GUILD OF OUR LADY, CCW at 111 Tropicana Drive, Punta Gorda, FL 33950-5019 US - Home
Pine Needle Art Demo, 3/16/10, Parish Hall
by famous artist, Kathryn Erickson of Punta Gorda!
Dear Ladies,
Here is the latest VDCCW VOICE for March 2010. Enjoy!
The Women's Conference at Bishop Verot in Ft. Myers was fabulous. Great speakers, delightful box lunch and the Bishop spent the day with us!
If you didn't get to go this year, please mark February 2011 as a must see activity. Over 350 women participated as well as Patty Johnson, NCCW President and Jane Carter, NCCW Friends for WUCWO (World Union of Catholic Womens Organizations), both from Tennessee!
Marie Ludvig, Anita Campion, Church Commissioners from Guild of Our Lady, CCW, Rosemary Gallo from St. Charles Borromeo and Barbara Chamberlain, Guild of Our Lady CCW President from Sacred Heart stop to take a picture with the Bishop! They sport the new NCCW scarves, aren't they great? You can purchase these from Wendy Dawson in the Northern Deanery for $10 Conference rate while the supply lasts!
Our Annual OLPH Retreat is $26 with Father Jerry Kaywell. Please make checks payable to GUILD OF OUR LADY, CCW and either drop off in the office or call Marie Ludvig for alternate instructions. Date is March 18, 2010! Hope to see you all there! Last year we sold out! Carpools available. Please call Marie for details.
Bakeless Bake Sale is scheduled for March 20 and 21st! Barbara Gray is Chair. Please direct any questions to her. Please bring your stapler to the meeting to help assemble
the stuffers for the bulletin.
Please don't forget your Easter Outfit contributions to the darling little girls at HeadStart in the Baker School.
Please contact Loretta Starret for the latest in the Away we Go Tours! They are fabulous!
Announcing a new web site for: FRIENDS OF WUCWO
Membership books and Membership cards Please plan on picking up your book at our next meeting to save us the cost of mailing. Don't forget to sign the register that you have your booklet! Also, I shall have the laminating machine at the January Meeting, last call, for those who wish to have their membership card be their name badge for a cost of $1.00. All monies collected are deposited to the Guild for dispersement to Sacred Heart and other charities. Feel free to use some other plastic holder from a prior convention if you'd rather to save $1.00 but the laminated badges look terrific, as you shall see!
Board members (2009-2010) are as follows: Barbara Chamberlain, President; Kathy Kruth, Acting Vice President; Charlotte Boland, Treasurer; Kathy Kruth Parliamentarian, Regina Chickino, Recording Secretary and Joan Tufariello, Corresponding Secretary.
Commission Chairs: Church-- Anita Campion & Marie Ludvig, Community Affairs--Maureen Larkin, Respite Care and Marion FitzPatrick, Community Concerns, Family Concerns--Dolores Garvis, International--Laura Rioux, Legislation--Joanne Mahoney and Mary Maughan for Respect Life, Organization--Kathi Smith.
Selected Committees: Away We Go--Loretta Starrett of Toucan Travel, Hospitality--Audrey Gutzweiller and Barbara Gray, Membership--Carol Nielson and Pat Gaspar, Phone Tree--Pat Roberts, Publicity--Barbara Chamberlain. 50/50: Helen McDaniel. Congratulations to all!
If you or someone you know are interested in helping in the Guild, please let Barbara Chamberlain know at (941) 575-6761.
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: Here is our calendar for the New Year! (Helpful hint: Double Click link) Snowbirds welcomed!
Happy Easter to all!
Barbara Chamberlain, President and Web Master
MARCH E-NOTES by Kathi Smith
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TOP VOLUNTEERS,
CHARLOTTE BOLAND AND DOLORES GARVIS,
RECOGNIZED AT CLOSING MASS
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Order one of those RESPECT LIFE YELLOW SCARVES so popular at Respect Life Conferences and at the Capitol Days. Don't you want to wear one with your Red Jacket?
A new shipment for 2010, we have just received the delightful Respect Life Yellow Scarves that stand out particularly at Capitol Days! $10 each, order one now, as quantities are limited. Please contact Joanne Mahoney at dundee44@embarqmail.com Actual Florida ...
PRAYER VIGIL OUTSIDE ABORTION CLINIC IN PORT CHARLOTTE
Even in the Summer months, the heat does not deter the Catholics who gather outside the local Abortion Clinic on Olean Boulevard in Port Charlotte. Praying the rosary together, prayers to Our Blessed Mother , Sacred Heart and St. Michael the Archangel are only a few of the prayers usually said. Won't you join us,
every Tuesday at 9:30 am? Catholics from St. Charles Borromeo, St. Maximillian Kolbe, San Antonio and Sacred Heart are represented each Tuesday earnestly praying to save the children, save the babies!
Adoption is an option!
DO YOU KNOW YOUR LEGISLATORS?
Recently compiled by the Diocese of Venice, here for you to dowload and print for your personal reference are the names, addresses, phones and faxes of our President, Senators, Representatives in the House, Governor of Florida, Florida State Senators, Florida House of Representatives, ...
DOLORES GARVIS & BERNIE SINGER WED!
December 30, 2009 Dolores Garvis and Bernie Singer tied the knot at Sacred Heart in Punta Gorda!
The best of two worlds, Dolores Garvis, a CCW woman extraordinaire and Bernie Singer, a 4th degree Knight of Columbus wed at 4 p.m. at a Mass in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Punta Gorda. Pastor of Sacred Heart and Moderator of the Guild of Our Lady, CCW presided with a wonderful presentation by the KofC Color Guards. They held a cake cutting ceremony in the Parish Hall and all of CCW and Kof C members were invited. They were hosted by KofC Auxillary members with Joan Tehan, lead hostess. In addition, all of the parish was invited and it was well attended. A Charlotte Harbor dinner cruise aboard the newly docked, Harbor Lady, a 77' cruise ship followed for close friends and family members.
THREE-DAY CONVENTION PICTURES!
Couldn't make the Convention this year! Look at the fun we had! Take a look at the pictures of those you know and quiz them on it! The pictures speak for themselves! Plan to go in the ensuing years!
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON 2009 AT PORTOFINO WATERFRONT FINE-DINING
What a terrific time we had! The pictures say it all! We raised presents for eight needy families this year and also gave them $50 in gift cards, as well! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
JANUARY NEWSLETTER FROM PATTY JOHNSON, NCCW PRESIDENT
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