Guild & Circles of St. Gerard

Executive Board:

President: Kathy Baker,

First Vice President: Lisa Cole,

Second Vice President: Tina Himebaugh,

Secretary: Anne Baker,
Treasurer: Lisa Cook,
Parliamentarian: Del Komosinski,
Spiritual Monerator: Fr. John Klein,

Mater Dei Circle: Barb Steadman (321-6025) & Jeanne Marquardt (321-7892)
This Circle has been together for over 40 years enjoying quilt making for the parish festival. The funds raised from the quilt making for the parish festival. The funds raised from the quilt raffle are donated to the church to help pay for the bread and wine.

Morning Star Circle: President: Pat Albright (323-7904)
This Circle has been together for 18 years providing fellowship, service, and women's support. They enjoy an annual weekend retreat and various service projects including helping at a soup kitchen and making rosaries. This Circle hosts the annual Guild Installation Dinner.

Mother Divine Grace: President: Phyllis Rathbun (323-4909) One of St. Gerard's first Circles. This Circle historically hosted the May Guild dinner and enjoyed making crafts. Currently, they focus on social activites such as dinners out with their husbands.

Mother of Joy Circle: President: Barbara Fata (323-4647) This Circle's focus is on the rosary. They pray the rosary at each meeting and enjoy making rosaries for missions. They also organize the Baby Bottle Boomerang for Shared Pregnancy.

Mystical Rose Circle: Co-Presidents: Linda Lundquist (321-3991) Mary Pat Scozzafave (321-6860)
These ladies have been together for 25 years and focus on friendship, service, and crafts. This Circle will be hosting the Christmas Tea this year.

Our Lady of Charity Circle: Presidents: Shanta Ellsworth (321-0926) This Circle focuses on Christian fellowship and friendship. They are moms of newborns to college aged children and enjoy book discussions and bible studies. This Circle provides the food at the Fall Craft Fair.

Our Lady of Grace: President: Michelle Crosser (290-0929) This Circle is brand new (Fall 2007) and will have a common interest of scrapbooking

Our Lady of Rosary Circle: President: Nancy Tanona (321-0541)
This Circle focuses on Christian fellowship and friendship and enjoys an annual home mass and Christmas cookie exchange. These ladies organize the Parish Easter Egg Hunt.

Queen of All Saints: Barb Schupbach (323-3665) Diane Tess (321-2754) This Circle focuses on friendship and support. These ladies enjoy crafts, a New Year's dinner, travel days, and dinners out. They have hosted the Christmas Tea for the past several years and will be transitioning it to Mystical Rose in 2007.

Queen of Angels Circle: President: Michelle Haarer (323-9298) Kathleen Naber (886-6727)
This circle focuses on companionship and the support of St. Gerard activities. Queen of Angels Circle organizes the Fall Craft Show and donates the proceed to the church. They also facilitate the Cake Walk at the Spring Festival, held annually in May.

Queen of Heaven Circle: Co-Presidents: Lynne Burnett (323-8929) Patty Rienstra (886-1109)
This circle focuses on growing in faith, service and friendship. They are moms of school aged children and enjoy guest speakers, book discussions, a Christmas Mass and an annual Douglas J. outing. They host the parish picnic and organize the Dresser Mission.

Queen of Peace Circle: Co-President: Eva Clemens (709-3097) Dawn Flanker (980-3296)
This is a fairly new Circle (started in 2005) and focuses on growing in spirituality and friendship. They host the RCIA luncheon and organize the Right to Life carnation sale on Mother's Day.

St. Anne Circle: Co-Presidents: Anne Burke (321-6454)
St. Anne focuses on fellowship and support for moms of older children.They do an annual bake sale with the proceeds donated to the church to help pay for the bread and wine. They enjoy visits to rosary gardens and were the visionaries for the St. Gerard Rosary Garden. They pray the rosary at each meeting, have an annual home mass, and help St. Vincent de Paul's at Christmas.

Queen of Families: Lisa Hicks (627-8599) This Circle recently formed in the Fall of 2007. They are moms of young children. Play groups, fun social activities and service projects, including a Mother/Son Halloween activity night, are being planned.

New Members Welcome!