Calgary Diocesan Council

Please read

• Calgary Diocesan CWL Policies & Procedures Manual
  

Please keep Diocesan events in mind when planning Council activities so as to avoid scheduling conflicts. See a list of Diocesan Meetings & Conventions. 

• You may also want to consider the Liturgical Calendar when selecting dates. You can get a copy from the CCCB website.

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OTHER RESOURCES

Click on links (words in blue) to download documents:

For Presidents:

• Parish Council President Checklist

For Treasurers:

• Guidelines for Treasurers
• Monthly Treasurer's Report (Excel)
• Treasurer Information
• Regional Dues
• Calgary pdf or Word (tab between fields to complete)

• Drumheller, Highwood, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat

• Voluntary Fund Remittance Forms (for Word forms, right click to Open Link, click Download File, Open File, OK to View, OK to Enable Editing)
• National Form: pdf  or Word
  
• Alberta Mackenzie Provincial Form (Nickels for the North & March for Life are on the same form): pdf   or Word
  
  • Nickels for the North  
    This initiative was introduced at the Provincial Convention 2010 to support our CWL sisters in the Mackenzie-Fort Smith Diocese with their travel to conventions and workshops. Every council in Alberta Mackenzie is invited to consider working with the provincial council to raise funds to help CWL members in the Northwest Territories travel to CWL events. Please forward your donation with the remittance form above.
  • March for Life 
    The National March for Life is organized by Campaign Life Coalition. Pro-lifers rally in front of our Parliament building and march through downtown Ottawa, demanding that our political representatives fight for the right to life of every human being. In addition to the Ottawa event, many provinces also hold regional Marches for Life at their provincial legislatures. Source: https://marchforlife.ca
    The Voluntary fund to support "March for Life" was instituted at the 2019 Provincial Convention in Grande Prairie.

• General Liability Insurance:  Liability insurance is necessary for parish councils to provide protection in the event of an accident. Premiums are only $0.50 per member and are collected from parish councils. When remitting per capita fees to national office, insurance premiums will also be collected. For parish councils that submit payments electronically, insurance premiums will be automatically withdrawn upon successful completion of an electronic per capita remittance.
  
  Enrollment in the parish liability insurance program is mandatory and parish councils must remit the premiums with their per capita fees. The League can keep premiums low by having all parish councils participate in the program.  Contact National Office for details on the policy coverage.

For Secretaries:

• CWL Parish Council Roster Changes:

  • on-line format (fill in and submit from the website. A copy will be sent to the email address you provide)
  • Word or pdf formats can be requested from the Diocesan Secretary if you prefer to use them.

For Communications Chairs:

• A Short Guide to Communications
• If your Council is hosting an event to which other Councils and the general public is invited, please share that information by emailing the webmaster with the details or completing the Event Submission form so it can be added to the website events calendar. Email other news you want to share for posting on the Action page.

For Organization Chairs:

• Diocesan Service Awards: Please submit the form by December 31st indicating all service awards presented by your council during the past year.
  
  • on-line format (fill in and submit from the website. A copy will be sent to the email address you provide.)
  • pdf (download and print)
  • Word (The fillable form is protected. If you see a yellow bar on the top of the screen when you open the document, click the boxes to enable editing and content)
    
• New and renewed Member List Form
  
• 2023 Per Capita Fees Remittance Form

For Spiritual Development Chairs:

• January 15^th is the deadline to report deceased members for the prior year’s Book of Life, but why wait? To ensure that no one is missed, promptly submit a notice of death through the online membership system; or email the completed Form for Reporting Deceased Members to National office, with a copy to the Diocesan Spiritual Development Chair at .
  

For Education & Health Chairs: 

• Bishop Paul O'Byrne Scholarship

For all members:

• Personal Directives

Letter writing

• Letter Writing Guide (Diocesan resource)
• Letter Writing Strategies
• How to address dignitaries
• Federal Cabinet Ministers
• Alberta Members of Parliament (MPs) - Mail may be sent postage-free to elected officials in Ottawa.
  
• Members of the Alberta Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
• Mail may be sent postage-free to senators at the address below:
  Name of senator
  the Senate of Canada
  Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4

Other National forms:

• 2023 Price List & Order Form
• National forms
• Ceremonies Booklet - this booklet contains only the responses used for member participation; the Handbook for Spiritual Advisors contains the entire ceremonies including the set-up and all directions.
  

RESOURCES and REFERENCES
The Canadian League magazine – a list of articles pertaining to each standing committee, as well as copies of individual articles, are available from national office.
Communiqués from national chairpersons are regularly posted on the League Web site: www.cwl.ca.
Ongoing resolutions are posted on the League Web site and are also available upon request from national office. Resolutions adopted at the annual national convention are published in the fall issue of The Canadian League magazine.

Current addresses for additional resources may be obtained from the chairperson at the next level.

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
Telephone Toll-free: (800) 769-1147
Facsimile: (613) 241-5090
CCCB Publications Service 2500 Don Reid Dr.
Ottawa, ON K1H 2J2
Web site: www.cccbpublications.ca

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