St Charles CWL

	Our Council meets every month on the 3^rd Tuesday, except for the months of July and August. We gather in the Saint Charles Columbia Room on the 2^nd floor at 7:30 p.m.
St Charles homepage Executive Responsibilities Events Newsletter Book Club	*History* On June 18^th, 1981, our St. Charles CWL Council became a reality. 23 women became Charter Members at the organizational meeting held at Bishop Savaryn School. Our enthusiastic members decided that A Miraculous Medal would be presented to each newly baptized baby in the Parish. In 1983 they sewed all the white altar servers’ gowns. Our new church was officially opened on November 4, 1981. Its location was 154 Avenue and 113 Street. Our members hosted the luncheon for the occasion. For the 5^th anniversary of St. Charles Council, a CWL banner was purchased and then blessed at a special Mass. Our first Tea and Bazaar was held at St. Timothy’s School in 1986. It was a great success and became an annual event. In 1987, a funeral lunch committee was created to offer a service to our parishioners. This service is still ongoing today. Our CWL sashes were sewn in 1992 and are worn by our members at the Installation of Officers, as well as when we form an Honour Guard at deceased members’ funerals. Our Council relocated to a new home at 17511 - 112 Street in 1995. Our new facility has an activity centre and large commercial kitchen as well as several meeting rooms. Sales of baking, perogies, cabbage rolls, and tourtieres, etc., have helped to pay for the church’s expenses.
	In 1996, the new kitchen was creatively equipped by organizing a Parish kitchen shower. A variety of kitchen necessities were put on display, purchased by Parish members who, in turn, donated the items to our kitchen. Many other fundraising projects were done to pay for the kitchen such as the publishing of a Parish cookbook.
	Catering teams were organized, as our activity centre was booked for dances, anniversaries and weddings. We served 800 people for each of the graduation teas of Archbishop O’Leary and Archbishop MacDonald High Schools. We hosted the Diocesan Mid Winter Meeting in 1997, 2001 and 2005 as well the Zone 9 Meeting in 1998 and 2004. In 1997, our Council decided to have an old fashioned Harvest Dinner complete with turkey, garden vegetables and of course, many, many pies. The proceeds went to our church debt retirement.
	As a kick off to our membership drive in 1998, we treated our members to a Communion Breakfast with a guest speaker, which in turn soared our total membership to 130 members. That year, our Council decided to purchase the CWL flag.
	Our CWL works collaboratively with all parish ministries to promote community and friendship in our parish. We are truly Sisters in the League as we continue to support one another through happy times as well as difficult ones. St. Charles Council looks forward to the continued growth of our membership, both in spirit and in numbers as we serve the People of God. To a member, the League is a gift of faith, friendship, leadership development, support and affirmation.

Revised: May 9, 2006	*Top of page*

Our Council meets every month on the 3rd Tuesday, except for the months of July and August. We gather in the Saint Charles Columbia Room on the 2nd floor at 7:30 p.m.

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Our Council meets every month on the 3^rd Tuesday, except for the months of July and August. We gather in the Saint Charles Columbia Room on the 2^nd floor at 7:30 p.m.