Divine Mercy Women’s Guild September 14, 2015
New Registration Cards were given
to all members and dues were collected.
Members were given the 2015-2016 Calendar and the September 14th
evening agenda.
The meeting was called to order by
President Sue Koziell at approximately 6:45, 31 members were present.
Prayer Advisor Elaine Giacomo’s prayer
asked that the Guild members reflect on our last meeting in St Peter’s Parish
Hall and that we should be excited about our new meeting space in Divine Mercy
Church Hall.
Sue Koziell began the meeting by
welcoming members Diane Castonguay and Claire Juengst and then proceeded to
introduce the Executive Board Members.
Vice President – Lauren Martin
Recording Secretary – Grace Hartman
Corresponding Secretary – Yvonne
Murray
Treasurer – Beth McGurty
Guild Advisor- Michelle Urban
Prayer Advisor- Elaine Giacomo
Director- Mary Ann Beard
Director- Ginny Chevalier
Sue announced to Guild members that
the new parish hall will be locked promptly at 9pm; all meetings there must end
by that time and she displayed a gavel which she will use, if necessary, to
keep matters in order. She also addressed the new seating arrangement; using a
podium in front of seated members, as a center focus for speakers; it was
agreed that this new arrangement was preferred. She stated that the new church
hall would only have round tables to use for future events.
Events and Calendar changes discussed at Executive Board
Meeting:
September 26 Opening of Divine Mercy Church
October 4 Divine Mercy Church
Public Open House
October 5 Potluck (moved from
September)
(Mass @6:00 Divine Mercy Church)
October 25th Monsignor’s Anniversary
Open House 2:00 – 4:00pm
Have only one meeting in the winter
either in January or February depending on weather (snow date)
Move the Mystery Ride into April, so
it would not interfere with Lent, maybe have a Special Lenten Program - Lauren
Martin
The Annual Banquet would now be in
June.
Treasurer’s Report
Beth McGurty reported that the
current bank balance is $6377.27
The $10,000 to be used for the
kitchen was distributed as follows: Refrigerator $1050 (discount of $600), Ten
Burner Stove with Double Oven, Dishwasher with Sanitizer, 8’ Stainless Prep
Table, Three Part Sink… Total for everything: $10,164.
Beth spoke about the new church and
explained that there are two niches’ where two statues will be placed. In the
right niche will be the statue of St Joseph beautifully refurbished by Sue
Koziell and in the left niche will be a new statue of Mary (Our Lady of Grace) Beth
passed a photo of the statue and explained that she ordered the new larger
statue, because it would be more comparable in size to the statue of
Joseph. The older, smaller statue of
Mary from St. Peter’s Church will be placed outside in the narthex of Divine
Mercy. All the ladies agreed that it is a beautiful addition to our new church.
The cost of the new statue is $2475
(minus $200 from the sale of the old kitchen stove) for a total of $2275. The
board approved the purchase and Beth asked for the Guild’s approval. Motion to
approve was given by Rhea Taylor, seconded by Linda Caracappa.
Continued Business
The Hostess Committee Chair
position needs to be filled. This person coordinates two or three ladies for
each monthly meeting to provide refreshments. Janice McKenzie, past chair,
explained the duties are simple, once you know the ladies who are helping, you
might make a reminder phone call before the meeting. This year the Guild will
be responsible to help with the Divine Mercy Church Opening, the Public Open
House and Monsignor’s Anniversary.
Divine Mercy Opening
Denise Long sent a sign-up list for
the Divine Mercy Opening on September 26.
She explained that some of the other Divine Mercy Groups would be
helping with refreshments. Drop off will be on Friday 8:30 – Noon in the parish
hall and on Saturday at 11:30. Help to
prepare food is needed from noon – 2 pm. There is also a need for help to serve
and clean up.
Holiday Stroll
Chairs for Christmas Fair
Coordinator Kathy Sullivan
Craft Table
Bake Table Janice McKenzie
Raffle Table Linda Caracappa &
Cheryl Lastrina
Café Beth McGurty & Denise Long
Karen Bannister will coordinate the
Hall facility.
Linda Caracappa announced the need
for canned items for one of the raffle baskets.
Rhea Taylor will make 3 pinecone
wreaths
Janice McKenzie addressed the need
for a craft table coordinator to schedule people to set-up and clean up and
times when help is needed at the table.
Secret Angels
Kathy Sullivan discussed keeping
the Secret Angels program active. She explained that it was a nice way of
remembering each other, bringing people together, maybe with a small token gift,
or a card on a birthday or holiday. She
will bring sign up sheets at the next meeting.
Helping Hands
Joyce Schmidt will update the list
at the next meeting.
Katie Kachavos spoke to the Women’s
Guild regarding the removal and re-planting of some of the current plants and
shrubs at St Peters including two Japanese Maple trees. She is concerned that
when the church is demolished, plants will be lost and she would like to create
a memorial garden using plants from St Peter’s, temporarily planting them
somewhere in the cemetery next to the church with the possibility of a future
move to Divine Mercy. Roots would need to be protected when moving the trees
and she would need help from someone who is familiar with transplanting but she
was convinced it should and could be accomplished successfully.
Food Bank Envelope $124
Elaine closed the meeting with a
prayer and then asked for ladies to share memories they had of the Women’s
Guild over the years since this would be our last gathering in St Peter’s Hall.
Several ladies shared happy experiences with other members involving, potluck
dinners, secret angels, mystery rides and more, which resulted in lasting
friendships and an enjoyable exchange for all.
Respectfully submitted by
Gracie Hartman, Secretary
