Council of Catholic Women (CCW) includes all of the adult parish women. They hold fundraisers to support parish needs. Any women age 21 or older and a member of St. Francis Xavier parish is automatically a member of the CCW. These ladies are divided into groups. Each group is asked to participate in one fund-raising event or service project per year.
Responsibilities/Activities Purchase the bread and wine for our parish.
Purchase the supplies to make the white gowns for the Rite of Baptism. A member volunteers her time to make these gowns.
Purchase vacuum cleaners, coffee pots, Nescos and other special things.
Play bingo with the residents of Heartland Village once a month. We provide small prizes.
Support our local missions and any sisters in Honduras and St. Francis Solanus of Reserve, Wisconsin.
Helps offset the cost of sending an attendant to the meetings at the diocesan and national level for the Council of Catholic Women.
Come together as a group to say a rosary at the wake of a deceased member.
What are some of the other areas of support of time and talents the CCW offers to the community and parish? Cook and serve at funeral dinners.
Bring salad, dessert, or other items needed for the lunch.
For more information contact the Parish Office.
Cook for the homeless shelter in Madison.
For more information contact the Parish Office.
What can you do to help? Attend the meeting we have.
They are held the fourth Monday of the month, four times a year in the months of February, April, September, and November (the fourth Monday of that month at 7:30 p.m. always check the bulletin for possible changes.)
Answer yes when asked to help with a bake sale.
What is the CCW in need of? You, your ideas and your energy.
Thank you, Lorie Ballweg, president of the St. Francis Xavier CCW
For more information, email Lorie Ballweg at lorie.ballweg@gmail.com
