Daughters Of Isabella Circle 239—St. Ambrose & St. Francis

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​The first circle of the Order of the Daughters of Isabella was founded in New Haven Connecticut in 1897, as a women’s auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus.  The purpose was the uniting of Catholic women in a sisterhood to achieve several goals: 

• To know one another better
• To extend the circle of friends
• To centralize resources to better help one another
• To be a greater force to contend with in the pursuit of good in society

Today, the D of I is one of the largest Catholic women’s organizations with a membership of over 60,000 women from the United States and Canada.  In addition to our strong sense of fellowship, our organization works for the Church, family and charitable organizations.  We support vocations and work for respect of life from conception through natural death.  

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St. Luke’s Circle 239.
Circle 239 was formally charted on April 8, 1923.  Our Circle serves members from both St. Ambrose and St. Francis Catholic Churches. We also have members from other area parishes including St. Michael of Girard and St. Patrick's, Parsons. Over the years Circle 239 has worked hard to live to the motto of our Connecticut founders--"Unity, Friendship, Charity".

We have regularly scheduled monthly meetings and some of our activities include:

• In August and September, we collect school supplies for  Kindergarten through fourth grade students.
• In September, we collect food for the Food Pantry.
• In November we have a pot-luck dinner and a memorial service for our deceased members.
• We host a Christmas Party during which annual "secret pals" are revealed during gift exchange.
• During the Christmas season we also prepare Christmas cards for Prairie Mission Retirement Center residents, 
• We support Birthline; and provide a Canteen service for our local Red Cross blood drives.
• We select a Daughter-of-the-Month at each meeting.
• Our circle also prays for youth and participates in other activities for our parish and community.

2015—2017 officers of St. Luke Circle 239:

• Chaplain                             Father Matthew Davied
• Past Regent                        Mary Jean Zandler
• Regent                                Linda DeGarmo
• Vice Regent                       Marlene Clark
• Financial Secretary           Mary Jean Zandler
• Recording Secretary         Mary Gilpin
• Treasurer                            Jolene Born
• Chancellor                          Lois Corn
• Custodian                           Judy Fager
• 1st Guide                             Kathie Grosdidier
• 2nd Guide                           Mary Jane Gouvion
• Scribe                                 Lois Carlson
• 1st Auditor                          Joan Davied 
• 2nd Auditor                        Mary Alice Diskin
• 3rd Auditor                        Marilyn Bradshaw

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The Circle 239 Charter is Proudly Displayed in the Main Dining Room of St. Francis Parish Hall.

Our Charter Includes the Names of Several Early Osage Mission and Area Settlers (Click)

Some Reference Information:

• A link to the Daughters of Isabella International website is provided HERE.

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• A MESSAGE from our International Regent 
  Susanne Suchy.
  

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• A news-blog showing what some of our Sister-Circles, around the country, are doing is HERE.

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