June 2016
Sacred Heart Catholic Women's League Newsletter
June 7 Potluck:
On June 7 we had our final meeting of the year. The evening started with Mass celebrated by Father
Vince at 6:00 P.M. Following mass we adjourned to the meeting room where we enjoyed a wonderful
meal, full of delicious food contributed by all of our members. I heard people say that it was the best potluck to date. The
food was ‘out of this world’, that’s for sure. There were 54 in attendance including our three priests, Father Vince, Father
Festus and Father David. After dinner, our organization convenor, Linda Forbes, together with Co-Presidents, Anne
Clark and Judith Gillespie, gave out Membership pins. Altogether, 38 women received pins. They are as follows:
New Members:
Channalee Jensen
Theresa Chan
Queenie Clarke
Dawn Colquhoun
Veronica Ignatius
Doreen Paquette
Jackie Chartrand
Diane Ducharme
Kathie Bristo
Jane Buono
Maria Scarpelli
Ann Burnside
Brenda Dykes
Christine Monteiro
20 Years:
Maureen Donohue
Francis Varga
25 Years:
Denyse Kuindersma
Barbara Legere
Linda Forbes
Dana Hadley
30 Years:
Maggie Barnfield
Anne Clark
35 Years:
Pat Finn
Marcia Hogan
40 Years:
Pat Hobin
Helen Tavares
Nancy Berry
50 Years:
Wanda Petko
55 Years:
Jane Dalton
Teresa Davies
Helen Hulaj
10 Years :
Monica Pursel
Isobel Kelch
Nicki Renaud
60 Years:
Emily Player
65 Years:
Mary Ceponis
Pauline Richmond
Congratulations ladies! We are proud of all of you and thank you for your years of service.
Bakeless Bake Sale: We would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who contributed to this years’ Bakeless
Bake Sale. We managed to bring in more than $1,000.00, and this money will go to assisting us in fulfilling our obligations to the many charities that we support. Once again, thank you Sacred Heart Parishioners for your generosity!
In Memoriam: In the past month we have been deeply saddened by the loss of three of our CWL members:
Noreen Salak was a Past President of the CWL and was still on the executive when she passed. She remained a very active member of the CWL (47 years) and will be sorely missed by all. Noreen is survived by her 3 children and 3 grandchildren.
RuthAnn Legault was a long time member of the CWL (47 years) and will be missed by so many. She is survived by
her husband, 3 children , 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Olga Seibot was a relatively new member of our CWL (5 years) but was famous at our bazaars and potlucks for her delicious and decadent cream puffs. She is survived by her 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
We will miss each of these wonderful women and we ask that you keep them and their families in your prayers.
This is the final newsletter until the end of the summer. Everyone have a wonderful summer and come back, refreshed
and ready to work. We have a full agenda for the upcoming fall season. Take care and God Bless. Co-President, Judith
Gillespie
June 2016
St. Michael Catholic Women's League Newsletter
May General Meeting
Thank you to all the ladies who joined us for the May General Meeting at Huron Oaks on May 26, following
Mass at St. Michael's. Our guest speaker was Father Stephen Marsh, associate pastor at Our Lady of Mercy/St.
Benedict/St. Joseph parishes. He spoke to us about Mary, as the mother of Jesus and the important role she plays in the Church. On
the cross Jesus gave us the gift of Mary as our mother. To be in the heart of Christ, he said, we need to be in the heart of Mary. We
can do this by offering ourselves through the intercession of Mary. If we consecrate ourselves to Mary, she will be our champion
before the Lord. Father Stephen recommended True Devotion to Mary by Saint Louis de Montfort as a good book to read to learn
more about consecrating ourselves to the mother of Jesus.
CWL Service Pin
Sixteen ladies were recognized at the dinner with service pins.
Ten year pins: Deanna Mele, Anne Donkers, Emilia Jose, Linda Kensley, Collette Korosec, Joanne Minnis, and Marie Schell
Twenty year pins: Rosanna Doidge, Debbie Hoek, Sarah Meza and Mary Pizans
Twenty-five year pins: Sandra Molyneaux, Therese Sanders and Mary Van Delft
Thirty-five year pins: Theresa Foubister and Gisele De Sena
Maple Leaf Pin
This pin is presented to members who have served the League in an exceptional or meritorious manner. St. Michael CWL Council
was pleased to present the Maple Leaf Pin to Betty Mackey for her many outstanding contributions to the League. Her dedication
and volunteer work is truly appreciated by all.
CWL Retreat Day at Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine, Merlin, ON
Join us on July 20, 2016 for a day of prayer and reflection.
9:30
Meet and greet
10:00 Prayerful Reflection
11:00 Mass
Noon Lunch on your own
1:15
Rosary
In this Extra Ordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Bishop Fabbro has designated a Holy Door at St. Patrick's in Merlin.
CWL Education Bursary 2016
On Sunday, June 12, we were pleased to present this bursary to three members of our parish who will be
attending post-secondary institutions in September. Vaughan DeGurse, Kendra Hoek and Jordon Hyde are
all students at St. Patrick's Catholic High School. Their involvement in school, parish and community life
make worthy recipients of this award. We congratulate and wish them much success in their future endeavours in education.
Donations
Thank you to all those who have donated to our various projects. We will continue to collect them over the
summer.
Campbell soup labels
milk bags
used stamps
eye glasses
bread bag tags
Christmas and birthday cards
Consider picking and freezing extra rhubarb, blueberries and strawberries for our fall pie baking.
Upcoming Events
June 23
July 20
September 7
September 14
Golf Tournament and dinner at Huron Oaks with Sacred Heart CWL
CWL Retreat Merlin
Executive Meeting
Mass and General Meeting
Communication
If you have a question or comment regarding this newsletter or the Catholic Women`s League in general, please contact Copresident Mary McLeay at [email protected].
We wish all our members and parishioners a safe, happy and restful summer vacation.