It’s time once again for our ever-popular Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa Christmas Gathering
The annual PCSO Christmas Gathering will be held on Thursday, Dec 19th, beginning at 6:00PM at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church [MAP].
This year our amazing caterer, Lolacher’s, will be cooking up a more traditional holiday feast with turkey, meat pie, meatballs, and some other favourites. We’re also planning to have live music to complement the evening. You are welcome to bring your partner, a friend, your chauffeur, another family member – all are welcome.
To help us plan how much we need, please tell us the number of persons in your party by emailing Doug Nugent at this address - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We’d appreciate having this information from you not later than Thursday, Dec 12th.
We look forward to you joining us to celebrate this past year and more good things ahead for 2024-2025.
Please note: The use of masks is not currently mandatory at St. Stephen’s; however, concerns remain regarding COVID, common flu infections and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), so please feel free to wear a mask if you’ll feel more comfortable. We’ll have plenty of masks and hand sanitizer on hand, and we’ll have lots of tables and chairs set up in our large meeting space so everyone will be able to spread out.
Tentative PCS Ottawa meeting schedule 2024 – 2025
Here’s the PCS Ottawa meeting schedule for now through to our annual BBQ event in August 2025. These meetings will be ‘hybrid’ – both virtual and in-person – unless noted otherwise. The *In Person* portions of hybrid meetings will take place at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] unless otherwise noted. Please check for updates on our website and by email notifications before each meeting.
| Dates | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| 15 August | Annual PCS Ottawa BBQ *In Person* | Watch our website for details |
| 19 September | Sharing session | In-person portion at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 17 October | Guest speaker | Jennifer Jones, PhD, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN |
| 21 November | Guest speaker | Mélina Ladouceur, MSW, RSW, NBC-HWC Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist |
| 05 December | Supplemental Sharing Session | In-person portion at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 19 December | Annual PCS Ottawa Xmas Party *In Person* | St. Stephen’s Church – Watch our website for details |
| 2025 | ||
| 16 January | Guest speaker | Nicole Rutkowski, PhD student, Ottawa University School of Psychology |
| 20 February | Sharing Session | In-person portion at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 20 March | Guest speaker | Marc Séguin, Author ‘Advocacy in Aging’ |
| 17 April | AGM & sharing session | In-person portion at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 15 May | Guest speaker | TBA |
| 19 June | Guest speaker | TBA |
| 21 August | Annual PCS Ottawa BBQ *In Person* | Watch our website for details |
Past Events
Next PCSO meeting Thursday, 21 November 2024- Guest Speaker Mélina Ladouceur, MSW, RSW, NBC-HWC Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist.
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 21 November 2024, starting at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Mélina Ladouceur, MSW, RSW, NBC-HWC Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist.
Next PCSO meeting Thursday, 17 October 2024 – Guest Speaker Jennifer Jones, PhD.
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 17 October 2024, starting at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Jennifer Jones, PhD. Dr. Jones’ topic for the evening will be ‘The Importance of Cancer Rehabilitation’
Next PCSO meeting Thursday, 20 June 2024 – Guest Speaker Jill Burns, MPH, RD, DipNurs(UK)
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 20 June 2024, starting at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Jill Burns, Senior Community Health Promoter with the Ottawa Cancer Foundation.
Next PCSO meeting Wednesday,15 May 2024– Guest Speaker Mélina Ladouceur, MSW, RSW, NBC-HWC Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist.
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 15 May 2024, starting at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Mélina Ladouceur, MSW, RSW, NBC-HWC Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist.
Regular PCS Ottawa Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, we hold Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa’s regular monthly meetings at the Maplesoft-Jones Cancer Survivorship Centre [Map] on the third Thursday of each month. We don’t hold meetings in the months of July and August, except for our ever-popular annual BBQ on the third Thursday of August.
We offer most of our meetings in hybrid format, allowing you to attend either in person or virtually. Watch our Meetings and Events website page or your e-mail inbox for meeting locations and specific registration instructions.
We normally start our meetings with a social gathering at 6:30 pm, followed at 7:00 pm with brief business announcements, followed by either a guest speaker or a sharing session.
2023 Wrap-up
The Walnut is the official newsletter for PCS Ottawa, currently published periodically through the year.
We thank you for your continued support!
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