Minutes of Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption
Catholic Women in Action (CWC)
March 4, 2026

  • President, Debbie Lazorik, opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Deb Cody opened with prayer.
  • Secretary’s report by Nancy Funk for February was approved.  Debbie sent it out early, but some were not able to open it.  From now on, it will be in a Word document.
  • Treasurer’s report by Barb Ritchie for February was approved. 
  • Sunshine report – Cards were sent to a number of people in sympathy.  Nancy Matheny showed one of the cards that she has made.
  • Book club – 16 came to the last meeting.  The next meeting will be held on March 25.  Night Road, by Kristin Hannah, will be the March book.
  • Outreach committee – 260 rosaries have been collected.  They will be sent to Cross Catholic, which gives them to the homeless, hospitals, and for the Boxes of Joy.
    • There is a tour group with lunch coming on March 17.
    • The blood drive will take place on March 12.  So far, there are 53 signed up. We have enough workers for it. 
  • Volunteer opportunities
    • Installation of Father Edward as rector of St. Mary will be on March 13.  Father Edward requested light refreshments, such as cheese, crackers, and cookies.  Five people will be there for setup and serving.  Janet Steinel found a shirt that we will give to Father, and we also approved a monetary gift of $300.  Janet Schilling will present it on behalf of the CWA.  There will be a flyer in the bulletin about the event, and it will also be included on our Facebook page.
    • The Women’s Day of Spirituality will be held on March 21.  The room will be set up the day before.  People can sign up to attend through Debbie.  2 or 3 volunteers will be needed to help with serving and clean up.
  • The seminarian Sam Ivkovich will hold a Lenten program on March 15 from 2-4:15. The program, “Habits of Holiness,” will include a talk and a period of adoration. An honorarium of $250 will be given to him.
  • Babs contacted St. John’s about their program for Vacation Bible School.  They sent a kit they use from the Sunday Visitor.  Elizabeth Tokodi and Father Edward will be contacted about whether they want to have VBS.  Deb Cody volunteered to head up a committee to plan it.  Babs will put it on the parish council agenda.
  • There was a question about whether we want to do the subs for Super Bowl Sunday again.  It was decided that if we do, we should make them ourselves.
  • The parish picnic is set for September 27.  The fairgrounds have been booked for it.  It will follow the same format as last year, with mass at 4:00.  Theresa Domico will work on the childrens’ programs.
  • An example of the New Children’s Missal was passed around.  It costs $3 for each one.  We will purchase 200 of them to put in the pews and for the gift shop.  Carol Wharff will purchase them.
  • Sheila brought in a table for the library.  It was donated by the Board of Elections.
  • Deb Cody attended a conference in Columbus and brought back an idea to have volunteers sign up to pray for our priests daily.  Deb will keep a list of the volunteers.  We can sign up for 1 day a month or weekly. 
  • $100 was approved as a donation for the Easter Egg hunt.
  • Linda McMIchael noted that Cary Caldwell is currently training to take over as head of the Daily Bread Kitchen.  Volunteers and bakers are still needed.

The meeting was adjourned.  The next meeting will be April 9, the Thursday, after Easter.. 

Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Funk
Secretary
Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Women’s Club