Life Member Liaison Communique #2

Submitted by: Pat Battensby

Happy New Year to my Life Member League Sisters,

Enclosures: Life Members Art and Culture Award Eligibility Form and Application Form (PDF)

I hope that your Christmas season went well and was a holy and happy one. For us here in Vancouver, it was unique. It was  the first time in my life that I wasn’t able to get to Christmas Mass. My sister was in the same predicament and we both agreed that it did not seem like Christmas at all. But Christmas day in the evening, people managed to get here and be together although they were hard pressed to find any parking, but we were able to be together and that is really what Christmas is all about.

I hope that you have been receiving the e-mails that I have been passing on as I receive them from National. Most of them are asking for our prayers and whether we know the individual or not, we can sure add them to our prayer pocket. Please continue to pray for our own BC Life Members who are not well or waiting for surgery.I have not heard anything from any of you with prayer requests or any news about what you are doing in your diocese. Other than Mary from Kamloops, I have heard nothing. Part of our job description is to keep in touch, disseminate information that comes in but just as importantly, raise awareness of what is happening in each of your dioceses and also mainly to make us aware of anyone who is not well, needs surgery or has family that are not well. Please e-mail me this information so that I can let your provincial life member sisters know about these incidents.

We are so grateful to Thelma V. for her precious gift of the book, which details our Life Members journeys. As you know that was Thelma’s gift to us and with the money earned from the sale of the book, the Life Member Art and Culture Award (see forms at the top of this post) has been established. This will be in the amount of $500.00 announced and or awarded to the successful applicant at the Provincial convention in Prince George this spring. It is our responsibility as Diocesan Life Member Liaisons to circulate the criteria and application form to every parish council president. As to how you do this will be your decision. In Vancouver, we have 4 general meetings at which an envelope is provided for every parish council president and we are free to add whatever we need to reach our parish presidents.  However you want to do this is great but the sooner the better.

Please observe the deadline dates as to when the applications must be in to Shirley A. I wish you all the blessings for 2009 and good health and peace.  Please be in touch with me if you have any questions