Dates to remember ... Volume 41 April 16th– Pastoral Home Care/SASMAD Volunteer Appreciation Tea with a workshop from the Alzheimer’s Society– An Introduction to Alzheimer’s and Strategies for Communication. 2000 Sherbrooke St. W. 1:30-4:00pm April 2015 Contact Wendy or Cathie to RSVP April 18th – SASMAD Ressourcement (en francais) Micheline Gagnon– L’accompagnement des malades, un second souffle dans la foi. 9h-15h30 at Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs. Contact Wendy or Cathie to RSVP Council on Palliative Care – Three Free Workshops: Easter Joy in Everyday Life Jesus loves us - right now. At this moment, Jesus holds each one of us in his warm and loving gaze and loves us so freely at a depth that our human minds can’t take in. Whether we comprehend this or not, Jesus loves us endlessly and waits for us with his arms open, ready to hold and support us. Pope Francis said at Easter, we leave ourselves behind and encounter others by “being close to those crushed by life’s troubles, sharing with the needy, standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the outcast.” Bridge A r c h d i o c e s e o f M o n t r e a l E n g l i s h S e c t o r - S A S M A D As we receive his embrace and feel the peace and joy of Easter wash over us, we can look over his shoulder, and see beyond to those in need who now wait for us. That’s when we realize that the real joy in our lives is putting aside our own faults, challenges and difficulties for a while and entering into the lives of others. We are being missioned as Easter People. We find peace in Jesus’ love for us and now we share it with others. We find ourselves standing side by side with Jesus, looking together at those we are being sent to love. April 13th 6:00-8:00pm What you wanted to know about hospitals and were too afraid to ask. Dr. Eugene Bereza MD April 20th 6:00-8:00pm Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End with author Atul Gawande April 27th 6:00-8:00pm Advocating for Excellent Care Joan Foster, BN. All three talks held at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom 4100 Sherbrooke W. No registration required. April 14th through May 26th Hearing God in Others Listening Skills Course. 7:00-9:00pm Ignatian Centre 514-481-1064 $120 April 27th End of Life Choices Conference- Seniors Action Quebec. La Plaza Hotel 420 Sherbrooke St.W. 9:00am-5:00pm $40/$50 May 2nd Messiah Trap: When Helping You is Hurting Me 9:00am-3:00 pm Ignatian Centre $60.00 May 5th Annual Sandra Goldberg Lecture—Council on Palliative Care “ Public Choices, Private Lives: An End of Life Conversation” Leacock 132 McGill University 6:00pm Basic Pastoral Home Care Formation for New Visitors (or a refresher for experienced visitors) Beginning May 2015 at Jesus Light of the World Parish, Pierrefonds Registration: 514-931-7311 ext 354 That is where the real joy of Easter waits for us. Creighton Online Ministry Pastoral Home Care Services SASMAD Anglophone sector Cathie Macaulay, Coordinator 514-931-7311 ext. 354 cmacaulay@diocesemontreal.org Wendy de Souza, Secretary 514-931-7311 ext. 249 wdesouza@diocesemontreal.org