Parish Organizations

 

Catholic Women's League of Canada

The St. Edmund of Canterbury Parish Council of the Catholic Women's League of Canada meets monthly. It brings together the women of the Parish who make visible and powerful contributions to the life of the Church both at the Parish level, the diocesan level, provincially and nationally. For more information, please contact President Diana Poisson at 514-631-0798.

The Catholic Women's League of Canada was organized nationally on June 17, 1920 and granted federal incorporation on December 12, 1923.

The League is recognized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) as a lay association of women and is affiliated with the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations (WUCWO), a world-wide federation holding membership in the conference of International Catholic Organizations (ICO) and having consultative status with agencies of the United Nations.

Objectives

The objects of the League shall be to unite Catholic Women of Canada:

• to achieve individual and collective spiritual development.
• to promote the teachings of the Catholic church.
• to exemplify the Christian ideal in home and family life.
• to protect the sanctity of human life.
• to enhance the role of women in church and society.
• to recognize the human dignity of all people everywhere.
• to uphold and defend Christian education and values in the modern world.
• to contribute to the understanding and growth of religious freedom, social justice, peace and harmony.

Legion of Mary

The Legion of Mary was founded in Dublin, Ireland on 7 September 1921. It is a lay catholic organisation whose members are giving service to the Church on a voluntary basis in almost every country. The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary's and the Church's work.

The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish to join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium. For information regarding the St. Edmund of Canterbury Praesidium, please contact Huguette Tremblay at 514-630-1744. The group meets weekly on Monday mornings following the 9 am Mass.

The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social welfare of each individual. The members participate in the life of the parish through visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish.

Every legionary is required to carry out a weekly apostolic work in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary.