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Organizations
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Catholic Daughters of America
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas was founded by the Knights of Columbus
in 1903 in New York. The organization is open to women 18 years of age and
older. They are a spirituality based support group, and some of their many
charitable activities are to visit local nursing homes and shut-ins at home, and
to offer support to seminarians, the Right to Life Foundation, and the food
bank. The local court has members from the five area Catholic churches,
and meet at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Everett on the 2nd Thursday of each
month at 10:45 a.m. For more information call Etta Paul. See your Parish
Handbook for the telephone number.
Columbian Squires
This group is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and is geared towards
young men between the ages of 10 - 18. They meet once a month from 3:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Members learn leadership skills, Catholic family values,
and participate in service projects for the church and the
community. For more information, call Mark Cook. See your
Parish Handbook for the telephone number.
Communications Committee
This committee was established to oversee the Parish newsletter mailed every
other month, to prepare and update the Parish Handbook and Business Directory,
and to manage the Parish Website. If you have any suggestions for any of
these, please call Pat Hill. See your Parish Handbook for the telephone
number, or drop your ideas off at the
Parish Office.
Knights of Columbus
This fraternal organization promotes service to the Parish and to the
community. They meet on the first Wednesday evening of each month, and
engage in fund-raising activities, including pancake breakfasts and annual
fireworks sales. They provide valuable services to the Parish. For
more information, please call Tom Peloquin. See your Parish Handbook for the
telephone number.
Social Justice Committee
It is the mission of this committee to increase parish awareness of the
roots of social and political injustice; to empower people to understand and
respond to the call of Jesus for justice and peace in our faith community
and the broader community; and to promote integration of social justice in
all aspects of parish life through study, prayer, and action. For
information, call Virginia Cooper. See your Parish Handbook for the
telephone number.
Stewardship Committee
The focus of this committee is to encourage stewardship to promote the use
of the community's time, talent and treasure to serve our parish. It
consists of: Social Environment Group-creates events where parishioners are
able to enjoy each others company and get to know each other better; Church
Preparation Group-decorates the church for holidays; Beautification and
Maintenance Group- helps with maintenance-type projects to beautify the
parish; and Fundraiser Group-Comes up with ideas to make money. This
committee is open to all parishioners. For information, call Rosa Deskins.
See the Parish Handbook for the telephone number.
This organization is open to all women of the parish. Its mission is to
grow spiritually as women in the Catholic Church. Their purpose is to serve
their church and community, to help families grow in the church, and to
show our children the importance of family and church through activities
and events. They meet once or twice a month for fellowship and to plan and
implement various community, parish, and family-oriented activities. For
more information, call Christy Hoeper. See the Parish Handbook for the
telephone number.
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