Chapter II of Catholic Charities Auxiliary is hosting a luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., and an auction with quarters called Quartermania, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Irenaeus Church Hall at 5201 Evergreen Avenue in Cypress. The public is invited to come and enjoy a light lunch and dessert, and also receive one auction paddle and one opportunity ticket for a donation of $15.
The mission of Catholic Charities of Orange County is to serve people in need, strengthen family and community, support parish ministries and extend God’s love to all. Chapter II of Catholic Charities Auxiliary is one of six Chapters who support this mission by holding fundraising events throughout the year to assist Catholic Charities financially. Members of Chapter II are parishioners of churches in the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Garden Grove, Westminster, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, La Palma and Cypress. Currently, Mary O’Hara of St. Irenaeus Church in Cypress is director of Chapter II, and Diane Halal of St. Hedwig’s Church in Los Alamitos, is assistant director. Two fundraisers are planned at this time by Chapter II members with Quartermania and a Cruise to Vancouver in September.
Participants are asked to bring their own quarters for their auction bids or purchase quarters at the event in order to bid on auction items provided by popular vendors such as Celebrating Home, Cookie Lee, Creative Memories, Embellished Shirts, Pampered Chef, Simply Scarves and Tupperware. People should come early for preview shopping which will begin at 10:30 a.m.
For tickets and reservations to Quartermania, write checks payable to Catholic Charities Auxiliary and mail them to Mary O’Hara at 9194 Ethel St., Cypress, CA 90630. For more information, contact Mary O’Hara at 714-828-1220, or Mary Ann Cornelius at 714-535-1918, or e-mail macornelius@artt.net.
Reservations are now being taken for Chapter II’s second fundraiser, a cruise from Vancouver BC to Los Angeles with Norwegian Cruise Lines during Sept. 16 to 23. Norwegian Cruise Lines will donate $100 per double occupancy cabin for people who make reservations with Mark Furlan of Cruise One Dream Vacations, which will benefit Catholic Charities.
Msgr. Wilbur Davis from Our Lady Queen of Angels Church will be offering daily mass for spiritual enrichment on the cruise. All proceeds from the cruise’s Sunday mass collection will be donated to Catholic Charities. Contact Mark Furlan at 866-716-3020, for your choice of inside, ocean view or balcony cabins costing from $659 to $999 per person (plus insurance). There is limited availability of cabins, so make reservations and $250 deposit per person as soon as possible. For more information, contact Diane Halal, Host for Chapter II of Catholic Charities Auxiliary, at 562-596-3162.