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

Elected at the recent Provincial Convention in Williams Lake, BC. Reports from Provincial and Archdiocesan officers coming this week!

Provincial Executive 2008-2010
Back left to right – Sandra Stajduhar, Dodie Bond, Carol Penno, Lois Charlebois, Pat Deppiesse, Doreen Gowans, Jeanne Wilson; Front left to right – Nancy Simms, Marianna Caldwell, Barb Dowding, Elaine Audet
Missing:  Sheila Quinn

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Spiritual Advisor: Rev. Tien Tran
President:  Marianna Caldwell
President-Elect/Organization: Nancy Simms
1st vice/Spiritual Development:  Carol Penno
2nd vice/Christian Family Life:  Dodie Bond
Secretary:  Pat Deppiesse
Treasurer:  Elaine Audet
Past President:  Barbara Dowding
Community Life:  Lois Charlebois
Education & Health:  Jeanne Wilson
Communications:  Doreen Gowans
Resolutions:  Sandra Stajduhar
Legislation:  Sheila Quinn
Life Member Liaison:  Pat Battensby

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Please see below for the greeting delivered by President Barbara Dowding at the Knights of Columbus State Convention on April 26, 2008:

Your Excellencies Archbishop Miller, Bishops Monroe and Nowacoski, Mr. O’Hara, Worthy State Deputy, delegates and guests,

Greetings and blessings from nearly 9000 members of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada in British Columbia and the Yukon!

It is an honour, and a pleasure, to extend to each and every one you heartfelt best wishes, as you gather in convention. Imagine – 97 years of dedication and service! A milestone of its own, made even more meaningful, by your legacy. Evidence of your stewardship abounds in the residences you have built, the funds you have raised and the care given to those who need it the most. » Read the rest of this entry »

Submitted by: Sandra Stajduhar

MAY 30th to JUNE 3rd, 2007
VICTORIA, B.C.

Provincial Executive 2007
back, l to r – Susan S. – Prince George diocesan president, Nancy S. – Education and Health chairperson, Caroline Ann A. – Nelson Diocesan president, Elaine – provincial treasurer, Sandra S. – Communications chairperson, Gloria G. – Legislation chairperson, Doreen G. – secretary, Nicole G. – Whitehorse diocesan president, Lorilee J. – Kamloops diocesan president, Evelyn R. – Vancouver archdiocesan president, Agnes G. – Victoria diocesan president; front – l to r. – Carol P. – Community Life chairperson, Pat B. – immediate Past President, Barbara D. – President, Sheila Q. – Resolutions chairperson, Marilyn V. – Christian Family Life chairperson, Marianna C. – Organization chairperson; Missing: Dodie B. – Spiritual Development chairperson, and Father Terry B. – provincial Spiritual Advisor

The Victoria Diocesan Council, with the Parish Councils of St. Patrick’s, St. Joseph’s and St. Andrew’s, welcomed more than 200 members of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada to the 60th Annual Provincial Convention, held May 30th to June 3rd in Victoria. Members and Spiritual Advisors from throughout British Columbia and the Yukon gathered to celebrate sixty years of service to God and Canada. » Read the rest of this entry »

Submitted by: Marilyn Van Dongen

There is no shortage of resources for the issues dealt with in this standing committee. I always carry reading material with me in case I am stuck waiting somewhere. Conferences are fun to attend and are a wealth of information. Right now Edmonton is the place to be. A conference on euthanasia and end-of-life issues was held in May 25 in Edmonton.The newly formed Diocesan Vocation Directors of Canada are holding a conference in Edmonton June 11 – 15. Novalis has published an excellent resource aimed at teens 12 – 17 years old titled “It’s Your Call”. It reminds young people who feel lost and aimless that God has a call for each one of them. Also in Edmonton June 15 & 16 is a conference on Towards a New Sexual Revolution, National Symposium on the Theology of the Body. Margaret Beardon, as national sub-committee chairperson, will be representing our league. Watch out for conferences you are able to attend. It will be well worth your time and money. What you do with your time and money shows what is important to you. » Read the rest of this entry »