Mrs. Pierrette Ingram, the mother of Fr. Pierre Ingram, passed away on the evening of May 10th. May she rest in peace, and live in Easter glory.

The funeral Mass will be on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Ottawa. Fr. Pierre sends his thanks for the prayers for his mother.

Please remember them in your prayers.

Karol: The Man Who Became Pope - a telemovie about Pope John Paul II's early life - has been given its premiere in Vatican City. The first part will show on CBC Sunday, May 15, 2005, 8:00 p.m. This is a two-part, four-hour mini-series.

Part 1- BBC News reports that the film dramatizes the life of Karol Wojtyla from when he was a young man in Poland until becoming pontiff. It was in production for months before the Holy Father died on 2 April. He is played by Polish actor Piotr Adamczyk. "We were trying not to copy Karol Wojtyla," Adamczyk said. "Not to copy his gestures, his voice - but to give symbols to try to touch the fragments of his great personality."

Last year, Pope John Paul II told Adamczyk: "You're crazy to make a film about me. What did I ever do?"

The movie, which had a budget of 11m euros (£7.5m), begins with Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939. The future Pope was forced into hiding several years later following a crackdown on religious teaching.

In a recreation of the 1978 conclave that elected him Pope, one scene shows him as a cardinal, in tears as the votes are counted.

The film was shown at the Lateran Pontifical University on Thursday and film-makers said they had no objections from the Vatican despite embellishing some parts of the story for the dramatization.

The film features an international cast, including Matt Craven as Nazi General Hans Frank, Kenneth Welsh as Professor Wojcik, Raul Bova as Father Tomasz Zaleski, Malgorzata Bela as Hania, Ennio Fantastichini as Nowak, Ken Duken as Adam Violante Placido as Maria.

James Stenson, an internationally known speaker and author on the family, will be giving a presentation on "The Power of Parental Unity - Leading Our Children to a Great Life" on Saturday May 28 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Nepean.  Cost:  $25/person or $40/couple.  Advance sale only.  Tickets: Gillian Roussy (819) 770-3578 or gdroussy@magma.ca

Link to poster providing further details about this event:

http://neeje.ac.ca/images/NjPub.pdf

James Stenson's website:

www.parentleadership.com

www.torontomarriagerally.com

Good news from the election front....

Wanted to pass along this bit of good news from the one-step-closer-to-being-honorable (member-that-is) department:

Pierre Lemieux has won the Conservative Party nomination in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell! Please keep Pierre in your prayers as this is only the first victory in a long battle.

To Pierre ... Bravo Zulu (that's a military-speak for "well done").

http://amazingsaints.cartoonmario.com

Notice to all golfers;

The 16th Bi-Annual St. Mary's Golf fun day has been postponed until further notice.  Sorry for the inconvenience, but you get your Saturday back ;)

We are now on summer holiday (Golfing) schedule, so unless it rains for the next 3 months, the Golf.Virtualministry.com website will not be updated.

This VM info page will post any news related to golf.

Cyril Dowling
Golf.VM

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