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Christ Child Society of Phoenix

4633 N 54th Street

Phoenix, AZ 85018

www.christchildphoenix,org. Winter 2014

“Nothing is ever too much to do for a child.”

Blessings

from:

President's Message....

The little Red Wagon became a symbol of the Christ Child Society as the result of a Christmas wish!

Dear Christ Child Society members,

We are in the middle of the Christmas season, a very blessed time of the year, and all it brings….giving,

sharing, and receiving; family; friends; traditions; decorating; parties; shopping; Christmas movies and

books; and all the year-end things that need to be taken care of….in other words a very busy time for all!

As you take a few spare minutes to read the newsletter you will see that our Chapter is very busy also –

The Shower of Love, the Day of Prayer, and an annual Fall Luncheon at OLG. In this newsletter, you’ll be

meeting two members on a more personal level, AND….you will read about some of our projects and up-

coming events – Teddy Bears; a shopping trip for flannel for Layettes; our two fundraisers - Casino Night

Non-Event and the Red Wagon Fare; and an update on our newest project – Comfort Quilts. But you’ll

also find our normal areas as well – Prayer Corner, Memorials and Remembrances, “Where’s the Mon-

ey?”, just sayin…, and updates to the Directory. And last, but not least, you will find your Board of Direc-

tors’ Christmas message!

Msgr. Hever and Sister Linda have written articles about Advent and Christmas – be sure to read them, as

they put an excellent perspective on everything else that we always seem to be dealing with this time of

year. Our thanks to both, for helping us remember the real reason we celebrate Advent and Christmas.

Enjoy the newsletter and enjoy each other always! I know I enjoyed contributing to this newsletter and I

always enjoy meeting, talking, and working with all of you. After all, we all stand side by side pursuing

Mary Virginia Merrick’s vision of serving children in need.

Merry Christmas Everyone,

Grace

The office of the Christ Child Society of Phoenix is located at Mt. Claret, 4633 N. 54th St, Phoenix, AZ 85018.

Christ Child Society of Phoenix is a member chapter of the National Christ Child Society, Inc.

6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 504, Rockville, MD 20852—800-814-2149—www.nationalchristchildsociety.org


Prayer Corner — Alice Wold

Edna Langley

Jo Parsons

Alma Lopez-Vega Maritz Biner’s aunt

Tyson Copeland Fr. Doug Lorig’s Grandson

Judy Tucker’s daughter Jan

In Loving Memory —

Msgr. John McMahon CCS Spiritual Advisor

Annette Neugebauer Emeritus Member

Bob Maywalt Karen Maywalt's Husband

Remembrances—Ruth Hafner

Diane Scalise' 70th Birthday Carol Engel

Barbara Corbett

Suzanne Ell

Elaine O’Toole

Wilson Family

Elaine O’Toole’s 70th Birthday Diane Scalise

Renee` Feil 50th Birthday Carol Engel

Joe Pecherski Kass & Mary Kaspor

Mary Kaspor’s Brother-in-Law

Bob Maywalt Charles & Marion Hebting

Eugene & Bette Laatsch

Rosemary Dolmage

Shirley Fitzjarrald

Julie Berkel

Jim & Barbara Gallagher

Rosemary & Marty Zais

Evelyn Brickner Ruth Stuart

Sharon Schneider’s Mother

Diane Scalise

Fran Coulter Julie Berkel


Jessie Poy Diane Scalise

Bev Henes’ Mother

Grace Cooper

Carol Engel

Delores Jakubek


Don Strotman Lucy Kramer

Adelina Trujillo Lee Roy Trujillo

Edna Hobbs

Emma Perez

Collette Kennett Carol Engel

Melinda McGovern Richard & Elaine Worden

…just sayin’—Diane Scalise

… the delightful Shower of Love in October pro-

duced over 500 items of clothing for the children in the Welcome To America program.

… the Red Wagon Fare Committee is gearing up to have a spectacular event on March 28th.

… Our President - Grace Cooper along with the Board of Directors met with the Chapter Advisors (Susan De Queljoe, Jay Binsfeld, James Gallagher and Paul Gerber) in November. Their advice in aid-ing and continuing the efforts of our chapter is valuable and most appreciated.

… Sadly, we are still reeling from the loss of Msgr. McMahon - but we know he is watching over the projects and programs of our chapter from Heav-ens Gates.

…Thanks to all of you that have donated to the Fall Non-Fundraiser so far….Keep them coming so our programs and projects can continue.

… with the holiday season upon us, consider the words of our founder…

Nominating Committee—Elida Des-mond

It’s time to start thinking about selecting a new slate of Officers for 2015-2016. I’m so happy to announce my committee as follows:

Chair: Elida Desmond Board Member: Helen Jaros

Members at Large: Diane Howe Julie Berkel

Mary Martin

We ask each of you to think about accepting our call with an open heart. We will be meeting in January to find a slate of officers. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact any Nominating Committee member. It is very important to fill these positions in order to continue the success of the Christ Child Society.


Where’s the Money?

July 1, 2014 – December 1, 2014

Income - $15,334.35

Expenses - $29,618.48

Shortfall - ($14,284.13)

Cards for Cash

Bashas Card Sales - $60

Bashas Rewards - $225.00

Fry's Rewards - $628.73

Grants Received

John C. Lincoln - $5,000.00

Executive Council - $2,000.00

Memorial Donations - $3,780.00

Monetary Donations - $145.00

We are depending on your support for our “Casino Night” fundraiser to increase our treasury to continue to serve children. Christ Child Society qualifies under the Working Poor Tax Credit , which means you can receive a dollar for dollar state tax credit for your donation of up to $200 if you file individually or $400 if you file jointly. You do NOT have to itemize your taxes to take ad-vantage of this state tax credit. Please consult a qualified tax advisor for personal tax advice.

Fall Fundraiser—Casino Night MaryEllen Pendleton, VP Ways & Means

“Invitations” were mailed on No-vember 17 to our Fall Fundraiser. We hope by now you have had a chance to look at a fun way to raise money for our beloved Christ Child Society. Each of us knows the im-

portance of all the projects & programs CCS supports. Our generosity of time & money has touched the lives of thousands of children over the almost 30 year his-tory of CCS of Phoenix.

We all know that budgets for our programs and pro-jects have been cut in the last few years. All these de-cisions were made with much discussion and many prayers.

Please prayerfully consider your donation to the Fall Fundraiser.

The children of Phoenix depend on us to be the hands

of Christ on their life’s journey.

Thank You for your generous support!

As of December 10, you have donated $11,055!!!

wish list for our Chapter…

Raffle prizes for the Red Wagon Fare (March

28, 2015)

Someone to figure out how to eliminate the

‘lines’ when copies are made through the auto-

matic document feeder on our copier at Mt.

Claret

Several members to print and mail the

“Moments” to members who do not have ac-

cess to email or the internet

Donations to the ‘Casino Night’ Non-Event

fundraiser

30th Anniversary Committee chair or co-chairs

Prayers for our Chapter

FRY’S V.I.P. CARD AND CCS REWARDS

If you haven’t re-enrolled in the Fry’s Commu-

nity Rewards program, please do so soon. As

soon as you are enrolled, the Christ Child Socie-

ty of Phoenix will begin earning rewards (cash)

every time you shop at Fry’s! If you are having

trouble enrolling or re-enrolling call: 1-800-828-

5235 and select option 2. They can assist you in

making sure you are enrolled and have selected

The Christ Child Society of Phoenix as your

charity. Our code number is 80192.


Spiritual Advisors’ Messages

Christmas Greetings from Msgr. Tom Hever

Christmas is certainly a special time for Christ Child Society members. The name says it all. Just as Christ was wel-comed into the world by Angels, Kings and Shepherd, so too many infants today are welcomed into the world by the work of the Christ Child Society. Besides the work of the Society, it would be good for members to visit the Crib in your local Parish Church over the holidays and pray for children in the world who today are suffering or in need—both physically or emotionally. Prayer and action are the two pillars of the spiritual life.

