Catholic Women’s League of Canada | BC and Yukon Council

Submitted by: Pat Battensby

It is such a pleasure for me to make my first life member liaison report to the provincial convention. It is a great job; I thank Marianna for this appointment.

It entails communication for the most part. We have 5 life member liaisons in BC and Yukon. Since Lorraine Faherty left Whitehorse, they have no Life Members living in that Diocese.

Our sincere thanks to Margaret Beardon, Victoria, Diana McKenzie, Prince George, Pollyanna Kilgour, Nelson and especially to Shirley Armilllotta and Mary Tymich who are leaving their posts and a great welcome to Marjorie Miller and Lucie Marie Schaff who are replacing them.

My job is to relay messages that come from National Life Member Liaison Shirley Bernier. Sometime, they are really good news messages but most times unfortunately they are prayer requests.

I, in turn send these messages on to these 5 liaisons members.

This works both ways. I have to say that I rarely hear from our Life Member Liaisons with requests for prayers or any news for that matter and would hope that we can get that going in our province.

I have heard, however that we have three life members celebrating very important birthdays this past year. Rose Kamm from Vancouver, Elsa Drummond from Victoria

And this fall Mary Tymich from Kamloops. I have sent cards to all of them on behalf of our Life Members.

We welcome one new Life Member to our group of sisters. Please show your appreciation for Nancy Simms of Kamloops who received her Life Membership at Kamloops Diocesan convention.

We had five applicants for the Life Members Arts and Culture Award. Shirley Armillotta will announce that recipient. Suffice to say, the applicants were awesome and it was difficult to choose.

Our most sincere appreciation to Thelma Varcoe who underwrote the cost of the book: ”The Journey of Memories.” The proceeds from the sale of this book provided the funds for this new award. Please keep Thelma in your prayers. She is presently waiting for a surgical booking and we wish her well and a successful procedure.