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The League’s Monthly E-newsletter

June 2013


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In this Issue

BA`s Bonne Aventure………………………………….. …2 Catch the Fire! …………………………………………………3 Our Lady of the Airways Parish Council…………..4 Holy Family Parish Council………………………………4 Holy Name Parish Council……………………………….5 New life, “The Military Child” and MO Prayer…6 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Council……..7 Good Samaritan Parish Council ……………………..7 Anniversaries and Service Awards………………….8-11 June Quiz ………………………………………………………..12 May Quiz Answers………………………………………….12

From the Editor

It is the middle of June and convention time is nearly over. Congratulations to all the new executives that will be sharing their talents with other members for the next two years. Thank you to all that have completed their terms and are moving on to other areas of service.

I was fortunate to represent national council at the annual provincial convention of the Military Ordinariate (MO) in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. It was a delightful honour for me. The numbers were small, but the enthusiasm was huge! We had a wonderful sharing of experiences of having seen the Lord, and I am happy to see a number of items from the MO in this issue. Read “The Military Child” by an anonymous author, and you might want to add the prayer for military families to your daily prayers.

The item of one parish council planting a garden for its local food bank is very timely. It is never too early to initiate someone into the workings of the League even at an annual provincial convention as can be seen in the pictures of future members!

• You will see more fires are blazing as Catch the Fire! presentations continue. • There are some lovely pictures of the Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, art show. • Another winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is highlighted. • Some members found a special way to provide financial help to the Santa Maria Senior Citizens

Home in Regina, Saskatchewan. Another item tells of a fundraiser for Mother’s Day. • You will also find lists of members who have received awards and pins. Please keep sending

these to us. • Remember to try the quiz and submit your

answers.

Next month, councils in New Brunswick will be highlighted and, as always, we welcome submissions from every council in Canada. The deadline is June 30th for the July issue and, in August, Newfoundland and Labrador will be highlighted.

Blessings for an enjoyable and safe summer!

Cecile Miller National Chairperson of Communications


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BA’s Bonne Aventure Prince Edward Island is like a comfortable quilt made of squares of rusty red fields and green grass fields decorated with hills and valleys upon which are perched colourful homes and white churches with steeples. Little waterways run through its scenery and tractors wait at the ready to get to work.

National Secretary-Treasurer Judy Lewis chauffeured me around, took me out for a brisk walk on the boardwalk in Summerside, and showed me where to buy fresh lobster and scallops right off the boats before bringing me into the good company of members. Everyone is so friendly on this island! Marion Murphy awakened convention participants to their spiritual colours before Sr. Audrey Brocklehurst spoke about her

spiritual journey to ministry to female prison inmates. Great love and mercy can change lives.

Janet McLean, the new past president of the Quebec Provincial Council, loves travelling by train, so I thought I would “ride the rails” to the provincial convention in Quebec City. It was lovely and relaxing; I discovered that a large part of the province consists of many long, skinny flat farms. I was able to rest, read and write a couple of reports.

At first, I wondered if I had landed in Ireland rather than Quebec, as the opening evening’s gathering took place in a small town called Shannon and featured Irish dancers, singers and musicians. The next day, improvisation was the name of the game. Laryngitis silenced Janet, so she mimed her words to incumbent Suzanne Wiseman. It was a good collaborative endeavor. When the buses went to the wrong hotel, we hastily carpooled to St. Patrick’s Church for the closing mass celebrated by Arcbbishop Gerald C. Lacroix (Quebec), who seemed to thoroughly enjoy his time with us. Coming from a town of 101 citizens, he encouraged us not to be afraid to be few in number but to continue to be passionate and loyal to our calling as women in the church. Welcome President Suzanne!

The next stop was Grand Falls – Windsor for the Newfoundland and Labrador annual provincial convention. Outgoing president Lidwina Critch delegated me into the hands of 10 different members as the convention proceeded. Thank you to Anne, Ruby, Cecilia, another Cecilia, Margaret, Pauline, Millie and Madonna who took me under their wings and made sure I felt welcome and at home in their province. It was great to see National Spiritual Advisor Archbishop Martin Currie (St. John’s) on his home turf too. I savoured cod and scrunchions, tasted fish’n’brewis, waltzed to fiddle music, laughed myself to tears, shared hear-to-heart stories and thoroughly enjoyed the sound and performance of the Cathedral Belles’ choir. Welcome to the national table, president Rita Janes.

