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Our annual Christmas Party was held at the Olive Garden Restaurant on Weber Road in Bolingbrook on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, and a GREAT time was had by all. What a great way to get in the holiday spirit. Plan to join us next year!

Our November meeting started off with a prayer service, a short meeting, and then the members got down to making . . . I can't tell you -- it's a surprise for the residents of Greenleaf. The CCW ladies will be hosting a breakfast at Greenleaf on Saturday. If you would like to join and help serve, please contact one of the officers.

I want to thank Sue for the wonderful tables of refreshments. everyone needs to attend meetings to share friendship and refreshments. I was not able to be at the September meeting, but I was told this was a wonderful meeting from the prayer service, the one pound auction, and the wonderful refreshments of many different and abundant appetizers. Thank you Pat, Sue, and Fr. Herb for leading the Auction. Congratulation to Nancy on your adult Wizard of Oz red shoes! This past October meeting Sue once again performed magic by the wonderful blue clothed tables filled with varieties of wines, cheeses, fruits, meats, olives, and nuts. Her table setting made me feel as if I was out for the refreshments and friendships and the meeting was secondary. It was wonderful. I hope that you will all take the opportunity to join us for Sue's wonderful evenings of elegance. Karen K.

The Council of Catholic Women collected donations for Operation Support Our Troops. Boxes were available to collect the "top ten needed items," including:

In addition, and of great importance, notes of support and thanks to our troops may also be included. Also appreciated are donations. Each care package costs $20.00 to ship. Checks in any amount made out to Operation Support Our Troops of Illinois will be accepted.

Thank you and God bless you for remembering our military personnel overseas.

A Chili Cook-Off took place on Saturday, March 5th after the 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Francis sponsored by the Council of Catholic Women. There were eight chili entries enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Jan Wallace, who won for the "best" chili.

Sister Jane Schlosser RSM presented an Evening of Reflection on the Holy Eucharist on March 17^th at St Francis of Assisi Church in Bolingbrook. The miracle of the Holy Eucharist was first instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper, and is the true presence of Jesus Christ in the bread and the wine.

Our evening began at 6:30 pm with a light supper followed by Sister Jane’s presentation.

Sr. Jane is on the staff of the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, IL and holds a Doctorate of Ministry Degree, works in Spiritual Development and gives much of herself sharing with those who come to the Center.

All members of the parish were invited to participate in an evening of Spirit filled Faith and Fellowship

Present: Karen Koenig, Jan Wallace, Sue Guglielmi, Joyce Proudian, Barbara Garavalia, Joan Ruth, Mary Mitchell, Pat Cetera, Donna Zonca, Maggie McGuire

Treasurer’s Report: Checking account - $2104.42, Savings accounts - $2259.50. Report attached.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Board Meeting
November 1, 2010

Present: Karen Koenig, Pat Cetera, Maggie McGuire, Joyce Proudian, Sue Guglielmi, Jan Wallace, Mary Mitchell

Call to order: 8:20 PM
Minutes: The October minutes were approved with the addition of Joyce Proudian as present.
Correspondence: None
Treasurer’s report: Checking - $3696.30, Council Leadership Development Fund - $695.04, WACI - $208.00. Report attached.

Unfinished Business

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
General Meeting
October 21, 2010

Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 8:05.
Minutes: The minutes of the September 16 general meeting were approved
Correspondence: None
Treasurer’s Report: Checking - $4267.69, Council Leadership Development Fund - $695.04, WACI - $168.00. Report attached.

Unfinished Business

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:50

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Board Meeting
October 4, 2010

Present: Barbara Garavalia, Judy Singer, Donna Zonca, Sue Guglielmi, Mary Mitchell, Pat Cetera, Karen Koenig, Jan Wallace, Joan Ruth
Call to order: 7:10 PM
Opening Prayer
Minutes: Minutes of the August 30 board meeting were approved.
Correspondence: Request for donation from Morningstar Mission.
Treasurer’s Report: Checking-$4267.48, Council Leadership Development Fund-$694.93, WACI-$168.00. Report attached.

Unfinished Business
o Undie Sunday – Some items were already donated. The collection will continue at both parishes next weekend.
o Toy resale – the flier has gone to both parishes. Pat will send a copy of the flier to a list of churches and day care centers. She will also write a short article on the toy resale to be sent to the Chicago Tribune for their local section.
o JDCCW Convention – Karen took the check from our council for an ad in the ad book to the office. Most of the St. Dominic/St. Francis is going.
o NCCW 2011 Convention – discussed fundraising for the national convention in Chicago next year. A motion was made to disburse funds from our savings account to the Council Leadership Development Fund ($1200) from the last two resales to go towards our fundraising efforts. Motion carried. We will continue to raise funds through WACI, but also keep our options open on larger fundraisers.
o October general meeting – Sue Rosenmeyer will speak on grief starting at 7:00. Speaker will be followed by refreshments, prayer and meeting. A motion was made to donate $100 to the speaker. Motion carried. Motion form attached.
o CCW will act as greeters before and after the 10:00 Mass at St. Dominic.
o Entertainment Books – 8 sold so far.
o West Will Fall Coffee is October 12 at 6:30 at St. Mary in Minooka.
o ICL dinner – the check for our ad has been sent. We will also purchase 2 tickets to the dinner.
o St. Nick Program – a motion was made to budget $150 for expenses for the program. Motion carried. Motion form attached.

