Divine Mercy Women's Guild
September 12, 2016
Our annual Potluck dinner began
with Mass celebrated by Msgr. Gerry; after Mass everyone proceeded to the
parish hall; all current and new Guild Members paid dues and registered.
President Sue Koziell welcomed all
in attendance, and after an opening prayer, she invited all ladies to
participate in our annual Potluck Dinner.
BUSINESS MEETING
Sue began the short business
meeting by introducing new Guild Members: Bianca LaCroix, Renee Rabideau, Anita
Miller and Marjorie Hobbs. She also welcomed returning members: Debbie King and
Kim Graham and special guest for the evening: Estelle Cashion. Sue then gave a
special THANK YOU to Lauren Martin for helping her by coordinating the Guild’s
participation for the Parish picnic, and all the necessary paperwork needed for
the September Guild meeting.
Sue then introduced the Guild
Officers and Board Members and proceeded to distribute both the evening’s
agenda and the yearly calendar.
Correspondance
Sue read a lovely Thank You note from
Stephanie Armstrong to the Women’s Guild for help with the funeral reception
for her mother Kathleen Kereazis.
Treasurer’s Report
Beth
will present a formal budget report at the October meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Calendar dates were discussed, Sue
noted the snow date option for either January or February. Sign up sheets were distributed for monthly
hostess refreshments.
There was discussion regarding the
Holiday Stroll regarding publicity.
Karen Bannister will be meeting with all the Fair Groups and address our
concerns due to our location change. She will report back to the Guild with
additional and necessary information.
Secret Angels
Kathy
Sullivan gathered all Secret Angel Forms. She explained she was hoping for a large participation
and that this year Secret Angels will not be revealed until the September 2017
meeting. For those who missed the meeting, they will be able to choose angels
at next month’s
meeting.
Announcements
Linda Caracappa will once again be
creating raffle baskets and asked for home-made goods (jelly, jam,
relish,veggies), gift cards, and any new items that might be put into a
basket. For more questions or more info
contact Linda 924-3504
There
was discussion regarding our monthly food pantry donation collections and a
suggestion was presented to the Guild that money collected each month might be
divided between the Food Pantry and the End 68 Hours of Hunger, a non-profit
organization that feeds school age children K-12 from Friday after school until
Monday morning. Beth motioned that monthly collections could be divided between
both organizations, the motion was passed unanimously.
Kim
Graham announced a bake sale that her children were having at their home for
Louisiana flood victims.
Monday evening, September 19th,
at 7 pm in Divine Mercy Hall, Marc Guillemette, Direction of the Office of
Catholic Identity will discuss the Diocese of Manchester’s Three Beliefs, a
Guide for NH Catholics on End of Life Decisions. There will be a review of the
Church’s teaching regarding care and medical treatment at the end of life.
Directives forms will be distributed and a Notary will be present for those
interested in complete the forms.
The Monadnock Rotary Club’s 11th
annual Monadnock Wellness Festival will be held Sept. 24 from 9am to 3pm at the
Peterborough Community Center.
Thirty-Six Members Attended
Meeting ended at 8:35
Respectfully submitted by,
Gracie Hartman, Secretary
