Divine Mercy Women's Guild March
14, 2016
Old BUSINESS
Elaine
began the meeting with prayer reminding us of the Lenten season.
A motion
to accept January minutes was made by Claire and accepted by Yvonne.
Sue
distributed copies of Membership Rosters. Please contact Sue regarding any
corrections or additions.
THANK YOU
From Sue
to all those who helped with the first funeral held at Divine Mercy Parish
Hall.
From
Helen to all who helped and contributed to the Hancock Community Dinner. This
year’s attendance was down from the past, but those who attended enjoyed a delicious
dinner and all leftovers were packed up for guests to take home. Helen stated the date change from April to
February would remain permanent.
MYSTERY RIDE: Event date is Thursday, April 10th.
This year transportation is included and everyone attending will meet in Divine
Mercy parking lot at 5:30 pm. The bus will leave at 5:45pm the $25 is all-inclusive
and paid to DMWG; checks can be left in the office. For any questions regarding
this event and to give entrée choice and if you wish dessert, please contact
Claire (623-628-4839) or Janet (801-4997)
The Mystery Ride Dinner replaces
our April monthly meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Sue
requested that a nominating committee be formed to choose Guild Officers for
the next term. Ginny, Elaine and Rhea all volunteered. The Officers will be
voted on at the May meeting.
Sign-ups for Spring Events were
distributed. Volunteers needed for First
Communion Reception on May 1st and Confirmation Reception on May 7th.
Reminder: Our annual Plant Sale will
be held May 28th Jean will once again be managing this event but
would like to share information for anyone interested in working with her.
Basket
Bingo sponsored by the Peterborough Women’s Club will be held on April 10th
Contact Lauren for more information.
Closing Prayer: Elaine’s prayer was one of gratitude
and thankfulness for our gathering together.
The
meeting ended at 7:05 followed by a Lenten Program. Lauren introduced Joy Davis
who presented the Lenten Program entitled “ Answering Jesus Call to
Mercy”. Joy is the Director of Faith
Formation at the Parish of the Holy Spirit, Keene. Her presentation included
questions and answers from the ladies and excerpts from the writings of Pope
Frances.
Refreshments
provided by Yvonne, Cheryl R and Gracie followed the presentation and were
enjoyed by all. Twenty-four Guild members were in attendance.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Gracie
Hartman, Secretary
