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Updated Dec 6, 2025
Current Events
Current Events
Next Meeting: Monday December 8, 2025. 7pm
Next Meeting: Monday December 8, 2025. 7pm
*St. Paul's CWL President contact information*
Please email Shannon Pearson stpaulscwlpres@gmail.com with any comment, questions or concerns that you may have.
News and Events:
News and Events:
Important Dates:
Important Dates:
Christmas Potluck and Party - Date has changed!!!!
Date - Monday, December 8, 2025
Time: 7 PM
What to bring: Items to support Bethany Care Centre; Appetizer or Dessert
Why: IWIN has let us know that they have collected all the items needed. In lieu of IWIN, we will be supporting Bethany Care Centre in Airdrie.
What: Toiletries and other goods - see below
Call for help decorating - Anyone who is available to decorate the hall Monday morning at 9:30 AM, please contact Lu Derkach
CWL Valentine's Day Tea
New Date for February General Meeting,
Date: Saturday, February 14
Time: 1-3 PM
Bring a family member or friend
Open to the parish ladies
More information to follow.
PROGRAM OR CHARITY NOMINATION PROCEDURES below:[
-Program or charitable nominations are to be submitted IN WRITING to Janice Boland to the treasurer email - stpaulscwltreas@gmail.com or letter dropped into the CWL slot;
-All nominations need a brief description of the program/charity and reasons why we should support it.
- Ideas submitted early will be included in the subsequent newsletters. In the January 2024 newsletter, a recap of all nominations will be provided. The finalized charitable donation nominations can be viewed either in the January newsletter or by picking up a listing from the CWL slot in early January 2024.
*NO nominations for programs/charities will be accepted from the floor at the budget meeting*
PROGRAM OR CHARITY VOTING PROCEDURES
-At the budget meeting, the number of votes per member will be determined by the number of nominations to be voted on. Ex. If we have 20 nominations, members will receive 5 votes each. If we have 10 nominations, each member will receive 3 votes.
-If members feel strongly about a particular program/charity they may use all or a portion of their allotted votes on one charity.
-Once all votes are submitted and tallied, the results will be presented to all members in attendance.
-The 5 organizations that received the most votes will receive funds as follows:
Most votes = *40% of donation money,
Second most votes= *30% of donation money,
Third most votes= *15% of donation money,
Fourth most votes= *10% of donation money,
Fifth most votes= *5% of donation money,
*These percentages may be altered in case of a tie or to reflect the popular vote.
-In case of a tie, the percentages will be added together and divided by the number of tied positions.
Ex. Say the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions have the same number of votes. 30%+15%+10%= 55%. 55% divided by 3=18.33%. Therefore, the second, third and fourth organizations will each receive 18.3% of the donation money.
- In the case of one nomination receiving an overwhelming number of votes (popular vote).
Ex. We have 30 members present to vote, each with 3 votes = 90 votes. Say one organization receives 70 votes. This would indicate that this organization is very popular among our members.
2026 Membership Renewal
If anyone has submitted the online form for 2026 with the old 2025 link, please resubmit your form. The link is below. Membership fee is $40. Anyone paying by the December 8 Christmas potluck party will be put in the draw for a $50 GC from the K of C Gift card table.
Request to all members: Please fill out a membership form either in paper copy or Google Form when renewing your membership. We’d love to keep in touch, but we need your permission first. Without it, we can’t send you updates.Please confirm so you don’t miss out.
The link for the Google Form is below:
https://forms.gle/yj1U6gSVcaWuy82m6
January Budget Meeting
When: Tuesday January 13; zoom meeting online - zoom link to follow
Time: 7 PM
Deadline for Program Charity Nominations: December 30, 2025
CWL National/Local NEWS
CWL National/Local NEWS
New Diocesan Spiritual Advisor
Bishop McGrattan has appointed Rev. Wayne Poile, from St Bernadette’s Parish, Calgary, as our new Diocesan Spiritual Advisor. Give him a CWL welcome! We look forward to his guidance. Please read the August News Bulletin for more information on Rev. Wayne Poile. We would also like to thank Rev. Pilmaiken for his years of service with us.
