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

Mass Intentions...

Ministries...

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

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 $525.00 and the Cookie Jar is $0.00+.

Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Tuesday, November 22nd at 7:30 p.m. at the glebe

Religious Education Teachers will meet on Thursday, November 24th at 7:30 p.m. at the glebe

Short Finance Committee Meeting on Sunday, November 20th at 1:00 p.m. in the glebe. Very important!

Richmond Retired Teachers Christmas Social will be held on Saturday, December 10th at the Louisdale
Lions Den. Social hour, Buffet dinner, Christmas activities and door prizes. Money for tickets must be sent in
on November 30/05 Please call Sally or Rene for tickets

SOCIAL ACTION FUND RAISING WEEKEND:
December 03, 2005 - Saturday - Annual Food Drive
December 04, 2005 - 11:30-1:00 Bake Sale
December 04, 2005 - Sunday - Pot Luck - 11:00 a.m.; Toy & Merchandise Bingo - 2:00 p.m. Excellent
Bingo Prizes to be won. All activities will take place at the L'Ardoise Community Center

Annual Food Drive will take place on Saturday, December 03 at 10:00 a.m. from Point Michaud to Grand
Greve. Please leave non-perishable food items on your front door step or porch, where they can be plainly seen.
Thank you.

Christmas Turkey Bingo sponsored by L'Ardoise Men's Club at the L'Ardoise Community Center on
Sunday, November 27, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. All proceeds to Scholarship Fund

L'Ardoise Cap Site: Sponsored by L.E.A.D. - located in the Community Center is open to everyone
wishing access to high speed Internet, printing, scanning and faxing. Use our computers to do projects, research
or connect to the Library's Web Catalogue. Assistance is available for those needing help. Hours: 4-7 p.m.
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and 9:00 am - 12:00 noon on Saturday. Visit our website at
www.stpeterscable.com/~lardoisecap or call 587-2011 for more information.

Variety Concert at the Lakeside Community Center on Sunday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission $ 4.00
and lunch will be served.

Bake Sale at the Community Center on Sunday, November 27 after Mass sponsored by Religious Education
Class Foster Child

Adult Choir Practice on Monday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the church to prepare for Christmas season.

The L'Ardoise Legion will be holding the Annual Children's Christmas Party for all children of the parish
on December 18th, 2005 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All children up to the ages of nine years are invited to
attend and have a visit with "Santa."

Thank You: We would like to thank our friends and neighbours for your outpouring of love and support and
especially your prayers for Debbie in her time of need. She wants everyone to know that you have lifted her
spirits and have strenghtened her faith and given her hope for her future. Please continue to pray for her as she
has started her chemo treatments and still has a long road to travel. May God Bless everyone of you! - Pheobe
& Donnie Boudreau and Debbie and our families

Thank You: I would like to say thank you to all who came to visit me while a patient at the Strait Richmond
Hospital, to those who sent get-well wishes, to those who prayed for me and to Dr. Tan. - Barbara Taylor

Children's Program: On the First Sunday of Advent, we will begin our Children's Program. After the Sign
of the Cross & Greeting, the children will be asked to come up to the front of the altar for a blessing. They will
then go to the vestry with adult volunteers for a Children's Liturgy of the Word. The children will return to the
congregation for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. A special eucharistic prayer for children will be used at this Mass.

The Richmond County Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation will sponsor the 17th annual
Richmond County Winter Festival, January 30 - March 5, 2006. As in the past, we will assist all
organizations who would like to sponsor an event during these dates. Please contact the Department at P O Box
120, Arichat, NS BOE 1AO, or fax 226-0295 for a "Richmond County Winter Festival Form." Please inform us
of your activity or event by January 13, 2006. All event information returned by this date will be publicised
in the Reflections of Richmond newsletter. A variety of Winter Festival promotional items will be provided by
the Department.

The Eighteenth Annual Festival of Choirs will be held in St. Hycinth's Church in D'Escousse on November
27th beginning at 6:30 p.m. As the name indicates, it is a celebration of seasonal hymns by our local choirs. As
well as listening, come and enjoy participating in the congregational singing. A living Creche will also be
presented as a finale. As usual, there is no admission fee.

Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide: There is currently a Bill being considered in Parliament that would permit
both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Please consider taking some action (for example, writing your MP) to
dissuade Members of Parliament from passing this bill.

Vocation Discernment Weekend: For persons thinking of priesthood and/or religious life to be held at Bethany
Center in Antigonish November 25-27, 2005. Are you called to serve the People of God as a religious and/or
priest? For more information contact: Sr. Jo-Anne MacFarlane, C.N.D. 539-4131 or email:
marg.residence@ns.sympatico.ca: Sr. Jovita MacPherson, C.S.M. 863-3113, ext. 4115 or email:
vocationdirector@themarthas.com; Sr. Jenita Methot, f.j. 226-2244 or email: methorj@ns.svmpatico.ca; and Fr.
Gary MacPherson 345-2252 or email: g.ml@ns.svmpatico.ca.

Sunday Collection
November 12 & 13, 2005

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

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