- Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 17:18
'The Beauty in Transformation' was the focus for the Catholic Women's College Club meeting held on April 7, 2014. Butterflies and blossoms, indicating transformation, centered all the tables for the 6:00 p.m. gathering in the Jozwiak Hall of the St. Vincent de Paul site in Monessen.
Scholarship chairwoman Donna Pustelak opened the meeting with the presentation of the club's scholarship to a Catholic, high school senior girl. Pustelak provided a brief biography of the scholarship recipient for 2014. The award was presented to Sarah Panicucci from the Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church and Monessen High School. Panicucci has been very active in high school. She is a member of various organizations and has been honored in grades 9 - 12 as an Academic Excellence Student of the Month. After graduation Panicucci plans to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania to major in business. Because Sarah was attending a school-sponsored Future Business Leaders of America Conference in Hershey, her mother, Mrs. Gina Panicucci, accepted the award.
April committee chairwoman Ginny Monaghan welcomed the members and spoke on spiritual and physical transformations. Committee member Claudia Martucci volunteered to have a physical make-over performed by Kelly Bolin from the Savini Special Effects Studio, a department of the Douglas Education Center in Monessen. This was completed during the meeting in a separate room. Dorothy Jozwiak emphasized the spiritual transformations that each of us experiences during the liturgies that we attend. All members prayed the Anima Christi, a prayer revealing Divine transformations.
President Lenni Nedley called the business portion of the meeting to order. Vice president Lisa Foglia called the roll and distributed photos for the members' albums to complete the St. Francis of Assisi Prayer. Secretary Jo Anna Stroh read the minutes and treasurer Sally Keeney gave the financial report.
Due to inclement weather, the February and March meetings were cancelled. In bringing the club's theme 'The Divine Beauty of Simplicity' to attention, 'Beauty in Loyalty' and 'Beauty in Reconciliation' were recognized for these months. Birthdays were also acknowledged for these months as well as March birthdays.
President Nedley adjourned the meeting and Jozwiak closed with prayer.
The next meeting of the CWCC will be held May 5th at 6 p.m. at the Mon Valley Country Club.
