COMMUNITY calendar
Special services
World Day of Prayer service at Our Lady of the Assumption is on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. The prayer service is written by women of Slovenia. Everyone welcome.
World Day of Prayer Service for York Covehead Charge, St Eugene, St Michaels and Tracadie parishes will be held at Central United Church in Dunstaffnage on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m. All are welcome to this ecumenical service.
Tryon Baptist Church will host a World Day of Prayer service on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 pm. All Welcome. Participants from area churches will share in leadership of this service. (Stormdate: March 3 at 2:30 p.m.)
Cards/Cribbage/Crokinole
Kensington Lions Auction cards is Fridays, 7 p.m., at the Kensington Legion, 30 Garden Dr.
Weekly card play is at the Silver Threads Club in Souris, Fridays, 7 p.m.
Winsloe Lions Friday night Crib is 7:30 p.m. at the Winsloe Lions Hall, starting Oct. 5. There is a loonie pot and a 50/50 draw. Call Michelle, 902393-8613.
Weekly Friday night card parties, sponsored by the O’Leary Seniors Sunshine Club, are at O’Leary Community Complex, O’Leary, 7 p.m. Admission is $3. Prizes will be awarded, and light refreshments are served.
Cards are at the Hunter River Community Centre, Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $3. Lunch is served.
Cards are Fridays, 7:30 p.m., at the Olde Dunstaffnage Community Centre.
Stratford crokinole is played Fridays, 7:30 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford. Admission is $4 per person with lunch and prizes provided. Call 902-569-3910 for information
Crokinole and Auction 45s will be played Saturday, March 2, 1 p.m., at the NewLondon Community Complex. All ages are welcome.
Charlottetown Legion bingo is every Sunday and Monday at 7:10 p.m. See Saturday’s and Monday’s ad on page 2 of The Guardian or visit www.CharlottetownLegion.ca for prize information.
Fundraisers
Capture the Queen of Hearts is at the Fort Augustus Rec Centre, Fridays, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Trivia is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold until 8 p.m. for a chance to win a growing jackpot.
St. Pius X Knights of Columbus will be hosting a roast beef dinner at the Jack Blanchard Centre in Charlottetown on March 3, 4-6 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults and $8 for children. Takeouts will be available. For tickets, contact Lowell at 902566-3800 or Colin at 902-569-7909.
Classes
Gentle yoga for healthy aging will be presented by Eleanor Gallant, for Health Within Holistics, on Fridays, 10 a.m., in the York Point Community Centre, 346 York Point Rd., Cornwall. Contact 902-892-2538 or gallantcampbell@gmail.com. Rock & Talk Playgroup for babies and toddlers is Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Family Place 75 Central St., Summerside. Drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Fitness for 50-plus is at the Milton Community Hall (7 New Glasgow Rd., Route 224, North Milton), Mondays and Fridays at 9 a.m.
Shorehill Gentle Yoga gentle hatha classes are in Charlottetown on Mondays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., at Trinity United Church. New students are welcome, and the first class is always free (www.Shorehill.ca, Annella, 902-626-7560, or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.)
Shorehill Yoga is offering chair yoga classes in Charlottetown on Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Trinity United Church for anyone who may have difficulty getting up and down from the floor (www.Shorehill.ca, Annella, 902-626-7560, or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.)
Presentations
A group meets for an indepth study and discussion on the text of “A Course in Miracles” on Fridays, 7 p.m., 22 Garfield St., Charlottetown. Call Timmy at 902566-1859.
Weekly free classes on Buddhism, as well as special classes on meditation, are being offered by the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute (GEBIS) at its Buddhist Centre in Charlottetown, 133 Queen St., second floor. Contact GEBIS Charlottetown on Facebook or gebissociety.org for information. Register for classes at gebis.happycourse@gmail.com.