Welcome to the Hamilton Diocesan Council of the Catholic Women's League of Canada.

As we begin the year 2011-2012, we have over 11,000 members in 100 parishes across the diocese: which stretches from Owen Sound in the north, to Hamilton in the south and from Brantford in the west to Oakville in the east.

Our Lady of Good Counsel

The Diocesan Council is elected every two years and is made up of elected officers and standing committee chairs who offer consultation to the parish councils. We conduct meetings in the spring and the fall throughout the diocese. Four Regional Chairwomen are appointed by the president and they represent the parishes at the diocesan table.

Our next Annual Meeting will be held at the Delta Inn, Guelph from May 25-27, 2012. We have adopted the theme Centred on Faith and Justice – Focused on Love.

Our patroness is Our Lady of Good Counsel. We celebrate her feastday on Sunday, April 26.

On September 18, 2011, we will join the Vocations Office, the religious community of St. Joseph, the Knights of Columbus and the Serra Club to host the 10th Annual Mass for Vocations at Holy Cross Parish in Georgetown. We are delighted to have Bishop Douglas Crosby as our celebrant and homilist. I hope you will be able to join us for this beautiful celebration. It promotes vocations to the priesthood, religious life, permanent deaconate, and the single or marital life.

If you would like to learn more about the Catholic Women's League please contact your local parish.

May Our Lady of Good Counsel guide and bless you in all you do for God and Canada.

Rosanne Sogan, Diocesan President