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Prayer of dedication
“Lord of Life bless and be with all members of the Catholic Women’s League.
Guide us in using and developing the talents you have given us, so that, with a strong and positive outlook, we may continue the work established by our foundress, Margaret Fletcher.
Help us to be guided by her example, so we may be committed in our work for others, caring in our acts of charity and loyal to our fellow members, the Church and its teachings.
Help us to go forward in prayer and thanksgiving, always seeking to see Your presence in everyone we meet.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.”
Origins
The C.W.L. was founded in 1906 by Margaret Fletcher. She was the daughter of an Anglican Clergyman but was received into the Catholic Church in 1897. In a period of struggle for better and equal opportunities for women she looked for members who would support the League’s work at local, diocesan, national and international levels.
The League is a founder member of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations, WUCWO, affiliated to over 100 women’s organisations in five continents. Their aim is to promote the advancement of women globally and to protect the interests of women and children, especially in the Third World. This is achieved by representation at UNESCO, UNICEF, the UN and many other Non-governmental Organisations, making the voices of women heard at all world-wide conferences where decisions and policies are made which concern them.
Family Fast Day was one of the ideas that took root through the League and which CAFOD took over at its inception. There is a close link between the two organisations and League members attend regular diocesan CAFOD meetings and continue to support the Charity.
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Our Saint
The patron saint of the CWL is Margaret Clitherow of York.
Through emigration in the past, the CWL has spread its wings to cover some Commonwealth countries. It is especially flourishing, for example, in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong.
Future Events
Our 2008 events.
Recent News
Southport AGM 2007
WUCWO 2006.
Walsingham Pilgrimage 2006.
Cardiff centenary celebrations.
Early Day Motion (EDM 2154).
New President
Mrs Doreen Pooley
New Ecclesiastical Adviser
Bishop Peter Doyle confirmed. |