Executive’s Responsibilities
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    President –Elect
    Vice-President
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    Treasurer
    Past President/Historian
    CWL Parish Liaison
    Funeral Lunch Convener
STANDING COMMITTEES
    Spiritual Development
    Organization
    Christian Family Life
    Community Life
    Education & Health
    Communications

President 

 The president as the chief officer:

  • Informs the membership of the position of the League on current issues and priorities and new programs.

  • Fosters open communication with the spiritual advisor on all League matters.

  • Presides at all meetings and conventions of the council concerned.

  • Is a signing officer for all official documents.

  • Provides active leadership.

  • Initiates policy, in consultation with the officers of the council concerned.

  • Keeps fully informed on the operation of the League and reports annually to the membership.

  • Is an ex officio member of all committees except the nomination and election committee.

  • Is the official spokesperson for her council.

  • Performs such other duties as may be incumbent upon her office.

  • Appoints
 

President-Elect 

The president-elect:

  • Becomes president automatically after serving her elected term as president-elect.

  • Performs the duties of the president in her absence or inability to serve.

  • Is responsible for League development and leadership training.

  • Performs such other duties as may be delegated to her by the president.
 

Vice-President 

  • In the absence or inability of the president-elect to serve, the vice-president performs her duties.

  • In the temporary absence or inability to serve of both the president and president-elect, the vice-president performs the duties of the president and president-elect respectively.

  • The vice-president is also a convener of a standing committee and performs other duties delegated by the president.
 

Secretary 

The secretary:

  • Records the minutes of all meetings and conventions of the council concerned and retains a permanent record.

  • Is a signing officer for all official documents.

  • Has charge of all papers and records of the council concerned.

  • Is responsible for reports as required.
 

Treasurer 

The treasurer:

  • Maintains the financial records of the council concerned and has them appropriately audited or examined annually.

  • Receives all League monies and pays all accounts as authorized.

  • Is a signing officer for all official documents.

  • Presents a report of revenues and expenditures at meetings.

  • Prepares and monitors annual budget.
 

Past President/Historian 

The past president:

  • Serves in a consultative capacity.

  • Is responsible for archives and history.

  • Facilitates the study and implementation of the Constitutions & Bylaws.

  • Performs other duties as assigned by the president.

  • Is convener of laws at national level.  (Article XII, Section 1 (10))
 

CWL Parish Liaison 

  • Liaises and cooperates with pastoral councils.

  • Provides parish assistance.

  • Attends Pastoral Council Meeting monthly.

  • Reports monthly Pastoral Council activities at the next CWL general meeting.
 

CWL Funeral Lunch Convener 

  • Serves funeral lunches at St. Charles Parish Activity Centre.

  • Provides services at request of registered parishioners of St. Charles Parish.

  • Provides a hostess to greet the family and guests upon their arrival at the luncheon.

  • Is responsible for preparation, service and clean-up.

  • Records all funerals, including expenses incurred and monies received.
 

Conveners of Standing Committees

The conveners of standing committees:

  • Acquire knowledge of and fulfill the duties of the committee assigned.

  • Appoint a sub-committee to share the work as needed.

  • Consult with conveners of other standing committees to maximize team efforts and avoid duplication.

  • Prepare and submit promptly monthly and annual reports as required.

  • Are responsible for long-term planning.
 

Spiritual Development 

  • Spiritual growth of members

  • Study of Catholic teachings

  • Role of women in the church

  • Evangelization and mission assistance

  • Lay ministries

  • Ecumenism and interfaith endeavours
 

Organization 

  • Recruits members and maintains membership

  • Leadership development

  • League resource material

  • Annual reports

  • Life membership
 

Christian Family Life 

  • Marriage and family

  • Sanctity of life

  • Ministry to: youth, disabled, seniors, widowed, separated, divorced

  • Vocations
 

Community Life 

  • Dignity and rights of persons

  • Social and economic justice

  • Refugees, immigration and citizenship

  • Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP)

  • Developing countries
 

Education & Health 

  • Catholic education:  Catholic schools and catechesis; 

  • Rites of Christian Initiation

  • Literacy and continuing education

  • Scholarships and bursaries

  • Wellness and sickness/disease

  • Environment

  • Genetics
 

Communications 

  • The Canadian League magazine

  • Media:  for evangelization; to promote the League; evaluation and promotion of good content; newsletters and bulletins.

  • Media relations

  • Pornography
Revised:  May 9, 2006

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