COMMUNITY calendar
Reserve
• March 17 for PEIACL'S fundraising gala. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Rodd Charlottetown. Enjoy a three-course meal, silent auction, door prizes and live music. Tickets are $100 each. Call Julie, 902-4394607, to reserve.
Community
• The World Day of Prayer service will be held on March 1 at 3 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi, 5 Lowther Dr. Cornwall. This beautiful service has been created by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Palestine. All are welcome.
• The Summerside and Area World Day of Prayer service 2024 takes place at Summerside Presbyterian Church, 130 Victoria Rd., Summerside, March 1, 11 a.m. This year's theme is "I Urge you, bear with one another in love" and is based in Palestine. The service will be led by the Circle of Joy group of Summerside Presbyterian Church. Lunch will follow. The storm date is March 8 at 11 a.m. For more information about World Day of Prayer, visit the Women's Interchurch Council website – wicc.org.
• St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown is hosting a World Day of Prayer Service on March 1 at 2 p.m. Participating churches are St. Mark's, Park Royal United and St. Pius X.
• The Island Peace Committee (IPC) and the Muslim Society of Prince Edward Island will hold a Peace Walk and Rally on March 2 at 2 p.m. Meet at Boulder Park on Grafton Street, Charlottetown, and walk through the streets of downtown Charlottetown. There will then be a rally at Boulder Park with speeches, poetry and music in solidarity with the suffering peoples of Palestine. It is ppen to all. For more information, contact IPC, 902 368-7337.
• People are invited to get to know their neighbours, Monday and Friday, 10-11 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Coffee, tea and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats.
• P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a nonprofit, non-denominational, social group, provides separated, divorced, widowed and unmarried people 50 and over with an opportunity to get out of the house and participate in healthy group and social activities. Sociable Singles is not a dating club. The group socials are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Hillsborough Hall Community Centre, 199 Patterson Dr. Email sociable_singles@yahoo.com.
Courses, clinics, presentations
• Seniors are invited to meet at the library for an information session on physical activity with Keith Tanton, March 8, 11 a.m. to noon, in the Amalgamated Dairies Limited Room, Summerside Rotary Library. Enjoy free coffee or tea and a time to connect with others.
• Free counselling services are available through a project sponsored by The Living Well. To speak to a qualified social worker about anxiety, loss, depression, separation, parenting or relationship issues, email 20tlwp23@gmail.com or call 902 330-2028.
• Sessions on Christian meditation, the prayer of the heart which opens people to the presence of God in the silence and stillness of the present moment, will be held on Zoom on Tuesdays until April 30, 7-8 p.m. There is no fee. To register, contact karenyogapei@gmail.com. This program is offered through the Martha Spirituality Centre.
• Lectio Divina (divine reading) is a contemplative praying of Scripture that meets on Zoom every Thursday, until April 25, 10:30-11:45 a.m., to listen to and reflect upon the upcoming Sunday Gospel. There is no fee. Contact Sister Joan at drjoancsm@gmail.com.
• Yoga with Leone is Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall with Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) and 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. The cost is $6 for Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others.
• Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Miltonvale Community Hall. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and nonresidents are $5. Space is limited. Contact Miltonmvps@gmail.com.
• Seniors fitness classes with Michele Gallant are Mondays at Milton Community Hall.
Meetings
• TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays, 6:15 p.m. Contact Joyce, 902-368-2055.
• TOPS PE 5051 meets at Sherwood Hall, 56 Maple Ave., Charlottetown, on Tuesdays, 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Irene, 902-394-5188.
• T.O.P.S. #0694 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays at the Sherwood Community Centre (next to Cody Banks arena) on Maple Avenue in Charlottetown. Weigh-in starts at 7 p.m. with the meeting following (no meetings on statutory holidays or days when school is cancelled due to weather). Call Ellen 902213-0337. New members are welcome.
• Pregnant and new parents are welcome to attend an in-person support group hosted by La Leche League P.E.I., on March 6, 10-11 a.m., at Beaconsfield Carriage House, West Street by the corner of Kent, in Charlottetown. Information and support will be provided by a certified peer support LLL leader. The meeting’s focus will be on the needs and interests of the participants, especially preparing to breastfeed and dealing with challenges. It is free, and all ages are welcome. For more information, call 902-316-2167 or check out www.facebook.com/lllc.pei.
• The Cornwall Tops PE906 will meet every Thursday at 10 a.m. in the basement of St. Francis of Church, Cornwall. For information, call Pat at 902-675-3870.
Games
• Bingo is played at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre at UPEI, Fridays, 1:30 p.m.
• Cards are at Hampshire Hall with 14 rounds of bid auction/45s starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. each Saturday.
• Card play 45s singles is at the Tracadie Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m. The cost is $7 per person with cash prizes and a 50-50 draw.
• Cards are at the Uigg Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m.
• Bridge is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Euchre is played at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.
• Cards are at the Cotton Centre in Stratford on Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.
• The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets weekly in the seniors' room at the Cornwall Civic Centre. Cribbage and Auction are Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., Contract Bridge is Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., and Skip Bo is Thursdays, 1 p.m. Admission for all activities is $2. Call Ernie at 902393-2531.
• Tuesday night Progressive 45s is played at St. Joachim's Hall, Vernon River, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. There is a jackpot and light lunch. Partners are recommended.
• Card parties (Auction) are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at the Seniors Club, North Rustico. Call Genny Gallant, 902-360-2067.
• Scrabble is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Crokinole and cards are Wednesdays, 1 p.m., at the New London community complex. Admission is $5.
• Card games are Wednesdays at the Jack Blanchard Hall in Charlottetown, 1:30 p.m.
• Crib games are Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford, presented by Stratford Lions.
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