Looking ahead, pray that God carries me safely to Ottawa, Calgary, Waterloo and Toronto during the month of June. From the Rogers & Hammerstein musical, Carousel: “June is busting out all over!” Betty Anne Brown Davidson National President


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Catherine L’Heureux of St. James Parish Council in Vernon, British Columbia, started her own moving advertisement for Catch the Fire! — a car! The car (below) was decked out in flame colored balloons and signs.

Jeanne Wilson of Sacred Heart Parish Council in Whitehorse, Yukon, reports a Catch the Fire! workshop was held May 4th.

Toronto Diocesan President Mary Capobianco reported two workshops were held in the diocese: one held on November 24, 2012 (hosted by Nativity of Our Lord Parish Council in Etobicoke, Ontario) had 110 attendees with 28 parish councils participating, and the other, held April 20th, had 85 attendees (photo below).

Mary reports a third workshop was held on June 1st in the northern region of the diocese.


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Spotlight on Military Ordinariate Our Lady of the Airways Parish Council, CFB Ottawa,

Ontario Chairperson of Communications Feilan Xia-Baker reports the council has been very busy this year planning a pancake breakfast and a soup and bun during Lent, and supporting chapel activities. One recent event was a Mother’s Day basket prize. Two baskets full of spa items were raffled and raised $160.00. The funds raised were given to various charities the council supports, which

includes St. Matthews’ Harmony House, Samaritan’s Purse, and

Miriam Centre. The winners of the baskets were Sandra Gould (left) and Donna Baker (right).

Holy Family Parish Council, CFB Kingston, Ontario

The council was busy this year, rolling out dough and forming more than 100 dozen perogies for a parish council fundraiser. The monies raised were used to send members to the Military Ordinariate annual provincial convention in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Pictured left is Carole Matiowsky, whose mother-in-law is credited with the recipe.


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The Military Ordinariate has been blessed with new life at each of its last four provincial conventions! Below left is Marjorie Klemen, being held by her mom, Allison Klemen, and below right is Military Ordinariate Provincial President Donna Penney holding Catherine Cyr (mother Teena Cyr).

Holy Name Parish Council, CFB Cold Lake, Alberta After seeing an idea online, Chairperson of Community Life Pat Malley set about obtaining space for the council to grow a garden, with produce entirely destined for the Cold Lake food bank. CFB Cold Lake donated two garden plots and the CFB greenhouse donated tomatoes, cabbage, celery, spinach and pumpkin. A total of five women worked in the garden at various times and a

total 300 pounds of tomatoes, potatoes and other vegetables were grown. The garden was a “win-win” as it provided fun and fulfillment to the gardeners, and food for those who use the food bank. (pictured: members Pat Malley, Shelley Bahm and Coreena Cole)


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The official flower of the military child is the dandelion. Why?

The plant puts down roots almost anywhere, and it's almost impossible to destroy. It's an unpretentious plant, yet good looking. It's a survivor in a broad range of climates. Military children bloom everywhere the winds carry them. They are hardy and upright. Their roots are strong, cultivated deeply in the culture of the military, planted swiftly and surely. They’re ready to fly in the breezes that take them to new adventures, new lands and new friends. Experts say that military children are well-rounded, culturally aware, tolerant and extremely resilient. Military children have learned from an early age that home is where their hearts are, that a good friend can be found in every corner of the world and in every color, and that education doesn’t only come from school. They live history. They learn that to survive means to adapt, that the door that closes one chapter of their life opens up to a new and exciting adventure full of new friends and new experiences. -Author Unknown

Prayer for Military Families

Lord, Creator of all, we ask for your protection of our military families, and especially those whose husbands and wives,

sons and daughters, are presently involved in protecting us against terrorism.

We ask you to be with them as they engage in necessary actions to guarantee

the safety and freedom of all those who are victimized in Afghanistan, and everywhere else in this world.

