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 - 3:45

Card Games - 45's card play -- Every Saturday at 8:00pm at the Community Center. Prizes are $100.,
$60., and $40. Cookie Jar is $74.00+ and the Jackpot is now $980.00.

Meetings:
Annual Parish Meeting: Sunday, May 1st at 2:00pm at the Community Center. Parish
Pastoral Council Meeting to follow Annual Meeting.
Religious Education Meeting: A meeting of the religious education teachers will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd
at 7:30pm in the Glebe.
Finance Committee Meeting: Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 5th at 7:30pm in the Glebe.

Funeral: The funeral of Joe Gagnon will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd at 2:00pm in Holy Guardian Angels
Parish.

Rite of Christian Initiation: Session to be held on Wednesday, May 4th at 7:30pm in the glebe.

50-50 Tickets sponsored by the L'Ardoise Jolly Club (Seniors) Building Fund are now available from any
member of the Jolly Club or by contacting Gerard Mombourquette at 587-2120. Tickets are $1.00 each and are
drawn at the end of every month.

L'Ardoise CAP site: Access to high speed internet, e-mail, printing or scanning. Support available on learning
the basics of computers & the internet. Surf the web, chat with friends or do computer projects. Located in the
basement of the Community Center - Hours: 3:30 to 7:30pm Monday to Friday. For more information,
please contact Cecile Samson at 587-2011

Social Action Reminder: Our yearly anniversary celebration for couples married 25, 40, 50 years & over will
be taking place on June 11, 2005. If you are one of these couples, married in this parish, or married elsewhere
and now living in this parish, please contact Carolyn Martell - Annette Martell - or Elaine
Sampson - before May 15. Celebration consists of supper followed by 7:00pm mass & blessing.

Donations: Anyone wishing to make a donation for Claude Cotie can do so at any branch of East Coast Credit
Union. Your donations are sincerely appreciated.

L'Ardoise Acadian Festival:
Anyone having any prizes for Bingo or Booths & Games that they would like to donate, please drop them off at
Kathleen Bona's in Rockdale (Before May 31)

Acadian Festival Update: Many aspects of the festival now have co-ordinators, however more volunteers are
still needed to assist in the various tasks. For the Major Ticket Draw, an electric fire place was donated by R.
M. Landry & Son. The tickets have been printed and are ready for sale. We are in need of someone or group to
co-ordinate this activity. Our next festival meeting will be May 15th at 2:00pm. L'Ardoise Community Center.
Please come and lend a hand!

Suncatchers: Pictures of L'Ardoise and area done in custom beveled glass are available for purchase. The
scene include Holy Guardian Angels Parish Church, L'Ardoise Parish Properties, Blessing of the Fleet
(L'Ardoise Acadian Festival), Little Harbour and Point Michaud. Available in 4" or 6" sizes each piece comes
in an attractive custom made package with suction cup for display on your window. Prices vary from $9.00 for
the 4" and $12.00 for the 6" size. These beautiful souvenirs can be purchased at Le Magasin Fleur de Lis-
Rockdale, L'Ardoise General Store or East Coast Credit Union, L'Ardoise Branch.

Message from Development and Peace: "Dear REv. Clare-Johnson & Parishioners: Your immediate response
to the Tsunami that destroyed South East Asia during the Chrismas holidays was tremendous. Your gift of
$2,156.65 showed your solidarity and your compassion towards the families and communities which were so
terribly affected. For that I sincerely thank you. thanks to your gift, Development and Peace, through the
Caritas International Network was able to hit the ground running. our partner in Sri Lanka, the Social
Economic Development Center (SEDEC) quickly established 93 camps which housed over 50,000 families. In
Aceh, the worst hit province of Indonesia, KPI, the Indonesian Women's Coalition was able to institute 3 group
kitchens and provide trauma counselling." Michael Casey, Executive Director.

Celebration of Hope Ecumenical Services: Service will be held at the Grand River Presbyterian Church on
May 11th, at 7:00pm. Light lunch to follow at the fire hall. All are welcome.

L'Ardoise Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Aux. Would like to thank everyone who supported their bingo on April
16/05. Money raised $525.00

Dr. W.B. Kingston Memorial Clinic will be having an after hours walk-in clinic with Dr. Tan at the St Peters
Medical Center starting Monday, May 2, 2005. Hours: 5:30 - 8:00pm. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. No
appointments will be made. First come, first serve. For more info call 587-2800.

"PAP Screening for Life" -Are you being screend? This simple test could save your life! A Well Women's
Clinic is being held on Saturday, May 7th and Saturday, June 11th, from 9-4 at the Dr. Kingston Memorial
Clinic. For more info or to book an appointment, please call Treka at 587-2991. Please bring your health card.

Eastern Counties Regional Library will be visiting in L'Ardoise (Community Center) on Tuesday, May 3rd &
31st from 4:00pm-5:30pm 6:00-7:00pm; St Peter's (East Richmond Education Center) Tuesday, May 17th from
3:30-5:30pm 6:00-7:00pm. This library service is free to the public. Everyone is welcome. for more
information, please call/ask library staff or call 747-2597.

25th Anniversary of Ordination Celebration for Fr. Leo Boone: Please join the community of St Pius X
Parish, Sydney Mines for Mass on Sunday, May 29, 4:00pm. Reception to follow in parish hall.

25th Anniversary of Ordination Celebration for Fr. Jim Oliver: Please join the community of Immaculate
Conception Parish, Dominion for Mass on Sunday, May 22nd at 7:00pm. Reception to follow in the parish
hall.

Ordination to the Ministerial Priesthood Celebration for Deacon Andrew Francis Gillies: Please join the
community of St Peter's Parish, Port Hood on Friday, May 27th at 6:30pm. Reception to follow.

Flea Market & Bake Sale sponsored by St Peter's Relay for Life Team (Cancer Society) will be held at the
Lions Hall, St Peter's on Sunday, May 15th from 10am-3pm. To rent a table call Marcia, Marge or Trisha. (For the
phone numbers please call the Holy Guardian Parish).

Arichat Relay For Life, June 10th, 2005: Relay For Life --To register for the Survivors' Reception and
Victory Lap: Call Line boucher or to ergister a Team, Call Marie DeWolfe. (For the phone numbers please call the Holy Guardian Parish Church)

Thank You: Thank to all who prayed for my health, called, visited, sent get-well and enrollment cards
during my recent stay in hospital. Darrell MacDonald

Thank You: Thank you to all who sent cards, flowers, phoned, fruit basket etc when I had my operation. It all
went very well, thanks to your prayers and support. God Bless you all. Marie Burkey

Faith Development and Ministry Starts Up in the Fall: We sometimes hear: "What does Christian faith
have to do with the real world today with all our issues about life, love, sickness and disasters?" Indeed, our
faith touches on all aspects of our world. But we need to deepen it and grow in it (Faith Development) and
then to do something with our faith the world (Ministry). all baptized Christians are called by their baptism to
deepen their faith life and to do something to make their world a holy place. To help us all do just that, our
Diocesan Faith Development and Ministry program offers us the help we need to mature in our faith. Ten live-
in weekends a year with excellent facilitators and teachers will guide us through a wonderful process of
community building and enhancing our understanding of our faith. If interested, please contact your pastor or
call Fr. Bedford Doucette at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 538-6188 ext. 235

April 23/24, 2005

Regular Collection.......................................................................$770.17
St Anne Candles..........................................................................$63.00
Votive Candles.............................................................................$36.50
Antigonish Diocesan Society...................................................$45.00
Pope's Pastoral Works................................................................$2.00
Total..............................................................................................$916.67

Have a Good Week!!!

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