COAL TOWNSHIP - The Council of Catholic Women at Our Lady of Hope Church held its May meeting.
Margaret Forbes, president, opened the meeting with the counsel prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Dolly Yocum read the secretary's report, which was approved by the president and placed on file.
The treasury report was given by Violet Feudale. She reported all bills have been paid and the carnation sale on Mother's Day was a huge success. The next fund-raising event will be a bakeless cake sale in August.
Members approved the donation of a gift certificate for the church's Heritage Day stand.
Prayer cards were ordered for Father's Day to be distributed that weekend at all Masses.
The banquet for 25th and 50th anniversary celebrants will be held in September.
A gift casserole and salad dinner were served.
A roundtable of prayers was held by the group, followed by the Prayer to Our Lady.
The next meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. June 19. Members were asked to take note of the new time.