Give the loved ones of our military members in combat the strength to endure the lengthy separations,

and the courage to carry on as families supporting each other. This we ask in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

AMEN


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Council News Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Council, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan Parish Council President Sheila Hamel and her daughter, Joanne Hamel, assembled a community art show to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The art show included works from over 20 artists and included cross stitches, quilts, paintings, sculptures and

more. The show ran from April 27th to May 1st, and was viewed by over 100 school students and 70 adults from the

surrounding community. The collection taken was donated to Battlefords Interval House in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Good Samaritan Parish Council, Regina, Saskatchewan Parish Council President Antonette Rothecker reports $2,000 was donated by the council to Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home in Regina to cover the costs of refurnishing a room. Antonette noted many council members reside at the home, and the old wing they are refurnishing dates back to the 1960s. Once furnished, the room will have a name plate installed to commemorate the council.

Antonette also reported 15 members were to receive Maple Leaf Service pins but asked for the cost of the pins to be donated to a family (or families) who needed assistance in the community instead. The families chosen to receive the donation were picked according to the request of Catholic schools in the area and by word of mouth.

(pictured from left to right): Shirley McNeil, director of interim care at Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home, receives a $2,000 cheque

from Antonette Rothecker, Gladys Altwasser (parish council treasurer) and Diane Lee Renko (executive secretary for Santa

Maria Senior Citizens Home).


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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Life member Dianne Denault from Our Lady of Fatima Parish Council in Cochrane, Ontario, received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on April 20th for her outstanding community volunteer service. Her involvement includes being a member of the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary and volunteer with CNIB for 41 years, being a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary for 40 years, and volunteering with the Daughters of Isabella for the past 38 years. Congratulations!

Anniversaries and Service Awards 60th Anniversary

St. Denis Parish Council St. Catharines, Ontario St. Martin of Tours Parish Council Terrace Bay, Ontario St. Timothy Parish Council Orangeville, Ontario

Bellelle Guerin Award

Joan Chiasson St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia

Maple Leaf Service Pin

Barbara Hargrave St. Joseph Parish Council CFB Borden, Ontario Patricia MacDonald St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Marilyn MacMullin St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Margaret McGuinness St. Monica Parish Council Toronto, Ontario Catherine Parsley St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia 70 Year Certificate Pat Hupka St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Johanna Sitter Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Lucille Wright Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan 60 Year Pin Mary Geurts St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Frances Lynch St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Claire Noonan Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Elsie Off St. Patrick Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Maria Piscitelli Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Joan Proulx St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario


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50 Year Pin

Helen Behm Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Noreen Brasier St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Teresa Catti Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Mayme Clare St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Margaret Deck St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Gertie Donovan St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Isabel Dwyer St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Mary Eisan St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Connie Flontek St. Mary of the People Parish Council Oshawa, Ontario Irma Giacomini St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Ameila Hajjar St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Ida Kaczor Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Florence Khattar St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Marguerite Kovalsky Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Bernadette LeBlanc St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Doreen MacDonnell St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Anne MacDougall St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Rita MacLeod St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Teresa MacNeil St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Josie MacPherson St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Margaret McGarrigle Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Marie Mullins St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Noella Pelletier St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Edie Pyle Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Bertha Raoul St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Anne Reynolds St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Mary Rudderham St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Rita Sawlor St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Gloria Sidock St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Helen Sillers St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Ann Syvitski St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Mary Trites St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia

40 Year Pin Deanna Allen St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Catherina Angelone Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Donna Bates St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia


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Irene Bohun Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Louise Coffin St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Ann Coones St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Cheryl Delorenzi St. Patrick Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Marie Dunn St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Marie Flaherty St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Joan Kenny Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Elizabeth Kovacs St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Evelyn Lees St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Thelma Loch Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Anne Lynch St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Mary MacDonald St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Susan MacEachern St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Betty MacIsaac St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Rosalie McMillan Holy Family Parish Council CFB Kingston, Ontario Helen Menssa Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Maria Morrison St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Geraldine Sampson St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Barbara Sanders Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Hazel Tanner Holy Name Parish Council CFB Cold Lake, Alberta Edna Turcott St. Joseph Parish Council CFB Borden, Ontario Sr. Dolores Turgeon St. Patrick Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Mary Watson Holy Family Parish Council CFB Kingston, Ontario Mary Wappel Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan

