Do you live in the Archdiocese of Ottawa? If so, how is your Archbishop? Is he getting close to retiring? When might that happen? Are you praying for his imminent replacement? Should you be? PLEASE PRAY for archbishop Gervais, his decision, and then his replacement. Let’s all pray that God’s will be done and that Mother Mary’s right bishop will shepherd us here!

Please see Graham's Corner for information about “CBC TV will be showing a new four-hour miniseries dramatizing the papacy of Pope John Paul II, entitled "Karol: The Pope, The Man. Part 1 will be shown on Sunday April 16 from 8 to 10 pm and Part 2 will be shown on Monday April 17 from 8 to 10 pm. Also he includes some guests that will be on "EWTN Live".

This week’s Lighterside has two entries. One is from MaryRose Chan and the other from Cindy Radosevich.

Greetings.

The Companions of the Cross will meet in formal 'Assembly' the first week of
May near Ottawa (May 1st-5th). This gathering will bring together all of the priests of our community and many of our seminarians as well. At this special meeting, which takes place once every six years, matters affecting our community's life, vision, and ministry will be addressed, various amendments to our constitutions and rules discerned and voted upon, and a new Executive Council elected. We are kindly asking all of our supporters to please keep this upcoming Assembly in your prayers. Seek the Lord's blessing and wisdom for us, so that there will be a smooth resolution to the many important matters that will be discussed and voted upon. If you feel so inclined, we are even inviting some of you to 'sign up' for a half-hour of intercessory prayer for us during our Assembly. Here you can find a special link to a page on our Companions' web site explaining how you can sign up to be a part of this 'prayer vigil':
http://www.companionscross.ca/prayervigil/

Peace - Fr. John Vandenakker
CC Director of PR & Communications

p.s. - Those of you in the Ottawa-area are invited to our 'Foundation Day Mass' on Friday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Church. It will be a great opportunity to meet many of our 'out-of-town' CC priests and seminarians! It will also be your first opportunity to meet our newly elected Executive Council. A reception will follow in the parish hall. Hope to see many of you there!

Hello VM,

Last year while I was in Rome on a pilgrimage I met a priest from India. When he was leaving to catch his train he came right up to me and said that he didn't want any money, but, he could sure use some Catholic articles and monthly journals to give to his parishioners. He is a parish priest at the Infant Jesus Cathedral in India. If you are able to send him your monthly journals (when you have read them) he would be very thankful. Please feel free to use my name if you send him some journals.

His address is:
Rev. S. Pushpanathen
Infant Jesus Cathedral
Arisipalayam,
Salem - 636 009
T.N. India

You’re in my prayers and have a very blessed Easter! God bless and thank you!

Peace +
Fr. Jerry Gauvreau CC

Obituaries

Greetings Friends of Maryvale!

We have some wonderful photos from one of the Mark Mallet concerts. The photos are from St. Maurice parish taken on Friday April 7th, 2006 by David Chan.

We hope that you enjoy them.

http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/davidchan_maryvale/=ph&.tok=ph_rerEBi279KTN7

Peace, Ray Dore

Dear Friends in Christ,
With the Entrance into Jerusalem we announce to the world that Christ is King.
With the Washing of the Feet we are commanded to serve one another.
With the Institution of Holy Communion we receive his Body and Blood.
With the Passion and Death we are reminded of the cost of our sinfulness and encouraged to repent.
And with the Resurrection we joyfully celebrate God's power over death and are given a glimpse of what awaits us.

This coming week, we will celebrate the most holy and sacred days in our liturgy. We invite you to join us in prayer and reflection so that we may enter this time with open hearts and clear minds.

Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name, which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:6-11)

This Holy Week, be assured of our thoughts and prayers for you who have supported us for so long. We ask you to pray for us in our ministry so that we may bring you and your family spiritually fulfilling films and media. For more info on our evangelizing products click here.

Sincerely in Christ,
Luke Films

Brothers & Sisters in Christ!

Just a quick heads up!
Our parish youth group (Life Teen) presented a passion play to our parish last Friday evening, based upon the Stations of the Cross. The play had much impact and was a very moving experience. It was nothing short of a sincere and fervent prayer. There is something incredibly special about young people on fire for Christ and his church that really allows God to touch hearts.

In fact I was so moved, we have arranged to present the play a second time this Good Friday at 8:00 pm at Our Lady of Visitation church at 5338 Bank St. The pastor Fr. Brian Hennessy is excited about it and has graciously offered his church. If you know of anyone who might be "searching" or lukewarm or far away from their faith, invite them to see this Passion play. Can you think of a better way to humbly and sensitively evangelize people other than by witnessing the Passion of Christ through these young people.

Happy Easter … Jim Meuse

Our lady of Visitation is located at 5338 Bank St. just 7 minutes south of Hunt Club.

Hello All,
As you might know, I am directing the musical Godspell. Here is some info on it.
God Bless!
Ted :)

GODSPELL
May 11 - 12 - 13, 2006
Conceived and Originally Directed by
JOHN-MICHAEL TEBELAK
Music and New Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Originally Produced on the New York Stage by
EDGAR LANSBURY / STUART DUNCAN / JOSEPH BERUH

St. Paul Catholic High School
2675 Draper Ave., Ottawa
7:30pm, Doors open at 7pm
Youth $10 / Adults $15
General Admission
Get your ticket today!
Call Linda Dupuis at 738-5025 ext. 231

Dear friends in Christ,

I received this email from a friend. Can anyone be of assistance? Please contact me at this email address.

In Christ,
Diane

I wish to purchase THE DIVINE OFFICE manual, (The Liturgy Of The Hours). A used 'seasonal four set' is $ out of reach for me and also the new single manual; so I am looking for a used one, in english of course. Mine became outdated several years ago and I would like to update it.

Able to help? – email diane : dianmarie@rogers.com

April 12th 2006

Hello again members,
Just a reminder about our special "Irish Celebration"....
OTTAWA FAMILY CINEMA and the OTTAWA IRISH SOCIETY present
Friday April 21st at 7pm
Back on the big screen for one showing only!
ALL PROCEEDS TO THE MAY COURT HOSPICE!
Sean Connery in Walt Disney's Classic
DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (G)
PLUS live on stage! AN IRISH CELEBRATION featuring THE TRALEE IRISH DANCERS / IRISH FIDDLERS / IRISH TENOR Pat Mccartney with an Irish Sing-along
IRISH DOOR PRIZES!
Tickets in advance non-members in advance $10 or $12 (at the door)
Members in advance $8 or $10 (at the door)
CALL 722 8218 - www.familycinema.org

We hope you will join us for this very good cause and send this to your friends, family and anyone who may want to enjoy the show!

We really would like this show to be a success for the May Court who do such great work taking care of the very sick in our community! Thanks!

Jen and Jim

Birthdays coming up this week are:
April 16 – Pope Benedict XVI (1927)
April 16 – Jeremiah Alexander MacDonald (2004)
April 18 – Joshua Maynard (1996)
April 20 – John Pacheco –Are there any guessers out there?

What was going on in VM – one year ago? New Pope and his birthday didn’t get mentioned http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2005/VM286/VM286.htm

And Fr John Vandenakker told us about the other Companions.

Then – two years ago: http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2004/VM233/VM233.htm
I recommend “The Illuminati”, a novel by Larry Burkett.

Four years ago – this issue – Kim Hanekom was announcing a party for the “director” mentioned above: http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2002/VM129.htm