Pancake Breakfast
The Knights of Columbus have kindly agreed to cook for this event at Our Lady Of Fatima Church Hall on Friday March 19th. Further information will follow.
Bereaved Families are desperately in need of financial support.
Susan MacKenzie [sam100@eastlink.ca or [567-1599] is heading up three fundraising projects.
There will be a Mass celebrated in French at the Centre Communautaire Etoile de L'Acadie on Saturday March 13, 2010 at 5:30PM. Pot Luck supper to follow along with music from Le Cercle Musicale de la région de Sydney. Everyone welcome !
The Chrism Mass will be celebrated this year at Eskasoni on March 29 at 4 pm. at Holy Family Parish. The Chrism Mass is a special celebration, held in every diocese around the world, at which the Holy Oils which will be used during the year are consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese. Representatives from each of the parishes/missions/clusters are encouraged to attend to obtain the Sacred Oils for their own parishes. Most priests from the Diocese are also present and renew their commitment to the Priesthood.
Tickets are now available for "CATHEDRAL-A Musical Adventure"
Featuring The Barra MacNeils
This unique performance will be held Saturday April 10 , 7:30 PM at St. Andrews United Church, 40 Bentinct Street, Sydney
Tickets are $30.00 each and available at:
- Brine's of New Waterford Hairstyling Ltd, 422 Hudson St., New Waterford - 862-3885
- The Drug Store Pharmacy, 125 Kings St, North Sydney, N.S. -794-7111
- Sexton's Pharmacy, 746 Main St., Sydney Mines, NS - 736-3801
- Pharmasave, 135 Commercial St., Glace Bay - 849-6552
- C B Curiosity Shop, 306 Charlotte St., Sydney - 564-4660
- Quality Cameras & Computers Ltd, 245 George St., Sydney - 562-3600
- St. Andrew's United Church Office, 40 Bentinck St., Sydney - 564-4810
- And the North Sydney Superstore Customer Service desk
A unit of the Clinical Pastoral Education program will be held at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The Spring/Summer unit will run from May 17 - July 30, 2010 (inclusive). Five days per week. Deadline for applications is April 19, 2010. More Information may be found here!
Weekend of Grace Conference – --
4th Annual Regional Catholic Women’s Conference to be held April 16 – 18, 2010 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Keynote speaker Patti Gallagher-Mansfield is back by popular demand! Pre-Registration Only – After December 31, 2009: $165.00 registration fee.
Call (902) 443-1330 or Visit www.weekendofgrace.com for more information.
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Getaway Weekend: Are you worn out, tired of being cooped up, shoveling snow, traffic in a mess? Why not give yourself a weekend away from it all? Meals prepared! Time away from the pressures of work and everyday responsibilities! A chance to talk and listen to that special someone who loves you! Sign up now for the next Marriage Encounter weekend enrichment for the Maritimes. To be held at the Highland Heights Inn, Cape Breton, May 14 - 16, 2010. For more information contact John & Anne, 902-564-2190 johncandannef@ns.sympatico.ca
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Celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Baptism of Chief Membertou will take place in Port Royal on June 24 (the date and place of the Chief’s Baptism). The 400th Anniversary will also be celebrated in our own diocese on August 1 at Chapel Island (details to follow).
Atlantic Marian Gathering presents "Mary, Cause of Our Joy" October 16-17, 2010 at the Murphy Community Centre, Charlottetown, PE. Keynote speakers for the event will be Fr. Dwight Longenecker and Janice T. Connell. More information coming soon!
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BEREAVED FAMILIES OF CAPE BRETON SUPPORT GROUP: Provide an open support group for individuals who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Sessions are on the second Tuesday of each month from 7:30 — 9:30 p.m. at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Level 4,
Unit 4E, Room 4186, Sydney. For more information contact Sr. Florence MacNeil (902) 567-8137.
LIVING WITH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: for those who have had a diagnosis of cancer, their families and caregivers meets at the Canadian Cancer society Office at 329 George St. For more information call the office at 562-8463.
