A c Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Pius X #1866 P.O. Box 243953 Anchorage, Alaska 99524-3953 February 2016 Alaska Court website: http://www.orgsites.com/ak/cda1866 National website: http://www.catholicdaughters.org/ Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all. *****Unity and Charity - Motto of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas ***** COURT OFFICERS: Regent: Mary Rapp 6885 Cutty Sark Anchorage, Ak 99502 248-2331 mepcak@gci.net Vice Regent: Sandie Yonker 562-7597 Treasurer: Denice Yonker 538-4977 Financial Secretary: Ceclia Vance 248-6545 snpyspal@alaskan.net (contact to make membership changes) Recording Secretary: Danna Hoellering 230-7866 dhoellering@hotmail.com National Supervisor Janet Martineau stillger@midrivers.com Court Chaplain Rev Daniel Hebert 337-1538 Legislative Chairperson: Ann Curro 349-3772 Newsletter: Arlene Romer 337-1343 arlener@alaskan.com 1726 Sanya Cir Anchorage Ak 99508 Prayer cards & request Eileen Kramer ekramer@caa-ak.org 297-7722(w) 277-7318 Our Patron Saint Pius X our Patron Saint is displayed in the Chapel at Holy Rosary for our meetings. ------------------------------------- Court st. Pius the X #1866 - Anchorage- No State Court in Alaska Current Events Monthly meeting, Wednesday, Feb 3, 2016, Holy Rosary Academy. Our Monthly meeting this month is earlier. Please note the change. Don t miss it. Feb 10, Ash Wednesday. Check you parish bulletins for Mass schedules. Feb 14, Sunday RCIA. CDA will be helping with the reception after Mass. 3pm, we need help with finger foods. Phone committee will be calling. Dear Catholic Daughters Regents message Feb 10.. 40 days for life. See info under ProLife LOOKING AHEAD Father Dan s Silent Lenten retreat is 03/12/2016, Prayer Day, St Pat s, 9am to 3pm. Open to men and women and will be sponsored by CDA. Price is $10.oo with a donation basket set up. ********** Installation of officers and new members 05/07/2016 at St Pat s Nominating committee for new officers is needed.. Contact Mary!!! ASAP wishing all a happy Valentines Day!! Feb. 14th Hope all of you had a nice New Year s Day, and are beginning to adjust to the new year. As you know, Catholic Daughters was asked to host the reception for Archbishop Hurley s funeral service, so our organization has begun a busy year already. I give a big THANK YOU to all you Catholic Daughters who brought food and came in to help with the preparation and cleanup. The church was full, and there was not one parking space available after the mass began. The police were turning people away. One Catholic Daughter was allowed in only because she explained that she was helping and was being dropped off. Catholic Daughters also participated in the Prayer service at the Anchorage Cemetery the following day, which showed good support from our organization to the Pro-Life effort. Our busy year continues with next month s RCIA reception which is another function that Catholic Daughters usually is asked to host. Deacon Mick personally requested our help this year, and wants me to let all you know how grateful he and the archdiocese is for our faithful and continued support. The archdiocese directed what was going to be served at Archbishop Hurley s reception and also directed the parishes s involvement with helping to bring food, but the RCIA reception is fully directed and hosted by CDA so we will be using our calling committee group to request help from all our CDA members. Finally, I would like to let you know that Catholic Daughters has a special tribute to Archbishop Hurley which will be published in the February issue of the Anchor. It was decided that Archbishop Hurley deserved our special recognition due to his devotion to Catholic Daughters throughout all the years. Hope you like the ad, and hope to see you at our next meeting. In Love and Charity, Mary
