(L-R)Marty Schnoebelen, new president; Pam Van Winckle, last year's guest speaker; Mary Lou George, outgoing president

Yes, Ladies of the Sacred Heart, it is almost time for our first meeting of the year! We will get together and socialize on Monday, September 11, 2017. We will have no formal program, but instead, we'll get caught-up with each other on our "summer activites." We always decorate the tables, and we donate all those new school supplies.  So, please don't forget to bring your donations.

I would like to highlight a Guild each month in the bulletin, so prospective members get to read all the activities we are involved with. Of course, I will start at the beginning with Guild 1, St. Monica.  Guild members volunteer at the HSV loan Closet on the third and fifth Mondays of the month, provide Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and summer food baskets for Mission Outreach, support one family with transportation as needed, volunteer at the Jackson House, and take our rotations hosting funeral receptions.  We also prepare and donate baked goods, our time and talent, for Ladies of the Sacred Heart projects and various other parish fundraisers and events.  But it's not all work - we attend Mass together on the Feast of St. Monica and then share a meal.  We have luncheons with our fellow sisters several times each year, and hold at least one social activity yearly which includes spouses.

See you Septeber 11.  Can't wait to hear about your summer!