Dear Christ Child Society Members,

December is rich with many religious opportunities to cele-brate, reflect, and grow on our spiritual journey. We begin with Advent where we take four weeks to prepare for the birth of our Savior and brother, Jesus. What will be your gift for Jesus this year? How will you prepare for the true meaning of Christmas? We celebrate the Immaculate Con-ception and Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 8th and 12th respectively…Mary is our model of Openness, Gentle-ness, Hope, and Gratitude. How can you reflect these val-ues in your life during this month? St. Juan Diego witnessed humility in every dimension of his life. Can you grow in humility this month as you witness to your family, cowork-ers, and neighbors?

It is our choice to live the month of December, strengthened by the scriptures, positive role models, and balance. May this time be your best ever!

Blessings always, Sister Linda Campbell, OSB Prioress/Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery Christ Child Society/Assistant Spiritual Advisor

Christmas Traditions

Christmas is a contraction of “Christ’s Mass,” which is

derived from the Old English Cristes mæsse (first recorded in1038).

The letter “X” in Greek is the first letter of Christ, and “Xmas” has

been used as an abbreviation for Christmas since the mid 1500s

Bolivians celebrate Misa del Gallo or “Mass of the Rooster” on

Christmas Eve. Some people bring roosters to the midnight mass, a

gesture that symbolizes the belief that a rooster was the first animal

to announce the birth of Jesus.

The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and gold.

Green has long been a symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes the

blood of Christ, and gold represents light as well as wealth and roy-

alty.

“Silent Night” was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A

guitar was used because the church organ was so badly rusted it

couldn’t be played. No matter how Christmas traditions started, we

all share the magical birth of Jesus, our “Christ Child”. May you and

yours share a wonderful holiday and remember those children that

we serve.

Spiritual Advisors Appointed

Most of you will remember meeting Msgr. Thomas Hever and

Sister Linda Campbell at our November General Membership

meeting. On November 18 Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted ap-

pointed Msgr. Hever as the Spiritual Advisor for

our Chapter and Sr. Linda Campbell, O.S.B. to

assist in this role.

Welcome Msgr. Hever and Sr. Linda!!

It is with great sadness that the Christ Child

Society of Phoenix not only lost a Priest that

understood the mission and vision of the Soci-

ety, also we are deeply saddened that we lost

a dear friend. Msgr. John McMahon prayed

with us, laughed with us, listened to us, built us a place to

meet (at Mt. Claret Retreat Center) and more than anything

else - encouraged us to continue the work we do in the com-

munity for the children we serve. We know we were in his

heart and now our hearts are broken - because he no longer

walks among us. God rest his soul.

REMEMBERING MSGR.

JOHN McMAHON

2014 – 2015 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Jay Binsfeld

Susan de Queljoe

Jim Gallagher

Paul Gerber


SERVICE PROJECTS

Comfort Quilts

MaryEllen Pendleton

Our newest project Comfort Quilts is off & sewing at all 3 Layette locations. Comfort Quilts is headed by

Mary Kaspor & Elaine O’Toole and has a budget this year of $1,000. Quilts in past years were made using

leftover layette fabrics & generous donations. Hard working & generous sewers donated 750 quilts last

year without a budget. Kits will be provided on a limited basis this year, but please let the Layette site

chair know if you wish to make a quilt & fabric may be provided as long as funds are available.

During October & November CCS members including Elaine O’Toole, Mary Kaspor, Grace Cooper and

Lucy Kramer visited 6 sites to determine if the agencies were using our quilts & what their needs might

be. All 6 sites gave a resounding –YES

Quilters at Mt Claret & Corpus Christi will provide quilts to Aid to Women’s Center, 1st Way Pregnancy,

Life Choices Women’s Center & Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Quilters at OLG Monastery will provide

quilts to New Life Center & SW Family Advocacy.

Quilts will also be added to our Layette bags as needed. Last year we supplemented over 160 quilts as we

did not have enough afghans. This will continue and we will provide quilts to our Layette bags before

distributing to the quilt sites. Extra fabric is always appreciated by the quilters so keep us in mind if you

hear of someone who has a stash to donate.

Thanks to Mary & Elaine for chairing this project & making sure the children of Phoenix know they are

blanketed in love.

Teddy Bears Diane Scalise

What comes to mind when you think of a group of dedicated women that trace and cut patterns, sew, stuff, and glue things? Puzzled???

