Antiochian Women (Ladies Auxiliary)

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The purpose of the Antiochian Women’s ministry of Saints Peter and Paul is to promote and serve the spiritual welfare and the temporal maintenance of Saints Peter and Paul in any and all capacities. 

Antiochian Women strive to develop among its membership, a spirit of Christian concern and service to our parishioners; to foster a sense of sisterhood among the women; and to coordinate the charitable activities of the women for those causes which are deemed worthy. 

The Antiochian Women of Ss. Peter & Paul meet September through June every other month in the lower level of the Church. Please check the website/church events or bulletin for the date of the next meeting.  

All women of our parish are invited and welcome! 

Upcoming Events...

Join us for our first meeting of the 2017-2018 year in September, date to be announced.​

​Year-In-Review--Humanitarian Efforts

​Come be part of the most vibrant organization in our church.  The Women of Sts. Peter and Paul work hard to serve those in need.  Here are just some of the humanitarian efforts we accomplished in our 2016-2017 year.
 
  1. The Women packed and donated to a local shelter backpacks for the homeless full of toiletries for the holiday season.
  2. The Women prepared bags of food for our own shut-ins during the holiday season.
  3. The Women prepare meals on a regular basis for those in our parish who are sick and unable to cook for themselves.
  4. The Women participated in and contributed to our parish wide Outreach in which the parish packed over 25,000 meals for the homeless in the DC Metropolitan area.
  5. The Women sponsor two children in connection with the Children’s Relief Fund.
  6. The Women have established what we call the Angel Fund.  This Fund assist parishioners who our unable to meet their monthly bills by helping to buy groceries.
  7. The Women contributed to IOCC for an event for Syrian Refugees.
  8. The Women contributed directly to a local food pantry to help the needy.
  9. The Women raised funds for the Archdiocesan project to help the church ministries.
 
Won’t you join us!  See you in September.

Antiochian Women Email

AntiochianWomen@peterpaulpotomac.org

Officers

President: Carol Laham
Vice President: Donna Gavin
Treasurer: Janet Metz
Recording Secretary: Sharon Lapathakas
Corresponding Sec.: Barbara Bosworth

Meetings

We meet September through June, every other month in the lower level of the Church. Please check the Events section for next meeting.