
Tickets: $5.00 each OR 5 tickets for $20.00
Draw date: July 23, 2023
Last date to purchase tickets: July 21, 2023
Ticket availability: In person tickets can "ONLY" be purchased directly from the businesses or people as listed. Check it out here
ANNOUNCEMENTS/INVITATIONS TO SHARE
This section is for the sharing of announcements/invitations from parishes and movements in the diocese. If you have an activity to share or advertise, please send a note to Bozica Domitrovic on Friday before the newsletter release.
CONTACT
BOZICA DOMITROVIC, Communication technician
domitrovicb@diocesegatineau.org / Telephone: 819 771-8391, ext. 308
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