St. Benedict's Catholic Girls League

President
  The President presides at all meetings; performs other duties as requested by the counselors; upon completion of her term (1 or 2 years TBD), becomes past-president
President-Elect
  Assumes the duties of the President in her absence; Is a Mary's Leader (see below)
Past-President
  Assumes the duties of the President in her absence if there is no President-Elect available
Secretary
  Keeps a record of all meetings and activities (Minutes are filled out in a prepared form based on the Agenda); Responsible for correspondence; Send all notices, including membership information; perform other duties as requested by the president
Treasurer
  Collect and record all money from any source and give it to the designated counselor (works with the St. Benedict's CWL Treasurer); Perform other duties as requested by the President
Mary's Leaders
  Shall prepare and consult with their committees in relevant areas
Mary's Leader for Faith
  Works with her committee on Spiritual activities, such as but not limited to:

• Reciting living rosary, especially for the months of May and October
• Performing religious plays and skits
• Days of recollection or retreats
• Note that all of these are designed by the girls and not the Counsellors. Activities that have been done in the past have been: Having a guest come in and teach the girls how to make their own bracelet rosary; Have the girls decorate small jewellry boxes for their rosary bracelets; Have a guest come in and teach the girls how to make Mary dolls

• Activities that show how members are a friend to all
• Promote being friends with all of God's creation
• Supporting service organizations and charities
• Note that all of these activities are chosen by the girls. Activites that have been done in the past have been: Working with the Knights of Columbus on the Breakfast Sundays serving coffee and tea and cleaning up the tables; collecting donations from parish members for the Humane Society and taking them to the Society; Helping out with Deacon Lyle at the Inn of the Good Shepherd Soup Kitchen (The girls set up the table before anyone arrived and then remained in the kitchen pouring juice, etc when customers were present. A counsellor was present at all times)

• sports/movie nights
• holiday parties (Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.)
• Crafts
• Family activities and social for parishioners

• helping with open house programs for prospective members
• mentoring others as able
• making posters for advertising
• Some activities that the girls have worked on in the past are: Business Cards, Ideas for new Pamphlets and Posters.

Hello to all girls, starting at 10 years old (or made your First Communion). 

See the slide show below of previous things we have done.

Where: St. Benedict’s Parish Hall
When:  First Thursday of the Month

Starting January 2025
Third Monday of the Month

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Who: Girls aged 10 – 16.
Do I have do be a member of one of the Sarnia Bluewater Family of Parishes? No, that is a plus, but is not mandatory.

Bring a parent/guardian and come and see what the Catholic Girls League is all about.

If you are interested in having your little girl become a member of the CGL just scroll to the bottom of this screen and fill out the form.

If you would like more information you can contact me (Jackie Detailleur). My contact is on the left.
Looking forward to hearing from you!

Our meetings are normally the third Monday of the month and we run them year-round. 

The CGL was formed to unite young girls together where they can learn special skills in a safe environment. Every month our meetings are based on a different one of our four pillars. They are Faith, Friendship, Fun, and Formation. The meetings start and end with a prayer. They also start with a short (~10 minute) meeting that will be run by an executive made up of the girls. This will teach the girls leadership. After the meeting we will then move on to our activity. Depending of the theme for that month, we could have a craft, a quest or a discussion on how to accomplish something. An example of this is how the CGL can support the Humane Society. The girls would come up with ways to accomplish that goal.

We have special extra activities as well such as helping out the CWL and Knights with their Coffee Break after the 9 a.m. mass at St. Benedict's and any other charitable functions that the girls are asked to participate in. We also plan a special outing every summer and we plan a visit to the Humane Society after we have asked the churches to donate items that we can bring to the Society.

We have our own executive that is made up of the girls. We have members of the CWL who are leaders and have experience with the various executive memberships and are able to mentor the CGL executive in their positions.

Motto: Faith, Friendship, Fun, and Formation!
Patroness: The Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Sponsor: St. Benedict's Catholic Women's League Council
Membership Qualifications: Any girl starting at aged 10.
Membership Fee: There is a $5 annual fee: 
Counselors and their Duties: These are members of the CWL. They are required to have police check that are kept at the chuch. Their duties include: Guide and direct all activites of the CGL; Collaborate with CGL officers; Report regularly to the sponsoring CWL; Obtain Parental/Guardian permission in writing for all activites outside of regular meeting times and any publicity.
Religious Leader: Priest or Deacon - The religious leader shall: provide spiritual guidance to the counselors and members; install the officers and counselors. Normally the Priest or Deacon will occasionally stop in and say hello to the girls and give them a blessing if they are in the area.

For more information please contact ~Jackie Detailleur

She has been a member since she was 8 years old and loves the socialization and crafts she gets to do with the CGL. When our meetings were shut down and we were unable to deliver a thank you card to the Sarnia Humane Society, as soon as some of the restrictions lifted, She willingly agreed to represent the CGL and accompany me to the Humane Society and deliver the Thank you card that was signed by all the girls for the tour of the Humane Society and the afternoon playing with the kittens. She also helped me deliver donations to them as well and got her picture taken and posted on their website.
The shirt she is wearing is the CGL shirt. Each girl gets to make their own tie-dyed shirt and then we iron-on our logo on the sleeves.