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PALLIATIVE CARE VOLUNTEERS: are needed in the Sydney, Glace Bay, North Sydney and New Waterford areas. If you are kind, compassionate, empathetic and have some extra time on your hands please phone Lisa Hynes, Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator for the Cape Breton Healthcare Complex at 567-8160 for more information.
HAVE A FEW HOURS TO SPARE? Volunteers are needed for the Meal Assistance/Feeder Programs at the CB Regional Hospital & Northside General Hospital. Volunteers will assist with or feed meals to patients daily. For more info on this program, contact Volunteer Services at the hospital.
ONE HOUR OF SILENT PRAYER: before the Blessed Sacrament every Friday at Immaculate Conception Church from 6 — 7 p.m. All Are welcome.
ARE YOU A SENIOR LIVING ALONE? Would you enjoy a regular telephone chat from a friendly, safe VON Volunteer? Do you know a senior who lives alone and would benefit from a regular call? If you said yes to either of these questions, VON Cape Breton has the answer, our new telephone-visiting program. Our volunteers are compassionate, well trained and police record screened. Signing up is easy, just phone Cheryl MacQuarrie at 564-0736.
 The Atlantic Path is the largest cancer research project ever undertaken in Atlantic Canada. We collect lifestyle information, biological samples and physical measurements from men and women aged 35 to 69 who volunteer to take part in the landmark study into how genetics, environment and lifestyle contribute to the development of cancer. We also track participants’ health for 30 years through cancer registries, hospital records and other health-related databases.
“The information obtained through this study will provide an enormous bank of information which researchers will be able to draw upon to help identify the causes of cancer and, in turn, develop better detection, treatment and prevention methods,” says Dr. Louise Parker, principal investigator for The Atlantic Path. For more information: Atlantic Path
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H1N1 (swine)FLU & Liturgies
H1N1 (swine)FLU - In the current circumstances, pastors are encouraged not to suppress the Sign of Peace at Sunday Liturgies. but rather acknowledge each other with the sign of peace without "shaking hands".
Those who experience flu-like symptons are strongly encouraged to stay at home during their time of illness. It is for their good and for the good of others.
The obligation to take part in the celebration of Mass does not apply to those who are ill. But when they are able, they are encouraged to join with the Church in prayer by reading the scripture readings and prayers set for Mass. These can be found in a Sunday Missal or on-line.
For more information on the H1N1 Virus, see: 
How to prevent H1N1 flu (swine flu) and prepare for a pandemic
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Industrial Cape Breton Area"Pre-Marriage
Programs"
PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE CALENDAR: (Winter/Spring 2010):
- Jan. 22/23/24, 2010 — Our Lady of Fatima, Sydney - completed
- Mar. 5/6/7/, 2010 — St. Leo, Glace Bay - completed
- Mar. 26/27/28, 2010 — St. Joseph Hall, Bras d'Or
- Apr. 9/10/11,2010 — Our Lady of Fatima, Sydney
- June 4/5/6/, 2010 — Our Lady of Fatima, Sydney
Program times:
Friday - 6:30 p.m.— 9:30 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. — 12 noon
Sunday - 9 a.m. — 12 noon
$60.00 per couple. Call 539-6868 ext. 2 to register.
PRE-MARRIAGE
COURSES:
Please make cheque
payable to Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia and
attach it to the registration form. For more information on
this program phone Mary Jo
Kuta, Family Life Department, Sydney, of the Family
Services of Eastern Nova Scotiaor phone
539-6868.Or you may register by mail
and request a registration form:
Family
Life Department
164 Charlotte St., Suite
200
Sydney, NS B1P 1C3
Antigonish-Guysborough
MARRIAGE Courses:
Antigonish-Guysborough Marriage Preparation Course:
Two Marriage Preparation courses are held each year.
One in the spring (usually in April) and one in the fall (usually in
October). The date of the next course (plus other information) is available
on our website: www.mcourse.homestead.com The courses are held at St. Ninian Place in
Antigonish. The cost is $70.00 per couple. Pre-registration is required.
Participants from outside the area are welcome. Contact Brian & Mary
Barkhouse 863-5987. Email: bbarkhouse@eastlink.ca
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