Pastor: Rev. Barrett Clare-Johnson
Secretary: Patricia Samson (patriciasamson_25@hotmail.com)
Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson: Paula Sampson
Religious Education Co-ordinator: Maureen Sampson

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Before weekday Masses & Saturday 3:15 -3:45pm

Card Games: PLEASE NOTE: 45's card play at the community Center on Saturdays starting at 7:00pm
with the usual 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes. The jackpot is now $585.00 and the Cookie Jar is $720.00+.

Adult Bible Study: Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the glebe.

Acadian Festival 2006: The next meeting will be held on Sunday, February 19th at 2 p.m. in the Community
Center. All are welcome!!!

L'Ardoise Cap Site: Sponsored by L.E.A.D. - You can now view the Church Bulletin on line on our
website at www.stpeterscable.com/~lardoisecap The CAP site is located in the Community Center. Hours: 2-
7pm on Tuesday, 12 noon-5pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Looking for Old Photos of the L'Ardoise Acadian Festival. The CAP site is working to put together a digital
album on the history of the L'Ardoise Festival with photos, newspaper clippings, stories and any other material
regarding past Festivals. If you can help, please email scanned photos to lardoisecap@stpeterscable.com OR
come in during CAP hours (Community Center). For more information, please call the CAP site at 587-2011 or
Cecile at 587-2043.

Liturgy Committee Meeting on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the glebe.

Mass Servers: There will be a special meeting of our younger Mass servers on Sunday, February 5th at 2 p.m.
in the church

Healing Mass: A healing Mass will be held in our parish on Monday, February 13th at 7 p.m. More
information next weekend.

Youth Way of the Cross: Are there any young people interested in doing the way of the cross around the
parish property, on Good Friday, this year? If so, please call the glebe at 587-2416.

Young Adults (ages 18-23): Are there any young adults interested in forming a group on a somewhat regular
basis? Your input will be important. If so, please call the glebe at 587-1416.

Confirmation Registration; Confirmation classes will begin in September 2006, with confirmation being held
sometime in the Spring of 2007. If you are interested in registering your high school son or daughter, please
come to a meeting on Sunday, April 30th at 2 p.m. in the church.

World Day of Consecrated Life: In 1997, Pope John Paul II instituted World Day for Consecrated Life which
is to be celebrated on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, February 2, 2006. This celebration calls us to be
mindful of the men and women who choose to live their baptismal commitment through the profession of the
vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and gives us an opportunity to pray for future vocations t this life. To
bring awareness of the feast to a larger population, Sr. Agnes Campbell, Congregation of Notre Dame (C.N.D.)
will speak at our Masses the weekend of February 4 & 5. She will be accompanied by Sr. Florence Rankin,
C.N.D.

Parent Meeting (First Confession): The parents of the children who will be making their first confession this
year will meet on Thursday, March 23rd at 7:30 p.m. in the church.

First Confession: First Confession will take place on Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Parent Meeting (First Communion): The parents of the children who will be making their first Communion
this year will meet on Tuesday, April 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the church.

Valentine's Variety Concert: As part of the Richmond County Winter Festival, the L'Ardoise Senior's Jolly
Club will be hosting a Valentine's Variety Concert at the L'Ardoise Community Center on Sunday February
12th from 2-5 p.m.. Local talent will be featured, lunch will be served, 50-50 ticket draw, door prizes, and
canteen service will be available. Admission is $5.00. Children under 10 admitted free. Storm date: February
19th.

Sunday morning Children's Program: You may have seen some children going into the vestry at the
beginning of Mass and you may have wondered what was happening. We have begun a Children's Program
that takes place during the Liturgy of the Word. Because the readings are often difficult, we are trying to put
them into simple words or simple stories so that the children will understand more easily. The lessons are
already prepared and they usually include an activity. The children are only away from the congregation until
the collection, so they do not miss the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This program is open to any child, whether they
follow the Religious Education Program or not. If there are any youth or adults who would like to lead one of
these sessions once in a while, please tell Father Barrett. Volunteers may only have to serve once in three
months. Thank you to all the people who have already participated.

