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St. Anne Catholic School Presents “Twist and Shout”
St. Anne Catholic School, 4500 St. Michel in Hanmer is proud to present its year end musical production “Twist and Shout” starting Wednesday, June 6 until Friday, June 8, 2007. More than 35 talented singers, actors and dancers will be featured in this 1960’s style rock and roll show, which also features a special appearance by the king of rock and roll himself, Elvis Presley.
The story is about a young teenage songwriter, Rhonda Cascade, who tries to get her song published by a scrupulous producer who in turn, steals the song for himself. Along the way Rhonda enlists the help of Sam Sunday, a bumbling police detective, to help her in her quest to get her song back.
The price of admission is $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for seniors and students. Show times are at 7:00 p.m. each evening in the gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at the door each evening. All money raised will help support the Arts program at St. Anne Catholic School.
Marymount Students Set to Break Guinness Book of World Records With Largest Slab of Fudge – 5,050 lbs
Marymount Academy students along with the St. Joseph’s Foundation of Sudbury and Northwest Fudge Factory have teamed up in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest slab of fudge. The current record stands at 4,444 lbs for a single slab. On Friday, May 25, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. the students will be creating a 5,050 lb piece of delicious chocolate/vanilla swirl fudge at the New Sudbury Shopping Centre at Centre Court.
The daunting task is part of Marymount’s commitment to the St. Joseph’s Foundation and the covenant agreement which was formalized between the two institutions last year. In the spirit of good citizenry, Marymount Academy students have adopted St. Joseph’s Villa as their sister organization and are counting on the “sweet tooths” in the City of Greater Sudbury in helping them to purchase all of the 5,050 lbs of fudge made from the gigantic slab.
Once the record has been set and officially verified the students will be selling 2 lb pieces of fudge for $20 on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 during regular store hours. Bulk orders will also be sold, a 20-lb slab of the fudge will be sold for $200 which will include a “reserved” name plate with the name of the business/organization to be displayed on the actual chunk of fudge.
Marymount Academy students and staff held a “media launch” yesterday to help build enthusiasm and support for the fundraiser. On hand to share in the excitement and to motivate the students were Gerry Lougheed Jr., Chantelle Gorham, Owner of Northwest Fudge Factory, Jo-Anne Palkovitz, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and Chuck Murray, husband of Nancy Murray who is a resident of St. Joseph’s Villa. All money raised from the “Largest Slab of Fudge” fundraiser will be directed toward the purchase of a “$25,000 state of the art” therapeutic bath tub for the new Complex Continuing Care Building presently being built.
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St. Theresa Junior Boys, Handball Champs!
The St. Theresa Junior Boys won the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s handball tournament recently held at St. Francis Catholic School. After dropping only one of their five games in the regular schedule, the boys went undefeated in the semifinal games to claim the championship.
Congratulations to the St. Theresa Catholic School boys handball team — well done!
St. Mary Catholic School Does it Again!
St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol had another spectacular “Jump Rope for Heart” event raising $4,135.98 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. In the past twelve years, St. Mary School has raised $38,017.80.
During this year’s event, eleven students individually raised over $100 and three students raised over $200 each. Jump Rope for Heart took place during Catholic Education Week. Some of the challenges included who could skip the fastest, who could skip the longest and who had the most creative routine.
Many thanks to the parents and the Capreol community for their tremendous support and encouragement over the years in this fundraising effort which benefits so many.
Most Reverend Robert Harris Appointed Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI has recently announced the appointment of the Most Reverend Robert Harris, as Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick. Since his episcopal ordination on December 12, 2002 until today, Bishop Harris has served as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie.
Bishop Plouffe has declared “Bishop Harris will be missed by many in this diocese and personally, I am losing a very loyal and dedicated immediate collaborator. Even though his episcopal ministry among us was brief, we will always remember him for his kind and sensitive approach to people and challenges. We wish him well as he undertakes his new responsibilities and assure him of our prayers and most sincere gratitude.”
Bishop Harris becomes the twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Saint John. Founded September 30, 1842 it is the seventh oldest Roman Catholic Diocese in Canada. Belonging to the Metropolitan See of Moncton, the Diocese serves a population of 115,400 Roman Catholic dispersed over a territory of 60,000 square kilometres, including seven counties and three principal regions: Saint John, Fredericton and Miramichi.
The fifty-eight parishes and thirty-two missions are served by 67 diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, 2 deacons, 1 religious brother and 139 religious women.
During his time in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Bishop Harris served as Vicar General, Co-ordinator of Pastoral Services (both English and French sectors), Associate Judicial Vicar of the Matrimonial Tribunal, Chancellor and Director of Vocations. At the level of the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops (OCCB) as well as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop (CCCB), Bishop Harris has served on several Episcopal Commissions, Councils and Committees.
The date of his installation will be announced in the near future.
Bishop Harris’ letter to the faithful of our diocese can be read here.
St. John Catholic School Students Help Launch Science North’s New WebCast Technology
Students from St. John Catholic School were at Science North Monday to participate in the unveiling of the latest in webcasting technology and to hear Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Mr. Rick Bartolucci announce a $90,000 investment by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism in the project. The funding is part of the province’s Celebrate Ontario initiative, a one-time $4-million project that will help renew and revitalize the province’s existing festivals and events, with the goal of helping organizations enhance their products by creating new experiences to attract residents and visitors to Ontario.
“The Ontario government is a proud supporter of local festivals, events and attractions that boost tourism in all four seasons,” said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci. “Supporting such events provides an economic boost to our area, and a memorable experience for our visitors.”
With the grant, Science North has created a webstudio that will reside in the Sudbury facility, and will ‘broadcast” over the internet to a travelling webstudio. The first stop for the travelling studio will be the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, where Science North has installed exhibits that are complementary to its current special exhibition – Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins.
Science North and the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat will collaborate to create programming related to the Ends of the Earth polar exhibition and to the exhibits at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat. The programs, some involving live Arctic and Antarctic animals on loan to Science North from other institutions such as the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, will be broadcast in real-time over the internet to enhance the visitor experience at both facilities and attract more visitors over the summer season. The portable webcasting studio will be installed at the Habitat in the next few weeks, and stay at the Polar Bear Habitat until September 3, 2007, when a new location will be chosen.
Technically, the two studios will be outfitted in a similar way, although the webstudio at Science North will have a little more power, including the ability to control the cameras and equipment in the mobile studio. Each will have two cameras, lighting gear, audio equipment, and A/V switchers, all linked to powerful servers designed to send the signal out through the web effectively and efficiently. Any communication from one facility to the other can be made available on the web in real-time, or recorded and made available at a later date. Both web studios are suitable for webcasting and for video conferencing.
Pius XII Catholic School Participates in ‘Mining Rocks’ Race
The Grade 2 and 3 students at Pius XII Catholic School participated in the ‘Sudbury Rocks Race’ in downtown Sudbury on Sunday, May 6, 2007. The one kilometre race started at the YMCA on Durham Street. The children ran down Durham to Beech Street around the corner to Elgin and back up Elgin Street to the YMCA.
The students at Pius XII Catholic school trained hard for more than a month for the race with representatives from the Running Room and have completed the Kids Fit fitness tests. The students’ fitness scores improved so remarkably that the Running Room suggested that the students enter the Sudbury Rocks Race which is also the qualifier for the Boston Marathon.
Proceeds from the race went to the Diabetes Foundation.