One more clue… these women seem to have great big smiles on their faces… and very often - you hear loud bursts of laughter from their corner of the room. O.K. you guessed it… it’s the members of the Ted-dy Bear committees at Mt. Claret and OLG.

They continue to make their delightful bears and pillows for inclusion in the over 750 Bed Time Bags that go out to the 6 agencies serving children in crisis.

We are very grateful to these charming dedicated members. Thank you Teddy Bear ladies… thank you!!

Layettes—Jen Donovan

6 3

3 9 1 Items to date


OLG FALL LUNCHEON The Fall Luncheon for Quilters, Layette and

Teddy Bears was held on November 19 and

hosted by the Red Wagon Circle A big thank

you to Barbara Badger and Farida McMaster,

Chairs, for making the day so festive. The ta-

bles were beautifully decorated and the array of

foods were delicious. Several Board Members

were in attendance and introduced to our mem-

bers. Thank you to everyone who attended

and participated in the raffle and games. It

was a beautiful day!!

Membership Update—Elaine O’Toole

All of the 2014-2015 directories have been picked up by

members, delivered by a friend or mailed by the chap-

ter! Contact Elaine O’Toole if you have not received one.

New Member:

Fran Enzone

5517 N. 71st St.

Paradise Valley AZ 85253-5932

Cell: 602-327-3936

[email protected]

Email change: Elaine O’Toole – [email protected]

New Address:

Pearl Musenbrock

8300 E. McDowell Rd. #3023

Scottsdale AZ 85257-3971

LaDeane Casey

23005 N. 74th St. #4016

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Same telephone & email

Resignation: Barbara Habig

Please keep the Christ Child Society informed of any

changes of address, telephone or email throughout the

year. Please forward your contact information changes

to Elaine at [email protected]. Or send them to Mt.

Claret, Attention: Membership Chair. There will be up-

dates in every newsletter.

MaryEllen Pendleton, Sharon Casey & Rita Anderson

Layette

The past couple of years Carol Engel has gone in days before Black Friday to make selections on flannel to be used in layettes for the coming CCS year. She calculates just enough to last until the next Black Friday. Elaine O'Toole, Suzanne Ell and Elida Desmond have joined her in the early morning to collect and transfer to Mt. Claret. They stand in line drinking their coffee talking and laughing with ladies they don’t know but have one common thread. They have had a lot of stares when pushing carts stacked high with flannel.

This year Carol, Suzanne, Elaine and newbie Mary Jo Rowen joined Carol in selecting the flannel, Elida came in after they loaded their cars and Carol checked out. They caravanned to Mt. Claret to unload and filled all the empty shelves.

This year’s count was 307 bolts of flannel purchased - enough to carry Layette through Black Friday 2015; it took three cars to carry it all to Mt. Claret.

The total cost was $4192.41 with a savings of $13,465.87.


Starfish Award

Bev Henes

We live in a world of instant communication and spreading

the word about the Christ Child Society of Phoenix is so im-

portant. Without a web site we would be lost in the world of

communication. Our web site is the key which opens our

doors to new members and fund raising that supports the

many programs and projects that benefit the underserved

children in our community.

We thank Bev for the time she has devoted towards develop-

ing our web site. She communicated with members in order

to obtain the information most important to our chapter. She

monitors the web site and is called upon to update the site

with upcoming events and newsworthy items to our member-

ship.

The Christ Child Society is just one of the many organizations

that benefits from her willingness to help where and when

called upon. The Starfish Award symbolized the difference

she has made for our chapter and in people’s lives.

Thank You Bev Henes.

Starfish Award

Rose Mary Miller

Rose Mary has been a member since 2011, and has im-

pressed so many with all the talent, time and energy she

devotes to the Christ Child Society. She is well organized

and is the guiding light for our members at Our Lady of

Guadalupe Monastery. Coordinating the cutting of fabric

(delivery & pickup) sewing, turning and pressing and what-

ever it takes to insure that there is enough work ready to

keep the ladies busy to complete the finished product. She

worked making Quilt kits for the last year and half and has

been generous with her donations for fabric and flannel

when supplies run low. She pitches in when someone is

missing and makes sure the everything runs smoothly.

She is responsible for overseeing the making and delivery

of items for young children and their families.