Thank You to the Men's Club: The Religious Education classes would like to acknowledge a $200.00
donation made by the Men's Club in memory of John L. Martell. We plan to have costumes made for our
annual Christmas pageant. The use of these costumes during our Children's Christmas Mass will be a fitting
tribute to John L., faithful servant in our parish community and a past president of the Men's Club. Thank you
sincerely.

Thank You: I would like to thank everyone for their best wishes, telephone calls, beautiful cards and gifts. It
was very thoughtful and appreciated. Sheila Mombourquette

The World Youth Group has been busy making fundraising arrangements for the trip to Australia in July
2008. We set the goal of raising $12,000.00 to cover the cost of arrangements for Stephen and Caitlin. We are
kicking off our fundraising campaign with the Take a Can - Fill a Can initiative. You will find bottles and
cans of juice at the entrances to the church. Please take one, enjoy the beverage and return the container on the
weekend of February 25-26 filled with coins.
Our next Spring endeavor will be the Vesey Seeds Spring Bulb Campaign. We will be taking orders for bulbs
which will arrive in plenty of time for planting.
Also, we have placed a box at the main entrance of the Church for Canadian Tire Money. We will be collecting
this money until late spring, early summer. The money will be used to purchase some of the prizes for our
Merchandise Bingo (Details at a later date).
Besides the fundraising efforts, there is also an account set up at the East Coast Credit Union (L'Ardoise). Cash
donations can be made directly at the Credit Union and a receipt will be issued.

Thank You: The family of the late John L. Martell want to give very special thanks to the L'Ardoise Church
Choir for singing at John's funeral, the beautiful job you did on all of John's favorite hymns. We were greatly
comforted by your beautiful voices and we are sure that John sang along with you in Spirit. Also thank you for
the very special Mass card signed by all of you. God Bless you being there. Gladys, Isabelle, Joanne, Walter
and Michael

2006 Ste Anne de Beaupre Pilgrimage July 16-22 Please register early. Contact Rose Langlois at 902-564-
0146

Villa Madonna Retreat House: There will be a Young Woman's Challenge: March 17-19/06; and Young
Men's Challenge: March 24-26/06; Women's Cursillo: Mar. 30 - April 2/06. For more info. Contact Villa
Madonna Retreat House at 1-902-736-3602 or e-mail Villa Madonna Retreat House.

St Joseph's Renewal Center: There will be a Men's Cursillo: Feb 2-5 and a Women's Cursillo: Feb. 9-
12/06. For more information contact St Joseph's Renewal Center at 1-902-945-2392 or e-mail
st.josrctr@ ns.sympatico.ca

Receipts for 2005 are now ready and can be pick up in the church.

Pilgrimage to Medjugorje with one night in Vienna upon return - April 28th to May 10th, 2006 (13 days)
Spiritual director will be Fr. Albert MacPherson OSA Augustine Healing Minister from Laurence, Mass, USA.
Limited seating. Book early. Additional pilgrimages to Medjugorje - June (25th Anniversary), October 2006.
For more information, contact Anna Samson at 902-226-2852

The Dr. Kingston Memorial Clinic Administration Board is currently accepting applications for a part time
office assistant to the Health Project Coordinator. Candidate must have basic Corel W. Microsoft word
knowledge, excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and with the public. Please
forward application to Treka Burke, Dr. Kingston Memorial Clinic, L'Ardoise, NS, BOB ISO or e-mail
healthpr@stpeterscable.com Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2006

Richmond Recreation Programs scheduled to begin this week include Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance
classes on Monday, January 30 and Aerobics on Tuesday, January 31, at the St Peters Elementary School.
Morning Yoga will begin Monday, January 30 and Beginner Yoga, Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. at
the St Peters Fire Hall. Senior Exercise at the Red Islands Fire Hall begins January 30,10:00 a.m. with
instructor Helen Slade. For more information call 1-800-567-2600 toll free.

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