Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Thorold will be holding an online auction fundraiser starting November 10 to raise funds to renovate the lower level of our Church.  Register on www.MaxSold.com to bid for your chance to win tickets to a Toronto Maple Leaf or Niagara Ice Dogs hockey game, a Versa 3 Fitbit, or passes to Niagara Parks attractions (Courtesy of Niagara Parks) valued at $300.00! A large variety of gift certificates - from food to car care - will be available as well as pre-owned treasures, including NFL jackets, looking for a new home. Get an early start on Christmas shopping.

Let's Listen! Join us on Thursday, November 18th at 8pm as Dr. Katharine Hayhoe will speak to us about her novel "Saving Us" to inspire us to take climate action!

Saving Us draws on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, to give us the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change. Listen as Dr. Katharine Hayhoe shares her lessons with our community of Halton.

For more information: https://climatecollective.ca/hccreads/

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About the book:

United Nations Champion of the Earth, and climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future.

Called “one of the nation's most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it—and she wants to teach you how.

In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.

Biography:

Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy. She is also the Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law and Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University. She has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth and one of Time ’s 100 Most Influential People, and serves as the climate ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance.

Katharine was a lead author for the U.S. Second, Third, and Fourth National Climate Assessments, hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, and has written for The New York Times. Her TED Talk “The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Fight Climate Change: Talk About It” has been viewed over 5 million times. She has a BSc in physics and astronomy from the University of Toronto and an MS and a PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

We thank our partners for their support: Sheridan College, Cogeco, Halton District School Board, Greening Sacred Spaces, Milton Public Library, Halton Hills Public Library, Oakville Public Library, Halton District School Board Library, and Burlington Public Library.

Veterans' Week is a time to remember and honour the brave individuals who served our country in the past, and recognize those who serve in uniform today. 

Join us as we welcome special guest speaker Lieutenant-Colonel Terry Wong, Tactical Helicopter Pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Currently posted to the Branch Head position for Doctrine Development and Lessons Learned at the RCAF Air Warfare Centre in Trenton, Lt.-Col. Wong brings extensive experience serving across Canada and internationally. Lt.-Col. Wong will speak about Remembrance Day – past, present and future – and help us to understand and pay tribute to Canadian veterans who have served and who continue to serve this country. ​

In order to maintain physical distancing and gathering restrictions, registration is required and attendance is limited. To register, please email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca or call (613) 968-6731 x 2037.

Before entering the Meeting Room, participants must show ID and proof of full COVID-19 vaccination.

Christmas Fundraiser/Yard Sale

Saturday, November 27 from 10-3 at 11168 Tecumseh Rd. E. near Banwell.

Lots of Christmas items. Jewellery. Something for everyone.

Social Distancing. .Masks required. Cash only. All indoors.

Bazaar featuring Baked Goods, Christmas Corner, Deli, Scouts and, Silent Auction 14.Items are listed on our Website, order by Nov.14th. Pick-up at the church on Nov. 20 th or 21st at designated time. All Proceeds go to the work of the church.

Do you want to improve your reading, writing, grammar, math or computer skills? The Niagara Regional Learning Centre offers free one to one tutoring for adults aged nineteen and up. Tutoring is available for those needing to prepare for GED exams, get help with life skill challenges or upgrade skills for better employment.

Join Tracy McDonald, from Move from Within, in a mindful family hike at Sylvan Glen Conservation Area. 

Limited number of participants. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Please pre-register by email loleary@phpl.ca

The RVH Auxiliary is selling Tourtieres.  To order call 613-432-2448 or 613-432-5300 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.  or in the Hospital Gift Shop.  Deadline for orders November 15, 2021

Tourtieres are $18.00 each.  This is a meat pie traditionally eaten at Christmas.