DIVINE MERCY PARISH WOMEN’S GUILD
CALENDAR 2011-2012
All meetings start at 6:30 unless otherwise noted
2011
September 11 Church Picnic
September 19 6PM Membership Pot Luck
September 24-25 After all Masses Parish Outreach & Activities Fair
October 3 Business Meeting
November 7 Business Meeting
November 19 Fair
December 2 (Tentative) Blood Drive
December 12 Mass-Christmas Party
2012
January 9 Business Meeting
February 13 Business Meeting
March 12 (Tentative) Mystery Dinner
April 9 Business Meeting
April 19 7 PM Confirmation
May 6 2 PM 1st Communion
May 13 Crowning of Mary
May 14 (Tentative) May Banquet
TBA Plant Sale
TBA Commencement Event
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Minutes 2011/9
Divine Mercy Parish Women’s Guild
Monday October 3, 2011
6:30 PM
Minutes
1. Opening prayer lead by Yvonne Murray
2. Speaker: Grand Knight of the Monadnock Council of Knights of Columbus, Rich Frechette. He has been involved with the Knights for over 20 years.
a. The Kights of Columbus started in New Haven, Connecticut and is now the largest fraternal organization in the world. The organization is open to all actively Catholic males eighteen years and older. There is a division for young males (squires) and females, but this order chooses not to enact those sections at this time. Life insurance policies charity, fraternity and patriotism
b. Locally, the Monadnock Council provides financial aid to: Divine Mercy parish when needed, St . Patrick’s school, the local food banks, sports teams, campership for the summer Peterborough recreation program, seminarian scholarship for the diocese of NH. They provide the clean up of cemeteries, tree work and painting windows at the church. They provide a thank you trip once a year for alter servers, they purchase the meat and cook it for the church picnic, and they organize the yearly St. Patrick’s day dinner as a community social event. They host a St. Florian dinner to support local Fire Fighters, an hour of adoration & masses and prayer sessions. They organize a Basketball Free Throw competition and volunteer with special Olympics events at the Peterborough Playground.
c. At the state level, the Knights of Columbus provides funding for a Kidney fund, monies for the mentally handicapped for school & equipment and Right for Life with walks locally and in DC.
d. Membership numbers:120 people, with a lower number that attends monthly meetings which are the second Wednesday of the month in the church hall.
e. There are three levels, which are lessons in fraternity, the importance of charity and loyalty to the church & others. Those at the fourth degree provide an honor guard when the Bishop comes to Divine Mercy or for conformation and during the Memorial Parade.
3. Recording Secretary: Kim Graham. There are no previous minutes to report
4. Corresponding Secretary: Simone Legace
a. Simone was absent therefore there was no corresponding to report
b. Jean Frechette reminded members that if there is someone in need of a card of support, please let Simone know.
5. Treasurer’s report: Cheryl Lastrina
a. In conclusion of the 2010-2011 year, Total Income was $6641; Total Expenses were: $5921 plus money put aside for a CD for the new church totaling $6000. The total in the checkbook at the end of the year is $3158.
b. Motion to approve the 2011-2012 budget by Karen Banister, seconded by Karen Ayers. Approved unanimously.
6. Helping Hands: Joyce Schmidt
a. No funerals this past month, so there was no need to call on Helping Hands.
b. Joyce sent around a list to update how you can help for various functions.
7. Parish outreach: Linda Caracappa,
a. Linda was absent to Gail Caron updated the members of the work of the Parish Outreach.
b. Parish Outreach came about from the need seen in the Parish office. Several outreach officers are trained by Gail and meet with those in need to see how we can help. They have been busy lately and Gail expects to be busier in the coming months
c. Outreach is supported by parishioners and the Guild. Outreach takes 5% of the overall budget of the Parish and specific collections each year.
d. The Outreach Fair did not happen due to the weather. There are plans to have it either in the spring or next fall.
8. Prayer Chain: Beth McGurty,
a. Jean Frechette, mentioned that Beth is at home with her daughter but she wanted to thank everyone for the prayers, she believed it was truly helpful for her daughter.
