TO SUPPORT, EMPOWER, AND EDUCATE ALL CATHOLIC WOMEN IN SPIRITUALITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE Greetings! Enclosed you will find the SDCCW Winter Newsletter. I hope you enjoy the updates on our Diocesan Council outreach & events. Please also find enclosed a few other documents: • Letter from Province Director Lucille Brandner • Registration form for Catholics at the Capitol – SDCCW Past President Gayle Johnson would like to encourage attendance at this Day of Prayer, Formation and Advocacy in Madison, WI. • Flyer & Registration form for SDCCW Annual Convention – please help us get the word out for the Convention on May 5 by posting the flyer at your parish or other gathering space. There will be more publicity going out online as we get closer to the event. As part of our annual convention, many parish councils or individuals have donated theme baskets for our silent auction. We are requesting them again this year at a minimum value of $30. Some ideas would be: gardening, prayer, cooking/baking, etc. When you register for the conference, please let us know if you or your council will bring a basket. We will collect them the morning of the event. Thank you for these donations! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. God Bless, Susan Gotrik Susan Gotrik SDCCW Publicity Chair (617) 821-6568 [email protected]
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TO SUPPORT, EMPOWER, AND EDUCATE ALL CATHOLIC WOMEN IN SPIRITUALITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE
Greetings!
Enclosed you will find the SDCCW Winter Newsletter. I hope you enjoy the updates on our
Diocesan Council outreach & events.
Please also find enclosed a few other documents:
• Letter from Province Director Lucille Brandner
• Registration form for Catholics at the Capitol – SDCCW Past President Gayle Johnson would
like to encourage attendance at this Day of Prayer, Formation and Advocacy in Madison, WI.
• Flyer & Registration form for SDCCW Annual Convention – please help us get the word out
for the Convention on May 5 by posting the flyer at your parish or other gathering space.
There will be more publicity going out online as we get closer to the event.
As part of our annual convention, many parish councils or individuals have donated theme baskets
for our silent auction. We are requesting them again this year at a minimum value of $30. Some
ideas would be: gardening, prayer, cooking/baking, etc. When you register for the conference,
please let us know if you or your council will bring a basket. We will collect them the morning of
the event. Thank you for these donations!
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
God Bless,
Susan Gotrik Susan Gotrik SDCCW Publicity Chair (617) 821-6568 [email protected]
My Dear Sisters, I hope all of you had a blessed Advent and Christmas season. By the time you read this we will already celebrated Ash Wednesday and be on our journey to the Easter Season. I pray that we all experience the love of our Savior Jesus Christ throughout this time of reflection and prayer. As a member of the NCCW Board of Directors I again had the privilege of attending the Board Meeting in Washington, DC, January 23rd & 24th. We had two full days of discussion and sharing. Twenty-three Province Directors were present, one was via online video conference; three national Commission chairs, the five Executive Committee members and our Spiritual Advisor, Rev. Richard Dawson. I hope all of you who are receiving the monthly Connect newsletter from the national office do open and read it. It is important that all of us open and read the Connect each month. This is NCCW’s current communication to all members each month. If you receive and open the Connect, please don’t feel you are not receiving information from national, they are communicating with you each month. If you are not receiving it, please contact me and I will follow up to determine why. We had a short session on using current technology: emails and social media. If you are a Facebook user, be sure to “like” the National Council of Catholic Women. The NCCW website is improved including more search features. When you become an Individual Member of NCCW, you can log in on the website and have access to your personal information. If you missed an issue of the Connect newsletter or the Catholic Woman, you can download them after logging in. Learn all about the work of the Commissions, upcoming events, and much more on the website. Now is the time to start planning ahead to attend the NCCW annual convention being held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX, September 6-9, 2017. Early Bird registration has been reduced to $300.00 and will be open starting in March!! Hotel reservations can be made now using the link on the NCCW website, www.nccw.org. An added convenience is that we can now reserve for the Province Dinner right on the convention registration form. You will be seeing updates on the convention in the Connect and Catholic Woman. At the meeting, Province Directors were given listing of all affiliate and individual members showing the expiration date of their dues. I have some contacts to make and plan to do that very soon. Notices were emailed to affiliate presidents on record at the NCCW office. Please remember to update your change in presidents with the office in order that mailings are delivered where they should be. Nationally there are 2371 current Individual NCCW members. My listing shows 66 Superior Diocese members; 24 of these are not current. If your membership has expired, you will be receiving a letter from me. If you are not currently an individual member of NCCW, I encourage you to join. You can either join online or find membership forms you can print on the NCCW website under membership or contact me. My goal for the Province is a 25% increase in membership. That goes from September to September so we are already four months into trying to reach that goal. I thank you in advance for joining. Membership gives us a share in partnerships Catholic Relief Services, Cross Catholic Outreach, Catholic Charities, National Center for Sexual Exploitation and Catholic Climate Covenant. It gives us a strong voice for Catholic Women by uniting Catholic women’s groups and Individual Catholic women in the United States; provides a forum for Catholic women to speak and act on matters of mutual interest. NCCW will be participating in the Convocation of Catholic Leaders July 1-4, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. The Convocation is under the leadership of the bishops of the United States
Have a GREAT day and know that all you do, m a t t e r s! May God give you special blessings as we continue on our faith journey together. Lucille Brandner Director, Province of Milwaukee
A/ D C C W M i l w a u k e e • G r e e n B a y • L a C r o s s e • M a d i s o n • S u p e r i o r
PROVINCE OF MILWAUKEE
8:45am Registration with Continental Breakfast
9:45am Opening Prayer Service
10:10am Introduction and Keynote Address
Planting Seeds of Hope – Finding Life After the Life: Learn how human trafficking is occurring throughout Wisconsin, examine the horrific realities of this modern-day slave trade, and discover how to aid victims of trafficking.
