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APRIL 18, 200
A new initiative
was begun on Friday March 27. It was to offer private classical
guitar lessons to the boys from sixth grade up. Five boys
accepted the challenge. A teacher from Kitchener (Mr. Rose)
has agreed to come to the school every Friday afternoon
for those lessons. A parishioner also kindly purchased three
new classical guitars for the school, which arrived on Holy
Saturday, much to the delight of the boys when they returned
from Easter break.
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| Mr.
Rose, the high school teacher of classical guitar,
gives his weekly class in the high school classroom.
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During the week of March 23 - 29, when
Father Scott was away preaching parish missions in Winnipeg
and Welwyn, Reverend Lillis came from Toronto to take his
place, teaching his classes and administering examinations.
Friday March 27 was in fact the end of the Third Quarter,
the Fourth Quarter starting on Monday 30th, but report cards
were not handed out until April 1st.
On Sunday April 5th, Palm Sunday, the
blessing of Palms took place in the gymnasium, in which
an altar had been set up, followed by a procession to the
main chapel. The large attendance of faithful to profess
their Faith in Christ the King quite overwhelmed the capacity
of the chapel, a sign of the future.
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| Procession
to the altar for the blessing of Palms,
set up in the Gymnasium. |
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Distribution of
Palms to the faithful,
who kneel to receive them.
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On Monday April 6th a new family arrived
from Nova Scotia, placing two children in the school, increasing
enrolment to 17 students. The school was then able to implement
a plan and divide the lower grades into two classes, hiring
Mrs. Reis to teach Kindergarten and First Grade (3 students),
with Mrs. Tonogai retaining 2nd - 4th grades (4 students).
Consequently, Our Lady of Mount Carmel has a Kindergarten
class, as of the fourth quarter of the year.
The five boarders returned home on Holy
Wednesday (April 9th), but the ceremonies of Holy Week continued
all the same. Some of the young men who are parishioners
made the effort to prepare the chants, and the Maundy Thursday
and Good Friday ceremonies were well attended, as also the
day Mass on Easter Sunday. In the afternoon of Easter Sunday
Father Wegner brought Father Alain Nély, Second Assistant
to the Superior General, to the school for a first visit
and for a priestly gathering in celebration of Easter. The
following week, Easter week, was a week of vacation, during
which Father Scott was able to follow his annual retreat
in Shawinigan.
