St. Catherine Laboure -History

This area relates to all groups or organizations that foster social and communal development of their members.

WOMEN'S CLUB OF SCL
The main functions of this Ministry is to promote spiritual development, social activities and service opportunities for its members and to provide financial support for its programs. There are various spiritual and social programs provided throughout the year to appeal to all its members. There are several guilds which make up the Women’s Club. Guild meetings are held in the homes of members. Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday during the months of September through May. For more information, contact Suzanne Lessner at 296-6222.

Youth C.L.U.B
Its Mission Statement is to enhance the Catholic Faith of high school students by empowering them to grow spiritually and socially in an accepting environment. For information, please contact Zenith Chua (564-3284), Gail Zerwic (562-1299) or Matthew Berrafato (724-5570).
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BOOSTER CLUB
This organization is comprised of SCL School parents, faculty and the principal, all of whom support the School and its athletic programs. The Club meets at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month. All meetings are open and all parishioners are welcome to join. The Club sponsors two fund-raisers each year: Oktoberfest in the fall and Walk-A-Thon in the spring. The funds raised by these efforts help provide an efficient athletic program for SCL students as well as maintain Marian Hall. For more information, please call Bonnie Harloff at 729-5014.

SCL ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
This parish organization is open to all SCL parishioners. The primary goal of the group is to establish friendly contact between Asian Americans and the religious and social activities of the total parish community. Another objective is to provide financial support to the parish through periodic fund-raising activities. For further information, please contact Ben Alfon (847-498-2489).
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ESTAMOS AL ALCANCE DE LOS HISPANOS
Este group les dá a los hispanos oportnidades de vivir y practicar su fé en nuestra iglesia. También tratamos de darles autoridad tomando parte en el liderazgo de ella. Nuestro pastor realiza varias liturgias en espanol durante el ano como también prepara a los miembros de habla hispana para recibir los diferentes sacramentos. Para mayor información, favor comuniquece con Teresa Alfaro al teléfono 729-1414.
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HISPANIC OUTREACH
This group provides Latinos in our community the opportunity to live and practice their faith in this parish. The group seeks to empower its members to take leadership roles at SCL. The priority of the Hispanic ministry is evangelization. The group provides family and personal religious education, preparation and celebration of the sacraments and weekly Spanish-language Sunday liturgy. For further information, please contact Teresa Alfaro (847-547-4914).
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GIRL SCOUTS – CUB SCOUTS
Both the Girl Scout and Cub Scout programs at SCL offer varied opportunities for growth. The purpose of each program is to deepen the children’s awareness of self-worth, to develop values by which to direct their lives, to help them relate to others and to encourage service projects in our community. Meetings are held either weekly or bi-weekly either at SCL School or at Scout leaders’ homes. For further information, contact Karen Benedetto (847-390-8595) for Girl Scouts and David Sholty (847-338-0068) for Cub Scouts.
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GOLF
Once a year outing for men, women and teens. After Golf, we have a dinner, which is open to everyone, golfers, and non-golfers. It is a fun event and the golf is handicapped so it does not matter what you score. Contact Tom Novaczyk at 998-6186.
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BRIDGE – WOMEN
Women’s bridge meets on the third Wednesday of the month, September through May, at 8:00 p.m. in a designated hostess’ home (one table per home). There is a nominal annual fee and prizes are awarded on the last night of play based on the accumulated scores. For more info, contact Toni Skora at 847-998-1005 or Kay Muldoon at 729-4916
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