Just a reminder to get your baking and knitting ready because the Parish Bazaar is right around the corner.
The date is Oct 23. Bring in your articles to donate to the Church hall the day before.
Thanks.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
WINNER OF THE $25.00 FLORAL
CONGRATULATIONS!... to the winner of the August lottery draw for the $25.00 floral basket from Ray's Flowers. The winning ticket was drawn after the 5:00 Mass "Coffee" on August 28, 2010. I will be calling the lucky winner tomorrow - all I can say is their initials are F.P. and whoever it is was at the 5:00pm Mass on August 28.
Next month's raffle prize is a $35.00 ice cream cake donated by the "Marble Slab Creamery" at the Walmart Plaza. Just open the door of the Creamery for the mouth watering aromas that hit you as soon as you walk in. Yum! The cake can be ordered for pick-up anytime or you can walk in and pick from the ready made cakes in their freezer. It would make a great dessert for Thanksgiving (not too far around the corner), a birthday party, a special occasion, or just for the fun of it.
Purchase your tickets at Parish Coffee - in the hall off Crown Street- held after the various week-end Masses during the month of September 2010. Tickets are 2 for a $1.00 or 5 for $2.00. The money from the raffle will help cover our costs.
Thanks so much for your attendance and also for supporting the new CWL's efforts to build a stronger and more vibrant parish community (knowing that the parish is already the best in Brantford....ok, I'm just a little prejudiced!).
Thanks,
JoAnne
Next month's raffle prize is a $35.00 ice cream cake donated by the "Marble Slab Creamery" at the Walmart Plaza. Just open the door of the Creamery for the mouth watering aromas that hit you as soon as you walk in. Yum! The cake can be ordered for pick-up anytime or you can walk in and pick from the ready made cakes in their freezer. It would make a great dessert for Thanksgiving (not too far around the corner), a birthday party, a special occasion, or just for the fun of it.
Purchase your tickets at Parish Coffee - in the hall off Crown Street- held after the various week-end Masses during the month of September 2010. Tickets are 2 for a $1.00 or 5 for $2.00. The money from the raffle will help cover our costs.
Thanks so much for your attendance and also for supporting the new CWL's efforts to build a stronger and more vibrant parish community (knowing that the parish is already the best in Brantford....ok, I'm just a little prejudiced!).
Thanks,
JoAnne
Thursday, August 26, 2010
PROJECT AND MEEETING IDEAS FOR THE NEXT YEAR
Anyone that is interested in one of these meeting ideas or getting involved with a project please let me know. (I'll be at Parish Cofffee after Masses or email me) We are counting on the parish to support us in these endeavors to be successful.
It's true that the more you do for others the better you will feel.
Here we go.
All of these projects are important to me but the 2 most important ones I'd like to focus on are:
- To see a St. Basil's parishioner be the next owner of the 2012 Habitat for Humanity home
- Letters and small gifts to servicemen and women in Afghanistan...let them know how much you appreciate there service to our country...I have approached "Starbucks" about joining in their venture to send Starbucks individual instant coffee packets to Afghanistan- their project is going very well...I'll let you know how it goes...I am also trying to get a representative from the Armouries 56th Regiment to speak at a meeting and help with mailings
OTHERS PROJECTS:
-School Snack Program...2 times a week prepare and serve snacks at an approved school
-Prayer Blankets...knit or chrochet blankets for the sick in the parish whose families are requesting prayers or anyone you may know that would benefit from receiving one
-Car Wash for Charity ..I think this could be a fun project for young adults and profitable
-Scrapbooking...current events and past...bring in your pictures of any parish events (FamJam, Spring Fling etc)
MEETING IDEAS:
-Fashion Show..geared mostly to young adults
-Pizza Night for Young Adults...make your pizas in the hall kitchen
-Vet Night..bring your pets and ask questions...maybe even have your pet vaccinated
-Make-Over Night...learn about make-up applications or have a make-over
-Bookclub...get together and discuss books or have a list of suggested reading material
-Meeting geared to the younger girls under 16...a fun night for them (Wii tournament)
It's true that the more you do for others the better you will feel.
Here we go.
