ST. VINCENT de PAUL WOMEN’S ALTAR ROSARY GUILD

 

ATTENDANCE:

Betty Blanchette                       Monitta Bottomlee                    Pat Hesse                     Ann Schumacher          DJ Andrus

Lucille Hoffman                        Sally Purcell                              Dottie Pfeffer                Joyce Fowler                Mary Speeney

Lori Hall                                   Margo Hagan                           Carmen Amodio           Shannon Robinson        Jo Anne Burch

Sue Serafin                               Anita Galletto                           Janet Weakland            Kay Coble                   Cyndi Babecka    

Chris Keeley                            Kathy Kiefer                            Sandy Krzyzanski         Angela Demers             Mary Stumm

Marylou Bishop                        Kathi Ryan                               Marguerite Avery

New Members: Carol Hommick and Rose Strawn.

 

The Sept. 22, 2008 meeting began with the praying of the rosary @ 6:30 pm, followed by the meeting and meal. 

 

Since the minutes of the previous meeting were e-mailed to all members, they were approved as sent, and not read.  We welcomed our newest members, Carol Hommick and Rose Strawn.

 

Mary Stumm began by reading the prayer of Our Lady Of Good Counsel, that Marylou Bishop and Jo Anne Burch received at the AACCW Convention.  It was moved and seconded, that we begin all our future meetings by saying this prayer.

 

Mary also thanked everyone who helped with the funeral brunches the past month, and suggested that we form a committee for the future.  Everyone agreed, and a sign-up sheet was circulated for volunteers who could purchase food, cook a dish, or serve & clean-up.

 

Many thanks to everyone who volunteered for Paulding Meadows, and to everyone who sold raffle tickets for Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Auxiliary.                     

 

Kathi Ryan reported on the current balances of our checking and savings accounts, along with expenses paid for the previous month.

 

Marylou Bishop and Jo Anne Burch spoke about their experiences at the AACCW Convention, which was held Sept. 5th - 7th, 2008.  The president of the AACCW, Joan Brown, is the mom of our parishioner, Randy Brown.  Both, Marylou and Jo Anne, agreed that it was a very rewarding and spiritually uplifting event.  There were many new items presented, one of which is that parishes will now be organized into DISTRICTS, rather than Deaneries - making St. Vincent part of the NW District.  Also, there will be a delegation going to the Millidgeville State Mental Hospital on Oct. 20th.  Donations of toiletries, snacks, t-shirts, and ball caps are needed.  Each district is being asked to provided these items, along with volunteers to help with a party for the patients.  Marylou will arrange an Ambo Announcement, so that the entire church can be involved.

The suggestion to have a fundraiser, to send more delegates to future conventions, was tabled until we can determine if we are meeting our current responsibilities with the fund-raisers already scheduled. 

 

The Guild will host the NW District meeting on February 21, 2009, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.  More info. will be available at future meetings.  Marylou will ask Fr. Adrian if he would be the guest-speaker. 

 

The by-laws presented at the convention were given to the Guild’s By-Laws Committee, whose members are Kathy Kiefer, DJ Andrus, Marylou Bishop, and Pat Hesse.  They will evaluate them and make suggestions as to which ones should be adopted by the Guild.

 

REMINDER: Fall Festival is Sept. 28th.  E-mail reminders will be sent to those who volunteered to bake cakes

for the Cake-Walk, and to those who volunteered to monitor the cakes.  Cyndi Babecka volunteered to do face-painting.

 

 

REMINDER: Confirmation is Oct. 19th at the 5:00 pm mass.  Ann Schumacher will bring the Guild’s tablecloths on Sunday.  E-mail reminders will be sent to those who volunteered to help.

 

The Guild will attend mass as a group on Saturday, Oct. 25th at the 4:00 pm mass, and on Sunday, Oct. 26th at the 10:30 am mass.  A front pew will be reserved so that Guild members who attend those masses can sit together.

 

DJ Andrus reminded us that the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Uplift Project is also selling raffle tickets for the Quilt, along with coffee mugs.

 

Margo Hagan gave an update on the status of the Christmas Market, and reminded everyone that the next craft day will be Tues., Sept. 23rd.  We will be selling Advent Calendars to parishioners 2 weeks before the Christmas Market.  The final craft night meeting will be Oct. 6th.  Those who have items to sell should bring a sampling, so that a plan for set-up & presentation can be made.

 

We will table discussion about the December retreat to Ignatius House until the next meeting, when Nancy McDermott can give us more information.

 

Mary Speeney thanked the Guild members who donated toiletries to our Food Pantry.

 

Shannon Robinson suggested the Guild form a committee of church members to make layettes to assist those in need, through the St. Vincent de Paul Society.  The Guild will follow-up after the Christmas Holidays.

 

The next Tea Date is Thursday, Oct. 9th at Azalea House.  Please call DJ Andrus if you would like to attend.

 

More people signed up for refreshments, so that more than one person will provide main, side or dessert dishes.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted: Marguerite R. Avery