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VM 371 (2006-50) December 15, 2006

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James 1:17 The Handel's Messiah concert is completely sold out. If you already have your ticket please arrive early for good seating - doors open at 7:00 pm. If you do not have a ticket - there will not be any sold at the door.

It is going to be a glorious event!

Don't despair! Below you will read about the vote in the House, then you will see Chris Currie's letter to the Prime Minister, immediately after that, read the UNITED MOTHERS, FATHERS & FRIENDS
NEWSLETTER - Marriage…It is Not Over! Parliament Forgot Children's Rights

Tim's Tidbits: contains "Vatican unearths St. Paul's tomb, now hopes to look inside …

Instructions are there for you to have your say! http://www.virtualministry.com/blog/

Lighterside: Bill Geerts won't let them take his Christmas away.

This week's Graham's Corner mentions an upcoming TV program called "Picturing Mary", which features art depicting the Virgin Mary from ancient times to the present in museums, chapels and cathedrals in eight countries. It will be shown on Sunday Dec. 17 from 2:00 to 3:00pm on WPBS-TV (channel 64 on Rogers Cable in Ottawa). They follow it up with another show as well … go have a look.

Laura Kelly sends along this invitation: You are invited to come to Waupoos Farm (2050 Rideau Rd) on Saturday, December 16th, for 4:30pm mass followed by a potluck supper. The mass is being said for Bert Winters. Fr. Reg MacNeil will be our celebrant.

At the very bottom, just before we announce Grace & Dylan's birthday, you will see a deal on … well go have a look.

SITE of the WEEK

http://prolifesearch.com/

Yes again - we will promote this site … especially since there seems to be a deal available: http://www.prolifesearch.com/catechism/tridentine-catechism-sale.html

Fr John Vandenakker

Greetings.

By now we hope you have received our Companions of the Cross Christmas card. This was a joint effort between the Companions and the Knights of Columbus of St. Maurice parish in Ottawa (whom we wish to thank for their kind assistance!). If you didn't, please accept the attached email version. Inside, the card was signed by our Moderator Fr. Scott McCaig, and extended "Christmas blessings to you and yours." May our celebration of the coming of Christ inspire us all with child-like faith and awe!

Speaking of children, if you are in the Ottawa area and would like to participate in a fundraiser for Maryvale Academy, you are invited to attend a multi-choir musical presentation of Handel's Messiah on Friday Dec. 15th at St. Patrick's Basilica. For more information click here: http://www.maryvaleacademy.ca/InfoPages/messiah.htm.

Also coming up early in the New Year in Ottawa (Fri. Jan. 6th) is another dynamic edition of Youthfest, with Fr. Mark Goring. The theme: "God is Love." For more information click here:
http://www.companionscross.org/upcoming.htm

You will also notice that on the same web page above is advertised our Ottawa CC Winter Mini-Conference (Feb. 2&3, 2007). The theme: "The Healing Power of Jesus." The speakers: Fr. Terry Donahue, Fr. Scott McCaig, & Fr. Fernando Suarez. Mark these dates in your calendar now!

A Blessed Advent to you All! -
Fr. John Vandenakker
CC Director of Public Relations

St. Luke Productions

Saint Luke Productions invites you to share THERESE with your family and friends this Christmas.

The THERESE DVD came out in the spring of this year, so this is the first time this inspiring motion picture is available to those on your Christmas gift-giving list. Wouldn't this beautiful movie make a perfect and spiritual gift that focuses us all on the real meaning of Christmas? - The birth of Jesus Christ, and the love and mercy of God! It's only $22.99 and orders over $50.00 receive free shipping! Click here to order!

The soundtrack for THERESE has been called a masterpiece. Those who loved the movie, or love beautiful and inspiring music, will fall in love with this CD, composed by an accomplished and talented Carmelite nun, and recorded by a full orchestra. Click here to order!

Also, WITNESS TO HOPE, the excellent and engrossing documentary on the life of John Paul II, is now available at the very affordable price of $13.49. The life of our late great Holy Father will inspire your entire family, especially the young people, to strive for the heroism that he displayed in standing up for the Truth in the face of persecution, and to live with greater compassion for souls who struggle with the sins of our difficult modern age. $13.49 with free shipping for orders over $50.00! Click here to order!

We're clearing our shelves of VHS copies of our other videos, to make room for DVD's and CD's, so check out the great prices on other inspiring entertainment at our online store! Click here to order!

You know we are a non-profit organization, and we struggle to stay afloat financially because of the enormous expense of these spiritual productions. You can help us produce new films that transform lives through stories of Faith by purchasing these excellent productions, or buy making a financial contribution to Saint Luke Productions online. That way you will be touching souls, not just in your family, but also throughout the whole world! Thanks so much for believing in this ministry, and God bless you with a beautiful Advent, focused on the coming of our savior. Please keep us in your prayers.

