January, 2010

The next meeting of the CWL will be on Tuesday, February 2^nd at 7:30pm in the Family Centre.

This year our Religious Education students have a project called Peace Pennies. Every week they have been collecting pennies for peace as a way to thank God for all they have, and to show that even the smallest coin can make a difference in a child’s life. They have already filled a pickle bottle, and rolled $61; which was sent to the Belfast Children’s Vacation Project this week. They continue to save, and hope to send more funds in May.

Parishioners are invited to bring in any unwanted pennies to go to the cause. On Sunday mornings, you can bring your pennies downstairs to the Family Centre, and deposit them in the Peace Penny pickle bottle. If you prefer, or if you attend Mass on Saturday night, you may also put your pennies in an envelope, marked “Peace Pennies” and put them in the collection – we’ll see to it that your pennies make their way to the bottle.

Receipts are available at the entrance of the church for those who use Sunday Envelopes. Please take only your own receipt, receipts for those who cannot make it to church will be mailed to them. Receipts for individuals who do not use envelopes have already been mailed.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity in 2009!

As announced last weekend, we will be taking up a special collection this coming weekend for the benefit of the relief effort in Haiti. Given the urgent nature of the situation, the Diocese will be sending out the money collected early next week. If you are unable to donate to the relief effort this weekend, but would still like to help, please feel free to send a cheque directly to:

Development and Peace
1425 Rene-Levesque Blvd. W., 3rd Floor
Montreal, QC H3G 1T7

Please label your cheque / envelope “Haiti Emergency”. You may also visit Development and Peace’s website for more information, or to donate online. You can also call them toll-free @ 1-800-664-3387.