New Business
o November meeting – this will be a service night at St. Francis. Details TBA.
o Greenleaf Christmas visit – scheduled for December 4 at 9:30 AM.
o CCW Christmas Dinner – December 7 at 6:00 at White Fence Farm.

Closing Prayer
Adjournment: 8:45

Present: Karen Koenig, Jan Wallace, Barbara Garavalia, Judy Singer, Donna Zonca, Sue Guglielmi, Maggie McGuire, Mary Mitchell, Joyce Proudian, Pat Cetera

Treasurer’s Report: Checking-$3032.20, Council Leadership Development Fund-$694.82, WACI-$168.00.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Board Meeting
August 2, 2010

Present: Pat Cetera, Karen Koenig, Jan Wallace, Joan Ruth, Joyce Proudian, Donna Zonca, Mary Mitchell, Sue Guglielmi, Judy Singer.

Call to order: 7:10 PM
Approval of minutes: The May 3 board meeting minutes were approved as printed.
Correspondence: None
Treasurer’s Report: Checking - $3,032.06, Council Leadership Development Fund - $694.71, WACI - $168.00. Report attached.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Board Meeting
JUNE 1, 2010

Call to order: 7:25 PM
Opening Prayer
Minutes: Minutes of May 3 board meeting approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Checking - $3487.02, Council Leadership Development Fund - $694.50, WACI - $168.00. Report attached
Resale: Total sales - $5591.35, CCW profit - $1331.61. Report attached.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Board Meeting
May 3, 2010

Call to order: 7:10 PM
Opening prayer
April board minutes: The closing time on Saturday for the resale should be 2:00 PM not 1:00. Minutes approved as corrected.
Treasurer’s report: Checking account - $2580.52, Council Leadership Development Fund - $694.39, WACI - $168.00. Report attached.

Ø Thanks to all who worked the St. Francis RCIA reception and to those who worked the St. Francis Confirmation reception

Ø WW Spring Institute is June 7 at Holy Spirit in Naperville. Workers should be there at 4:00. Registration is at 5:15, liturgy at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00.

Ø Spring Resale – 50 people have registered so far. The presale will be from 5:00 to 10:00 on Friday with the general public welcome from 8:00 to 10:00. There will be no second day prices at this resale. Saturday hours are 8:00 to 1:00.

Ø Elections were held for St. Dominic and St. Francis CCW for 2010-2011. The slate was presented and elected. Motion form attached.

Treasurer’s report: Balance in checking is $2918.16, Council Leadership Development Fund is $694.10 and WACI is $168.00. Report attached

Correspondence: Letter was received from the BBSF Monitoring Committee regarding our applicant for the scholarship.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Minutes of the Board Meeting
April 5, 2010

Present: Joyce Proudian, Barbara Garavalia, Karen Koenig, Pat Cetera, Joan Ruth, Jan Wallace, Sue Guglielmi, Mary Mitchell
Call to order: 7:10 PM
Opening prayer
March Board minutes: Approved
Correspondence: Thank you from WW deanery for the contribution to the Bakeless Bake Sale, and a thank you from Connie Reilley for the donation to Project Gabriel.
Treasurer’s Report: $3059.86 in checking, $694.10 in Council Leadership Development Fund, and $168.00 in WACI. No written report.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Minutes of the Board Meeting
March 1, 2010

Present: Jan Wallace, Sue Guglielmi, Maggie McGuire, Joan Ruth, Pat Cetera, Barbara Garavalia, Karen Koenig, Joyce Proudian, Mary Mitchell, Donna Zonca, Judy Singer
Call to Order: 7:00 PM
Opening prayer
February board minutes: Approved
Correspondence: None
Treasurer’s Report: Checking - $3,069.86, Council Leadership Development Fund - $694.10, WACI - $168.00. Report attached.
Unfinished Business:
Nominating Committee – slate is complete and will be presented to the membership at the April meeting.
Resale: Four registration dates are set for Spring resale and dates are set for the Fall resale on August 19-22 at St. Francis.
Spring Institute: St. Ambrose will assist in provide desserts and St. Raymond’s will provide cash toward the meal.
Membership Survey: We can make our website interactive for a fee. The survey and other membership information can be put on it.
A motion was made by Donna Zonca to allow Judy Singer to spend up to $100 on an interactive website. Motion approved. Motion form attached.
St. Francis Confirmation reception: Still need a chairperson.

