2012/2013 activities
Monthly activites included pick-up and delivery of donated
Panera baked products to local charities & food pantries
10+ times per month. Charities including but not limited to:
The Carmlite Monastery, STOV food pantry, St. Theresa,
St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly/Little Sisters of the Poor,
Greencastle of Palatine, Miles Jesu, CEDA NW, Society of
Divine Word Missions, Maryville Academy, Christian
Appalachia Project, Appalachia Service Project, Mount St. Joseph
& others. Eucharistic Adoration at St. Theresa Church, providing
desserts to the St. Theresa Hospitality Committee for
"Welcoming Sunday".
In May Auxiliary members attended the annual Knights of
Columbus convention in Lombard winning six KC awards &
numerous door prizes. Awards won incuded: Best Council/
Auxiliary Joint Function Award (plaque), Community Award
(plaque), Church Award (plaque),Public Relations Certificate
- 3rd place, Scrapbook Certificate & plaque - 2nd place AA
division, and Lady of the Year; enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo
Party at the regualr monthly meeting, held a 3-day garage
sale to raise funds for charity, assisted at the annual KC
dinner for the Intelletually Disabled (the KC distributed
thousands of dollars in checks to numerous charities), they
assisted at the 40th ordination anniversary reception for
Fr. Tom, Pastor of St. Thomas of Villanova, & assisted the
St. Theresa Respect Life with the annual Mothers Day flower
sale to benefit the Women's Center, all of this in the first 1/2
of the month! May "Lady of the Month" was Mary C. Powers
In June, auxiliary members joined others from Palatine
in participating in the rally in downtown Chicago in support
of Relgious Freedom; held a joint installation dinner with
the Knights of Columbus when newly elected officers were
sworn in; participated in the "Fortnight for Freedom" in which
the US Catholic Bishops called for all Catholics to unite for 2
weeks of focused prayer and fasting for a reversal of the HHS
Mandate and to restore our religious liberty. Auxiliary Pres.
Barbara Simeo presented awards to several auxiliary
members. Lady of the Month was Connie West.
In July Auxiliary members walked with the Knights of Columbus
in the 4th of July parade, volunteered with Feed My Starving
Children, volunteered to help serve over 800 service personnel
at Great Lakes Naval Base, attended Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat play at St. Thomas (cast included Auxiliary
member Connie West), and served lunch to the participants of the
Pro-Life Action League's Truth Tour. At the monthly meeting, the
first for the new Board, Auxiliary members enjoyed appetizers and
desserts in celebration of Independence D.ay
In August Auxiliary members enjoyed BINGO at the monthly
meeting, conducted by Mary Kittler.