9. New business
a. Holiday Stroll: Helen Limina
i. November 19, 9:30-2:00 Peterborough Historical Society, Cheryl Lastrina finalized the rental agreement and Karen Bannister will submit it soon.
ii. Holiday fair sign up sheet was passed around. Please respect your time slot so that everyone can work a shift. You can sign up for the following:
1. Café
2. Craft table
3. Bake table
4. Raffle table
iii. There was a discussion on whether we wanted to have the Bell Ringers or the Children’s Choir as our entertainment because we cannot afford both. It was decided that the Peterborough Children’s Choir is our first choice, if logistics work in our favor. Karen Bannister will contact the Historical society to find out the weight limit in the balcony. Helen has already talked to Maria Belva, the choir’s director but will double check with her that the choir will be the right fit for our event.
iv. We usually have a smaller fair the next day after all of the masses but since grade 9 CCD meets in the Parish Hall after the 9:30 Mass, Helen will talk to Jackie to figure what we can do this year.
v. Cheryl Lastrina mentioned that the big selling raffle item is the gift card tree so if people could donate to this item, it would be great.
b. Blood Drive: Kathy Sullivan and Gail Caron
i. No date yet but should be the first Friday in December, that would be the 2nd.
ii. Sign up sheets will be available at the November meeting. Gail wants to try a different schedule so that snacks are made on demand and not at the beginning of the morning. They dry out too quickly.
c. Food Drive: Linda Caracappa, Karen Ayers
i. It was decided that the Guild wants to support the Monadnock Area Food Bank as this food bank serves all residents of the Monadnock Region as does our Parish. It is located at All Saints Church and is open Monday, Tuesday and Saturday 10-12. More details need to come from the food bank, so action is tabled until Linda has more info. She will figure out how to remind people to support and what they need the most.
ii. Marie Adler currently volunteered at the food bank and she said that they served approximately 30 people in two hours. There are a lot of people coming in but not enough food.
iii. Yvonne Murray mentioned that some people do forget that it is Brown Bag Sunday.
d. St. Pats School Ladies Night: Linda Caracappa, Karen Ayers
i. Friday Oct. 14. It will be the same as the Ladies night that we hosted in the spring.
e. Craft group: Joan Buck
i. Joan was absent but Connie Lebel mentioned that since there is no morning group it was suggested that perhaps we could start an afternoon group. More details on a new group will follow after the craft fair.
f. Thanks to Cheryl Lastrina, Janice McKenzie and Helen Limina for hosting this month’s meeting and providing the yummy treats.
g. November’s meeting will be hosted by: Denise Long and Jackie Colaneri.
h. Next meeting Monday, Nov. 7 at 6:30PM in the Parish Hall.
Final prayer was led by Yvonne Murray
Monday October 3, 2011
6:30 PM
Minutes
1. Opening prayer lead by Yvonne Murray
2. Speaker: Grand Knight of the Monadnock Council of Knights of Columbus, Rich Frechette. He has been involved with the Knights for over 20 years.
a. The Kights of Columbus started in New Haven, Connecticut and is now the largest fraternal organization in the world. The organization is open to all actively Catholic males eighteen years and older. There is a division for young males (squires) and females, but this order chooses not to enact those sections at this time. Life insurance policies charity, fraternity and patriotism
b. Locally, the Monadnock Council provides financial aid to: Divine Mercy parish when needed, St . Patrick’s school, the local food banks, sports teams, campership for the summer Peterborough recreation program, seminarian scholarship for the diocese of NH. They provide the clean up of cemeteries, tree work and painting windows at the church. They provide a thank you trip once a year for alter servers, they purchase the meat and cook it for the church picnic, and they organize the yearly St. Patrick’s day dinner as a community social event. They host a St. Florian dinner to support local Fire Fighters, an hour of adoration & masses and prayer sessions. They organize a Basketball Free Throw competition and volunteer with special Olympics events at the Peterborough Playground.
c. At the state level, the Knights of Columbus provides funding for a Kidney fund, monies for the mentally handicapped for school & equipment and Right for Life with walks locally and in DC.
d. Membership numbers:120 people, with a lower number that attends monthly meetings which are the second Wednesday of the month in the church hall.
e. There are three levels, which are lessons in fraternity, the importance of charity and loyalty to the church & others. Those at the fourth degree provide an honor guard when the Bishop comes to Divine Mercy or for conformation and during the Memorial Parade.
