St. Augustine Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at 6501 Waltho Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32277 US - St. Augustine Deanery
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ANNUAL DEANERY PRESIDENTS REPORT St. Augustine Deanery 2008-2009 The ladies of St. Augustine Deanery are absolutely amazing; here is a sample of their work: St John in Interlachen had a baby shower to help St. Gerard House. They had a couple of yard/bake sales. Their Church celebrated its 50th Golden Jubilee so the ladies worked extra hard to make the celebration a complete success. They gave out Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to needy families. They also had an Angel Tree in which they asked parishioners to donate gifts to take to a local nursing home. During Advent and Lent they sponsor the Mass of the Anointing and after Mass they have breakfast for parishioners. They sponsored an adult Christmas party and dance. In February they had a Valentine dinner/dance. They hold monthly card parties and lunch tor seniors and after their 9:00 AM Mass a brunch. They also provide bereavement dinners for families, and a light dinner for 1st Holy Communion and Confirmation classes and their families. They collect money for Christmas and Easter flowers fix the Church, sponsor children's parties & activities. They support lots of charities like St. Gerard House, 2 Missionaries, Madonna Plan, water tower and many more. St. Luke in Middleburg formed their own chapter of CCW this past October. They were formerly part of their Parish Outreach. They have already a membership of 40! Their first fund raising project was a rummage sale. They prepared meals for the Parish Generations of Faith. They presided over the food at the annual Church picnic, and helped 54 families with Thanksgiving baskets. They also hosted a Priest luncheon, and served 36 Priests and a Deacon. They make and donate crochet baby hats to area hospitals. They make Rosaries and distribute them to foreign missions; they also make Prayer Blankets and distribute them to ailing parishioners. The members help at Clinics that cater to the uninsured, and fix meals for Labor Ready (organization that provides jobs for the homeless). Their members are Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Lectors, Greeters, Gift Shop workers, Outreach, Auxiliary members of the Knights of Columbus, Small Group Facilitators, Choir Members, etc. . The Cathedral Altar Guild meets 3 times a year. Their primary role is to maintain the Altars, linens, candles and cleaning of the sacristy. Several of their members serve as Eucharistic Ministers, Ministers to the Homebound, Catholic Charities Volunteer and volunteer in the Parish office. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mother Seton AM Guild likes to have interesting programs to encourage members to attend meetings: Fire Chief of Palm Coast, County Sheriff’s Dept K-9 Unit, a Native American, etc. Members are encouraged to bring to meetings 1 non perishable item each which they donate to the Outreach Program. They have had successful Rummage Sales, Flea Market and 2 Card Party Luncheons. They volunteer at the Resource Center and at Bingo. They support a Seminarian and they just started a program called the angel program, where an active member "adopts" an older member and calls, takes her to meetings, etc. They have had several fund raising trips: Plant City Strawberry Festival, The Holy Land Experience in Orlando, and the Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach. They had a Day of Recollection at the Carmelite Monastery in March. They continue to raise money through their "Pennies for Pampers" program. Their volunteer hours are over 10,000 hours. St.. William, Keystone Heights The ladies participated in a Ministry Fair, where all the Church organizations were part of it. We have had bake sales, which included a Religious Gin Shop sale. Our annual Trash and Treasure will take place in April. We gave out Thanksgiving baskets to the needy families, and during Lent we hosted a Lenten luncheon for all the different Churches in our area. We run the Gin Shop and we are in charge of all the receptions following funerals. Our members are Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Lectors, Money counters, Consolation Ministers. We also will start Supporting a Seminarian. We also support many charities. St. John The Baptist in Crescent City has had a very busy year. We have had numerous bake sales, Bunco games, Christmas Bazaar, rummage sale and a Fashion Show and Luncheon. The craft group is making prayer blankets for the needy. All the present and future blankets will be blessed by Father John and kept in his office to be distributed as needed. We have a Christmas Party, and children's party, we host frequently coffee and donuts after Mass, and often lead praying the Rosary. We support numerous charities. As you can see our ladies work very hard. May God Bless them all! Ena Hayes-Sanders, President St. Augustine Deanery