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Volume 3, Issue 1

St. Mary’s Women’s club E-Newsletter

2010-2011 Officers:

Susanne Wolfe, President

Peggy Moulton, V. President

Rita Brown, Recording Secy.

Lindamarie Richardson, Treas.

Pat Webb, Corresp’dg Secy.

Sherrill Howayeck, Parliam’tn

Eileen Lee, Historian

Well ladies, we have

started off our new

year with a bang.! We

had a wonderful Wel-

come event with ap-

proximately 50 guests.

We gained 4 new mem-

bers and received 2

more applications that

need payment. I thank

all those who helped

put this together, those

providing food, set-up

and clean-up, and es-

pecially to Pat Webb

for the information and

set up of the event ta-

bles, Peggy Moulton

for organizing the folks

to be at the tables, and

Lindamarie Richard-

son for the lovely flow-

ers and all her help in

the set-up.

At our October meeting

you will have the op-

portunity to review the

budget presented by

our Budget Committee

which the Board ap-

proved. This is an ex-

cellent guideline of

how our income and

expense are expected

throughout the year

and gives us a good

idea of how much

money

we need

to raise

in order

to give

out dona-

tions to

various

groups. I

believe this budget will

also be in this newslet-

ter, so be prepared to

ask any questions you

may have at the Octo-

ber meeting.

In November, we have

scheduled our card

party, ―An Afternoon

Touring the USA.‖

There will be lots of

fun, food and prizes for

this event and hope-

fully you can bring your

family members and

friends to come and join

us. The date is Novem-

ber 6th and we look for-

ward to a large turnout.

The cost is $5.00 per

person which includes

lunch.

Our November meeting

is set for November 8th

and Joe Waters will be

our speaker. His topic

is ―The Blessed Virgin

Mary: Chosen Daugh-

ter of Israel.‖ This is

the title of one of the

Marian Masses desig-

nated for use during

the Advent season and

which will help us to

explore Mary’s obedi-

ence to the Law and the

will of God in expecta-

tion of the coming Mes-

siah. I am hopeful you

will enjoy his discus-

sion.

Don’t forget to go out to

the Abortion Clinic on

Grove Road and pray

for babies in the womb

and their mothers and

fathers. Our chosen

day of the week is

Tuesday from 10 AM-

11AM, but if you can’t

make it, then you can

sign up for any time. If

you can not get to the

clinic, say a special Ro-

sary for this purpose as

often as possible.

Thank you for all of

your support and hope-

fully this year will be

filled with good deeds,

fellowship and God’s

blessings.

Susanne

Message from the President

September 2011

Inside this issue:

Calendar Reminders 2

Birthday Wishes 2

New Members 2

Welcome Event 3

Calendar of Events 4

2011 Ornament 5

New Member Application 6

Commission News 7

2011-2012 Budget 9

Trivia 10

Retreat 11

Don’t Forget 12

St. Mary’s Women’s Club E-Newsletter

www.scccw.org

St. Francis of Assisi—Oct. 4th

October:

1st—Irene Karandisevsky

7th—Lorice Black

10th—Pat Webb

18th—Jo Ann Gorman

26th—Anna Roman

September:

6th—Sandra McGrath

9th—Lindamarie Richard

son

12th—Cinde Wolfe

13th—Anne Eassy

14th—Margaret Moulton

16th—Nancy Ferro

October:

11th— Monthly Meeting, SHH,

10:00 AM, Topic: Respect Life

Month Issues and Crafts for Ba-

zaar.

Refreshments: Nancy Criss,

Pat Webb and Evon Zuppa.

November:

6th— Parish Card Party—‖An

Afternoon Touring the USA,‖

hosted by SMWC, MDH, 2-5PM

$5 per person & includes lunch.

8th— Monthly Meeting, SHH,

10:00 AM, Speaker: Joe Waters

Refreshments: Sandy

McGrath, Alice Ramos and Rita

Brown.

December:

4th— Annual Christmas

Bake Sale, Bazaar and Or-

nament Sale, SHH, after all

Sunday Masses.

13th— Christmas Lunch-

eon, Poinsett Club, Noon,

Recognition of 2011 Christ-

mas Angel.

Birthday Wishes!

Calendar Reminders

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Welcome New Members!

Four new members officially

joined our club at the Wel-

come Event:

Carole Cornell

Sharon

Howard

Janice

Teixeira

Laura Taylor

If you don’t already know

these ladies, please make it

a point to introduce yourself

to them at our meetings and

events!

