March 25th, 2005 (2005-03)
ST. MARY'S SEWING CIRCLE SPRING SALE: APRIL 9TH, 10AM-NOON
The ladies of St. Mary's Sewing Circle in Como will hold their
Spring Sale on April
9th at the Parish Hall,
273 Main Road, Hudson, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Come for
coffee and sweet
breads and browse the wonderful Bake Table, Plants Table, Sewing Table as well
as
the interesting Arts and Crafts Table. A spring event not to be missed!!! Audna
Smith
BISHOP'S LENTEN PROJECT 2005 : This year the project is supporting
the 'Cozy
Comfort Fund ', a new fund to benefit the children in the Montreal Children's
Hospital Oncology/Hematology Ward . It is hoped to make the children's time
while
undergoing treatments as 'cozy' and 'comfy' as possible . Sunday School at St.
James
did their best and with a big help from the congregation a collection of $75
has
been counted so far ......thanks so much everyone!
PARISH FAMILY: Milestones of recent weeks
Deaths:
Fran Anderson died on February 26 and her Memorial Service was
held at St. Mary's on
March 5th.
Bettie Hunter died on March 2nd and her Memorial Service will
be held at St. James
on May 14th.
John Brooks died on March 1st and his Memorial Service was held
at St. Mary's on
March 12th.
Dorothy McMurtry died on March 19th and her funeral was held at
St. Mary's on March
24th.
EGGS BENEDICTION BREAKFAST - The Ethics of Investing for Others
Would you like to know learn more about the Caisse de Dépôt
et Placement du Québec
which invests and safeguards some of your retirement money? Cyrille Vittecoq,
Director of Investments with the Caisse will be guest speaker at the Parish's
Eggs
Benediction Breakfast on April 9th. He will address the ethical choices the
Caisse
typically faces in its investing and will provide insight into the Caisse's
investment process and philosophy. This event will be on April 9th in St. James'
Church Hall, starting at 8:45 AM .
Everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is a free will offering.
All we ask is that
you advise Barbara Dodds of your intent to take part by phone at 458-5897 or
by
e-mail at parishvaudreuil@ca.inter.net
THE DA VINCI CODE - FACT OR FICTION?
Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code has sold more than 18 million copies
worldwide. Not
surprising perhaps. It is an exciting novel opening with a murder in The Louvre,
and
the detection clues being deciphered lead us racing us around other well known
European sites. The "who dunnit" is interwoven with extensive "historical"
details
about Catholicism, the Holy Grail, Opus Dei, the Priory of Sion and the relationship
between Jesus and Mary Magdalene (was that her next to Jesus in Leonardo's painting
of the Last Supper?). The book is, as they say, a rattling good read, but how
much
of the history is actually true and factual? Are 18 million readers being grossly
misled? Hudson will have a wonderful opportunity to hear some answers to those
questions on Sunday 15th May at 4 pm at St. James, when Rabbi Lerner of Emanu-El
Beth Shalom Temple in Westmount will share with us his own detailed interpretation
of the novel. He is an entertaining speaker, and those who attended his talk
on this
subject in Montreal a few months ago, learned some fascinating and surprising
revelations. So do read the book if you haven't already, and plan to join us
on 15th
May.
PULSE" CONTACT INFORMATION: The Parish Pulse Editorial Team
is actively looking for
your articles. Please feel free to contact any of them with your ideas or
suggestions for an article. (Patti Ann Gannon, 613-674-1376, pattiann@sympatico.ca;
Paul Brierley, 450-458-1750, paul.brierley@future.ca; Wilf Hall, 450-458-7913,
wghall@sympatico.ca). The deadline for the next issue is Wednesday, April 20th,
2005. The publication will be Friday, April 29th, 2005.
Submissions should be directed to Patti Ann Gannon through: pattiann@sympatico.ca,
parishvaudreuil@ca.inter.net, drop off at the Parish Office, fax to the Parish
Office at 450-458-8802, or mail to The Parish of Vaudreuil, 642 Main Road, Hudson
Heights, Quebec, J0P 1J0.
WEB LINKS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDITORS:
http://www.montreal.anglican.org/index-01.shtml; http://www.alphacanada.org/
http://www.podm.net/po_how.htmwww.parishofvaudreuil.com
SUNDAY CHUCKLE: People who don't attend church often give some
rather interesting
reasons for not doing so. To show the weaknesses of those excuses, someone has
compiled a humorous list called:
"Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash".
1. I was forced to wash as a child.
2. People who wash are hypocrites - they think they're cleaner than others.
3. There are so many kinds of soap, I could never decide which was right.
4. I used to wash, but it got boring.
5. I wash only on Christmas or Easter.
6. None of my friends wash.
7. I'll start washing when I'm older.
8. I really don't have time.
9. The bathroom isn't warm enough.
10. People who make soap are only after you money."
SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT MONTH:
Sunday, April 3rd - 2nd after Easter
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. Mary's
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer St. Mary's
10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer & Praise Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
Readings: Acts 2: 14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20: 19-31
Sunday, April 10th - 3rd after Easter
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
9:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. Mary's
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer St. James
Readings: Acts 2: 14a, 36-41; 1 Peter 1: 17-23; Luke 24: 13-35
Sunday, April 17th - 4th after Easter
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
9:00 a.m. Family Service St. Mary's
10:00 a.m. Family Service Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
Readings: Acts 2: 42-47; Peter 2: 19-25; John 10: 1-10
Sunday, April 24th - 5th after Easter
7:45 a.m. Holy Communion St. James
9:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. Mary's
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion Evergreen, St. Lazare
11:00 a.m. Family Service St. James
Readings: Acts 7: 55-60; 1 Peter 2: 2-10; John 14: 1-14
PRAYER & STUDY: is held every Wednesday at 9:30 am at the
rectory. We will be
studying The Book of Revelation-All Welcome.
2005 HOMES TOUR: Thursday 2 June, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. More information next edition.