You will see Rose Mary at our General Membership meet-

ings, Fund Raisers, Red Wagon Fare; and functions, Day

of Prayer; just to mention a few. Christ Child Society, St

Vincent de Paul, and St Thomas Aquinas Church have the

good fortune of having Rose Mary as their member.

Rose Mary is a behind the scenes worker who is dedicated

to the cause of helping less fortunate families and children.

Thank You Rose Mary for making a difference in

people’s lives.


DID YOU KNOW —

Darlene Blizzard was introduced to the Christ Child Society by Pen-

ny Wilson and has been an active member for 18 years. She was

born in Iowa, settled in Phoenix Arizona, married, raised two daugh-

ters, and has five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Dar-

lene was one of the original members of St. Matthew’s Book Club

Buddies and continues to be an enthusiastic volunteer, a program

that has been ongoing for 11 years. She was a chairperson for

Miss Mary’s Closet, a program that furnished clothing to children

through Black Family Services and School as well as other organi-

zations throughout the valley. She was a member of the Board as

a Treasurer in 1997; she attended Layette cutting fabric and took

part in many dinners, programs and projects of the Christ Child So-

ciety, too many to list.

Volunteering is Darlene’s life; she has the talent and time and over

the years has devoted herself to the Christ Child Society and the

Alzheimer’s Society. Her dedication to the Christ Child Society has

earned her the Starfish Award in September 2003.

Thank You Darlene for being a Good Friend to the Christ Child

Society and the underserved children in our community.

Meet Sharon Casey —

Sharon is one of our newest members and our current Assistant Treasurer

Born in Monroe, Wisconsin, Sharon moved to Arizona in 1969. In her early years her first interest was Interior Design but soon en-tered the world of computers as a Data Entry Operator and ended her career with the State of Arizona in 2011 as a Computer Program Analyst. Since Sharon retired, she has begun a pet sitting service with her sister, Cheryl.

Sharon was introduced to Christ Child Society through an article in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church bulletin. She attended a sewing group at the Bearly Stitchin Sewing Center and soon learned it was members of the Christ Child Society. On several occasions Sharon has had the good fortune to receive donations of fabric from her friends and acquaintances from which she has made several quilts. If you ask Sharon “how many quilts have you made? “ she will say, “I have not kept count.” Sharon will tell you she sewed before she could write.

Thank you Sharon for joining the Christ Child Society and all the wonderful work you do.


PROGRAM SERVICES

Shower of Love—Wallie Sweeney

Many thanks to all who participated in the Shower of Love at Pat Wilson’s lovely home. Thanks to Margie

Hubbard and her wonderful cooks, 90 guests were treated to a sit-down meal served outside in beautiful

weather. Through your generosity, the Welcome to America Project was given 514 pieces of children’s

clothing for their Clothes Closet. When she saw all the donated items on display, Welcome to America

Project Family Advocate, Ophelia Bachini, commented that the children usually get used clothes, so this

is a special treat for them thanks to our generous members.

Christmas Giving—Wallie Sweeney

By the time you read this, we will have completed our third annual Christmas Giving. All 100 ornaments

were distributed and the toys, games, dolls, books and puzzles will be given to the Arizona Association of

Foster and Adoptive Parents. AZAFAP is a non-profit, statewide organization, founded in 2003 to serve

the foster and adoptive families who care for Arizona’s most vulnerable children and provide foster, adop-

tive and kinship care. Their members are all volunteers. Thank you to all who were able to participate in

this wonderful program. Special thanks to Elida Desmond for making all the ornaments to hang on the

tree and also for doing the shopping for those members who made cash donations.

You Are My Hero—Johanna Warner

To honor hero Julie Berkel, we have two unique programs for presentation to St. Catherine of Siena School and St. Matthews School. The programs – Crabitat Colony and Green Pieces Cartoons.

For Crabitat Colony, we have been in contact with Anita Elco and Katherine Stelmach, authors of the book Who’s in That Shell? It is a story about five hermit crabs that co-exist in a crabitat colony. Anita and Katherine demonstrate what is necessary for hermit crabs to survive and thrive by building a crabitat colo-ny within a tank (a large fish tank). This educational program will reach children from grades 1 to 4 and will focus on a reading and science experience.