All of these projects are important to me but the 2 most important ones I'd like to focus on are:
- To see a St. Basil's parishioner be the next owner of the 2012 Habitat for Humanity home
- Letters and small gifts to servicemen and women in Afghanistan...let them know how much you appreciate there service to our country...I have approached "Starbucks" about joining in their venture to send Starbucks individual instant coffee packets to Afghanistan- their project is going very well...I'll let you know how it goes...I am also trying to get a representative from the Armouries 56th Regiment to speak at a meeting and help with mailings
OTHERS PROJECTS:
-School Snack Program...2 times a week prepare and serve snacks at an approved school
-Prayer Blankets...knit or chrochet blankets for the sick in the parish whose families are requesting prayers or anyone you may know that would benefit from receiving one
-Car Wash for Charity ..I think this could be a fun project for young adults and profitable
-Scrapbooking...current events and past...bring in your pictures of any parish events (FamJam, Spring Fling etc)
MEETING IDEAS:
-Fashion Show..geared mostly to young adults
-Pizza Night for Young Adults...make your pizas in the hall kitchen
-Vet Night..bring your pets and ask questions...maybe even have your pet vaccinated
-Make-Over Night...learn about make-up applications or have a make-over
-Bookclub...get together and discuss books or have a list of suggested reading material
-Meeting geared to the younger girls under 16...a fun night for them (Wii tournament)
RUMMAGE SALE
The date for the CWL Fall rummage sale is Saturday, November 13, 2010.
Donations will be accepted at the parish hall the day before (Nov12). All reusable items of clothing, furniture, household items, jewellery, books etc are welcome.
There's lots of time to start sorting through all those things that we no longer need but are taking up space. Get a head start and start putting them aside now. You know you'll feel better when the clutter is cleared :).
Thanks!
Donations will be accepted at the parish hall the day before (Nov12). All reusable items of clothing, furniture, household items, jewellery, books etc are welcome.
There's lots of time to start sorting through all those things that we no longer need but are taking up space. Get a head start and start putting them aside now. You know you'll feel better when the clutter is cleared :).
Thanks!
"Full of Grace: Women of the Abundant Life"
Just a reminder that our study group based on the book by Johnette Benkovic called "Full of Grace: Women of the Abundant Life" will begin in September. I know everyone is looking forward to it.
Great success to all taking part.
Great success to all taking part.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Welcome to the first official Blog of the St. Basil's Parish CWL!
Welcome fellow CWL members and parishioners of St Basil's Parish in Brantford, On. I hope lots of you will get involved and post your own blog so we can make this a fun and informative experience.
I'm afraid I really don't know much (nothing) about blogging or at least how to connect with people right now, so it may be a while before anybody sees this. I was so excited about starting to write that I couldn't wait until I had all the information.
Anyway I would be so excited if someone out there comes across this by accident and actually responds. It would be a thrill for me, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Thank-You to all who have attended Sunday Coffee after Mass over the last three weeks. I hope you are enjoying it and will continue to come. We plan on going throughout the Fall and Winter and hope to see more attend once the heat of summer is fading and holidays get fewer (what terrible thoughts).
Our hope is to bring us together as a parish community while also making the CWL a little more visible to the parish. We do many good things in the community that I wasn't aware of until recently. We also are planning to do much more in the community and for the parish this coming year. We hope we can count on you for support.
Thanks!
JoAnne, president St. Basil's CWL
I'm afraid I really don't know much (nothing) about blogging or at least how to connect with people right now, so it may be a while before anybody sees this. I was so excited about starting to write that I couldn't wait until I had all the information.
Anyway I would be so excited if someone out there comes across this by accident and actually responds. It would be a thrill for me, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Thank-You to all who have attended Sunday Coffee after Mass over the last three weeks. I hope you are enjoying it and will continue to come. We plan on going throughout the Fall and Winter and hope to see more attend once the heat of summer is fading and holidays get fewer (what terrible thoughts).
Our hope is to bring us together as a parish community while also making the CWL a little more visible to the parish. We do many good things in the community that I wasn't aware of until recently. We also are planning to do much more in the community and for the parish this coming year. We hope we can count on you for support.
Thanks!
JoAnne, president St. Basil's CWL
St Basil's CWL
Welcome! This is the first official Blog ever for St. Basil's CWL.
I really don't know anything about blogging and how to get people involved so this may take some time before I can actually reach anyone out there. So it would be nice if someone happens to find this and shocks me with a response. I will be so excited. I hope lots of people get involved so we can make this a fun experience.
I know I'm feeeling very strange right now talking to someone that's not even there. But it's actually fun. I keep thinking of the movie "Julie and Julia" for some reason ( I loved it).
I hope to see you all at the CWL meeting in September...I'll let you know the date next time.
JoAnne
I really don't know anything about blogging and how to get people involved so this may take some time before I can actually reach anyone out there. So it would be nice if someone happens to find this and shocks me with a response. I will be so excited. I hope lots of people get involved so we can make this a fun experience.
I know I'm feeeling very strange right now talking to someone that's not even there. But it's actually fun. I keep thinking of the movie "Julie and Julia" for some reason ( I loved it).
I hope to see you all at the CWL meeting in September...I'll let you know the date next time.
JoAnne
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