SHH—Sacred Heart Hall

MDH—Macalka Dining Hall

ST. MARY’S WOMEN’S CLUB E-NEWSLETTER VOLUME 3, I SSUE 1

Annual Welcome Event

Our Annual Welcome

Event/Membership Drive was

held on Sunday, 25 September,

in Gallivan Hall. Over 50 peo-

ple attended, 12 of which were

guests.

President

Susanne be-

gan the af-

ternoon’s

festivities

with a warm

welcome to

all. Pearlie

Harris led

us in the

Opening

Prayer. Af-

ter conducting some business,

a ―Get-to-Know-Our-Members‖

game sheet was distributed to

everyone. This required us to

ask questions of each other to

find the answers. We sure had

fun discovering more about one

another.

Volunteers supplied delicious

food for the luncheon, which we

all enjoyed!

Then it was time to visit the

Information Tables to learn

more about how we could help

in our church and community.

Experienced members were on

hand to answer questions and

provide information.

A board depicting photos of our

members in action was on dis-

play along with photos of recent

mem-

bers.

Member Sue Lathrop made and

donated a beautiful ―Madonna‖

quilt wall hanging to use for raf-

fle dona-

tions for a

Catholic

charity.

Door

prizes

were

awarded

and we all

departed

full of fellowship and food!

Reminder: Invite parishioners to

attend the next meeting with

you! Share the newsletter! You

are our best form of advertise-

ment! Above: Members Terry Bays, Nancy

McGrath and Cherrie Maiden

St. Mary’s Women’s Club E-Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 1

2011

June 01 (Wed)----------------------------------- Beginning of 2011-2012 Club Year

Deadline for 2011 Dues: July 15, 2011

August 13 (Sat)------------------------------------- 1st Annual Retreat for all women of St. Mary’s

Parish, LaForesta Retreat House, Monastery of

St. Clare, Traveler’s Rest, SC

10 AM – 4:30 PM, $15, includes lunch

September 18 (Sun)------------------------------------- Piedmont Deanery Fall Meeting at St. Anthony

of Padua Catholic Church, Greenville, 2:00 PM

25 (Sun)------------------------------------- Annual Welcome Event (GH) 2:00-4:00 PM

October 11 (Tues)----------------------------------- SMWC Meeting (SHH) 10:00 AM

Topic: Respect Life and Crafts for Bazaar

November 06 (Sun)------------------------------------ Parish Card Party – ―An Afternoon Touring the USA.‖ Hosted by SMWC (MDH) 2:00-5:00 PM

08 (Tues)----------------------------------- SMWC Meeting (SHH) 10:00 AM, Speaker: Joe Waters

December 04 (Sun)------------------------------------ Annual Christmas Bake Sale, Bazaar and

Ornament Sale (SHH) after all Sunday Masses

13 (Tues)----------------------------------- Christmas Luncheon at Poinsett Club

Noon, Recognition of 2011 Christmas Angel

2012

January 10 (Tues)---------------------------------- Annual Heritage Meeting (SHH) 10:00 AM

22 (Sun)------------------------------------ Piedmont Deanery Winter Meeting at St. Mary’s Church,

hosted by SMWC, (MDH) 2:00 PM. All members are in-

vited.

February 14 (Tues)---------------------------------- Annual Business Meeting (SHH) 10:00 AM

Officer nominations

March TBA (Sat)---------------------------------- Day of Recollection at Monastery of St. Clare

09-11 (Fri-Sun)----------------------------- SCCCW 82nd Annual Convention, Embassy Suites Hotel,

Columbia, SC (Register online at www.scccw.org)

April 10 (Tues)----------------------------------- Birthright Evening and Election of Officers (Location and

Time TBA)

May TBA (Tues)--------------------------------- Spring Banquet, Noon (Location TBA) 31 (Thurs)------------------------------------- End of 2011-2012 Club Year

June 01 (Fri)-------------------------------------- Beginning of 2012-2013 Club Year

PAY 2012-2013 DUES---------------- June 1 to July 15, 2012—DEADLINE

Calendar of Events 2011-2012

Volume 3, Issue 1 St. Mary’s Women’s Club E-Newsletter

“God has given this Angel charge

over Thee”

(This window can be found in the little chapel to

the right as you look toward the sacristy.)

2011 Christmas Ornament Pre-Order

#11 in Series

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY:

Name:________________________________________

Telephone:____________________________________

E-Mail:_______________________________________

Number of Ornaments:________________________

Amount Enclosed : $__________________________

Ornaments are $15.00 each

Make checks payable to:

St. Mary’s Women’s Club

Mail to:

SMWC

P.O. Box 541

Greenville, SC 29602

Ornaments can be picked up at our

Annual Bake Sale & Bazaar on Sunday,

December 4, 2011, in Sacred Heart Hall.


Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________________________Zip Code: ____________________________

Telephone: __________________________________________________________________________________

Birth Date: __________________________________________________________________________________

E-Mail Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Membership Date: __________________________________________________________________________

Are you involved in any Church Organizations or Community Service? If so, please list:

______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

What is your occupation? (past/present) ___________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you like to be involved in a committee? If so, what would you like to do?___________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Club year is from June 1 through May 31.

Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday in Sacred Heart Hall at 10:00 a.m.

Watch church bulletin for our announcements plus monthly E-Newsletter.

Dues are $15.00 and are paid yearly on June 1. (New members pay at time of application.)

Make checks payable to: St. Mary’s Women’s Club

Mail to: SMWC, P.O. Box 541, Greenville, SC 29602

Contact President Susanne Wolfe at [email protected] or 864-313-5866 for more information.

Open membership (members may join anytime).

St. Mary’s Women’s Club New Member Application

mailto:[email protected]


Community Concerns News - Shelby Gaschler, Chair

RONALD MCDONALD

HOUSE CHARITIES OF

THE CAROLINAS

Please help support the Ronald

McDonald House Charities of

the Carolinas by collecting alu-

minum pull tabs. This is a pro-

ject we all can help with...just

collect those pull tabs!

Pop tabs? Yes, pop tabs. That

little insignificant tab you pull

to open your soft drink can

make a significant impact to

the Ronald McDonald House.

It is easily removed from the

can and takes up less space

before it is recycled. The

Ronald McDonald House of

Greenville, SC wants your pop

tabs!

JUST FOR FUN, HERE ARE

A FEW TAB-ULATIONS:

1 Tab = 1 Inch

36 Tabs = 1 Yard

63,360 Tabs = 1 Mile

1,000,000 Tabs = 16.7 Miles

1,267 Tabs = 1 Pound

2,534,000 Tabs = 1 Ton

The Ronald McDonald House

provides a ―home away from

home‖ for families of children

receiving treatment at the

Children’s Hospital and Shrin-

ers Hospital for Children as

well as various other hospitals

in the area. The money col-

lected from recycling helps

with the expenses of running

the Ronald McDonald House.

One hundred percent (100%) of

all money collected through this

project comes directly back to the

Greenville Ronald McDonald

House. The House saves the pop

tabs until they get a truckload,

then they are recycled. They are

not a United Way funded pro-

gram, so they depend upon the

community to donate money,

food and supplies to keep going.

People of all ages and walks of

life can feel that they have made

a significant contribution to help

families in need—and in an al-

most effortless way!

Look for the red

house at all of our

meetings!

Please support the

women of the Pied-

mont Deanery while they sup-

port the Ronald McDonald House

of the Carolinas!

PROJECT HOST

Every night hundreds, if not

thousands, of our neighbors go to

sleep hungry, with no idea where

their next meal is coming from, if

it’s coming at all.

Last year over 78,000 meals to

the needy were provided to many

who otherwise might be hungry

but aren’t thanks to Project

Host, a soup kitchen in down-

town Greenville.

Started in 1981 as an outreach

program of local churches, since

then, it has continued to grow to

accommodate the community’s

needs. It currently has a 185

seat dining hall and a fully

equipped commercial kitchen.

Every day of the year, from

11:00 am to noon, a home-

made soup, a sandwich, fruit,

and a beverage are offered to

those in our community who,

for one reason or another,

can’t quite make it on their

own right now. They don’t

ask why. And they do not

criticize, they simple feed peo-

ple.

There are a few ways we can

help.

1. Donate time at the soup

kitchen. There are dates

open for Tuesday, Wednes-

day and Fridays in No-

vember and December of

this year. Hours are from

9:00 am until 1:00 pm (but

usually finish by 12:30

pm). They need up to 5

persons each day. If we

want to do the Sunday hot

meal we would have to

wait until March or later

of 2012, as these dates are

already taken.

2. Donate can goods and

other items.

3. Donate money.

Project Host

P.O. Box 345

Greenville, SC 29602

Phone: 864-235-3403


International News - Rita Brown, Chair

―Never doubt that

a small group of thoughtful,

committed citizens can

change the world; indeed, it's

the only thing that ever

does.‖

Last spring the South Carolina

Catholic Council of Catholic

Women donated $500 to the

Nazareth Children’s Home in

Nyendo, Uganda. I persuaded

my two daughters, who are on

the Student Council at Travelers

Rest High, to consider a cam-

paign for the orphanage as one

of their charities for Spirit

Week. The in-house student

fund raising totaled $10,800.

