Sr. Patricia Simpson, CND, will present “Marguerite Bourgeoys: Origins of the Associate Relationship” at the Assembly of Associates Saturday, April 18, 9:30 am. Her address will be followed by discussion, questions and comments. All Associates and Sisters who are directly involved with Associates have been invited to participate in the full weekend. However, we wish to invite all Sisters to the Saturday morning presentation and lunch. Please contact Sr. Joan Mahoney at cndassociatesusa@msn.com or jmahoney@cnd-m.org by March 4 if you wish to attend the April 18 morning session. The Assembly Committee Members

This movie is advertised as the story of Stephen Hawking; could be subtitled the story of Jane, his loving wife. Powerful acting and amazing story. Stephen is now over 70 – he has lived with ALS since his diagnosis at age 21. He has 4 grandchildren and he is still teaching. (P.S. You don’t have to know physics to appreciate this film.) 

This month we are called to be friendly and show hospitality for peace with our smiles. Hospitality and friendly greetings are key to the theme of "Visitation." And they are key to building peace. In recent years our country has become increasingly polarized politically and economically. We are not alone, as the United States and many other countries are experiencing a similar trend. Working to build commonalities and avoid polarization and working to address the ever growing gap between the rich and the poor in Canada, are just two ways that JPIC is building peace in this way.