Prince George: President’s Report 2008

Submitted by: Susan S.

Madame  President

We are a Diocese of 18 Parishes of which there is 16 active. Two are inactive at present. I am working on getting one going again at present. My Parish Council has offered to help. I am hoping that with an invitation to our CWL parish council meeting in Fraser Lake some of the ladies from that parish will attend and we can sister with them and get Burns Lake active again. That is my goal for this year.

The membership in our Diocese was down in 2007 by 25 members compared to 2006. Membership is a struggle but we keep working at it. Hopefully it willl be back up in 2008. I was pleased  that 16 ten year, 3 forty year, 3 sixty year, 2 twenty-five year, 3 fifty year, 2 sixty-five, and 8 Maple Leaf pins were presented to members throughout the Diocese last year. I encourage the parishes in our Diocese the give out the pins and recognize the ladies that work tirelessly for the Catholic Women’s League as the pins are there for that purpose let’s use them. It is a small token of thanks to our ladies who work for God and Canada.

Our Annual Diocesan Convention was hosted by Notre Dame in Dawson Creek April 11th to 13th this year with approximately 60 participants including our Bishop, Gerald Wiesner, and Provincial President, Barbara Dowding.  The spiritual programs were ably led by Dodie Bond. There were two interesting Workshops presented. A two hour workshop on Communication given by Barb Dowding and a fun workshop given by Betty R…… on forming resolutions using the “whereas” and  “therefore” in a resolution. Betty is our Diocesan Resolution Chairperson. There were many encouraging comments made on the Workshops.

We continue to work on the resolutions and legislation with a lot of interest. We are happy that “Age of Consent” C-2 was passed and the age of consent raised from 14 to 16. We must keep a watch on the renewed debate on euthanasia which is in the works, and keep on top of the Legalization of Prostitution.
Our members continue to work on Committees and many are in the Ministries of the Church. Funds are being raised to support  Development  and Peace, Catholic Civil Rights, Matercare, Coady Institute, Catechism, Pro-Life, Catholic Missions in Canada and many local needs.

May Our Lady of Good Counsel guide us as we work for God and Canada.