Dear QART Member sand Friends

It is time to sign-up for QART's next event, the QART Annual Mass and Luncheon, which will be held on Wednesday, November 5 ,2025.

1. The QART mass starts at 11:00 am in Our Lady of Fatima church. Father Gerald Westphal has agreed to be our celebrant.During the Offertory, there will be a collection for Our Lady of Fatima's parish and its Christmas basket program. Keeping with tradition, we will pay tribute to those who passed away this past year by reading out their names. The list of names will include members of QART, or members of their immediate family as well as former colleagues who worked in the greater QART educational community.
   Our Lady of Fatima's address is 875 Boul.Marcel-Laurin, Ville St-Laurent. The church is situated at the south-east corner of Marcel-Laurin and Decelles. The best approach is to go northbound on Marcel-Laurin so as to be able to turn into the parking lot situated just before the church.
   
   
2. The luncheon will be held after the mass, around 12:00noon at the Au Vieux Duluth restaurent in Ville St-Laurent at 1997 Marcel Laurent. BYOB. Guests are welcome
   The Menu ($25 per meal, tax and tip included) includes the following:
   - Soup of the Day
   One of the following meals:
   Chicken Brochette (6 oz.)
   Minced Beef with Fried Onions and Wine Sauce
   Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp(5)
   Oven Baked Salmon (6oz.)
   Grilled Chicken Breast (6oz.)
   All these dishes are served with home-fried potatoes, rice, house salad
   Coffee or Tea & Dessert
   
   There will be a drawing, open to QART paid-up tegular and honorary members, fortwo bottlesof wine and two free meals.
   
   It is important that you tell us if you are going, so that e can pass on accurate information to the restaurent. Contact Steve Dursa by Friday October 31 at the latest. You can phone him at (514) 991-0393, preferably between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm, or you can email him at stevedur2020@gmail.com
   
   
3. If you live in the east end and intend to use the westbound Highway 40 (Metropolitain), there are some things you should watch for:
   
   1. You have to get off theexpressway and go on the service road (Cote-de-Liesse). Use exit #70. Once in the exit, keep to the left. Follow the signs that say Marcel-Laurin.
   
   2. Stay on the service road. Once past the traffic lights at St. Croix (Lucerne), keep to the right and follow the signs that say Decarie. Very quickly, you will see a fork in the road, keep to your left. Follow the signs that say Marcel-Laurin.
   
   

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WHAT’S UP NEXT?

At this point in the normal QART calendar, there remains just one event, the AGM and accompanying luncheon. This is usually scheduled in May. No AGM could be held last year because of the pandemic. For the same reason, I do not foresee holding a physical AGM this year until the fall, at the earliest.

However, our financial year ends March 31st. Before we plan anything further, our treasurer, Steve Dursa, has to close the year and produce the annual financial statements. QART will send these to you in the next bulletin.

Once QART’s financial statements are published, we will be ready in May to start collecting next year’s membership fees. To do this, Steve Dursa will first send out invoices. A few days later, he will send you a statement of account. Please wait until you receive your statement of account before you pay. A large number of regular members have earned varying amounts of credits in compensation for the lack of physical events in 2020-2021. Waiting for your statement of account helps ensure that you pay the correct amount with your credits worked in.

This year, we will replace the May AGM luncheon with a stay-at-home event if it is financially possible. Before QART can return to normal group activities, we would need that a large percentage of the population be vaccinated, that social distancing be lifted, and that indoor locations, such as restaurants, be fully opened. I am not sure when all this will happen, but I believe that our memorial celebration in November and our Christmas gathering in December are definite possibilities.

April marks the beginning of QART's new financial year. Soon, we will start our membership drive for 2025-2026. Membership is the life blood of our association. We depend on your support, generosity, and promptness. I thank you in advance in making the upcoming membership drive a success.

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Do you want to communicate with QART ? Perhaps you have a suggestion or a comment. You can reach QART or any member of the Executive Committee at just one email address, qart.mtl@outlook.com