“We work together as a group to not only serve our church, but also to serve our local community,” said Mary Ellen Field, Regent for the Daughters of Isabella. “We do a variety of functions: we visit people in the hospital and help the sickly. We bake goods for cancer patients. We try to look at the needs of the community and then figure out where we can fill in some of those gaps and help people. At Christmas time we help with Christmas boxes at the local church and also do drives for non-perishable canned foods.”
“We get a pin when we’ve been with the Daughters for 25 years, and I’ve had that for a while,” said Phyllis Belanger, Second Guide for the organization.
“To me, it’s like the women’s organization of the church. Every church has a ladies’ group; we are more than that. It’s a way for Catholic ladies to get together. It’s been a long time. We’re going to be celebrating our 75th anniversary, so we’ve been in Caribou for that long. That said, my mother was a Daughter ever since I can remember.”
“It’s a great organization to belong to,” said Dolores Martin, D of I Scribe. “We have a lot of spiritual benefits. We do a lot of work for our church, our community, our youth, and our circle. We’re always looking for members. Any practicing Catholic over the age of 16 is welcome to join our group. We do all kinds of fun activities, from church-related events to bake sales.”
“I see us carrying on with the times,” concluded Field. “One of the things I noted while looking back through the history over the years is that changes had taken place over the times. They changed with the times, as the needs of the community changed, yet throughout the whole period of time, they were still working together as a group of Christian women who believed in the power of prayer and healing.”
