Submitted by: Nancy Simms Good morning everyone! I would like to share some good news with you. Last year our province increased its membership by 113 members! We were one in only four provinces in the country to have a membership increase, and that’s something to be proud of! Although, having said that, our membership [...]
Read MoreDear League Sisters and Father Tran, I pray everyone had a blessed Christmas with family and friends and are now rejuvenated once again to continue in our work for God and Canada. Membership January is officially membership month, although we should be welcoming members throughout the entire year. For 2009 our provincial membership was 9,525. [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Report Forms Due dates for annual reports are: Parish report to Diocesan – December 15th Diocesan report to Provincial – February 15th Provincial report to National – March 15th If you have not received reports from your parish counterparts by December 15th don’t give up on them. Try calling them and [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Dear Sisters in the League and Fr. Tran, A warm welcome to our newest diocesan organization chairpersons, Lucille Wallace (Kamloops), Lorraine Thibeault (Prince George), and Jenny Shaw (Vancouver). And a special welcome back to a new fall season of The Catholic Women’s League to both Rose Sehn (Nelsen) and Daisy Mah [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Sandra Stajduhar Meeting With Government: March 25, 2009 Four members of the BC & Yukon Provincial Council of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada met with Liberal and New Democratic party MLA’s to present and discuss CWL resolutions. The delegation consisted of Marianna Caldwell, president, Nancy Simms, president-elect, Sheila Quinn, Legislation chairperson, and [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Good morning, I have wonderful news! For the past two years we in BC/Yukon increased our membership by 7%! And that is all due to your unceasing hard work and dedication to the League! So congratulations everyone! But, now what I see as the challenge that lies before us is not [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Dear Sisters in the League and Fr. Tran, Membership January is membership month. However, the recruiting process should continue throughout the entire year! What is your parish council doing to invite new ladies to join the League? Many women are just waiting to be asked. I challenge every League member to [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms Dear League Sisters and Father Tran, Report Forms Enclosed are the diocesan annual report forms, please distribute the appropriate forms to your corresponding diocesan chairpersons. I pray that you have distributed the parish annual report forms and have encouraged all councils to submit their reports. Due dates for annual reports are: [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms WUCWO North American Regional Conference, August 8 – 10, 2008 For me the WUCWO Conference began with Doreen Gowans and myself arriving at the hotel in Winnipeg on August 7th and being asked by Agnes Bedard to help sell WUCWO supplies at a table near the registration, which we happily agreed [...]
Read MoreSubmitted by: Nancy Simms, BC/Yukon Organization Chair After we were well rested from the WUCWO regional conference, with our hour and half lunch break the 2008 National Convention began in Winnipeg with an invigorating resolutions dialogue meeting. Women from all corners of Canada came together to educate themselves on the resolutions that would be presented [...]
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