What a difference this has made

in the life at the orphanage!

My daughter, Kimberly, oversaw

the projects listed below when-

ever she visited this summer

while working at the Interna-

tional Law Institute – African

Centre of Legal Excellence, in

Kampala.

Boda Boda (small motor-

cycle) Business - The boda

business has been up and run-

ning all summer. This allows

transportation for the needs of

the home, which includes taking

the children to the hospital or

purchasing supplies for the

home.

Chicken Coop Project -

The most exciting project of all!

In July, 550 chicks were pur-

chased and are being raised for

economic purposes. Once the

chickens start producing eggs,

the eggs will be sold and will

generate a sizable and steady

income for the home.

Nazareth Craft Shop - The

craft shop is open for business!

All income generated will di-

rectly benefit the home.

New Stove - The new stove

has been completed and helps to

make life easier (and safer, as it

now expels smoke).

Revamped Nazareth Of-

fice – New cabinets were built

and now all children's files and

medicines are contained here.

New Signs for Main

Roads and Entrance - Con-

structed of metal to withstand

the weather in Uganda.

New Playground - It goes

without saying that this is a

HUGE hit with the kiddos!!

New Dining Table and

Study Desks - The kids can

now eat together at each meal.

New Clotheslines!

Pig Project - Repairs were

made to the pig pen and a few

new piglets were purchased.

This project will also help to gen-

erate income for the home.

New Water Tank and Wa-

ter Catchment Gutters - The

new tank will help to ensure wa-

ter supply at the home and for

the pig/chicken projects.

Garden Expansion - For

the reasons mentioned above,

until adequate fencing is

erected, the garden expansion

will remain a work in progress.

Solar Panels - Also this

summer, the Virginia Tech Engi-

neers Without Borders group, via

URF, completed the installation

of 7 solar panels and 8 batteries.

Skylight in the latrine

area - Was installed to provide

better lighting for the children.

Re-Stocking Supplies for

the Home - Recent funds helped

to buy a variety of food stock and

other supplies needed by the

home, including firewood.

Accounting System - Thor-

ough accounts of all projects

are now maintained.

View picture of these projects and

the children at: https://

pi-

casaweb.google.com/10149892374

7048650215/Nazareth2011?

authkey=Gv1sRgCLyhg9Sr7ZTk

LQ.

God bless you all and thank you

for all you have helped with. I

truly believe we have made a sig-

nificant difference in these chil-

dren’s lives.

Rita

If you have questions or would

like information on how you can

help the needs of the Children’s

Home, contact Rita at

[email protected] or

864-233-3715.

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Budget 2011-2012

Actual Budget Proposed Budget

June 2010-May 2011 June 2011-May 2012

RECEIPTS:

Dues $1,110.00 $1,170.00

Bake/Craft Sales $2,343.00 $2,500.00

Annual Ornaments $2,625.00 $2,880.00

Misc. Fund Raisers:

(note cards, cookbooks, etc.) $ 411.42 $ 300.00

Donations $1,029.09 $ 100.00

Spring/Christmas Luncheons $1,691.00 $2,300.00

TOTALS $9,209.51 $9,250.00

DISBURSEMENTS:

Dues:

National $ 90.00 $ 90.00

State $ 148.00 $ 156.00

Deanery $ 148.00 $ 156.00

Annual Ornaments $1,599.33 $1,680.00

Note Cards $ 132.00 $ 0

Annual SCCCW Convention:

Voting Delegates (3) $ 290.00 $ 290.00

One Nights Lodging Each $ 484.92 $ 405.00

Ads $ 60.00 $ 60.00

Spring/Christmas Luncheons $1,628.50 $2,300.00

Printing/Copying/Mailings:

Directories $ 185.54 $ 190.00

Recruitment Brochures $ 75.33 $ 80.00

Name Badges/Holders $ 71.73 $ 0

Books (Mary’s Way of Cross) $ 109.00 $ 0

Misc. Copying/Printing/Cards $ 109.20 $ 50.00

Continued on page 10


Budget (continued from page 9)

DISBURSEMENTS (Continued):

Post Office Box (June-May) $ 96.00 $ 65.00

Scholarship $ 500.00 $ 500.00

Misc. Funeral Expenses $ 44.09 $ 48.00

Misc. Expenses $ 50.97 $ 100.00

Contributions $2,899.05 $3,000.00

President’s Expenses $ 0.00 $ 50.00

Secretary’s Expenses $ 0.00 $ 15.00

Treasurer’s Expenses $ 0.00 $ 15.00

Totals $8,721.66 $9,250.00

OVER $ 487.85

Trivia Corner (Answers below)

Riddle Me This:

1. When I left, I didn’t know

where I was going; when I

got there, I didn’t know

where I was; when I re-

turned, I didn’t know where

I had been. Who was I?

