You should join Guild #1 and here is why—
We are upbeat gals, we give anything a try.
We range in age from young to "young-at-heart."
We all pitch in to do our part.

Ministry of Care—it rates high on our list.
We help Santa at Christmas so the needy won't be missed.

Women's Club Labor of Love Auction allows us to bid
on handmade items for home, friends and kids.
The Auction proceeds are our gift to ourselves
so we can help others and play Santa's elves.

On City ambulances we do share
to calm little children with new Hug-a-Bears.
To cut, sew and crochet for hospitals is our goal
handmade baby blankets bring comfort to precious souls.

We support PADS, we collect and we bake,
So join Guild #1 for heavens sake!

Regular Meetings Guild #1 — First Thursday of Every Month.

Service Project Meetings — Third Thursday of Every Month.

Guild #2 consists of enthusiastic members who are all ages and in all stages!
We enjoy not only camaraderie,
but also sisterly support from one another.

Our meetings are held in a member's home
the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

Our ongoing project is the Parish Library.
It will be moved to a new location and
we will assume responsibility of maintaining it.

As a special project
we make turbans for cancer patients at Alexian Brothers Hospital.
We will again host the Confirmation Reception.
We also participate in all Women's Club general activites.

At Thanksgiving,
we take part in the Food Basket Project through the Ministry of Care.

At Christmas,
we adopt a family in need,
providing food, clothing, and toys.

We donate to the Needy Family Fund and
give material to the "Hug-a-Bear" project.

Our Guild's social events include a Christmas party
where we assemble our Needy Family gifts and
enjoy a special dessert.

We end our year with brunch at a local restaurant.

Regular Meetings Guild #2 — First Wednesday of Every Month.

Active, involved, dedicated, friendly and motivated—
that describes the commitment of the busy women in Guild 4.
We are all in different stages of life.
We have small children, teens, or grandchildren.
We work full time, part time, or at home.

We all share a common faith, and
a strong desire to do God's work.
We contribute our own unique gifts and talents to the tasks at hand.
We accomplish a lot, and
form strong bonds of friendship at the same time.

This year, we are sponsoring the Labor of Love Auction.
Our guild makes baptismal garments for all St. Thomas babies.
At Christmas we participate in the Adopt-A-Family program, and
then get together to wrap the gifts and
have an ornament exchange while feasting on homemade treats.

We support all Club activities,
including making craft items for the Labor of Love Auction,
and baking delicious treats for the bake sales.
Each Fall and Spring, our guild cooks and serves dinner to
homeless guests at the PADS shelter at Christ Lutheran Church in Palatine.

We enjoy socializing at our meeting,
the first Tuesday evening of the month in a member's home
with the assistance of a co-hostess.
At our June, end-of-the-season, meeting,
we celebrate with a special dinner out.

Regular Meetings Guild #4 — First Tuesday of Every Month.

We meet on the first Thursday of the month.
We are a large group and most of our members attend regularly.
We set aside a portion of our monthly meeting
as a time for reflection and prayer.
By sharing, we have become close members,
We believe in the power of prayer.

We are always ready to petition on behalf of a sister.
We have a meals-on-wheels program.
We also choose a secret sister for the year.
We remember our sister throughout the year with
prayers, cards and small remembrances for special occasions.

Our meetings are quite lively and a lot of fun.
We support all Women's Club functions, and
this year are responsible for the Celebration Dinner.

Our ongoing project is to send a birthday card to each resident
of St. Joseph's Home on their birthdays.
We are involved in the coordination and making of rosaries
for the overseas' missions and our military troops.

Our main service project is Project Linus.
We meet on the third Tuesday of every month in order
to make blankets for children in area hospitals.
We contribute to these projects wholeheartedly and
receive much joy from the accomplishments.

Each month we make a donation of either food or
clothing to PADS or to the STV food pantry.
We also contribute food baskets to the
STV Ministry of Care at both Easter and Thanksgiving.
We participate in the "Gift of Love" program
by adopting a needy family at Christmas.

We look forward to our guild meetings and
to the times we get together for our service projects.
We do these things in the name of the Lord.
"Whenever two or more of you are gathered in my name..."
Come join us!

Regular Meetings Guild #5 — First Thursday of Every Month.

Service Project Meetings — Third Tuesday of Every Month.

We meet the first Wednesday of the month.
Our membership includes 13 active members.
We participate in all the Women's Club projects.

On the National Day of Prayer, members pray in Church
for one hour for our nation and others.
Once a year we attend Mass together on Sunday
and then have breakfast.

During Lent, we say the Stations of the Cross
and pray the rosary at our meetings.
At Thanksgiving we make a donation to the
Ministry of Care to provide a meal for the needy.
At Christmas we adopt a family.
We purchase gifts and toys and
provide the makings for a dinner.

We have been involved in PADS and PHD.
Our Guild also has a baby shower
where gifts are donated to PHD.
We have a white elephant sale
among our members and the proceeds
go into our tresury for donations to worthy causes.

We close all of our meetings with the "Memorare"
and pray for the petitions of all members.

Regular Meetings Guild #6 — First Wednesday of Every Month.