Green Pieces Cartoons is the work of Drew Aquilina, a cartoonist who created Green Pieces Green from the Pond Up, a book of cartoons. He and his wife Lisa have created the cartoon characters Iggy, Radic, Cabby and Roc who will delight the children. They will demonstrate the step-by-step process in creating a cartoon and will empower the children to express themselves through drawing and cartooning. This pro-gram, reaching children from grades 5 to 8, will focus on how to protect our environment.

Currently we are working with the schools to set dates for these presentations. During the month of De-cember, as a Christmas Gift from the Christ Child Society, we will present the schools with a certificate about the upcoming presentations.

We have also presented these programs to Queen of Peace School, Mesa, and are currently awaiting ap-proval from the school. In the past we have not considered Queen of Peace School, but we hope to add them to our schools receiving a “You Are My Hero” Christmas Gift from the Christ Child Society.

Apostolic—Karen Maywalt

Our Day of Prayer was held on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at St. Patrick’s in Scottsdale.

Seventy-five women enjoyed a delicious continental breakfast prepared by Cathy Giedraitis, Gwen Jaco-

ber, Helen Schnieders and the Silver Belle’s Circle. We were so fortunate to have Kevin Saunders, a re-

nowned Bible scholar, as our speaker. Our day concluded with Mass.


TEN WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN CCS PHOENIX

1. Be an email Buddy for someone who doesn’t have access to email – contact Grace at [email protected] for details.

2. Get a group of friends together, go to lunch, and discuss the raffle prize you’d like to donate to the Red Wagon Fare. It doesn’t have to cost much – maybe you could offer your time by providing a lesson or class on how to do something…sewing, crocheting, how to play bridge, how to make and decorate the best cupcakes, etc. Or you and your friends could host an English Tea Party. Be creative and most of all Have Fun!

3. Welcome one of our New Members and ‘show them the ropes’!

4. Try joining a new Committee or Service Project…you’ll be surprised what you can learn how to do and how much you’ll enjoy it.

5. Ask someone to join you the next time you come to Mt. Claret.

6. Be an advocate for the work we do for children.

7. Got a suggestion….let someone on the Board of Director’s know.

8. Answer ‘yes’ when next year’s Nominating Committee calls! It will change your life!

9. Enjoy the fun of the NON-Event Fundraiser Casino Night – send in your donation and enjoy the rewards of knowing you’ve made a difference in the life of a child in need.

10. Pray for the Christ Child Society of Phoenix and all the children we help, as well as those we are unable to help.

Red Wagon Fare News - Carol Engel & Elida Desmond

We know March 28th seems like a LONG way off but to those of us working on the 2015 Red Wagon Fare it seems around the

corner.

We are seeking members who would like to help with the many aspects of a successful event.

Additionally, as in previous years, we are hoping you are already

thinking of a raffle donation that you or with a few friends might

offer.

If you would like an invitation to be personally sent to a neighbor,

family member, friend or acquaintance please forward their infor-

mation to Rosemary Levy at [email protected].

This year we are also actively seeking corporate sponsors…do you

know someone in the Corporate world who might underwrite or

offer services which would help defray outlay for the event?

We are pleased as punch with a changed menu, highlight of “us

(CCS)” and thrilled with your enthusiasm and support.

Let’s together make this the best fundraiser EVER!!

Questions or offerings may be directed to Carol Engel or Elida Desmond.

Save

The

Date

March 28,

mailto:[email protected]


Calendar

Jan-14

Monday Jan .5 Board of Directors' Meeting Mt. Claret 9:30

Wednesday Jan. 7 Story Book Friends St. Agnes 9:30

Wednesday Jan. 7 Layette & Teddy Bears OLG Monastery 10:00

Thursday Jan .8 Layette & Teddy Bears Mt. Claret 9:30

Monday Jan. 12 MASS & GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Mt. Claret 9:00

