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Mass Intentions & Schedule...

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Before weekday Masses & Saturdays, 6:15pm - 6:45pm

CAP Site Hours: Monday to Friday from 3:30pm-7:30 p.m. For more info, call the site at 587-2011.

Confirmation Class - The next confirmation class will take place on Sunday, October 1st at 6:30 p.m. in the
Community Center.

Mass Time Change: We will resume the 4 p.m. Saturday evening Mass on November 4th.

Development and Peace: Looking for a representative for Development & Peace from Holy Guardian Angels
Parish. For more information call Sr. Ruth at 226-2244.

Visiting: If you would like Fr. Barrett to visit you at home, please give him a call.

Secretary: Patricia Samson will be away from September 25th to October 14th. Bulletin announcements can be
e-mailed to wbarrettc@ns.aliantzinc.ca

Richmond Literacy Network: Looking for a representative from L'Ardoise to sit on this committee. If
interested, please call Fr. Barrett @ 587-2416.

Parish Pastoral Council: Kathleen Bona ("Booth Lady" @ the Festival) has agreed to sit on Parish Pastoral
Council. Since we needed only one person, there is no need for an election. Thank you, Kathleen for your
generosity. Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Tuesday, October 24th at 7 p.m. in the Community Center.

Parish Census Volunteers Needed: It has been a long time since a parish census has been carried out.
Research was carried out, and a number of parish census forms from other parishes were collected. Parish
Pastoral Council Executive met and decided on one form to be adapted to our needs. The form is short and non-
intrusive. What we need are a number of volunteers to carry out the door-to-door census. The area goes from
Point Michaud to the Three Islands area. If you would like to volunteer for this worthwhile project, please get
in touch with Paula Sampson or Mary Anne Mombourquette to register. Registration
deadline is October 11th. There will be a very brief meeting of all parish census volunteers on Thursday,
October 12th at 7:30 p.m. in the glebe. A parish census will give us an accurate picture of how many families
are in the parish and the make-up of the population. In turn, this has administrative and pastoral effects.

Community Center: Terry Clements has agreed to look after all bookings pertaining to the Community
Center. For a booking please call him at 587-2511.

Cape Breton Fiddler's Association: An enjoyable afternoon is promised at MacBouch in St. Peter's, when
talent from Richmond County and beyond gather in support of the Cape Breton Fiddler's Association trip to
Scotland. The Ceilidh will be from 2 to 5 on Saturday, October 7th. There is no cover charge but donations at
the door are greatly appreciated.

Aerobics: Aerobics at the St. Peter's Elementary School will be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays for 5 weeks
beginning October 3, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Instructor is Marlene Sampson. Computer Course: A 6 week computer
course begins on October 5 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. at Richmond Academy. Instructor is Jean Paul Boudreau.
Please call 226-2400 to register for these programs.

Lamp Light Worship Service: Sunday, October 22, 7:00 p.m., Calvin Presbyterian Church, Loch Lomond, the
Inspirational Choir, Ceilidh to follow service.

Eastern Counties Regional Library will be visiting: L'Ardoise (Community Centre) Tuesday, October 3, 4:00
-5:30 p.m., 6:00-7:00 p.m.

A Scholastic Book Fair will be held at the library of East Richmond Education Centre (Gr. 5-8 site) from
October 2 -6. Book fair hours are from 8:30 - 2:30 daily (school hours). Also, an evening event will be held on
Wednesday, October 4 from 6-8 p.m. Everyone's invited! Please come and help support our school library.
Thank you so much, Sharon Martell.

Grand Opening: The grand opening of the Adult Drop In Centre will take place on Thursday, October 5th from
6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Bonnie Brae Seniors Club in St. Peter's. The Adult drop in Centre is a space for
community consumers to feel safe, to help raise awareness and fight the stigma of mental illness; a place for the
consumers to call their own.

Thank You: A very special thank you to everyone who helped make this years Terry Fox Run a great success.
To everyone who so kindly donated goodies for the bake sale, and to those who supported the sale. The amount
raised was $245.00. Also, to everyone who attended the run, gave a donation for a memory balloon, stopped by
to make a personal donation, and bought merchandise - thank you! If it was not for everyone who does their
part with their dedication and kindness, the run would not exist in this area. Lesa Oakley, Run Co-ordinator.

Retired Teachers: There will be a retired teachers organization meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd at "La Cuisine
Acadienne" in Louisdale. Breakfast will begin at 9:00 with meeting to begin at 9:30.

Permanent Diaconate: The Most Rev. Raymond Lahey has announced the establishment of the Permanent
Diaconate in the Diocese of Antigonish. Re-established by the Second Vatican Council, the Permanent
Diaconate provides an extraordinary opportunity for men, married or single, to serve the community. While
usually still maintaining his secular job, the Permanent Deacon, a fully ordained minister of the Church,
becomes a bridge between the Church and the World. He is a minister and a servant who is called to a three-
fold ministry of liturgy, word and service. Bishop Lahey has appointed Rev. Jim Attwood, pastor of St. James,
Gardiner Mines as the Director of the Permanent Diaconate. The Diocese will be accepting applications for the
Permanent Diaconate in January of 2007. For more information, Fr. Attwood can be reached at 902-849-8543
or jimatt@seascape.ns.ca

Marriage Encounter Weekend: Put the fun and caring back in your relationship by attending a marriage
Encounter Weekend October 20 at Stella Maris House of Hospitality, Pictou. Call Tom and Kate Mooney
for information or an application at 752-5717.

IF YOU are wondering if GOD wants you to be a Priest or a Religious Sister or Brother, you are invited to join
others on Saturday, November 18th at Bethany Retreat Centre in Antigonish. During this time, you will have the
opportunity to learn skills that can help you decide how you are being called to live your life in sharing in the
mission of Jesus. For further information, contact Sister Jovita MacPherson at 863-3113 or email her at
vocationdirector@themarthas.com

Have a good week!!!

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September 21, 2006

Dear Parishioners,

It is not often that we get a second chance to do the right thing. However later this fall
Members of Parliament have been promised another chance to revisit the matter of the
definition of marriage. The people of Canada will also have their second chance to do the
right thing, by expressing again their conviction that, by definition, marriage is the union
between husband and wife.

This is not merely the common sense definition of marriage. According to the polls it is
the view held by a majority of Canadians. More important even than that, we know from
the first chapters of the Bible that it is the plan of God.

Government has other opportunities to legislate for various kinds of partnerships that do
not fit the definition of marriage, and to ensure that people in such partnerships have
adequate legal protections and standing. It does not need to change the definition of
marriage to accommodate these situations.

I would encourage every adult Catholic to contact your Member of Parliament on this
issue and express to him or her your views on the nature of marriage. You can do this by
phone or in writing, and you can do it in your own informal and respectful words.

Today, we have so many problems with our social structures that the second chance to
correct one of them by reaffirming the specific nature of marriage is a wonderful
opportunity for us. We can express ourselves both as Canadians who are not uncaring for
the range of persons who comprise our society, and as people who at the same time want
to do the right thing.

May God bless you all,

Raymond J. Lahey
Bishop of Antigonish