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VM265 (2004-47)         November 19, 2004

HEY ALL OF YOU OTTAWA Vmers!!!

I love you out of towners - but this message would be hard for you to deliver ...

The St Mary's youth groups are having a fundraising dinner on Saturday December 11th.  Click here to see the list of supplies that I NEED in my hands on Sunday December 5th.  I would need your commitment to donate them by the end of November. If there is something from this list that YOU will donate - please email me here OurLadyGuadaloupe@virtualministry.com to let me know.  PLEASE FOLKS do not wait until the last minute, to help us make this event happen, with your commitment!

As is our fashion - we like to ONLY give our YES at the 11th hour ... and maybe this is something that the LORD wants to heal in me, but let me know please.

Did you see VM258's SITE of the WEEK?

REMINDER - TO GO TO Dan's keyboard - and view his installment from VM261

Hi Friends, Thought you might find this lengthy piece useful sometime - the Holy Father's new document on the Eucharist asks for "increased Eucharistic adoration outside the Mass ...

From: ted and joanne  sabourin 

Subject: God's Boxes

Is this weekend's contribution to "lighterside"  {do you know what lighterside is? - go to the top of the page and click on it}.

From: Angelicum/United Mothers

Dear friend,

VICTORY!!!  November 2 was a day that will go down in history - both north and south of the border.  It happened!

Tuesday night in Huron East's council chambers, Mark Beaven's ISP Child Prn Blocking bylaw passed third reading!

For the first time ever, Canada has a law that requires ISP's to work with police in blocking identified child prn sites.

What a profound start to our War on Prngraphy!

Thanks to Mark Beaven, his committee, and all of you who helped make it happen - your letters of support to Mark and the ISP's made a huge difference!

This is not the end of this story.  It is only the beginning. This bylaw has wings.

I believe that we will soon see the day when similar bylaws are in every province and territory of this country.  You can be sure that the provinces and Ottawa will be sitting up, taking notice, and feeling the heat.

Many of our volunteers already have this bylaw before their own town councils and many other volunteers are working hard to do the same.  We cannot thank each of you enough for this remarkable united effort!

With your support we will continue to work towards further victories at the provincial and federal level.

Your financial support is critical for us to wage an effective battle.  Thanks to all of you who have so generously donated! Here is a sampling of letters that we have received.

Captain H. in Timberlea, Nova Scotia who sent $10:  "Keep up the good work!"

Margrieta in Brampton, Ontario who sent $60: "Thank you for your initiative and hard work.  God bless and prosper you in the fight against prngraphy."

Nicole in Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec who sent $100:  "Congratulations for the good work.  I wish there were more people like you that would take the opportunities that the Lord places before them, but I am sure glad you did, this can change the world we live in."

Marty in Trail, B.C. who sent $50: "Thanks for all you're doing!! Great idea!!  Great job!!!  Finally we can put our thoughts/feelings into action, instead of 'writing that letter in our minds' or 'I'm gonna write a letter.'  God is blessing your efforts indeed and expanding your territory."

We are in this fight to win and we need your support to work towards further victories.

Won't you consider becoming a quarterly supporter? To make a one time, or ongoing donation of support, please go to  http://www.unitedmothers.ca/donate.php

(United Mothers is a registered not-for-profit corporation, however, due to the advocacy based nature of our work, donations are not tax-deductible.)

Or, mail your cheque to: United Mothers

P.O. Box 234

339 10th Avenue, S.E.

Calgary, Alberta T2G0W2

Thank you for your support.  This is just the beginning!

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."   Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanks for your efforts in marking a path for future generations of Canadians!

With appreciation,   Michele Dow    United Mothers, Fathers, and Friends 

From: Aidan Reid  

Well, after 2 years of legal wrangling, Justice will be served. 

