St. Patrick Ladies Guild (established January 1998)
OUR MISSION STATEMENT: The Ladies Guild strives to provide opportunities for the women of our parish to become true followers of Jesus Christ. We do this through fellowship with others, through service to our parish community and through the nurturing of our individual spiritual growth.
ALL WOMEN OF THE PARISH ARE WELCOME TO JOIN!
MEMBERSHIP: The Ladies Guild is open to all women of our parish. There is no membership fee to be a part of the Ladies Guild. However, there is an expectation that you would be an active member – even without a fee.
LEADERSHIP: Our leadership positions are shared on a monthly rotation, with the exception of the position of treasurer which is a year-long, renewable position. For each month, we have: = a meeting coordinator (or chair) who runs the meeting = a recorder who takes the minutes = a Muffin Sunday coordinator who leads the set-up & clean-up for Muffin Sunday
Other opportunities for leadership would be in coordinating all or part of a specific Ladies Guild project or activity (e.g. Bake Sale, Ladies Tea)
Some of the activities we have done or plan to do:
FELLOWSHIP
Bingo Night
Epiphany Brunch (with Altar Society)
Coordination of the Parish Picnic
Muffin Sundays
Bingo Night
Epiphany Brunch (with Altar Society)
Coordination of the Parish Picnic
Ladies Tea Party
SERVICE
Purchases of Carafes, Serving Dishes & Utensils for the Parish Kitchen
Cleaning of Chairs, Pews
Support of Exterior Improvements
Donation Baskets for St. Patrick Auction
Dog Clean-up Post & Bags
Support of Religious Education & Sacramental reparation programs
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Annual Ladies Retreat/Conference
Ladies Bible Study
Advent/Lenten Bible Studies
Stations of the Cross with Walking Path
And we are always open to new ideas that would follow our mission statement goals.
MEETINGS are held on the first Sunday of the month after the 9:00 am Mass (during Muffin Sunday).
The Ladies Guild hosts MUFFIN SUNDAY: Serving fresh, homemade muffins & baked goods on the first Sunday of the month in Cornish Parish Hall after the 9 am Mass.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER: Valentines Bake Sale (on the weekend before Valentine's Day)
We use the symbol of 3 tulips to represent the 3 areas of focus in our mission statement: Fellowship, Service & Spiritual Growth.