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Pope Francis: Our Moral Imperative to Act on Climate Change and 3 Steps We Can Take:   On Oct 10, Pope Francis gave a TED talk as part of a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.  He proposed three steps – “education in the care of the common home… focus on water and nutrition…a gradual, but immediate, replacement of fossil fuels with clean energy sources. Click title for the link.

The Carlington Community Chaplaincy is in need of a fridge in working order.  The Chaplaincy is no longer getting food for the breakfast program from the Food Bank, so more cold storage space is needed to store yogurt and cheese to avoid having to travel more often to Wholesale Club to pick up food. If you can help, please contact Kathy Czerny at 613-728-3850 or email to kczerny@sympatico.ca.

In the wake of the global pandemic, we are inviting you to take action with us to help create a greener and more just world. Click the title for the registration details.

Please plan to attend the Parish Town Hall Gathering Tuesday October 13th at 7 PM. This will be both in-person and on ZOOM. More details to come shortly.

Please click title for more about the Discussion of Laudato Si' Updated Zoom information (also updated in the article) To join the Zoom session, click on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88021607474?pwd=WGNKMzBQSUpTR3hFYmx4ZEszLzQ0Zz09 a few minutes before 7 p.m. on the 29th. If it doesn’t work, here are the meeting ID (880 2160 7474) and password (696971).

The Caldwell Family Centre is hosting a virtual Harvest of hope event on Thursday, October 1st. There is an on-line auction, an hour presentation on Rogers’ community  network featuring Sam Laprade with guest hosts Daniel and Bibi Alfredsson, and an opportunity to order a meal to eat at home on October 1st or to obtain a meal coupon for a later date. Please click the title for more!

Our Parish’s focus on the fifth anniversary year of Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home will begin on Tuesday evening, September 29. The format will be an online discussion via Zoom from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Sign-up instructions will be announced closer to the date. Click on title for more details.

This year, the Season of Creation is from September 1st to October 4th (the Feast of St. Francis). The theme this year is JUBILEE FOR THE EARTH and invites us to consider the integral relationship between the rest of the earth and ecological, economic, social and political ways of living. We are also invited to give thanks for creation and to renew our human vocation to care for it all. Click title for more

Thank you! The Parish raised over $3,230 for affordable housing on May 31, 2020. From MHI - In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, MHI set a new record for Tulipathon. Shortly before midnight of the 31st, the Virtual Tulipathon 2020 broke its ambitious goal of $50,000. Click title of article to see more!

This year Multifaith Housing Initiative’s annual “Tulipathon” walk to raise money for subsidizing rents at MHI dwellings will be a little different.  Participants are asked to do a 3 km. “Solo Stroll” or a “Hike at Home” rather than the usual gathering at Dow’s Lake to walk amid the tulips. Besides fundraising, the aim is to raise public awareness about the need in Ottawa for affordable and good quality housing for people on low income.  Click title to see more...

On Saturday June 20th 2020 your Knights of Columbus needs your help to serve Brunch for the marginalized at the Carlington Community Chaplaincy located at 102-1465 Caldwell Ave. We will be there preparing and serving brunch from 8:45 am - 12:15 pm with the meal served from 10:00 am to 11:00 a.m. Click Title for details.

Click title to read more about the donation made to the Special Olympics

Key upcoming dates for Imagining a Parish Youth Ministry, Lenten Pancake Breakfast and Lenten Parish Mission

here are some ideas (click on the title to see them) for your New Year's Resolutions as they appear in the January 5th bulletin. These are from Pope Francis.

Click the title for more information about our Advent and Christmas Schedule for 2019/20

Click the title to find out more about confirmation dates in the article. If you need to get in touch about including your child not attending St. Daniel's please contact the Parish Office. Students are typically in Grade 6 that participate in Confirmation preparation. Please contact the Parish Office for further questions on this.

CJI is presenting - Mark your calendars for Tues. Nov. 19 from 7 to 9 PM to come to St. Basil's (940 Rex Ave, Ottawa) to see a presentation by by Fr Arturo Estrada SJ (Director, Bachajón Jesuit Mission, Chiapas, Mexico) called: More than coffee: Cultivating dignity and justice in Chiapas. Click on the title for more. NEW Information ! - RSVP: cji@jesuits.ca | 1-800-448-2148

Click the title to find out more about using our new logo - the winner of our competition!

Mark your calendars for Nov 6 from 7 PM to 8 PM as there will be a chance to follow-up last month's excellent discussion with the film "In the Spirit of Reconciliation" that could not be properly shown at that time due to technical issues. We are now ready with the film. (Shown at St. Basil's)

On behalf of the Knights of Columbus, and the Special Olympians I would like to thank St. Basil’s for their continued support of our annual Bottle Drive.  This year we received from bottle and cash donations totalling $404. Please click the title to read more...