~~

2. How many birthday’s

does the average man have?

~~

3. What’s the best way to

get rid of kitchen odors?

~~

4. What kind of coat can

only be put on wet?

5. Name three consecutive

days without using the words

Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-

day, Thursday, Friday, Sat-

urday, or Sunday.

~~

6. What goes around the

world but stays in a corner?

Puzzle:

7. The letters in the phrase

ITALY CENTER can be re-

arranged to make a two-word

phrase that is a nickname for

a place that is, in a way, the

center of Italy. What is this

phrase?

~~

8. Change two of the three

words in the phrase HASTE

MAKES WASTE by elimi-

nating the letters after A and

replacing them with the let-

ters RT. Then put the re-

sulting three words in a new

order to get the name of what

famous person?

Answers: 1. Christopher Columbus,

2. One, 3. Eat out, 4. A coat of paint,

5. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,

6. A stamp, 7. Eternal City, 8. Martha

Stewart


First Annual Retreat

SMWC presented their First

Annual Retreat on Saturday,

August 13, 2011 and it was

deemed to be a success. It was

held at the LaForesta Retreat

House at the Poor Clare Monas-

tery in Travelers Rest, SC.

This Retreat was open to all

women of St. Mary’s Parish and

we had 33 registered guests.

More than one half of these

guests were not members of

SMWC so we had an opportu-

nity to introduce our Club to

them as well.

The Retreat began at 10AM and

we were fortunate to have Dea-

con John Heuser present a

seminar titled ―Mary, Our Life,

Our Sweetness, and Our Hope‖.

Deacon John showed us how

important Mary is to all of us

and how she showed us how we

can live our lives for Jesus. She

is a wonderful example for all of

us. There was time for ques-

tions and additional discussion

after his presentation.

Lunch was catered by our own

Pearl Harris and she did an out-

standing job. The food was

plentiful and well appreciated.

Gelato was brought for all to

enjoy by Leslie Barhyte-

Moulton.

Our afternoon seminar was pre-

sented by Joe Waters, a member

of St. Mary’s, and his topic was

―The New Mass.‖ He gave us a

wealth of information about

why this change was needed

and how it all came about. This

―New Mass‖ is a revised transla-

tion into English from the or-

-iginal Latin and affects only

the English speaking parishes.

He then went over the changes

and gave us time to discuss

and ask questions. This was

very well received and most

informative.

Around 4 PM we all went over

to the Chapel at the Monastery

and Lindamarie Richardson,

Leslie Barhyte-Moulton, and

Pearlie Harris led us in

―Mary’s Rosary.‖ This was a

wonderful ending to a special

day.

I hope that at next year’s Re-

treat, we have many more par-

ticipants.

Respectively submitted by:

Susanne Wolfe

President

DON’T FORGET:


St. Mary’s Women’s Club, P.O. Box 541, Greenville, SC 29602

~October 11th - Monthly Meeting

If you know of any parishioner who is interested in joining or learning more about SMWC:

Invite them to a meeting! Contact Susanne Wolfe at 864-313-5866 or [email protected] Application can be found on page 6 of this newsletter Visit www.scccw.org

By Pat Webb

Officers, Committees & Commissions 2011-2012

Join Us!

Officers:

President Susanne Wolfe

Vice President Margaret (Peggy) Moulton

Secretary Rita Brown

Treasurer Lindamarie Richardson

Corresponding

Secretary Patricia (Pat) Webb

Parliamentarian Sherrill Howayeck

Historian Eileen Lee

Special Committees:

Bereavement

Chair Pearlie Harris

Co-Chair Margaret (Peggy) Moulton

Co-Chair Nancy Stewart

Finance

Chair Lindamarie Richardson

Co-Chair Pearlie Harris

Co-Chair Carolyn Chapman

Membership

Chair Nancy Criss

Co-Chair Anita Davis

Co-Chair Judy Lema

Commission Chairs:

Church Evon Zuppa

Community Shelby Gaschler

Co-Chair Terry Bays

Family Nancy McGrath

International Rita Brown

Legislative Traci Dick

Multicultural Alice Ramos

Organization Margaret (Peggy) Moulton

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