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SEPTEMBER 2015

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Big changes in the

CDA Store!Be sure to

review the updated

Store Policy and new Price List

that are included

with this newsletter.

National Regent’sMessage

Shirley Seyfried, National Regent

Dear Sisters in Catholic Daughters,

I hope you had some time to take a vacation or just

get some rest and relaxation this summer. As summer is

winding down and fall is in the air, we are again gearing

up for our Catholic Daughters meetings, programs, and

activities. Be sure that prayer is an important part of

each of these events within your court and ask God to

guide you in all you do.

We have just returned from a wonderful State andTerritorial Court Officers’ Workshop at beautiful OurLady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois. It was so good

to see so many officers there working hard to do what is

best for the state courts. Thank you to all who were able

to come; may God bless you as you go back to your

states, hold workshops, and make plans for the coming

year. Thank you to the board members for the terrific job

you did in presenting the workshop and for all of the

effort put into your presentations. This will be a big year

as we strive to meet our membership and court

development goals. If there is any way that we on the

National Board can help you, especially with Court

Development, please do not hesitate to contact us.

At the workshop in Belleville, several announcements

were made that will affect all of us. Please spread the

word to our members through your workshops, court

announcements, and newsletters. These include:

1. The Online Store: The CDA web store has been up-

graded to make your shopping for CDA items more

convenient. With the upgrade we are now able to

accept online payments through PayPal®. Using Paypal

allows us to offer you multiple payment options in-

cluding bank account and credit card, while not requir-

ing the CDA Store to accept and secure that valuable

information. To make purchases by PayPal: at checkout

select Payment Terms of Credit Card (opposed to in-

voice) and Payment Method PayPal. Note that credit

card field appears but does not allow you to type.

Please disregard the credit card fields as we cannot

remove them from our website, and we cannot accept

direct processing of credit cards.In addition, now with

the ability to use PayPal, we are changing the payment

policy for orders. Individuals will now be able to order;

it does not need to go through a court officer. In order

to simplify payments, we have decided that we will

now ask for full payment including postage when

ordering. This will eliminate outstanding bills that courts

owe for orders and should save many state Regents

much time in contacting courts with overdue bills.

2. National Projects: We have exchanged one of our

National Projects with one of our National Charities.

Labouré will now be a National Project and the

Disaster fund will be a National Charity. Therefore, the

five National Projects for which you will send $20 per

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project per year are Habitat for Humanity, Holy Cross

Family Ministries, Labouré, SOAR!, and Smile Train.

Thank you to all who have sent your donations to these

very worthwhile National Projects. If you have not

sent your donations, please send them so

that we can continue to give generously

to our charitable projects.

3. Circle of Love: As you can see from

the logo to the right, we have

changed one of the areas of the

Circle of Love. A proposal was

brought to us to have Family be

one of the seven focuses in our

Circle of Love Program. Since our

National Projects and Charities are

just that, our National Projects and

Charities, they are an entity unto

themselves. They are absolutely not to be

forgotten, but our focus in our action program

will now be Family instead of National Projects and

Charities. So our seven areas of the Circle of Love will

be Education, Family, Leadership, Legislation, Quality

of Life, Spiritual Enhancement,

and Youth/JCDA. Our description of Family for the

Circle of Love program is: The Family Programencourages members to strengthen their families by praying, working, and playing together and byloving and supporting one another in all they do.More information on this program is attached.

Please add the new page to your Tools of the Trade.

4. Earrings: The next two have to do with Ceremonial

dress. We have had a number of requests to allow

small stud earrings to be worn with the robe again.

We have decided to allow this request, but please

be sure to announce that only one pair of small stud

earrings will be allowed. The earring must be on

the earlobe and can be no bigger than the earlobe.

No dangling or hanging earrings.

5. Stockings: Also, we realize there are many states

where it is extremely hot in the summer etc. and many

women today are not accustomed to wearing nylon

stockings. Therefore, we have decided that you may

choose whether or not you wear hose with your robes.

If you wear hose, they must be nude or skin colored.

6. 2018 Biennial National Convention: The next

announcement is an exciting one. We are happy to

announce that South Dakota has been awarded the

2018 Biennial National Convention. Congratulations

and thank you to Barb Weichman, State Regent, and the

whole state board of South Dakota. They will also be

celebrating their 100 years as a state court that year.