3. Recording Secretary: Kim Graham. There are no previous minutes to report
4. Corresponding Secretary: Simone Legace
a. Simone was absent therefore there was no corresponding to report
b. Jean Frechette reminded members that if there is someone in need of a card of support, please let Simone know.
5. Treasurer’s report: Cheryl Lastrina
a. In conclusion of the 2010-2011 year, Total Income was $6641; Total Expenses were: $5921 plus money put aside for a CD for the new church totaling $6000. The total in the checkbook at the end of the year is $3158.
b. Motion to approve the 2011-2012 budget by Karen Banister, seconded by Karen Ayers. Approved unanimously.
6. Helping Hands: Joyce Schmidt
a. No funerals this past month, so there was no need to call on Helping Hands.
b. Joyce sent around a list to update how you can help for various functions.
7. Parish outreach: Linda Caracappa,
a. Linda was absent to Gail Caron updated the members of the work of the Parish Outreach.
b. Parish Outreach came about from the need seen in the Parish office. Several outreach officers are trained by Gail and meet with those in need to see how we can help. They have been busy lately and Gail expects to be busier in the coming months
c. Outreach is supported by parishioners and the Guild. Outreach takes 5% of the overall budget of the Parish and specific collections each year.
d. The Outreach Fair did not happen due to the weather. There are plans to have it either in the spring or next fall.
8. Prayer Chain: Beth McGurty,
a. Jean Frechette, mentioned that Beth is at home with her daughter but she wanted to thank everyone for the prayers, she believed it was truly helpful for her daughter.
9. New business
a. Holiday Stroll: Helen Limina
i. November 19, 9:30-2:00 Peterborough Historical Society, Cheryl Lastrina finalized the rental agreement and Karen Bannister will submit it soon.
ii. Holiday fair sign up sheet was passed around. Please respect your time slot so that everyone can work a shift. You can sign up for the following:
1. Café
2. Craft table
3. Bake table
4. Raffle table
iii. There was a discussion on whether we wanted to have the Bell Ringers or the Children’s Choir as our entertainment because we cannot afford both. It was decided that the Peterborough Children’s Choir is our first choice, if logistics work in our favor. Karen Bannister will contact the Historical society to find out the weight limit in the balcony. Helen has already talked to Maria Belva, the choir’s director but will double check with her that the choir will be the right fit for our event.
iv. We usually have a smaller fair the next day after all of the masses but since grade 9 CCD meets in the Parish Hall after the 9:30 Mass, Helen will talk to Jackie to figure what we can do this year.
v. Cheryl Lastrina mentioned that the big selling raffle item is the gift card tree so if people could donate to this item, it would be great.
b. Blood Drive: Kathy Sullivan and Gail Caron
i. No date yet but should be the first Friday in December, that would be the 2nd.
ii. Sign up sheets will be available at the November meeting. Gail wants to try a different schedule so that snacks are made on demand and not at the beginning of the morning. They dry out too quickly.
c. Food Drive: Linda Caracappa, Karen Ayers
i. It was decided that the Guild wants to support the Monadnock Area Food Bank as this food bank serves all residents of the Monadnock Region as does our Parish. It is located at All Saints Church and is open Monday, Tuesday and Saturday 10-12. More details need to come from the food bank, so action is tabled until Linda has more info. She will figure out how to remind people to support and what they need the most.
ii. Marie Adler currently volunteered at the food bank and she said that they served approximately 30 people in two hours. There are a lot of people coming in but not enough food.
iii. Yvonne Murray mentioned that some people do forget that it is Brown Bag Sunday.
d. St. Pats School Ladies Night: Linda Caracappa, Karen Ayers
i. Friday Oct. 14. It will be the same as the Ladies night that we hosted in the spring.
e. Craft group: Joan Buck
i. Joan was absent but Connie Lebel mentioned that since there is no morning group it was suggested that perhaps we could start an afternoon group. More details on a new group will follow after the craft fair.
f. Thanks to Cheryl Lastrina, Janice McKenzie and Helen Limina for hosting this month’s meeting and providing the yummy treats.
g. November’s meeting will be hosted by: Denise Long and Jackie Colaneri.
h. Next meeting Monday, Nov. 7 at 6:30PM in the Parish Hall.
Final prayer was led by Yvonne Murray
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