Canada-Mauritius Cultural Association

Father Gerard Sullivan's Visit to Canada

Father Gerard Sullivan, Vicar General for the Diocese of Port Louis, will be visiting Canada in September/October.
Our Mauritian friends in Calgary have established the following program for his visit to Alberta (all are invited and friends are welcome):

CALGARY
Sunday September 25, 2005
5:00 pm Pot Luck at St Luke's Parish Hall to celebrate "la Fête du Père Laval"
7:30 pm Mass
8:15 pm Chit Chat with Fr Sullivan

Monday September 26, 2005
6:30 pm Legion of Mary, Patrician meeting at St Anthony's Parish Hall

Tuesday September 27, 2005
6:30 pm Mass at St Luke's Church
7:30 pm Conference by Fr Sullivan: Is God part of the Marriage?

Wednesday September 28, 2005
10:30 am Depart to Montreal
More info from Denise (403) 241-0688 / Cleret (403) 246-2806 / Charles (403) 720-6726

MONTREAL
Please ask Teresa Wong in Montreal about the program of Fr. Sullivan's visit to her city.

OTTAWA
We plan to have Fr. Sullivan visit us in Ottawa on Friday, September 30, 2005, for a Pere Laval Mass and a "causerie" during the day. More information to follow as soon as we have finalized the plans. Thanks to our friends from Montreal for proposing to drive Fr. Sullivan to Ottawa, and also to Charles Cheun of Trait d'Union Canada-Maurice in Calgary for providing the details about the visit.

The Invitation Project

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April 6, 2005 - Being native of Mauritius, I am pleased to inform you that on Friday, April 1, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau QC Canada, my wife and I attended the official opening of the exhibition "The Quilt of Belonging" (La Courtepointe de l'Appartenance). The unveiling of this magnificent Canadian textile artwork took place in the presence of the Board of Directors of "Invitation" and more than 500 guests from different ethnocultural groups.

In fact, it was an extraordinary tapestry-work of about 36 metres long x 3.5 metres high (120 x 10 feet) composed of 263 blocks with embroidered designs from different countries including Mauritius. The symbol for Mauritius was designed by me, and during the opening, some guests asked me several questions about our island. (Please refer to the link, The Invitation Project, for the picture and more details about the logo for Mauritius).

The book "Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project " showing all designs and comments will be sent to me next month. I shall let you know when I receive it.

Yours,

Joseph-Serge NINA

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