HUMBOLDT 鈥� Women from Catholic Women鈥檚 Leagues all across Saskatchewan gathered in Humboldt to exchange information, renew friendships and talk about making the world a better place.
It鈥檚 been more than a decade since Humboldt hosted the Saskatchewan Catholic Women鈥檚 League Provincial Annual Convention, which rotates to different locations across the province.
鈥淚 think it's a great honor, because we鈥檙e bringing in individuals from the way across the province, from down south to the north,鈥� said Bev Yeager, the president of the Humboldt CWL. 鈥淲e're bringing in a lot of different people, and it's a good chance to share our spirituality and what CWL means to us.鈥�
There were around 125 people attending the convention, which was held at the St. Augustine Catholic Church on June 2 and 3.
Yeager said the CWL is a way to do service for God. CWLs across the world perform services for the Catholic church and the communities where they are based.
鈥淲e're basically sharing a sisterhood with common goals, and we鈥檙e very impressed with the numbers of people that are coming to do that,鈥� Yeager said.
Kelly Block, the MP for Carlton Trail鈥擡agle Creek, came to welcome the convention to the community. She highlighted the CWL鈥檚 role in the community and in the church.
鈥淚t is important to reflect on your long history here in Canada as advocates for human rights and social justice,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hank you so much for your hard work and dedication, and for the strong voices that you are in our communities.鈥�
Coun. Michael Behiel welcome the convention on behalf of the city.
鈥淎s an accountant, I get the unique opportunity each year to review the local CWL books and I'm always struck by the amount of good and charitable work that is done by a group of so few for so many people.鈥�
Behiel quoted Mother Teresa, saying that its seems like a single person can鈥檛 change the world, yet a single stone can cause many ripples to form in the water.
鈥淪preading bigger and making ripples by working together is what the true spirit of community is all about,鈥� he said.
The theme of the convention was taking care of our common home, which related to both the environment and society at large.
鈥淲e are also going to be mentioning that there have been cards of condolences sent from all across Canada on behalf of the Bronco tragedy, so we will bring that up as well for the support that we got way across Canada,鈥� Yeager said.
This isn鈥檛 the first CWL convention held in the area this year. Watson and Englefeld hosted the Saskatoon Diocese convention on May 11. There are plans to hold a national convention in Saskatoon in 2024.