Diocesan Fall Meeting
All CWL members are warmly invited to attend the Diocesan Fall Meeting—a day of inspiration, learning, and fellowship with your sisters from across the diocese on Saturday, September 27 at St James Church, Okotoks at 8:30 am. Our guest speaker is Monique Achtman from Calgary Pro-Life Association. Registration fee: $30 (includes snacks and lunch). Register online by September 22, click here to be part of this special day! See the attached poster for more details
Meeting Inquiries: President Kathleen Winter—calgarycwlpresident@gmail.com
Registration Help: Treasurer Diane Miedema—calgarycwltreasurer@gmail.com
Mass for Dr. Sinda Vanderpool
There will be a mass offered for Dr. Sinda Vanderpool, former President and Vice-Chancellor of St Mary’s University, on Sunday, Sept 7th at 11 am at St. Patrick’s Church, Calgary. Everyone is invited.
Becoming a Diocesan Officer workshop
"Becoming a Diocesan Officer" Workshop will be held Thursday, Sept 11th at 7 pm, Ascension Catholic Parish (Rooms 4 & 5), 1100 Berkshire Blvd NW, Calgary. This is open to all members who are interested in leadership. It is important that those who are eligible for a Diocesan Officer position attend. Please join Renee Spohn, Past President and Jan Myhre, ABMK Provincial Vice-President. If you have any questions, contact Renee at calgarycwlpastpres@gmail.com.
So How Does Your Council….?
We will be resuming our monthly So How Does Your Council...? Zoom meeting on the 4th Monday of every month. Kicking off the new term, September’s topic will be, So How Does Your Council Organize, Communicate and Prioritize Activities? Is this driven by your Executive and presented to the Membership? How does the Membership contribute? Do you plan your whole year out in September, or do you plan more month to month? There are no right or wrong answers but there are pros and cons which we can discuss and share. The meeting will be September 22 at 7pm on Zoom.
The link is:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85674812606?pwd=Oyyt8pHSXHYPF0RIgINh24kT9PwUlt.1
Meeting ID: 856 7481 2606
Passcode: 719316
St Mary’s University Reception and Lecture Series
St Mary's University would like to invite all CWL members to a reception celebrating the $2 million raised for the CWL Chair for Catholic Studies. It is at 5:30pm on Thursday, September 25th at McGivney Hall. It will be followed at 7pm by the annual CWL lecture by Dr. Bronwen McShea on the topic of Women of the Church: What Every Catholic Should Know. This is an incredible achievement, and we want as many members present as possible. Registration (via the QR code on the attached invitation or click here) is required for everyone who plans to attend. See the attached poster for more information.
Letter Writing for Bill 26
"St. Peter's CWL invites all Parish CWL Councils to join our letter writing campaign in support of the Alberta Government's Bill 26 in support of puberty blockers, cross gender hormones and sex reassignment surgeries in minors. Attached please find;
1. The Background on Alberta Legislation of Bill 26 Health Statues Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2)
2. Letter template and
3. How to write a letter to members of legislature
St Mary’s Cathedral CWL Formation Sessions
St Mary’s Cathedral CWL would like to invite all CWL members and friends to their Spiritual Formation talks by Fr. Avi. See the attached poster for dates and times and registration information.
FCJ Tea Party
The FCJ Centre is excited to invite CWL members to their Annual Tea Party Fundraising event in Support of Our Security Initiatives. “It would be an honor to have you join us for an afternoon tea event”. See the attached letter for more information.
Date: September 14, 2025 (Sunday)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30PM (Registration starts at 1:30PM)
Location: FCJ Christian Life Centre (219 19 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0C8)
GrACE Newsletter
For the latest GrACE Newsletter click here.
Women’s Retreats
Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre is offering Women’s Retreats. Please see the attached poster for dates and information.
August News Bulletin
The August News Bulletin will be sent out in a separate email today. It is also available on the Diocesan CWL website. Please read it to find out about our new Spiritual Advisor, the Provincial and National Conventions, and many other things happening with the CWL.
Upcoming
Sept 7 - Mass for Dr. Sinda Vanderpool, St Patrick’s Church, Calgary
Sept 11 – Becoming a Diocesan Officer workshop, Ascension Catholic Church, Calgary
Sept 22 – So How Does Your Council…? - zoom
Sept 25 –St Mary’s University Reception for CWL and CWL lecture series
Sept 27 – Diocesan Fall Meeting, St James Parish, Okotoks
News Bulletin August 2025 final.pdfSMU Reception & Lecture Invitation.pdfWomen Retreat Poster.pdfFall meeting poster 1.pdf
Alberta Bill 26 Background (1).docxPage updated
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