Villa Volunteers raise funds to entertain residents

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Guests at the annual Villa Volunteers Luncheon are always greeted with welcoming smiles. The luncheon, a fund raiser for the projects of the volunteers who put in hundreds of hours each year providing activities for residents at Christus St. Joseph Villa, was held Nov. 3, and featured a fashion show from the Dress Barn. At right, Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word Stephen Guiry is delighted to have won the prize of the day, a hand-made quilt with matching pillows. A native of Ireland, Sr. Stephen said upon winning, "I don't know where I'll put it." But other people at her table, including other members of her ordered, assured her it will look beautiful on her bed. The only Catholic health care facility in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, Christus St. Joseph Villa was established by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1945 at the request of Bishop Duane G. Hunt. Their congregation in the United States was founded in 1866 by Bishop Claude M. Dubois of the Diocese of Galveston, Texas. Their motherhouse is in Houston, Texas. IC photos by Barbara S. Lee