Our Recent Activities

               November Activities

The guest speaker at the November meeting was Jenny Barr, a firefighter/paramedic from Itasca Fire department who spoke about the "File for Life" program.  Jenny is the daughter of LA member Gen Baur and KC Jim Baur.  Food was collected from the members to assemble three Thanksgiving baskets for needy families at St. Thomas of Villanova, St. Theresa and Immaculate Conception parishes.

      Donations to Active Veterans 

Cases of Beef Jerky donated  to the Auxiliary by Auxiliary member Gen Baur and husband Jim (KC)  were delivered to Palatine Township Trustee Sharon Johnson who works with The Yellow Ribbon Campaign. The beef will be added to care packs for the armed forces in  Afghanistan and Iraq. Sharons husband, Palatine Police Officer Patrick, just returned from serving in Afghanstan and described the beef jerky as a soldiers "prized possession".

                      October Activities

The Monthly meeting was held at St. Theresa Church and included a "pound auction" and pot -luck dinner.  Members signed up to bring non-perishable food items to the November meeting to be placed in "Thanksgiving Baskets" for the needy from St. Theresa, St. Thomas of Villanova and Immaculate Conception parishes.  Auxiliary Treasurer, Denise Ciciora  served as auctioneer, and was assisted by Auxiliary VP Mary Lou Arns.  See photo gallery.  

                        Tootsie Roll Drive

The Ladies Auxiliary assisted the Holy Ghost Council Knights with the Tootsie Roll Drive the weekend of Sept. 18-20 to raise funds for local agencies that assist the disabled.

 Weekly donations of bread to local charities

The HG Ladies Auxiliary has joined forces with Panera Bread of Deer Park to help those in need. Auxiliary members Nicole & Mary Zermatten started collecting donations of bread from Panera Bread which were then delivered by Auxiliary member Linda Farley to the Carmelite Monastery in Des Plaines. Now the deliveries have expanded and  Auxiliary members deliver  baked goods, donated by Panera, to various charities. The baked goods are picked up  several times each week and delivered to: the  St. Thomas Food Pantry, the Carmelite Monastery, St. Theresa, Catholic Charities, The St. Vincent de Paul Society and Miles Jesu.  Members are encouraged to show their support and appreciation to Panera. 

 September  Activites and Donations

Auxiliary members and guests enjoyed a tour of the Alexian Brothers Archives/Museum,a presentation by Fourth Degree KC Chris Galiardo about the Church in the Middle East,  and an atrium social hour with Mimosa's and appetizers at the September Meeting held in Arlington Heights.    The Auxiliary donated a grill and gift basket full of grill accessories to the Countryside Association for People with disabilities for their silent auction scheduled for October. The Auxiliary sponsored a booth at the Jaycees garage sale in downtown Palatine on Aug. 12. Items not sold at the garage sale were donated to the Palatine Public Library and to Misericordia. The Auxiliary supported the Bishop Abramovich Seminary by placing an ad in the program for their recent fundraising dinner in Chicago.  Holy Ghost Ladies and Knights were present at the dinner.   St. Theresa Pastor Monsignor Richard Zborowski, and Ron Tragasz both Holy Ghost Knights, and former St. Theresa Associate pastor, Monsignor Merek Kasperczuk serve on the Seminary board. See current photo gallery for pictures of these event.      

                                 August Guest Speaker

Fourth Degree Knight, Pierre Zermatten, spoke about Countryside Association for People with Disabilities at the August meeting.  Information about the Association can be found at their website www.countrysideassn.org. Auxiliary members voted to donate a silent auction item for the Countryside upcoming fundraiser, as well as to make donations to each of St. Thomas and St. Theresa schools for tuition assistance, and to the Bishop Abramovicz Seminary Program.              

Auxiliary members feed 70+ Pro-Life Volunteers

Auxiliary members: Barbara Simeo, Mary Powers, Stephanie Galiardo, and Juli Tragasz cooked and served lunch for 70+ members of the Pro-Life Action League of Chicago during their recent “Truth Tour” held in Palatine. The Pro-life Action League promotes peaceful; pro-life activism through prayerful vigils outside of abortion mills, sidewalk counseling, youth outreach via Generations for Life, support for unwed expectant mothers as well as for the post abortive woman and through education on the “life” issues. See photo gallery. Information about pro-life action league can be found on their website: www.prolifeaction.org

                         4th of July parade

Auxiliary members walked with the Knights of Columbus and their families in the 4th of July Parade in Palatine, carrying the new banner designed and made by Auxiliary member Barbara Simeo. See photo gallery

                      July Guest speaker 

Deacon  Tom Maloney from St. Thomas of Villanova spoke about the state of Catholic Higher Education and the Land O'Lakes Project and an article that appeared in the September issue of the New Oxford Review titled: From Orthodoxy to Heresy: "The Secularizing of Catholic Universities" by Michael V. McIntire. Copies of information provided can be obtained from Deacon Maloney  or via: www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=0908-mcintire

      Ladies Auxiliary Receives State Award

The Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary was the 2009 recipient of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Year Award for the State of Illinois.  This honor was bestowed upon the Auxiliary at the recent Convention of the Knights of Columbus. Congratulations to all of our members and thank you for your hard work on behalf of the  KC, churches, ministries and charities we serve. See photogallery.

                 

                                    

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2008/2009 HGLA "Ladies of the Year"

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2009/2010 Officers

PRESIDENT
Juliana Tragasz
VICE PRESIDENT
Mary Lou Arns
TREASURER
Denise Ciciora
C0-SECRETARIES
Elizabeth Englbrecht
Jeannie Hodal
TRUSTEE
Barbara Simeo
TRUSTEE
Ruth Ruff
TRUSTEE
Annelle Schwind
TRUSTEE
Darcy Killigrew

Monthly Meetings for 2009/2010

Jun   09, 2009**
Jul    14, 2009*
Aug  11, 2009**
Sep  08, 2009***
Oct   13,  2009*
Nov  10,  2009*
Dec  08,  2009**
Jan  12,  2010*
Feb  09,  2010***
Mar  09,  2010***
Apr  13,  2010*
May 11,  2010***
Jun  08,  2010**
 
-All meeting start at 7PM, Officers meet at 6PM

*     St. Theresa Church Pauline Center Bernadine Suite 101
**   St. Thomas of Villanova Rowley Center MR A &  B
*** Alexian Brothers Medical Building Auditorium in AH

Mission Statement

The Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary mission is to assist the Knights of Columbus Holy Ghost Coucil #4977 enriching the parish community through charitable work, leadership, and spirituality. We share the goals of the Knights of Columbus to honor Church and community through prayer and action. We develop our own special projects and fundraising events as well as support the Knights and other Church ministries.

History/ About Us

We serve the faith communities of St. Theresa, St. Thomas of Villanova, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Churches in Palatine IL. Conceived on Feb. 25, 2008,  we met on April  8, 2008 for election of officers and held our first meeting on May 13, 2008. Officers of the Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary were installed at a joint Installation dinner with the Knights of Columbus Holy Ghost Council 4977 on June 20, 2008. The women of the Auxiliary come from all ages and all walks of life. We enthusiastically welcome new members and new ideas. We are one family under God united by faith to serve Church and Community. In May 2009 the Auxiliary was honored to have been chosen to receive the award for Outstanding Ladies Auxiliary by the Illinois State Council of the Knights of Columbus for 2008/2009.