God bless you this Christmas season with a true gratitude for the gift of Jesus's Birth in Bethlehem,

Leonardo Defilippis
Chris Currie

December 8, 2006
A Disappointing Vote on Marriage but We Will Press Forward!
Click here to read the rest of the newsletter.


Dear Prime Minister Harper,
Thank you for following through on your election promise to revisit the Liberal same sex legislation. I was disappointed that the government's motion was defeated. I note the Bloc and NDP party MPs were denied a free vote. Nor was I surprised to see only a dozen Liberal MPs vote against revisiting Liberal legislation.

Judging from the polls, I am still convinced that the majority of Canadians support traditional marriage and some other institution for committed homosexual couples. In correspondence with my own MP, Mr Baird, he refused to take a poll of his own constituents on this matter as he claimed his position was clear at the time of election. I recall the Conservative platform at the time of the election was to support traditional marriage.

On such an important issue that affects the vision of family life in our country, I am convinced that the only way the will of Canadian people will be known on this issue will be through a referendum. Would the Conservative government support a referendum to be conducted at the same time as the next federal election?

Yours sincerely
Chris Currie
jchriscurrie@sympatico.ca

Cecil Chabot

UNITED MOTHERS, FATHERS & FRIENDS NEWSLETTER

December 13, 2006

Marriage…It is Not Over! Parliament Forgot Children's Rights

Click here to read the rest of the NEWSLETTER.

Stan Siok

Many people wonder about the upshot of the Pope's recent visit to Turkey. Fr. Richard John Neuhaus wrote the following article: http://catholiceducation.org/articles/politics/pg0171.htm

By the way, Fr Neuhaus once a prominent Lutheran Theologian converted to Catholicism in 1990 and became a priest. He has his own Web site: http://www.ratzingerfanclub.com/Neuhaus/

He is founder and editor of the highly intellectual quarterly publication called "First Things": http://www.firstthings.com/, to which high powered Protestants and Jews also contribute. Fr. Neuhaus also visits Poland regularly (along with friend George Weigel) in order to give lectures. Since this year, there is a Polish version of "First Things": http://www.xlm.pl/sklep.php?a=4&id=6028
(In case you want to practice your Polish).

Stan

ProLife Search

Hi Jim,

OK, this is a bit embarrassing . . . but we just finished editing and formatting the Tridentine Catechism (the original Catechism from the Council of Trent order by Pope Pius V in 1566) for distribution on CD-ROM. However, we messed up and ordered the first batch without including the Adobe Acrobat Reader application on it.

So now we have 87 CD-ROMs of the beautifully formatted, 500+ page Tridentine Catechism sitting in my office . . . and the only thing wrong with them is that they don't have the free Adobe Reader burned onto them (which you can download for Free from Adobe).

The Catechism itself is pretty awesome. It's NOT the Baltimore Catechism that some of us are familiar with. It's written more in the style of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church centered around 4 topics: the Creed, the Sacraments, the Decalogue (Ten Commandments), and the Lord's Prayer. It was originally intended as a reference for parish priests to instruct the laity on the Faith.

I've never seen it in print before and I've been blown away with just how powerful these timeless truths were taught . . . without all of the "new age spirituality" that seems to muck up so much of our understanding of morals and ethics today.

In any case, we've got 87 CD-ROMs sitting in my office that we've already paid for and I need to get them out.

So if you already have Adobe Reader (or if you download it for Free by visiting their webpage), you'll love these CD-ROMs.

The normal price is $40. But since I need to sell these to recoup what we paid for them, Joe and I are willing to part with them for only $27. So you get to profit from our mistake. We'll even ship it to you for Free.

To get all the details, go to: http://www.prolifesearch.com/catechism/tridentine-catechism-sale.html

One last thing . . . we only have 87 of these so when they're gone they're gone. When we get the CD-ROMs with the Acrobat Reader installed we're going to sell them for $40 plus extra for shipping and handling.

In any case, if you EVER thought about owning this terrific Tridentine Catechism, you'll never see it for a lower price, and we'll pay for shipping:

http://www.prolifesearch.com/catechism/tridentine-catechism-sale.html

God bless, Jack

P.S. If you need a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, we'll put the link on our webpage. That way it won't matter that the Reader isn't a part of the CD-ROM. Now there's no reason for you NOT to take advantage of this great deal.
Birthdays and Anniversaries

Do you know of one that should have been announced here?

December 16 - Another pair of twins in the VM family. Grace Mellor and Dylan Wade (16) share this day.
December 18 - Bethany Atkinson (15TH) turns my favourite number.
December 19 - Joshua Nadeau turns #18.

This week (past years) in Virtual Ministry land:

http://virtualministry.com/Archives/VMArchive2004/VM269/VM269.htm … wow - I just went back and I saw that the Tan books site was there, and remembering that we had a plea for their survival, was pleasantly surprised to see that they are alive an well. I also notice that this edition pointed to many in lighterside: http://virtualministry.com/contrib_pages/VMLighterSideArchive_2004.htm

See you next Friday!
James 1:17

     
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