New Business
March meeting: Small group questions and discussion of Lenten Scriptures. We will serve soup and bread.
Chili Cook-off: Maggie suggested that we join with the Knights in sponsoring a chili cook-off. We will aim for a fall date.
Service Project: Sue suggested that we do a book drive for Aunt Mary’s Book Club in April as our Mother’s Day project this year.
Discussed changing our meeting dates and times. Unresolved.

Meeting adjourned: 9:25.

ST. DOMINIC AND ST. FRANCIS COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Minutes of the Board Meeting
February 1, 2010

Present: Joyce Proudian, Donna Zonca, Maggie McGuire, Barbara Garavalia, Karen Koenig, Pat Cetera, Sue Guglielmi, Mary Mitchell
The meeting was called to order at 7:20.
“Evensong” prayer service was led by Barbara.
Minutes of the January 4, 2010 board meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Checking $3,748.70, Council Leadership Development Fund $694.01, WACI $0. Profit from Entertainment Books was $168.00. Report attached.
A discussion followed on the need to have full reports at both the board and general meetings. We will continue with both reports.
Correspondence: We receive a thank you letter and report of amount donated to St. Francis during the year 2009.

Unfinished Business

Meeting closed with the prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30.

The meeting began with recognition of Fr. Herb’s 35^th anniversary and refreshments

Program: Judy Singer explained the program for the evening which including writing notes to the people being served by Emmet Reed and the Peace Corps in Rwanda. Rosaries were included with the notes. The note writing took place during the rest of the meeting.

September, 2009 -- After a short business meeting, one of our members shared her craft of quilting. She brought several of her pieces to show and even had an extra piece that she donated for a raffle.

April, 2009 -- The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women hosted a White Elephant Sale at our regular meeting. The proceeds of the sale will benefit the National Council of Catholic Women’s Madonna Plan and the Women’s Emergency Refugee Fund.

We also made cards and decorated gift bags to give to women incarcerated at the Will County Jail for Mother’s Day.

We began with an international prayer service in the Church followed by our program.

February, 2009 -- St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women welcomed 7th grade Girl Scout Troop 28 as our special guests. As part of the requirement for earning a badge, they were the hostesses for the evening and served beverages, appetizers and the fixings for “do-it-yourself” ice cream sundaes. In addition, they told us what they have to do to earn badges, and filled us in on the trip they took to California last year.

We met in the Church for prayer at 7:30 followed by a short meeting and the program in the St. Francis Room.

January, 2009 -- Happy New Year from St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women! We celebrated the beginning of 2009 with our first meeting of the New Year at St. Francis parish. We began with a prayer service and then moved on to our annual Game Night. Games will be provided. Treats were available. We enjoyed seeing new friends and old friends for an evening of fun.

The St. Dominic/St. Francis Christmas Dinner was held on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at White Fence Farm. AND A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!!

October, 2008 The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women met on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. We began with a prayer service, followed by a program planned by our Legislative Commission. We learned about issues that affect Catholic families and are of interest to Catholic women. As always, we ended with delicious treats and some social time.

September, 2008 The St. Dominic/St. Francis Council of Catholic Women kicked off our 2008-2009 year of service, education and leadership within our parishes on September 16th with 7:00 PM Mass at St Francis followed by refreshments and “getting to know us”. We had a short presentation of our plans for the upcoming year and invited suggestions as to how we can continue to best serve our community.

May 2008 This was the last St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women meeting of the 2007-2008 year. The evening began with Mass and installation of the officers for the 2008-2009 year. We moved into the meeting area after Mass where dinner for all Council members was on CCW! It was a relaxing evening with good food, good conversation and a brief wrap-up of the events of the last year.

April 2008 The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women began this meeting with prayer in the Church, followed by a fun program on cake decorating by one of our members who was a Wilton teacher.

The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women sponsored another service night on Monday, April 28, in the Father Frank Room at St. Dominic’s at 7:00 PM. We made cards and decorated gift bags that were given to women at the Will County Adult Correctional Facility on Mother’s Day weekend. CCW also provided gifts for the bags (in compliance with the Facility's rules).

Just a reminder: Our May meeting has been changed to May 27th. Fr. David Hankus will celebrate mass with us at 6:30 followed by a potluck supper and meeting. What a great way to end the CCW year.

March 2008 The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women participated in an evening of Lenten reflection in preparation for Holy Week and the great feast of Easter. Father Richard Bennett of Holy Spirit Catholic Community in Naperville was our guest speaker. His topic was Lent: Back to the Basics. Father Bennett is a long time social justice advocate and is passionate about serving the underprivileged. Fr. Bennett's talk followed a reflection on St. Patrick and St. Joseph, the March Saints.

