Guilds

St. Bernadette Guild

Formed in 1957, current membership 12. Purchased Holy Water font in chapel.

St. Bridget Guild

St. Bridget Guild has been an active part of St. Joseph's Women's Club since 1973. It is a small caring group of women who support each other and have fellowship and fun. The guild meets in members homes on the second Monday of the month, September thru May. Activities include: assisting with Women's club Arts & Crafts Show, assisting with the Parish Thanksgiving dinner, assisting with Women's Club Social Affairs, supporting community needs and guild social affairs.

St. Monica Guild

Chairperson: Margaret Bauer
321-8150

The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the late 1950's, some young adult family members of St. Ann's Sewing Circle of the St. Joseph Altar Society formed a young service oriented guild called St. Monica. St. Monica was a mother who prayed long and hard for conversion of her son, Augustine, to Christianity. He is now a saint. In the 1970's, the St. Joseph Altar Society changed the name to St. Joseph Women's Club. St. Monica Guild changed with the times. Now 46 years later two of the charter members, Eloise Adams and Jo Anne Miller, continue as active members. Through the years St. Monica has been of service to the parish by polishing altar brass and cleaning the parish church four times a year, and accepting all Women's Club rotation of duties.

At the present time St. Monica has 27 active members. Meetings are held the first Monday following the Women's Club meeting. They are held at 7 p.m. in a members home. Come and enjoy spiritual as well as social fellowship!

Vice Chairman: Joan Willauer 292-3184
Secretary: Mary Kemler 321-8679
Treasurer: Fran Horowitz 872-0030

St. Veronica

Formed in 1984, current membership 32. Supports Birth Choice.

St. Theresa Guild

Chairperson: Rose Rizzo 321-2413
St. Joseph Thrift Shop: Provide staff for the Thrift Shop on Wednesday of each week. The money earned becomes an addition to the Women's Club treasury.

Provide entertainment to nursing homes weekly. Play Bingo with little prizes for participants.

Provide Eucharistic Ministers who visit hospital, nursing homes and the homebound.

Some members ...
• Serve as lectors.
• Assist at bi-annual blood drives.
• Chair and work at funeral dinners.
• Provide baked goods for Craft shows.
• Assist at Summer Festival.
• Support membership to Golden Agers Organization.
• Volunteer on regular schedule at hospital and Health for Friends.
• Provide Christmas gifts for men and women in nursing homes.
• Provide knitted baby booties and caps to Birth Choice.
• Assemble and deliver Christmas gifts to Birth Choice.
• Calculate IGA receipts for 1% cash return.
• Do altar linens.