Secretary Communique #2

Submitted by: Pat Deppiesse

Now that the wonderful season of Christmas is over, it is time to get busy with CWL again, and I am writing to you with a request. I am a bit late in sending out the parish register forms for 2010! Somehow, in the busy-ness of the season, I just forgot I had to send them out to you! Mea culpa! Therefore, I really need your help in distributing this form to all your parish councils immediately. I notice that some parish councils are already sending them to me, so you wonderful secretaries are obviously doing your job by making edits to last year’s form! Thank you so much for that.

Attached to this Email are the Parish Council Registration form and the Diocesan Council Registration form. I am sending them by Email for convenience and expediency. Once your diocesan elections are complete, please send in the new diocesan registration form. Those who are not having elections, please send one to me anyway – just to confirm any changes in information for your executive.

I know most parish councils have had their elections by now, and I would ask that you return a copy of the parish registers to me as soon as you can. Please double check all the information with the incumbent to ensure it is correct. If possible, a typed copy would be best. I also ask that any changes that occur during the year, be sent to me – Email is fine – and I thank you for keeping me informed about changes throughout the year.

This information is needed by the provincial council in order for me to send out the convention packages which I am currently preparing, and so that the registrations for the convention can be confirmed. These records also go into our provincial archives

I am looking forward to working with my League sisters in Richmond, part of the Vancouver Archdiocesan Council, to help prepare the groundwork for the upcoming convention there May 27-29 at St. Monica’s Parish.

I hope all we Secretaries can make an opportunity to meet at the convention! In my opinion, you are the ‘silent heroes’ in the League, keeping records of everything that goes on and I thank you for your diligence! If you have any questions or if I can help you in any way, please do not hesitate to call or Email me. Please remember to send me a copy of your Communiqué if you write one.

Just a friendly reminder that your Annual Report is due February 15th. If you have yours ready, please forward to me at your earliest convenience.

Wishing you all a very happy new year in the Catholic Women’s League of Canada.

With much love and all of God’s abundant blessings.