Resolutions Communique #10

Submitted by: Sheila Quinn

Greetings on this blustery Shrove Tuesday,

First of all I share with you the exciting news, to date I have received titles of nine proposed resolutions from two dioceses.   Should the other four dioceses be contemplating submitting a resolutions(s) the titles must be sent to me right away so that they can be forwarded to National by February 15^th.

New Criteria

From my last communique (with enclosures) you would have received the updated check-list and guidelines for resolutions being presented this year which I trust have been forwarded to parish counterparts.  Parish council committees working on resolutions  must  have these guidelines to follow in order to avoid disappointment and frustration when resolutions are not accepted.

National Resolutions chairperson reminder ‘background material and research must be from original sources, not from newspaper clippings, opinions or website information.   Material cannot be plagiarized and credit must be given to the originating sources’.

Annual reports.

Thanks to the five diocesan chairpersons who have already sent me their annual reports prior to the deadline date.   Well done!   There is still time for the sixth diocese to meet the deadline date of February 15^th, so please share your resolutions news with your League sisters, not only in our Province, but across Canada.

Possible Resolutions Titles

National Chairperson, Betty Anne Brown’s communique received to-day states that  the  following titles of possible resolutions have been received  from Ontario Province:

• Human trafficking
• Strategy to end poverty
• Speedometers and limiters
• Unborn victims of violence
• Aging in place and senior friendly communities
• Informed consent
• Tax Discrimination: married couples, stay-at-home parents
• Violent videos/games: classifications, labeling, laws to protect

Please note that if your diocese is working on a similar topic, or if you have useful information to strengthen theses possible resolutions, the suggestion is to contact me and then contact will be made with Marlene Pavletic, Chair of Ontario Resolutions.

March 5^th as previously mentioned is the day the Provincial delegates present our resolutions to both government parties, please pray for the success of our visit.

To coincide with this visit make March meetings a time to focus on resolutions and follow the action suggested on previous resolutions or at least on one.

Action speaks louder than words!

If you are about to finish your term now is a good time to start cleaning out and preparing to pass on files or boxes to the next chairperson.   Provincial executive have a policy re files/boxes with a list of items to leave in them which is a useful guide.

Rev. Martin Luther King said “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”.   Resolutions are a way of expressing our faith in the way of justice.

Communicating between levels of the League is important so please send me a copy of your mail out including any feedback you received from parish councils.

May we experience God’s love and presence every day of our lives and May Our Lady of Good Counsel guide us in all that we do.

Your League Sister,
Sheila