Tuesday Jan. 13 Bridge Scottsdale House 10:00

Wednesday Jan. 14 Layette Corpus Christi 9:00

Friday Jan. 16 Story Book Friends St. John Vianney 11:30

Monday Jan. 19 Book Club I-The Kitchen House Mt. Claret 9:30

Tuesday Jan. 20 Book Club Buddies St. Matthew 1:00

Wednesday Jan. 21 Layette & Teddy Bears OLG Monastery 10:00

Thursday Jan. 22 Layette & Teddy Bears Mt. Claret 9:30

Tuesday Jan. 27 Book Club II-The Chaperone Member's Home 10:00

Wednesday Jan. 28 Layette Corpus Christi 9:00

Monday Feb. 2 Board of Directors' Meeting Mt. Claret 9:30

Wednesday Feb. 4 Layette Corpus Christi 9:00

Wednesday Feb. 4 Story Book Friends St. Agnes 9:30

Wednesday Feb. 4 Layette & Teddy Bears OLG Monastery 10:00

Thursday Feb. 5 Newsletter Deadline N/A

Thursday Feb. 5 Bedtime Bags Mt. Claret 9:00

Wednesday Feb. 11 Layette Corpus Christi 9:00

Thursday Feb. 12 Layette & Teddy Bears Mt. Claret 9:30

Tuesday Feb. 10 Bridge Scottsdale House 10:00

Monday Feb. 16 Book Club I-Antonia and Her Daughter Mt. Claret 9:30

Tuesday Feb. 17 Book Club Buddies St. Matthew 1:00

Wednesday Feb. 18 Layette & Teddy Bears OLG Monastery 10:00

Wednesday Feb. 18 ASH WEDNESDAY

Friday Feb. 20 Story Book Friends St. John Vianney 11:30

Tuesday Feb. 24 Book Club II-All-Girl Filling Station Last ReunionMember's Home 10:00

Thursday Feb. 26 Layette & Teddy Bears Mt. Claret 9:30

Feb-15

Giving and Giving, it never ceases to amaze me!

Once again, Costco has been gracious enough to provide a $50 Gift Card for needed items for Story Book Friends. Taking the

time to fill out the application is such little thing to yield such a generous donation. Thank you Costco for helping our children

that we serve!

Can you believe it!!! The children at St. John Vianney and St. Agnes school were delighted with the hand puppets that the as-

sociates at Kohl’s help make for us. And the best part is that Kohl’s has sent the Christ Child Society of Phoenix a check in the

amount of $500 for the “privilege” of cutting them out. You can be assured that they will have many projects waiting for their

help in 2015! Although Pen Pals has not been active, Story Book Friends and Book Club Buddies continue to nourish young

minds with our reading programs.


Recipes from Shower of Love

Hot Chicken Salad

2 cups chopped, cooked chicken breasts 1 8 oz. container sliced mushrooms, sautéed slightly

1 cup cooked rice 1 tsp. salt

1 7 oz. can sliced water chestnuts 1 cup sliced celery

3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp. lemon juice

1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 tsp. minced onion

Mix all together and place into a 9 x 13 baking pan.

Topping:

1/4 cup butter melted 1 cup crushed potato chips

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Place on top of chicken mixture and baker at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Apple Cake with Rum Sauce

3 eggs 1 cup oil

2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. cinnamon

2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. vanilla

1-1/4 cups chopped nuts 4 cups grated apples

Beat eggs and oil together until foamy; beat in sugar. Combine soda, salt, cinnamon and flour, mixing well. Stir into egg mixture; add vanilla. Batter will be stiff. Mix in apples and nuts. Turn into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool

Rum Sauce:

1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup cream

Bring to a boil and cook 4—5 minutes. Add a few drops rum flavoring or real rum (keep tasting) to your taste. Kahlua can be substituted or just plain vanilla extract.

Serve cake with rum sauce.

DIRECTORY CALENDAR CHANGES

BOOK CLUB II

Please change the meeting dates as follows:

FROM : TO:

January 20 January 27

February 17 February 24

March 17 March 24



Mt. Claret Center

4633 N. 54th St.

Phoenix, AZ 85018-1904

With those I live with, cultivate more gentleness, more patience, less pride, either of opinion or judgment

of others. Take occasion to say: “I don’t know, you may be right, etc.” Give good example. Oh God

come to mine aid, Oh Lord make haste to help me Amen

Practice great purity of intention. Do all things for God and in His sight. Do even the smallest things for

Him. He does not despise a cup of cold water given in His name.

Mary Virginia Merrick

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