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Hayling Island section of the Catholic
Women’s League has been part of St Patrick’s parish for 54
years. We meet on
the first Tuesday of each month
(except August) in the Parish Hall (behind the Church).
Our present complement is 15 and our present
officers
are: Mary Webb
(Chairman), Theresa
Carpenter (Vice-chairman), Pauline Brice (Secretary) and Rita Mead
(Treasurer).
We fundraise throughout the year and
donate to various charities, local, national and international. We make regular donations
to Cafod and
particularly last year when the St Vincent de Paul Society were
appealing for
help for all who were suffering by the floods in Kerala we sent a
donation to
them which was increased by the CWL collecting at the church doors
after Sunday
Mass. We hold gifts / cakes / books / plants
sales and Tombolas after Mass on Sundays, when we take our turn once a
month on
the “coffee after Mass rota”. Our
Secretary hosts “At Home” afternoons in her house/garden 3 times a year
at
which not only parishioners but friends and neighbours attend. We hold Bingo afternoons
very regularly which
have become very popular and have added greatly to our funds. These afternoons are very
friendly occasions,
3 games of Bingo plus a “flyer” at the end, and a Raffle and home-made
cake
with tea/coffee in the interval. Just before Christmas we appealed in
the Parish for items for the seafarers who are cared for by the
Apostleship of
the Sea. You can
see below a photograph
of the officers on the day when we gave Fr John Lavers (Chaplain to the
AoS,
and at present residing at St Patrick’s) all the items which had been
donated. The Appeal for them is on-going and items such as knitted woolly hats*, fingerless gloves, thick socks (to go inside their work-boots), small torches, men’s toiletries and razors, sweets and chocolates - especially Toblerone bars (which are especially popular) are always much appreciated. (knitting patterns can be found on the AoS website at: www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk) Pictures show Fr John giving his presentation, Mary Webb (Chairman of Hayling CWL) introducing him and the full hall of people, you can also see the table of donations. New members are always very welcome -
why not come along to a meeting and see if “it is for you”. Further details can be
obtained from Mary
(tel 023 9246 3714) or Pauline (tel 023 9246 8498). |
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