Dear Ladies,

Pictured above is the auditorium at Lake Yale.  Anyone interested in attending the Lake Yale Leadership Conference for $78 room and board the weekend of July 25th, please contact Barbara Chamberlain, (941) 575-6761.  Registration form.  This leadership conference is particularly helpful for Commission Chairs, "KEYS for a successful CCW."

We are busy preparing for the Fall 2009 where our first September meeting will be a "Mexican Train Party!"  So round up your Mexican Train sets and plan to bring them to the meeting.  The 15 dominos set is the best for large groups, otherwise we shall sit in smaller groups to accommodate the sets brought in for the day.  

Please remember to get your membership form together with a check for $10 payable to GUILD OF OUR LADY, CCW deposited in the offeratory basket during the weekend masses.  Please register soon because we are compiling the Membership Directory and we need to register everyone's names.  We are busy scheduling our dates for next year, too!  
        
Newly elected Board members are as follows:  Barbara Chamberlain, President; Dottie Bonjean, Vice President; Charlotte Boland, Treasurer; Kathy Kruth Parliamentarian, Regina Chickino, Recording Secretary and Joan Tufariello, Corresponding Secretary. 

Commission Chairs:  Church-- Anita Campion, Community Affairs--Dottie Bonjean, Respite Care and Marion Fitzpatrick, Community Development, Family Concerns--Dolores Garvis, International--Laura Rioux, Legislation--Joanne Mahoney and Mary Maughan for Respect Life, Organization--Connie Macri. 

Selected Committees: Away We Go--Loretta Starrett of Toucan Travel, Hospitality--Audrey Gutzweiller and Barbara Gray, Membership--Carol Nielson, Phone Tree--Pat Roberts, Publicity--Barbara Chamberlain and Lyla Neubek.   50/50: Nancy Leonard and Helen McDaniel.   Congratulations to all!

 Download the MARCH VOICE here.  

Why don't you join us at Sacred Heart?  Every morning the Rosary is said at 8 am in Sacred Heart Church, Punta Gorda before the 8:30 am daily Mass.  While we are patiently rebuilding our new church, we especially celebrate First Fridays where we pray to Our Lady of Good Counsel to assist us and guide us and we receive our corporate communion.  We also strive to keep you educated, aware, informed and connected, not only to our community but also to the world where we live.

The Guild of Our Lady, Sacred Heart, Punta Gorda, Florida offers their First Friday Mass for our recently deceased members.  Come join the group in the choir section located behind the altar and help recite the prayer to our Lady of Good Counsel.  Following Mass we have our time for adoration of the Blessed Eucharist.

We celebrate the Holy Hour before Our Eucharistic King at 5 pm every Wednesday before the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help held at 6 pm celebrated by either one of our priests or Deacon Ed Lundy right here at Sacred Heart.  It may be difficult to find us, but since Hurricane Charley we have been located in a room behind where the old church used to stand (211 Cross Street)!  Our Guild meetings are held across Route 41 at our Parish Center, corner of W. Charlotte Avenue and Route 41 South.     

We are always looking for new members!  Our MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is on.  So, be with us and let us refresh your soul, strengthen your faith, renew your lives, enrich your friendships, and empower yourself to make a difference in the world surrounding us!  

Come join us ($10 check payable to GUILD OF OUR LADY).  An envelope clearly marked GUILD OF OUR LADY can be dropped in the Weekend Mass collection box at Sacred Heart) and be a part of the:

• Venice Diocese (VDCCW), http://home.catholicweb.com/VENICE_DCCW
  
• Florida Statewide CCW (FCCW), http://home.catholicweb.com/FCCW

• National CCW (NCCW), http://home.catholicweb.com/NCCW/ 

• WUCWO (World Union of Catholic Women's Organization), http://www.wucwo.org/

Can women make a difference?  Yes, we can!  Each Council is a link in the chain of a beautiful rosary to the Blessed Mother!  Now, don't think of one rosary, think of many and not just one decade, not just one set of mysteries, etc.

By joining Guild of Our Lady (CCW) at Sacred Heart, we are automatically enrolled in the Central Deanery plus the Diocese of Venice Diocese Council of Catholic Women (VDCCW). For a separate fee of $20 we can be part of NCCW as an individual membership but by attending meetings, we have information shared by others, too!

 EVENTS LISTING:
 

             VDCCW THREE-DAY CONVENTION, "Alive With the Gifts of the Holy Spirit,"May 4-6, 2009:  Pictures posted shortly. 

          Pictured above, Charlotte Boland from our Guild who was both a lecturer and treasurer for the Convention and Mary Lee Creed from St. Therese's in North Fort Myers.  One of the surprises was a great evening hosted by Chico's!  Kudos to Dolores Garvis who chaired the Convention with such success!

    
LAKE YALE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE:  KEYS to Success.  ODCCW Training Symposium at Lake Yale, July 25-26, 2009.  To plug into your GPS':  Lake Yale Baptist Assembly, 39004 CR 452, Leesburg, FL 34788  Registration here. Directions here.  If you have never attended, the price is right!  Price includes, registration, room and all meals!  A great take for $78 for the weekend!  See description here.

NCCW CONVENTION,  September 24-27, 2009 HYATT REGENCY in Jacksonville, FL.   Registration form here.  Highlights here.  Contact Mary Poker for both the Banquet ($60) and Province dinner ($40) forms unique to the VDCCW tables.

 "It is with great pleasure that NCCW invites you to attend our 54^th Biennial Convention this year in Jacksonville, Florida, over the dates of September 23 - 27, under the theme "NCCW - Moving Forward with faith and Joy." Catholic women's council leaders from around the country are expected for the meeting at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, our convention headquarters hotel.

Hosted by the St. Augustine Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, with assistance from parish organizations and the other Florida diocesan councils, the convention presenters will explore a variety of topics and issues of interest to Catholic women. Come meet and greet members old and new! The convention opens on Wednesday, September 23 at an evening opening reception. Bishop Victor Galeone will preside at the opening liturgy on Thursday, September 24^th.

Attend sessions focusing on Human Trafficking, Positive Image, and many other timely topics featured throughout NCCW week. Worship at our daily liturgies; deliberate and vote on Resolutions and Bylaw amendments; visit with our 2009 candidates for NCCW office; elect new officers; learn about our Environmental Stewardship Scholarship; join the discussion at one of the Women in Action Roundtables.

Please plan to join NCCW members for what promises to be an educational, fun filled and most memorable convention! We will be sending updates via email every couple of weeks.

The National Council of Catholic Women acts through its membership to support, empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. NCCW programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world. "

40 DAYS FOR LIFE, FALL 2009:  September 23-November 1, 2009.

NCCW GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MARIOTT in Hartford Connecticut, September 15-19, 2010.


 

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