7. 2020 Biennial National Convention: Bids for the 2020

convention are due to me prior to our Spring board

meeting. If your state wants to bid for the 2020 BiennialNational Convention, please send 15 copies of your

bid to me before the spring board meeting

which will probably be in early March. The

address and date by which you will need

to send the bids will be announced in

the December Quarterly Newsletter.

Catholic Daughters Sunday is

coming up on October 18th. Please

make it special by planning to attend

Mass together as a court. This Sunday

is a great opportunity to become more

visible in your parish. Wear your CDA

attire: robes, shirts, sashes, or pins. Ask

your parish priest if you can give a pulpit

talk at the Mass. Consider hosting a social

following Mass, displaying CDA posters, banners,

brochures and pictures of programs you have done in

your community and invite all parish women to attend.

Be sure to have plenty “You are Invited to Join” brochures

and application blanks to distribute to all guests. A CDA

Sunday Proclamation is attached.

I hope you have made many plans for the next year

for outstanding programs, which will attract many new

members and get your current members enthused about

CDA. Be sure that all of your meetings begin with a

prayer service for spiritual renewal and guidance of the

Holy Spirit in all you do. Olga Samaniego, our National

Spiritual Enhancement Chairman, has provided a

beautiful Recommitment Ceremony,which can be used

for your first meeting this fall. It is attached.

Please do all you can as members and officers to help

your state meet our membership goals of 100,000 members

and five new courts per state. Everyone think about where

a new court could be started in your state. Call your State

Officers or call us at National, and we will be glad to help

you institute a new court in your state.

This is now the second year of our two-year term.

Be sure to submit your new projects for this year to me

along with electronic pictures of the project to be included

in our New Projects section of Share magazine. It is so

wonderful to read about and see the pictures of your new

projects. Thank you for all you do in CDA and for

carrying out our theme, “Whatever you do for the leastof My brethren, you do for Me.”Matthew 25:40.

Peace and God bless,

Shirley Seyfried

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56th BiennialNational National ConventionConventionJuly 20-24, 2016

Pittsburgh, PA

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Start planning and saving now! The 2016 NationalConvention is just under a year away. Please mark yourcalendars, save the dates and prepare for the faith,

fellowship, and fun of the next convention to be held inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the week of July 18th-24th.

Check EtiquettePlease do not staple or tapechecks to notes or invoices whensubmitting them to the NationalOffice. It is sometimes difficult toseparate them without damagingthe check.

Also, please remember to makechecks out ONLY to “CatholicDaughters of the Americas”with a notation in the memo as tothe invoice number or charity for which it is intended. Please do not address checks to “CDA,”“CDA Store,” “Catholic DaughtersNational Headquarters” or anyother variation.

Whatever you do f! the least Whatever you do f! the least of my brethren, of my brethren, you do f! me. you do f! me. —Matthew 25:40 —Matthew 25:40

Save the Date

National Chaplain’s Message

Fr. Matthew KuhnNational Chaplain

Dear Sisters in Christ Jesus,

How do you deal with an unsupportive or even hostile

pastor when trying to establish or renew a CDA court?

In two words: love him.

For better or worse, God has sent Father to your

parish to serve the needs of the people of God. How well

Father accomplishes this task is up to him. So how do we,

as part of the people who need him, react to his hostility?

My first suggestion is to sit down with Father and

ask him to tell you about his history with CDA and other

organizations. There may be an old wound on his heart

from a bad encounter in his past. Perhaps he is lumping

CDA in with other organizations that have been hostile

or subversive toward priests. It may just be that he is

feeling overwhelmed. Be aware, too, that the first reason

he gives may not be the whole cause of his reluctance.

Ministry is complex and all-consuming for priests; he

needs your support, too!

You need to spend some good time listening, not

looking for counter-arguments, but truly hearing him

and his needs for the parish. He needs to know he can

trust you, and that you respect him as a person and in his

office as pastor. Make yourself and the resources of CDA

available to him. Invite him to visit a meeting at a nearby

court where things are going well, or to a dinner with a

group of positive and enthusiastic potential court

members from his parish.

Invitation is the key, not pushing, demanding,

or guilting him into submission. If he wants to speak

with a fellow cleric, put him in contact with a nearby

court chaplain, your state chaplain, or even your

national chaplain. Let us be one of the resources you

offer to your pastor.

As in all things, Christ Jesus is our model: give your

life in love for your pastor with patience and humility,

and you will win him over.

Also, trust the Holy Spirit to accomplish God's Will.

It may be that the Lord is waiting for a better moment to

launch your new court, or there may be a neighboring

parish with whom you are meant to collaborate. That

neighboring parish may have a priest who needs to learn

more about CDA. God knows God's plan; we have to

learn it as we go.

