CWL - Unanderra
The CWL meets in the St Joseph’s Room on the second Thursday of each month at 10.30am. The ladies are involved in a variety of interests and activities within the parish and beyond. New members are always welcome!
Catholic Women's League History
Each of our Member Organisations has its own unique history and charism.
The League in NSW can trace its origins back to the Catholic Women’s Association which was founded in Sydney in 1913.
Although initially a forum where ‘Sydney’s Catholic women could meet and enjoy each other’s company it gradually transformed ‘from an organisation with an almost exclusive interest in social activities to one with a dominating charitable function.
CWL South Australia was established in 1914 along the same principles as the Catholic Women’s League in England, uniting Catholic women in a bond of common fellowship for the promotion of religious and intellectual interests and, social work. The Catholic Women’s Social Guild, now known as the Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga, was a new ecclesiastical movement founded in 1916 by a small group of visionary young professional women who sought to change the world through prayer and action.