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DARTS ATO ONLINE Meetings 10am / 6pm

DARTS ATO PRIORITY MEETING

DATE:             Tuesday, April 18, 2023

TIME:            10:00am (Morning Meeting)

6:00pm (Evening Meeting)

LOCATION:     ONLINE

Please note the same information will be presented at both meetings.

Registration Deadline:

Monday, April 17, 2023 by 4pm

 

   To register for the meeting, you must:

  1. Email the office account at office@cupe5167.org with the

subject line “DARTS ATO”

  1. State your first and last name and phone number
  2. Choose either the 10:00am or 6:00pm meeting time

 

A ZOOM MEETING invite will be sent to your email the morning of Tuesday, April 18, 2023 providing the link to join the meeting.

AGENDA:

  • Review and VOTE on the employer’s request to temporarily suspend the requirement in the CA for the need to hire B class licence.

Happy Orthodox Easter

The Origin of Orthodox Easter

In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea decided that Easter would be observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox.

The reason for the two different calendars actually came from a miscalculation of astronomy.

The primary goal of creating the Gregorian calendar was to alter the time of Easter.

According to history.com, “In 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced his Gregorian calendar, Europe adhered to the Julian calendar, first implemented by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. Since the Roman emperor’s system miscalculated the length of the solar year by 11 minutes, the calendar had since fallen out of sync with the seasons. This concerned Gregory because it meant that Easter, traditionally observed on March 21, fell further away from the spring equinox with each passing year.”

Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking Fast)

Eid al-Fitr is the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan.

Celebrations  include Eid prayers, festive meals, social gatherings,  visiting the graves of relatives, charitable and gift-giving.

All celebrations serve as a way for the community to show their gratitude to Allah after fasting and reflecting during Ramadan.

Wishing all those who celebrate a blessed Eid!

Good Friday

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus on this day more than 2000 years ago, Jesus died for the sins of the world.

Jesus was flogged, tortured and forced to carry a cross to the site of his own execution where he would be crucified under Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.

Jesus led a path of service and love; even in his death, it was the salvation of others.

Wishing all those that celebrate a blessed Good Friday!

 

Passover

Happy Passover! Passover is considered the Festival of Freedom, which is an important Jewish holiday.

It commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus — where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

This year, it is April 5 to April 12.

#passover #chagsameach