So be kind and supportive to the shepherd God has

given you in your parish, and trust the Holy Spirit to

guide him and to guide you in your endeavors.

Peace in Christ,

Father Matthew Kuhn

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Semi-Annual Financial Review

Financial Review form for the period ending

September 30, 2015 is enclosed. Contact your DistrictDeputy to arrange for her to be at the review. Regents

are to appoint three members that are not officers to

serve on the Review Committee. Forms are to be

returned to State and National by November 1, 2015.

If you have yet to view the video on how to properly

conduct a Financial Review, please check out::

https://youtu.be/O4T-B2iPzXw It will help you better

understand the need for the review and the proper way

that it should be conducted.

Public Health Crisis of Pornography

One of our National Charities, National Center onSexual Exploitation (NCSE), formerly known as

Morality In Media, is hosting a monumental Summit on

the Public Health Crisis of Pornography this September

10-12 in Orlando Florida. Many leaders from around the

world who are working to curb sexual exploitation will

be in attendance for this international board meeting of

sorts. As close allies of ours, NCSE has offered all

Catholic Daughters a 75% discount to attend the Summit.

Please visit www.EndExploitationSummit.com for more

details and use the discount code "Group75" to register

for the event.

Make A Difference Dayis October 24, 2015,plan to get involved inthe nation’s largest dayof community service.

On Make A Difference Day 2015, millions ofvolunteers will unite to improve the lives ofothers in their communities. Whether you wantto help a local church or youth organization ororganize a project of your own, plan somethingfor this day that will improve the life of someoneelse. What a great opportunity for us, as CatholicDaughters, to reach out and act within our localcommunities or really get involved with a youthproject.

New CourtsPlease welcome and pray for the officers andmembers our newest courts. May they enjoy manyyears of Unity & Charity in our great Order. Feel freeto send them a card of welcome and encouragement.

Court St. Gianna Beretta Mollo #2691Corsicana, TexasRegent: Dottie Brown

188 Pearl Valley Dr., Kerens TX 75144

Court St. Paul the Apostle #2692Corpus Christi, Texas

Regent: Jody Hoelscher3421 Tahiti Dr., Corpus Christi TX 78418

Court St. Mary Margaret Alocoque#2693

Longview, TexasRegent: Roseanne Waggoner

1813 Clinton St., Longview TX 75604

Court St. Joan #2694Commerce, TexasRegent: Brittany Zebendon

2820 Bois D Arc St., Commerce TX 75428

Court Regina Angelorum #2695New York, New YorkRegent: Cynthia Marie Smith

720 East 32nd St. C4, Brooklyn NY 11210

The NewestCDA Employee!The National Office is happyto welcome Alyssa D’Angeloto our staff. Alyssa will nowbe handling all bookkeepingduties including invoices,

donations and membership dues.

Alyssa’s email is cdadues@aol.com, contacther for any billing questions or just towelcome her to the CDA family.

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Keys for Effective LeadershipHelene Shepard, National Regent-Elect

National Leadership Chairman

One of the most admired descriptions of leaders is that they are action

oriented and that they produce results. The most successful leaders have

focused on where they want to go. The Catholic Daughters of today are being

asked to achieve more difficult goals in a shorter period of time. We as

Catholic Daughters know what we want to accomplish in our organization in

the next two years. Yes. It is Court

Development and Increasing our

Membership. Secondly, we must

recognize the value of our

members and seek their

participation in shaping the

future. The question now

becomes, how will we achieve this

goal and what are the roles of the leaders in this task?

In my opinion, leaders need to focus on threekey areas to produce results:

u Provide Direction by sharing a vision of what can be achieved at

a point in the future. We need to have a Strategic Action Plan in order to

accomplish this goal. This involves key members in our states and courts

developing programs which will market our organization to all Catholic

women. This can only be accomplished with proper planning and developing

of a plan that is unique to each state and court.

u Establish Core Values Core values are not descriptions of the

work we do or the strategies we employ to accomplish our mission. These

values underlie our work, how we interact with each other, and which

strategies we employ to fulfill our mission. The core values are the basic

elements of how we go about our work. They are the practices we should be

using every day in everything we do. They govern personal relationships,

clarify who we are, articulate what we stand for, and help explain why we do

what we do.

u Manage Change and Transition by assisting the members in

our organization through change. Leaders are able to help remove barriers

and resistance, which can inhibit top performance. This can be facilitated by

the use the materials that have been provided to the courts in the Tools ofthe Trade and materials for new court development. If you need help please

ask us for assistance.