D U E S Dues were due in July Remember your dues are from July to June. They are due in July of each year. Thank you to those who have already paid and to those paid ahead. Check the date on your label. If it says 2014 or later, your dues are due!!!. If you no longer want to be a member, please contact Cecelia or FOR any Questions about your dues. $30.00 a year. ARE you having a Birthday this Month? On behalf of all the members, we wish you a very Happy Birthday. Did we miss anyone. or did we get a date wrong... **** February Birthdays that we know of: February Carrie Haskell 02/07 Minerva Hernandez 02-08 Kathryn Tubbs 02/09 Jean Grantier 02/14 Deborah MacLean 02/14 Fr. Dan Hebert 02/20 Geraldine Kottre 02/24 Birthday's are a Gift from God! Open your Present and receive all the blessings!! ********************* Never forget the price of freedom. CONTINUE... the Prayer chain for our Military! Prayer: 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.' MAY God keep them all safe!! PRAYER IS ONE OF THE FREE GIFTS WE RECEIVE also pray for a long time friend of CDA memembers: Mav Ryan who is ill. PRAYER AND MASS CARDS Pray in thanksgiving for all our answered prayers. (prayers are listed on our website during the month and when prayers are requested. see top of our newsletter for our website) Continue praying for all our members who are confined to their homes with illness or injuries *** Please pray for all the friends and family mentioned at the meetings or people in our heart that needs prayers. May they be healed, spiritual as well as physical. Prayers this month for: *** RIP Archbishop Hurley *** Jim Curro and family... keep them in your prayers *** Patty Jacobus, Pray in thanksgiving for some answered prayers and continue health for her husband and family *** Amy JauJou, for strength and healing with cancer and Chemo treatments. *** Please pray for Pope Francis for his safety. ***pray for the Church which is, as always, under attack. Let us all take time to pray for the Church and remember how much we love God. ***all those who need extra prayers. "With God All Things Are Possible - Matthew 19:26" Continue praying for the victims of disasters of the world. Thank You!! Thank You!!! To All the CDA members who attended the Day time meeting. And thank you Fr. Anthony from Holy Family for the interesting Talk at our Meeting. Thank you all who came through and helped in making Archbishop Hurley s funeral service a most,blessed event. we were overwhelmed with food. PRO-LIFE 40 DAYS FOR LIFE STARTS FEBRUARY 10 Help save lives! Join the next peaceful campaign of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Check it out at https://40daysforlife.com/ THANK YOU to the Catholic daughters for taking part in the 16th annual prayer service here in Anchorage.your presence & prayer were appreciated and very welcome "For ProLife Issues" James & Ann Curro Alaska State ProLife Couple pbear1@gci.net 349-3772 Lord of Life You wondrously formed us because of Your Love. And more wondrously forgave us for fall in away from You. Please help us now as we struggle against evil destroying your innocent children. Guide us to do all we can to defend and protect Live. From the moment of conception and until natural death. Amen. With ecclesiastical Approval archdiocese of New York ************************* NOMINATING COMMITEE we need to have volunteers to help. If you can help contact Mary asap!! SCRAPBOOK PARTY Feb 21, Sunday 2pm.. Come help with our scrapbook. Have fun at Mary s home.248-2331 mepcak@gci.net
NATIONAL NEWS National Regent Shirley Seyfried *************************** Circle of Love Contests see website for national for the forms National Charities each court supports Holy Cross Family Rosary Smile Train Morality in Media Covenant House Catholic Relief Services Apostleship of the Sea Tutwiler Clinic Laboure Society Our National Supervisor Janet Martineau stillger@midrivers.com 56th Biennial National CDA Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 20-24, 2016 COURT ST PIUS X MEMBERS: Please contact Mary Rapp if you are interested in attending... She has all the info available Deadline for our delegates is March 15, 2016. Let Mary know if you would like to go and represent our court.. CDA Court St Pius X scholarship Our Catholic Daughters "Campership" Essay is underway! Look for information in your bulletins and encourage our youth between the ages of 8-14 to participate. (2) Essay winners will be attending a one week session at St.Theresa's Camp in Wasilla this summer. Applications and more information are available at your parish offices. Talk it up, deadline is February 29, 2016! RAFFLE FOR 2016 See attached flyer included with this newsletter. If you know someone or a company that might be interested in helping us. Letters have been send out to the usual very important ones. Tickets will be mailed our soon. R.I.P Long time CDA member Eleanor Spernak joined God in Heaven. Rest in Peace!!! Funeral Mass and reception on February 13 at 11:00 am Catholic Daughters will co-host reception with the Ladies of Holy Family Eleanor was born on December 10, 1923 and passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Eleanor was a resident of Anchorage, Alaska Let us Remember: Through his work with Catholic Social Services, Hurley helped the city s poor and needy by helping establish the Brother Francis Shelter, Clare House and many other services that did not go unnoticed by those attending the memorial service
