Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes

Bishop Thévenot has written a letter regarding the annual Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes on February 11, 2010.

This letter encourages each Christian community, together with family and friends, to have their elderly and sick people anointed by their parish priest. It will be inserted into the parish bulletins and read out loud at Mass on Sundays around the Prince Albert Diocese.

To read more, you can open the letter here.

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Saskatchewan Day for Haiti Raises
over $600,000 for Haiti
(Originally reported by Murray Wood,
posted on the website with permission from Rawlco Radio)

Saskatchewan people have a reputation for helping their neighbour, and for routinely incredible responses in the face of a pressing need.  They have come together again to help the victims of last week's earthquake in Haiti.

The Saskatchewan Day of Caring For Haiti generated over $600,000 dollars in just 12 hours.  The final total from the province-wide radiothon on News Talk 650 CKOM and 980 CJME was $620,880.60.

Follow the rest of the story... http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20100120/28141

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Development and Peace Launches Emergency Appeal for Earthquake Victims in Haiti

Development and Peace is launching an emergency appeal to support humanitarian aid relief in Haiti in the wake of a devastating earthquake that is estimated to have affected millions of people in the country.

The organization has already committed a first pledge of $50,000 to Caritas Haiti, which runs 200 medical clinics in the country but is in dire need of financial resources to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of this population in crisis.

Download Development and Peace News Release here.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President Bishop Pierre Morissette announced a joint campaign with the Development and Peace Organization in order to respond to the urgent situation in Haiti. Read the message...

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World Day of the Sick
February 11, 2010

We have provided some information regarding resources on World Day of the Sick that is offered from the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada. This information has been scanned from originals as a reference; if you want your own kit (with original artwork, cards, etc.) please contact the CHAC directly (www.chac.ca) to order.

CHAS would be interested in hearing back from you regarding any celebrations or initiatives that you have planned for this day. Photos or news supplied to us would be included in our next CHAS Communique.Thank-you.

Sandra Kary
Executive Director, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan
Rm 125, 1702 20 th Street West, Saskatoon, SK  S7M 0Z9
P: 306.655.5332   F: 306.655-5333  
sandra.chassk@sasktel.net     www.chassk.ca

Committed to the healing ministry of Jesus

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Catholic Family Services
in Prince Albert

Catholic Family Services in Prince Albert (CFSPA) have released a 2010 Winter and Spring newsletter and program list. For more information, a description of their organization is available on the Catholic Links page.