In past articles we have said that Leadership skills can be practiced and

learned. This is your opportunity to do so.

Do you have information about a new court or a new member joining our

organization? If so, take the lead and become part of the strategic plan to help

reach our goal.

Keep in mind the words of Henry Ford,

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”

Prayers Needed

Well done, good and faithful servant

—Matthew 25:21Please keep the families of thefollowing deceased in your prayers:

Past New Mexico StateRegent, Tomasita Rodriguezwent home to Jesus on May

15, 2015. Condolences may

be sent to her daughter:

Joyce Rodriguez, PO Box

1136, Pecos, NM 87552

Also please lift in prayer all thosemembers and friends of CDAwho are in need of physical andspiritual healing.

Enclosed with this Issue:

Operation MorningstarNewsletterResolutions

Recommitment Ceremony1903 Society

CDA Store New ItemsCDA Store New Price ListCDA Sunday Proclamation

2016 ScholarshipApplications

2016 Circle of Love FormsFamily Program Outline

JCDA Outline

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Welcome back! I hope your summer

was peaceful and filled with family and

friends. I hope, as well, that you had plenty of

time to relax because now it’s time to hit the

ground running. Now is the time for your

court to be hosting a September BOGO!event. The first step is to set a planning

session with your court’s officers and

members to discuss the court’s goals and

activities for the new year. Make sure that

prayer is an important part of this planning

session. Remember: God has a plan for each of us—and

for our court as well. Next, come up with an event—host

a women’s speaker or fall retreat for the parish, plan a

fall coffee and cake party, or host a “Come and See”court meeting. Send out invitations, call your friends,

bring your sisters and daughters—all are welcome! Make

sure that regardless of the type of event, you set up a

table with CDA materials and literature—don’t forget

membership applications. Ideally, the regent or chairman

of the event should explain a bit about CDA and invite

all present to visit the information table. If you host a

court meeting, begin with a special prayer, introduce

your guests, and conduct necessary business concisely.

Then, introduce a speaker to talk about CDA in general

and about your court’s goals and projects in particular.

Highlight the opportunity to grow spiritually while

using one’s gifts for God’s people and the community.

Make sure you close your meeting with prayer and an

invitation for all guests to join. Finally, two words—

follow up! If you ask someone to join, often she would

like to take time to think about it. Make sure you call her

back. We don’t want to be high-pressure salesmen, but

we want to make sure that a new member feels wanted

and appreciated.

Don’t forget our BOGO! Contest. You still have a year

to add to your membership. Winners will be calculated

by the National Office. There are no forms to fill out; all

you have to do is seek out and invite women to join your

court. When they join, make sure you send in the

applications as soon as

possible. Remember to

order a membership

roster periodically. You

will want to make sure that all new members have been

added to your court’s roster so that they will count for

the contest.

Finally, make sure you pass all leads for court

development on to your state officers or to me. All states

are working diligently and enthusiastically on instituting

five courts before the end of the term. Give them as much

help as you can. We are close to instituting courtnumber 2700! Will it be in your state?

I wish you all a blessed and joyful year as you serve

God together. I know it will be a successful year because

when Catholic Daughters work together under the

direction of God, you Can Do Anything!!!

September BOGO!Olga Samaniego, First Vice National Regent Membership and Court Development

Patriot Day September 11He heals the brokenhearted and

binds up their wounds. —Psalm 147:3

Volume VIII, No. 5 September 2015

Catholic Daughters of the Americas®

Operation Morningstar

Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortionprovider, has been caught on camera discussing thesale of aborted baby body parts. In a series of explosivevideos released by the Center for Medical Progress,Planned Parenthood executives discuss various aspectsof the trafficking of human body parts.

The first video shows Dr. Deborah Nucatola, PlannedParenthood Senior Director of Medical Services,describing how she varies abortion procedures to supplyintact body parts. She admits that Planned Parenthoodcharges for each specimen, describes illegal partial-birth abortion procedures used to get the maximumnumber of usable body parts, and discusses thepotential legal liability of harvesting organs.

In another video a Planned Parenthood executive feasts on dinner and wine and laughs about wanting to drive a Lamborghini while she haggles about theprice of aborted baby tissue. A third video showsPlanned Parenthood doctors and lab techniciansdiscussing the value of specific body parts of abortedbabies, including brains, spinal columns, lungs, kidneysand livers. The series of videos can be found at thewebsite CenterForMedicalProgress.org.