February 2008 The St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic Women had a program unlike anything we’ve ever done before! On Tuesday, February 19th, Joe and Sue Guglielmi gave a presentation on “Developing and Preserving Your Family’s Heritage – A Guide to Creating a Family History”. Joe, genealogy hobbyist, showed us ways to develop our family tree, and Sue showed us how to celebrate family traditions and our various cultures as well as how to start developing our own family history. Some of us already working on your genealogy brought along our own exhibits to share. It was a fun filled and informative evening.

We began with prayer in the Church at 7:30, continuing our CCW tradition to pray Mary’s Way of the Cross during Lent. Our program and a short business meeting followed this moving prayer service.

February Service Night St. Dominic and St. Francis Council of Catholic is sponsoring another service night in the Father Frank Room at St. Dominic Parish on Monday, February 25 at 7:00. We will be making fleece blankets for the children at the Groundwork shelter. We’ve made blankets for the shelter before and they are a big hit with the children. Right now, their supply is low so it’s time for us to replenish it.

There is no sewing involved, so don’t be afraid to come if you have no sewing skills. It simply involves cutting and tying. We will provide the material and the tools, but if you have some fleece you would like to donate, it takes about 1-1/2 yards each of two different patterns to make each blanket. If you have scissors, a rotary cutter, cutting mats or fringe cutters, please bring them, but if you don’t have any of those, don’t let that stop you. Just bring yourself and a willingness to make some kids smile.

January 2008 The St. Dominic/St. Francis Council of Catholic Women held their first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday, January 15 at St. Francis Parish. We met for prayer in the church at 7:30. Father David Hankus was our guest speaker. His topic was a reflection on the Advent and Christmas experience. We had a short business meeting and concluded as usual with social time and great treats. It was a calm and relaxing evening of looking back on our own holiday experiences now that the hustle and bustle is over.

January Service Night During all the hustle and bustle of the season, some of our members met to make fleece scarves and decorative boxes at one of our service night meetings. These gifts were distributed to 50 residents of Greenleaf during our annual Christmas breakfast there. We will have another service evening coming up soon. In the past, we have made children’s blankets for a shelter, rosaries for soldiers, and hand made Christmas cards for the residents of Greenleaf. Watch this space for the date and details concerning our next project for an evening of fun and service. No artsy-crafty skills are necessary – we can find a job to fit anyone’s special gift!

December 2007 Members started off the holiday season with a delicious dinner held at White Fence Farm. It was a great night to get into the holiday spirit.

November 2007 We began by praying the sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary in the Church and then moved on to the St. Francis Room for a "Fun Night". The business meeting was be short, and the "fun" was a night of Bunco. As always, delicious treats were served and there was plenty of time to talk with old and new friends.

Our members put together a Thanksgiving basket at the meeting for a family who could use some help. CCW provided the turkey.

October 2007 The program for this month's meeting was presented by the International Concerns Commission. The speaker was Nanci Peek, a St. Dominic parishioner and nurse, who talked about her recent mission trip to Bolivia. Nanci accompanied a group of college students on the trip and told about their work in Bolivia and the people who were served.

September 2007 Our first meeting of the year was a relaxing, fun evening. It began with a prayer service at 7:30 in the Church, followed by a very short meeting and a fun evening of song based on the television show "The Singing Bee" and featuring songs from old TV shows. We served pizza, dessert and wine (all the important food groups were covered!) and fun.

THANK YOU
Because of your generosity, the St. Dominic/St. Francis Council of Catholic Women was able to deliver a large supply of spiral notebooks to Catholic Charities Back to School event. Your donations helped many kids get a good start for the new school year.

Health Fair ThankYou

A big thank you to all those who supported and attended the Council of Catholic Women’s recent health fair. Approximately 125 parishioners and members of the community took advantage of the event. We also appreciate the donation of time and effort of those who displayed health information and provided free services.

St. Dominic/St. Francis Council of Catholic Women sponsored a FREE health fair in St. Dominic’s gym on Sunday, September 30 from 8:00 AM until 12:00 noon. The health fair was geared toward women, but all were welcome for free screenings for cholesterol and glucose, body fat analysis, body mass index, blood pressure, physical fitness, vision, balance/fall prevention, spinal screening, and foot screening. There were seminars on scams involving the elderly, power of attorney/living will, an automatic defibrillator demonstration, and school bus safety for kids. St. Joseph Hospital, Edward Hospital and the new Bolingbrook Hospital all had representatives there as well as representatives from Avon and the Body Shop. The Fire Department was there with information on CO2 detectors, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. The Lyons Club collected old eyeglasses. There was information on domestic violence, the March of Dimes, poison prevention, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Refreshments were served.

And just to keep us busy on September 30, 2007, we moved over to St. Francis in the afternoon to help at Francis Fest. CCW members provided delicious desserts to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth.