St. Monica Women's Guild

The Board of Directors of the Women's Guild have nominated the following women for the 2008-2009 year:

Co-Presidents: Veronica Gosling,
    Nancy McTigue
Membership: Jeanie Beatson,
    Dee Humm
Recording Secretary: Maureen Graf
Corresponding Secretary: Donna
    Jollymour
Spiritual: Nancy Donovan
Treasurer: Colleen Lund
Hospitality: Gloria Blay
Parliamentarian: Alby Kostyrka

Thank Yous From
Winter Nights Guests

Thank you notes to St. Monica parishioners were left by our guests. Here is a sampling of their messages:

   New Places! New People! New exciting times! Will always think of you...
  Thank you for all the happiness you bring all the families here...
  Thank you for holding a great conversation with me!
  Thank you for letting people come to play with us.
  Thanks 4 everything you all did for us! You are all great people and kind people too!
  Thank you for your love and kindness!

Youth Search for
Confirmation Names

St. Monica's confirmation class, about 32 youth planning to receive the sacrament in April, are reading about the saints. In their search for a confirmation name and model of Christian life, they have looked at family names as well as saints within church tradition. The picture above shows a group of shadow boxes portraying stories of saints that youth are exploring for their confirmation name. (Click here to see more photos and information about their projects.)

Parish Groups Offer
a Variety of Activities

Book Review Circle - The Camomile Lawn looks at London during the Blitz! And Charlotte Murnane shares her views of the book on Tuesday, April 22 at 12:30 in the Peace Room (see bulletin).

High School Youth - Thanks you for your support of the Chili Cook-Off to raise funds for their Workcamp experience.

Women's Guild - The Installation Brunch and welcoming of the guild's 2008-2009 Board will be held on May 8. The deadline for making reservations is May 2 (see bulletin for details).

Seniors - See San Francisco on a May day before the June fog settles in! A guided tour of the unique 49-Mile Scenic Drive and lunch at the Beach Chalet is sceduled for May 14 (flyers in church entrances).

Finance Summary

Father Wayne and the Finance Council presented a summary statement of St. Monica Parish finances for the fiscal year 2007 (click here to see full report).

Bishop's Appeal Update

Up to mid-January, St. Monica parishioners have responded with 130 gifts totaling $24,830 bringing us up to 74% of our parish goal of $33,742. The campaign, "To Teach and To Serve," is a diocesan-wide effort to support economically struggling parishes, inner-city Catholic school programs, vocations, priest retirement, CYO, and family ministries. For further information about the Bishop's Appeal, click here.

St. Monica's
Vision Statement and
Strategic Areas

The results of the work of St. Monica's Pastoral Council and a series of town hall meetings with parishioners is a revised Vision/Mission Statement and Strategic Areas.

For a fuller description and explanation of the document, follow the link to the Strategic Plan. To see the raw data of parishioner responses, see Town Hall Meeting - Verbatim.

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