Date: Fri 26-Jun-1998

Publication: Bee

Author: KAAREN

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St-Rose-Woman's-Club-officers

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St Rose Women's Club Installs New Officers

The St Rose Women's Club installed a new slate of officers for 1998-99 at a

dinner meeting at Christopher's Restaurant in Brookfield on June 17.

The new officers include Debra Sennefelder, president; Monica DeFeo,

treasurer, and Mary Maki, secretary.

Dolores Ruscoe and Mary Ann Meyer were honored as the club's women of the year

for their work on the hospitality committee. Mrs Ruscoe accepted a bouquet of

roses from outgoing president B.J. Johnson-O'Connor. Mrs Meyer was unable to

attend the meeting as she was on a house-hunting trip to Iowa, where her

husband is now working.

This year the club performed such services as preparing food baskets for the

needy, serving cider and donuts after Thanksgiving Eve mass, helping a

parishioner who went to India to work with Mother Teresa's mission, providing

Holy Spirit books to members, giving a gift to the St Rose School scholarship

fund, helping the Men's Chorus with a reception after Mass, and adding $500 to

an account which will be used for an item for any new parish building

committed for construction within the next four years. The Women's Club also

will assist with a reception at a mass honoring Tom Curran, who is becoming a

deacon on June 28.

For spiritual renewal, the club sponsored a Lenten talk by Sister Eileen

Reilly on justice, the Way of the Cross during Lent, a retreat at the Mercy

Center on Long Island Sound, and a program of seasonal music, readings and

meditation at the Christmas dinner.

Outgoing officers who were recognized and thanked included B.J.

Johnston-O'Connor, president; Queta Donovan, vice president; Pam Arsenault,

secretary; Kaaren Valenta, treasurer; Justina Hansen, Parish Council

representative; Peggy Baiad, membership; Debbie Reilly, telephone chain; Anne

LaBianco, historian; Connie Sullivan, publicity; and Dee Ruscoe and Mary Ann

Meyer, hospitality.