25 Year Pin Mary Bakos St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Bonita Calder St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Norine Carroll St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Tara Cerhit St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Peggy Champion Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Josette Chase St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Rose Conohan St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Mary Czepek St. Mary of the People Parish Council Oshawa, Ontario Anna Maria DeRose Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Ameila Doyle St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Bea Geering Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Anita Johnson St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Marianne Kirley St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario


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Mary MacDonald St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Evelyn MacSween St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Rose McDonald Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Patti McInnis Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Council Thorold, Ontario Andrea Rainville St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Rosanna Rainville St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Elizabeth Sanders St. Mary of the People Parish Council Oshawa, Ontario Emily Wall St. Theresa Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia

10 Year Pin Angela Andriet St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Jeanette Ash Holy Family Parish Council CFB Kingston, Ontario Barbara Blondeau St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Jennifer Bow St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Gloria Broad St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Carmel Coffin St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Marielle Cook Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Brenda Curtis St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Johanna Davis St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Florinda D’Costa St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Catherine Debosky St. Mary Parish Council Lindsay, Ontario Shirley D’Mello St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Roberta Freeman St. Monica Parish Council Toronto, Ontario Karen Hansen Holy Family Parish Council CFB Kingston, Ontario Mary Keefe St. Monica Parish Council Toronto, Ontario Jolene MacLellan St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Anna Patrick St. Dominic Savio Parish Council Edmonton, Alberta Margaret Penny St. Anthony Daniel Parish Council Sydney, Nova Scotia Jennifer Perera St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Marie Petranova St. Patrick Cathedral Parish Council Thunder Bay, Ontario Nellie Sue Ping St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Georgia Plotts St. James the Greater Parish Council Blind River, Ontario Margaret Ruda Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan Teresa Sealey St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Bernadette Singh St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Artimizia Tellis St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Claire Warner St. Monica Parish Council Toronto, Ontario Rose Ylagan St. Aidan Parish Council Scarborough, Ontario Betty Znack Notre Dame Parish Council North Battleford, Saskatchewan


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June Quiz 1. How many days after Pentecost is the Feast of the Sacred Heart celebrated? 2. Which saint had several visions of Christ in the 1600s, including the “great apparition” which is

one of the most significant sources for the devotion to the Sacred Heart? 3. There are seven sorrows (or dolors) in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Name one of these

events. 4. Our Lady of Fatima asked that in reparation for sins committed against her Immaculate Heart, a

Catholic do certain activities on the first Saturday of the month for five consecutive months. Name at least one of these activities.

5. There are 12 promises of the Sacred Heart. Name at least one. 6. After which octave is the Feast of the Sacred Heart celebrated? 7. What is the proper term for the Feast of the Sacred Heart? 8. In which century did the first Feast of the Immaculate Heart take place? 9. St. Lutgarde, an early devotee to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, had a vision in which Christ gave her

the gift of Latin. In a later vision, she asked to exchange the gift of Latin for something else. What gift did she ask for?

10. What is the scapular of the Sacred Heart?

May Quiz Answers 1. According to the Gospel of James and church tradition, who are the Blessed Virgin Mary’s

parents? (St. Joachim and St. Anne) 2. What does “Theotokos” mean?” (Mother of God) 3. According to estimates, how old was Mary when she gave birth to Christ? (12-14 years old) 4. During Pentecost, it was customary for Italians to scatter _________ from the ceiling of the

churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues. (rose petals) 5. After Jesus ascended into Heaven, where did the apostles and the disciples remain together

until the Holy Spirit descended upon them? (the Upper Room) 6. What happened to the apostles and disciples when the Holy Spirit entered them? (they could

speak different languages) 7. As of 2010, how many abortions (to the nearest thousand) were performed in Canada according

to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)? (65,000) 8. What does COLF stand for? What do they support? (The Catholic Organization for Life and

Family – respect for human life and dignity) 9. Who founded COLF? (The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Knights of

Columbus).


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Congratulations are sent to Debbie Lynch, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Council, Hastings, Ontario, first to correctly answer the May quiz.

The next deadline for submissions is June 30th. Stories

from New Brunswick will be featured in the next edition of Be League.

Please submit your stories and photos to

[email protected] or by fax to 888-831-9507.

** All photo submissions must include the signatures

of everyone photographed.

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