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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