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Catholic Women's League

The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is a national organization rooted in gospel values calling its members to holiness through service to the people of God.
General Meetings
Assumption
For information contact
Faye Henderson
403-320-8932
St. Basil's
For information contact
Cheryle Donaldson

403-328-5423
Assumption News
Updated October 2020
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The following poem is is over 
50 years old (closer to 60).
We don't know who the original author is.

All Saints C.W.L.
The judgement day had come at last
      And all the saints of earth
Were gathered to the realm above
      And very joyful mirth
Among these were the ladies of
   Our Catholic Women's League.
They'd worked so hard upon the earth
    They all were quite fatigued.

They had to pay the bills you know
     The church to decorate
To change the altar and the lights
      So they would look elite.
They bought a brand new organ too
      And fixed the rectory.
The judgement day would give them rest
      How happy they would be.

But as they neared the golden gate,
      St. Peter cried with haste,
"Come in, my dears, come in come in,
      We have no time to waste.
The father has a home prepared
          For everyone of you
We're going to decorate this place
       So it will look brand new.

We have to buy some new harps too
       Repair a few old crowns.
And get some pads and cushions
For the saints when they kneel down
The stars will have to be made shiny
     The moon needs painted too.
So that is why St. Gabriel blew
      His trumpet call for you."

The women were downcast and sad
      No rest for them was here,
They'd have to keep raising funds
        Again, year after year.
So when they heard the powers that be
        Relate this awful story
They asked St. Pete to let them out
        They'd go to Purgatory.

But old St. Pete was wise you know
       He barred the exit gate
And said there'd be some men to help
      If patiently they'd wait.
But years and years went rolling by
The ladies worked hard and sweated
They asked St. Pete, "Where are the men
     They haven't showed up yet?"

St. Peter told the well known tale,
   That men are strange you see,
They do so many sinful things
    Each day, it seems to me
Before they have their penance done
    For one marauding crime 
They're back at it again until
They've reached the end of time.

And you can do much better dears
     With men out of the way
They'd really just upset the place
     If they came here to stay. 
This flattery just hit them right
    They worked like busy bees
And when they finished everything
    They rested 'neath the trees.

St. Peter looked upon the change
     And smiling said "no doubt
     This is the New Jerusalem
     That we have heard about,
I don't know who we could have had
      To do these menial deeds
   If some women hadn't organized
THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE"
~author unknown~

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