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NEWS FROM THE DIOCESAN SERVICES - January 24, 2023

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2023

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated January 18 to 25, 2023. Inaugurated in 1908 at the initiative of the Rev. Paul Wattson, an Episcopalian priest from the United States who would later join the Catholic Church, the event is now celebrated all around the world. Read more
 

ENLARGE THE SPACE OF YOUR TENT

 

Virtual panel conversation on the Continental Stage of the Synod on Synodality


TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 FROM 6:30 - 8:00 PM 


Join with Most Reverend Paul-Andre Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau, Sandy Prather HOMI and Provincial Animator of Oblate Associates, and Linda Staudt, co-chair of the Diocese of London's Synod Committee for an evening's exploration of the Synod process asking Where it has been and where it is going.

Click here to register online

or call 613-623-4242 ext.21

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.

NEWS FROM THE PARISHES AND MOVEMENTS

CONTINUING GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH

Les Jardins du Souvenir has been actively engaged in a sustainable development process for more than two years now. 

  • After having decided to let unused areas of some of our cemeteries return temporarily to their natural state, in order to reduce the pollution caused by our maintenance equipment;
  • After having followed the great movement of "May without mower" to promote better pollination;
  • After having offered a training workshop to all our employees on the "sustainable development" of cemeteries;
  • After having shared this training with more than fifteen representatives of parish cemeteries; 

We are undertaking the first step of a new phase that will lead us, in a few years, to offer our clients healthier, more natural and less polluting cemeteries. Find out more

ACTIVITIES IN ST. MARK'S PARISH

IT'S TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN!  COME PLAY MILITARY WHIST:
Make your team of 4.  No team, no problem, we will assign you to a team! Don't know how to play…we will teach you. 
Date:  Sunday, February 19th
Time:  1 pm to learn how to play / 1:30 pm start of the tournament
Place:  St. Mark's Church Hall
Cost:  $10 per person
Tickets:  will be sold after mass
Call Diane Burns at 819-955-1581 for additional info/tickets.
Deadline to purchase tickets:  February 12th
 
AND MORE FUN! - Irish Céilí Mor:  For the first time since March 2020, the Irish Céilí will take place at St. Mark's on Saturday, January 28, from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm.  Please join us with your family and friends for an evening of great craic (fun). The event is being co-sponsored by St. Mark's Parish and Ottawa Irish Arts, CCE Branch, and music will be provided by the Ottawa Celtic Choir, under the direction of Ellen MacIsaac. Carol Ann Bowers will call the Set and Céilí dances. There will be a cash bar hosted by St. Mark's Knights of Columbus, and tea and a light lunch will be served during a break. Cost of admission is $15 ($10 for students with IDs and free for those under 12). Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite or at the door starting at 7:00 pm. For any further information, please contact Carol Ann at 819-595-1094. 

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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