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14 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday October 7, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Register for Alpha Course by calling Mary Mother of God Church at 905-3372184. Alpha is an ideal opportunity for anyone and everyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over 10 thought-provoking weekly sessions ­ it started Oct. 4. Conference on the Spirituality of Healing and Wholeness: annual conference at. St. Simon's Anglican Church, Oct. 13-15, with Rev. Mike Flynn, internationally renowned speaker, author, teacher and the director of Fresh Winds Ministry in California, sponsored by the Order of St. Luke healing ministry. See www.oslregion8.org/conf2006-oakville or jlbest@sympatico.ca or call June Best 905-825-2669. Fareshare Foodbank is looking for high school students to help with a variety of activities related to its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive (Sept. 30-Oct. 15). Time spent volunteering can be applied to their required community service hours. Please call 905-845-8014. Harvest of Hope Champagne Brunch and Silent Auction, first annual fundraiser for Danielle's Place eating disorder support centre, Oct. 15, 12 ­ 3 p.m., Burlington Golf and Country Club, 422 North Shore E., Burlington. Silent auction, raffles. Cost: $40, call Carolyn Mayeur, 905-333-5548. Mary Mother of God Parish 10th Anniversary Dinner Dance Fundraiser, Oct. 14: Mary Mother of God Parish, 2745 North Ridge Trail, Mass at 5 p.m., celebrated by Bishop Anthony Tonnos. Dinner dance fundraiser at Holy Trinity Croatian Church Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. Silent auction, raffles, prizes, cash bar. Tickets $55 each or $440 for a table of eight. For tickets call parish office, 905-337-2184, Brigitte, 905-849-7310 or Audrey, 905-842-5403. Kerr Street Ministries 10th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m., at The Meeting House, 2700 Bristol Circle. Open buffet, entertainment by Kelita, presentation, live and silent auction, guest speaker Ron Sider. Tickets $75. For more information call 905 845-7485 or visit www.kerrstreet.com SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 Octoberfest Dinner and Dance, Bronte Legion, 69 Jones, 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15 each, call 905-827-4722. The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) meets first Saturday of month, 2-4 p.m. in Oakville. Discussion on poetry topic selected by group, then sharing and critiquing of poetry. Contact Elka Ruth Enola ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. SUNDAY OCTOBER 8 With wars in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and with Remembrance Day in early November, War and Peace is theme for the next Poetry with a Conscience. Readings by Elka Enola, Andreas Gripp, Barbara Lefcourt, David Billings, Josie diSciasco, Ernie Enola, Geoff Weaver, Yaqoob Ghaznavi, Marion Shaffer, Sheila Tucker, Margaret Newton and Saroj Ram will be reading their own poems. Audience members have three minutes to read their poetry during open mic. Free, seating on first come first served, at The Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr, 2 - 4 p.m. Contact Elka Ruth Enola, ere@sympatico.ca or 905257-7075. Thanksgiving Worship, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Celebrate Harvest-Thanksgiving at St Cuthbert's, Maple Grove and Oakhill, 905-844-6200. BEYOND, a peer support group for those grieving loss of a loved one, Sundays 8 p.m., Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2563 Sixth Line, River Glen Mews Plaza. Contact Debbie 905-827-5849. MONDAY OCTOBER 9 21st annual Sharkey's Group of Companies Run for the Kids benefiting terminally ill children and their families of Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases, 10 a.m., O'Finn's Irish Temper Pub, 136 Church at Navy. TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 Oakville Newcomer's Club - Ladies Social, held every 2nd Tuesday in the month at The Burloak Canoe Club, Water Street from 7.30 p.m. Interest groups and various activities held throughout the year. Contact Marie Purchase 905-827-0461 or mariepurchase3@yahoo.ca or www.oakvillenewcomersclub.com. New Oakville Prostate Cancer Support Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit, 635 Fourth Line, Unit 51, with Paul Taylor, Oakville Prostate Cancer Support Group Leader and prostate cancer survivor. Information and support for prostate cancer patients and their sup- port team, 905-845-5231. GreenTrans monthly meeting, 7:15 p.m. Discussion on municipal election and upcoming events. Meeting at OCCPEHR, 148 Kerr south of Rebecca. Accessible by Bus #14. New members welcome. Contact 905-827-5989 or info@greentrans.org. Support Group for Recent Survivors of Automobile Accidents, every Tuesday night 7-8:30 p.m., starting Oct. 10 for eight weeks, Oakville Library. Support and advocacy for those suffering from physical and emotional trauma of an automobile accident. Leader is a community member who has experienced the personal trauma herself and wishes to help others avoid needless suffering. Call Elizabeth, 905-849-0169, and leave confidential message. Donations to cover costs only. Open Call for Singers: Tempus Choral Society holding membership drive for all sections. Tempus is an adult contemporary, community choir, ages 18 plus with wide-ranging repertoire including Broadway, swing, inspirational and contemporary music. Drop in 7 p.m. Rehearsals at St. John's United Church, 262 Randall, every Tuesday. No formal auditions necessary, voice placement only. Call 905-339-2682 or visit www.tempuschoralsociety.com. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 Bronte Horticultural Society meets at Colborne Community Centre, Lakeshore and Third Line at 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Paul Zammitt, Plant World, Planning and Planting for the Four Seasons Garden. Guests and visitors, $3. WIN Oakville-Milton, 7 - 10 p.m., Rattlesnake Point Golf Club. Registration 6:30 p.m. Nine-hole golf game, 5 - 7 p.m., Registration 4:45 p.m. Cost: $60 dinner included. Speaker: JoAnne Cutler, writer, speaker and facilitator, Breaking the Cycle. Cost: $29 for members and first time guests, $39 for non-members, and $25 students under 18. RSVP (type Oakville/Milton on subject line) by e-mail at meetings@winwithresults.ca or 416-226-3288. Treatment of Schizophrenia, free seminar with Dr. Tom Hastings, Psychiatrist, Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Auditorium, 7 p.m. presented by Halton Healthcare services in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario. Call 905-338-4379 to reserve a seat. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton information session, 7:30 p.m. at 464 Morden. Call 905-339-2355. Longo's Dietician Sandra Saville is conducting a Smart Kids Lunch Seminar, 7 -7:45 p.m., Longo's Oakville, 338 Dundas at Trafalgar, 905-257-5633. 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