Catholic Daughters of the AmericasCourt St. Pius X #1866 Court Meeting January 9, 2016 The meeting was called to order at 11:45 am. Mary Rapp led the opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. New member none. Visitors Maria Vandenbose and Terrie Peterson were introduced. Our speakers Rich Owens from St. Therese s Camp and Father Anthony from Holy Family were introduced. Roll Call Mary Rapp, Regent Present Sandie Yonker, Vice Regent Present Danna Hoellering, Recording Secretary Present Cecilia Vance, Financial Secretary Present Denice Yonker, Treasurer Present Minutes Minutes were distributed with the December newsletter. A motioned was made to accept the minutes by Mary Ann Moliter, seconded, and passed. Correspondence National Packet received with Merry Christmas wishes and Quarterly information. Also convention information is in and will be in Pitsburg, PA. Please let Mary know if you are interested in attending. The form must be in by March 15 th if you are going. Thank you letters for donations were received from Stone Soup Group, Bean s Café, Covenant House, and Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Treasurers Report Report was read and will be placed on file. Bills were presented by Denice Yonker and Debbie Vea for lunch costs. Financial Secretary s Report Report was read and will be placed on file. Kerry W. volunteered to help give reminder calls people late on dues at the previous meeting and Mary will be contacting her to confirm her help. Committee Reports Legislative none. Please keep Jim in your prayers as he is ill. Raffle starting up this month looking for donations. Please let Debbie know if you have a business you would like to contact as she has a letter she can send or give to you. Scholarship would like to change to two camperships at St. Therese Camp to get more kids involved. After Rich Owens (in new business) spoke and discussion, it was motioned by Edna Resari to change our scholarship to two camperships, seconded, and passed. Old Business Scrapbook day was tabled until more information is available. Thank you to those who came to the Christmas celebration. We raised $600 for St. Therese s Camp. Day of Prayer is on March 12 th 9 to 3pm and open to both men and women. Asking for a $10 donation. Lunch is included. This is a silent retreat. New Business Prayer Day for aborted children is January 23 rd at 2:00 pm at the Anchorage Cemetery. CDA has been asked to lead attendees in prayer and we had a wonderful turn out last year, despite the bad weather. Rich Owens gave an update about the camp and that Job Corps is still using the kitchens as the project they are doing at their home site is behind schedule. This is bringing in much needed revenue for the camp. Also they got a grant from the Rasmussen Foundation for $20,000 to help with repairs and the Foundation was very happy to see that the camp was also receiving support from other sources in the community. National will have a representative in Fairbanks this summer to see if they can get court started up there. RCIA Rite of Election is coming up February 14 th. We have been asked to host this again. The phone committee will be activated to help gather donations and volunteers. Next Board Meeting Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Mary Rapp s home. Officers and Past Regents are invited to attend. Next Court Meeting Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7 pm at Holy Rosary Academy. Change due to Ash Wednesday on our normal meeting day. The closing prayer was said and the meeting adjourned at 12:40 pm. Lunch and a talk from Father Anthony about the Dominican order followed the meeting. Respectfully Submitted by Danna Hoellering