11:15am Breakout Sessions A
A1. Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching: Review the principles that are the basis for the Church’s public policy advocacy.
A2. Fostering Ethical Research: Examine ethical standards in medical research and discuss ethical alternatives to questionable research practices.
A3. The Challenges of Poverty: Examine the challenges that frequently cause people to remain in poverty and learn about programs that effectively combat poverty.
A4. Reducing Recidivism: Review policies designed to prevent ex-offenders from returning to the corrections system and discuss effective ways to reduce state incarceration rates.
A5. Immigration and Refugee Policy: Discuss recent changes to immigration and refugee policies and examine what the Church can do to accompany families and ensure basic human rights.
12:30pm Luncheon
1:30pm Breakout Sessions B
B1. Servant Leadership: Discuss what it means to become a servant leader.
B2. End Human Trafficking: Discuss practical ways to identify and aid trafficked persons.
B3. Water Stewardship: Learn about the importance of safeguarding clean water and discuss how Wisconsin is a leader in freshwater preservation.
B4. Confronting Issues of Race: Examine the lived reality of people of color, learn how to accompany those who experience racism, and discus how to better facilitate healing.
B5. Helping Every Student Succeed: Learn how Catholic schools are meeting unique challenges in education, especially for students in need, and discuss how federal and state education requirements impact Catholic students and schools.
2:45pm General Session: Advocating for the Common Good – Tips on Contacting Lawmakers
3:15pm Leave for Capitol Visits
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2017 Registration with credit card payment is also available online, visit http://www.wisconsincatholic.org/catholics_at_the_capitol.cfm
Catholics at the Capitol A Day of Prayer, Formation & Advocacy
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison
Please make check payable to: Wisconsin Catholic Conference, 131 W. Wilson St., Suite 1105, Madison, WI, 53703
Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women presents
67TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
by responding to this knock, Pope Francis tells us, “A family's living space could turn into a domestic church, a setting for the Eucharist, the presence of Christ seated at its table.”
“ I S T A N D A T T H E D O O R A N D K N O C K ” Rev 3:20
Keynote: Dr. Ann Marie Klein - Visiting Professor, Department of Catholic Studies,
St Thomas University – will share insights on Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation
Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love
MAY 5, 2017 ! 8 AM-4 PM SAINT PATRICK CHURCH, HUDSON
Janette Howe - Founder of Seven Sisters Apostolate will speak on the privilege to pray for priests
Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women presents
67TH ANNUAL CONVENTION “I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK” Rev 3:20
FRIDAY, MAY 5 , 2017 ! 8 AM-4 PM SAINT PATRICK CHURCH, HUDSON
1 5 0 0 V I N E S T R E E T
MAY 4 2:00 Open Board Meeting – all invited to attend MAY 5 8:00 Registration & Hospitality 9:15 Mass with Saint Patrick School & Bishop Powers 10:30 Pax Christi Award presented 10:45 Diocesan and Provincial reports 11:15 Speaker – Janette Howe “Answering a Call to Prayer for Priests” 12:30 Lunch – Scholarship Award & Historical presentation
Silent Auction & Theme Baskets fundraiser 2:15 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Ann Marie Klein “Welcoming Christ into our Heart and Home” 3:45 Closing Comments and Prayer A block of rooms are reserved under “SDCCW” at Comfort Suites, 2620 Center Drive, Hudson. $90/night. Call (715) 690-2500 to make your reservations. Please detach the form below and mail a $30 check made out to SDCCW by April 28 to: Sharon Thomas – SDCCW Treasurer 123 S. 3rd Street Medford, WI 54451 refund policy: 100% refund by April 21, 50% refund by April 28, no refund after April 29
