Christmas Bazaar returns to Neepawa
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- Published on Tuesday, October 24, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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The second annual Catholic Women’s League (CWL) Christmas Bazaar is happening at St. Dominic’s Church in Neepawa on Saturday Nov. 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Donna Huck, president of the Neepawa chapter of the CWL, says the group had excellent help and many willing contributors to the event last year, and is looking forward to another successful bazaar, where people can find everything from homemade baked goods, knitted and crocheted items and much more.
“At this point we expect to have pierogies, cabbage rolls, baking, pickles, jam, honey, knitted and sewn items, woodworking, cookies, spring rolls and whatever other crafts our members bring.” She says there will also be a lunch put on for purchase that will include barbecue hamburgers or hotdogs, a veggie bag and a small bag of chips, as well as a drink and dessert square.
Huck notes that if anyone is looking for a way to help out with the Christmas Bazaar, a shopping list with necessary items is on hand at St. Dominic’s Church. “We also have many lists for people to sign up to help with things like making pierogies, cookies, setting up the venue and helping with sales and lunch on the day of the bazaar. They can also be a huge help by coming to our bazaar and helping to make the event a success again this year.”
The CWL in Neepawa has been very busy in the past year, hosting World Day of Prayer, a spiritual Lenten retreat for members, a soup and sandwich luncheon and their usual activities of providing lunch and music for funerals. The pierogi feast was also a major success. In September, the group hosted Grandparent’s Day at Country Meadows, where they presented all the grandmothers and grandfathers with corsages, live entertainment and refreshments.
Members will also be quite busy in the lead up to Christmas, says Huck. “We’ll provide desserts for the Filipino fall supper on Oct. 22...we also have a fortieth anniversary of the CWL at St. Dominic’s that we’ll be celebrating on Dec. 1, and a soup and sandwich bake sale on Dec. 7. We will also host the Fellowship of the Least Coin celebration, which will be attended by members of our community churches on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.”
According to Huck, the CWL is always looking for new members. “If you are a Catholic woman age 16 or older and want to make a difference, enrich your faith and spend some time with a group of women who care about their faith and their faith community, come and spend some time with us. You are always welcome,” she enthuses. “The CWL provides a place for women to come together to share their faith and strength. We are members of a group of 90,000 Canadian Catholic women who are active in their communities and work for justice in our country. Our motto is ‘For God and Canada’ and we believe that when we empower women and give them a voice, we help to create a more just and peaceful world.”
All proceeds from the Christmas Bazaar will go towards St. Dominic’s “Raise the Roof” project.