Scott Peterson, who murdered his wife and unborn child in Redwood City, California, has been found guilty of BOTH murders:  for his wife, Laci - Murder 1   for his child, Connor - murder 2 

This, despite a SHAMEFUL campaign by Pro-abortion advocates to disregard the life of Connor Peterson as nothing more than chattel.  

Scott faces sentencing Nov. 22. He will face a minimum of 25 years in jail.  DEO GRATIAS! 

"I believe, when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties...they lead their country by a short route to chaos."  ... Thomas More  

Aidan Reid

From: Madeleine Thomson

Hello everyone,

Time is running out!  And the deadline for this project is fast approaching!  This is a very important project!  Lets STOP procrastinating and put on our thinking caps and come up with something that will honor our beloved Fr. Bob.  Then forward it to John Jerome a.s.a.p.  ... Madeleine

                        As first reported in VM255 - YES 10 issues ago! 

From: Fr. John Vandenakker

Hi.

Mr. John Jerome of St. Mary's parish has volunteered to help compile and edit a book of testimonies about Fr. Bob Bedard. He would like to see this book published in time for next summer's festivities surrounding the celebration of Fr. Bob's 50th anniversary to the priesthood. This book will be a witness to what Fr. Bob has meant in the lives of so many people, and a testament to God's grace. Everyone is welcome to contribute anything they see fit, be it a short story, a funny anecdote, a homily/teaching remembered, an observation, etc... we would love to hear from you! The final draft will be scrutinized by the Companions of the Cross, to ensure it really is a good 'portrait' of the man we all love, admire, and thank God for. So, start thinking/praying about what it is you may feel led to contribute, and then send it anytime in the next 5 months to:

John Jerome  207-1765 Cabaret Lane,

Ottawa (Orleans), ON

K4A 2H3

send your emails here JohnJerome@virtualministry.com 

From: Aidan Reid

Jim - please forward this to your list. We must flood this guy with mail.

God Bless,   Aidan

Action Item: Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Please email the Justice Minister Hon. Irwin Cotler: Cotler.I@parl.gc.ca, the Justice Critic Vic Toews: Toews.V@parl.gc.ca, your member of parliament who's email address can be found at:

http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/house/members/CurrentMemberList.asp?Language=E&Parl=38&Ses=1&Sect=hoccur&Order=PersonOfficialLastName and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: info@epcc.ca

Please write:

I am opposed to any change in the current law concerning assisting suicide. I support an enhancement for palliative care and assistance for people with disabilities in Canada. I believe that changing the law concerning assisted suicide would cause many vulnerable Canadians to being pressured into suicide with assistance.

Please forward this Action Item to all of your friends or members of your organizations.

Please send a copy of your email to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

_____________

Media Release

The debate on Assisting Suicide in Canada

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition exists to establish a well-informed broadly based network of groups and individuals who support measures that will create an effective social barrier to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Justice Minister, Irwin Cotler, in reference to assisted suicide, stated: "he decided it is time to go back to the drawing board in light of recent high-profile assisted suicides in Quebec and British Columbia."

Alex Schadenberg, the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition maintains that the Evelyn Martens case in BC and the Charles Fariala case in Quebec prove to us that the current laws concerning assisting suicide are correct and need to be enforced by impartial juries.

Monique Charest, who committed suicide on January 7, 2002, with Evelyn Martens at her side, was not terminally ill. Court testimony from her physician confirmed that she didn't have any condition that would lead to her death but was being treated for symptom management and depression. Monique needed professional help, not suicide.

Charles Fariala, from Montreal recently committed suicide, allegedly with the help of his mother Marielle Houle. Charles Fariala was in the early stages of MS and experiencing depression. He was not terminally ill. Charles needed professional help, not suicide.

We don't need to change our current law, we need to protect and enhance the lives of people with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable Canadians.

For more information contact: Alex Schadenberg at alex@virtualministry.com 

Click here to read our friend John Pacheco's letter to the American ambassador,

Re: George W Bush's visit, on November 30.

JAMES 1:17