Submitted by: Carol Penno All the blessings of the advent season as we prepare for the coming of the Lord in our midst. A quote from Pope Benedict XV! Advent address: “Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence and in this season the whole church is called to be hope for itself and [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Doreen Gowans Dear League Sisters and Father Tien: Tomorrow will be the first Sunday in Advent, a time in which we prepare ourselves for the birthday of Jesus. As women we are extremely good at multi tasking, and communicating, but do we take the time to spend with God? During the advent season [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Jeanne Wilson Dear League Sisters and Father Tran, December is here and Advent has begun. Let us remember the birth of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of St. Luke. So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee and traveled up to Judaea, to the town of David call Bethlehem [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Edna Lorenzen As this is my first communiqué, with the help of every one, thank you for your patience. At our recent diocesan executive meeting in Whitehorse, we made a motion to increase our membership due’s from $4.00 t0 $9.00. This will allow an increase of $5.00 to the diocese. Our membership is very [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Sheila Quinn Dear League Sisters and Father Tien, The recent national election saw a minority Conservative government elected and at the point of writing, parliament is back in session. Did you know all bills before the House of Commons die on the order paper when an election is called? So now it is [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Dear Sisters in the League, Now that we are into the Advent season it is my prayer that each of us will take time out of our daily busyness to remember the hope, love and joy with which Advent bestows on us. “Let us go rejoicing to the house of the [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Sandra Stajduhar Dear League Sisters and Father Terry, As we begin our Advent journey, please take some time for quiet reflection and prepare yourselves to experience Christ in Christmas. Remember to offer all the work you do baking, decorating and shopping as a prayer for your family; show your love for everyone (as [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Doreen Gowans Dear League Sisters and Father Terry: As we are approaching Advent and we prepare ourselves to celebrate the birth of Jesus, I encourage you to take time to discern where you are in your spiritual journey. Often we find ourselves caught up in the hustle & bustle of the materialistic world [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Barbara Dowding Dear League Sisters and Father Terry, As we wind down another Church year and look forward to Advent, I write with a number of things for your consideration. First and most important is our 2008 mid-term meeting that was scheduled for Feb 28-March 1. There is a conflict with the National [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Marilyn Van Dongen Dear League Sisters, Advent is just around the corner. “Advent means the coming, and is used by the church to represent the four thousand years of preparation for the coming of the Redeemer and at the same time points us to His second coming as our judge.” Goffin’s Devout Instructions, [...]
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