A correction from Diocesan council: The Feast of Immaculate Conception Mass will take place on Thursday, December 8, instead of the Tuesday stated in last week's message. The CWL will be part of an Honour Guard at the Mass to take place at St. Boniface Cathedral at 7:00pm.
Following is a message received from the Manitoba Provincial Council of the CWL.
December 1, 2022
Season’s Greetings as we start into the Advent Season! Hope, Peace, Joy and Love! This is the time we look forward to year after year! I, like many of you, am so excited as I look forward to the opportunity to have all of my children and their children together under one roof! Even my parents will be able to join us this year! Now that is Joy and Love for me, truly I feel like I am
Catholic and Living It!
I have been listening to The Bible in a Year over the last two years and a couple of things have stood out to me.
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
Feels like my instructions to be Catholic and Living It!
More recently I have been listening to the book of Acts. The beginning of Acts chapter 8 talks about the persecution of the church under the rule of Saul and how that led to the spread of Christianity. Covid can hardly be called persecution, but it has certainly caused suffering in all areas of our lives. Let’s take advantage of the end of this time of suffering and reach out to all our sisters! Let’s grow the League as we return to community life!
As we move into the New Year I am looking forward to a wonderful Day of Celebration! We will have some prayer, some learning, and some time to be together! Watch for the full agenda early in the New Year – the event is taking place in person on February 11, 2022!
Coming our way in the new year is an outreach program that is originating at the National Level. All councils – provincial, diocesan, and parish – will be visited by a member from the council above them on the CWL organization chart. Councils will be interviewed about their needs and what can be done for them and the members at that level in their council. The CWL is in a crisis, members are not renewing and are being lost through death, we need to identify how to meet the needs of our existing members, so when the time comes for your council’s workshop be ready and be sure to attend!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Our latest perogy fundraiser was a success thanks to everyone who participated and worked hard to make it happen. We sold over 190 dozen perogies!
We have taken this opportunity to re-stock the church kitchen pantry with some basics such as salt and pepper.