Federal law prohibits the sale of fetal tissue. The penalty for doing so is up to ten years in prison and up to a $500,000 fine.

Congress RespondsPlanned Parenthood receives more than $500 million infederal taxpayer subsidies each year. Since the releaseof the videos, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (IA) and severalother senators introduced S. 1881 to defund PlannedParenthood. “As a mother and grandmother, I find thisfootage of Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvestingof the organs of unborn babies morally reprehensibleand vile,” said Senator Ernst. “The American people arehorrified by these videos as well. Simply put, thislegislation ensures that funding for women’s health isprotected and that taxpayer dollars will not go toPlanned Parenthood.”

The bill failed to pass in early August, but the fight is notover. The defunding of Planned Parenthood will mostlikely be attached to an omnibus spending bill inOctober. Call your Senators and Congressman to urgethe defunding of Planned Parenthood.

Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., archbishop ofBoston and chairman of the Committee on Pro-LifeActivities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops(USCCB),  responded to the Planned Parenthoodcontroversy. “The recent news stories concerningPlanned Parenthood direct our attention to two largerissues involving many institutions in our society. The first isabortion itself: a direct attack on human life in its mostvulnerable condition. The second is the now standardpractice of obtaining fetal organs and tissues thoughabortion. Both actions fail to respect the humanity anddignity of human life. This fact should be the center ofattention in the present public controversy.”

National Headquarters 10 West 71st Street New York, NY 10023

Planned Parenthood Illegally Harvests and Sells Body Parts of Aborted Babies

Consider organizing a group of Catholic Daughtersto participate in a 40 Days for Life campaign.

40 Days for Life is a community-based campaignthat takes a determined, peaceful approach toshowing local communities the consequences ofabortion in their own neighborhoods, for their ownfriends and families. It puts into action a desire tocooperate with God in the carrying out of His planfor the end of abortion. It draws attention to the evilof abortion through the use of a three-pointprogram: prayer and fasting, constant vigil, andcommunity outreach

Log on to 40daysforlife.com to see how you can get involved.

Join the

Fall CampaignSeptember 23 – November 1, 2015

Approved by National Regent Shirley Seyfried and National Chaplain Fr. Matthew Kuhn

Culture of Life Family Services operates anAbortion Pill Reversal program nationwidethat helps women who change their mindsand regret taking the abortion pill, RU-486.Many women do not know they canreverse the effects of RU-486 if they getmedical help.

Women seeking to reverse RU-486 shouldcall 1-877-558-0333 immediately, where anurse will answer their calls 24/7 and referthem to doctors who can help. Culture ofLife Family Services has helped more than1,000 women in 36 states and six countries.Their services have resulted in 113 live birthsand 71 babies in utero.

The Catechism of the Catholic Churchsays, “Human life must be respected andprotected absolutely from the moment ofconception. From the first moment of hisexistence, a human being must berecognized as having the rights of aperson, among which is the inviolable rightof every innocent being to Life.”(CCC2270)

Catholic Daughters may want to considersupporting this ministry as a state or courtproject or as an individual.

• $25 will provide progesterone for twodays to help restore the child's healthand vitality.

• $50 will assist in contacting ten doctors toinform them about this protocol so theycan effectively administer theprogesterone injections.

• $100 will provide counseling andultrasounds to help a mother choose life.

• $200 will staff the Abortion Pill Reversalhotline for one day.

• $1,000 will pay for progesterone, ultra-sounds, and medical appointments forwomen wanting reversal.

Send donations to Culture of Life FamilyServices, APR Program, 5030 Camino de laSiesta, Suite 106, San Diego, CA 92108.(COLFS.org) 

Support the Abortion Pill Reversal Program

Foundation Works to Build Culture of Life

State LegislativeAction on Abortion PillReversal Arizona and Arkansashave recently passedlegislation requiringphysicians to tellwomen seeking a drug-induced abortion thatthe procedure can bereversed. As chemicalabortions areincreasingly commonnationwide, thislegislation is importantto pass in all 50 states.Ask a legislator in yourstate to sponsor it. Makeit an OperationMorningstar project.

The John Paul II Foundation for Life and Family(ForLifeAndFamily.org) has a mission of building a cultureof life and love through education initiatives. ArchbishopJosé Gomez of Los Angeles said, ”Saint John Paul II’slove of the family is a reminder that our Church, andCatholic organizations like the John Paul II Foundationfor Life and Family, must lead a cultural renewal so thatour society will once more see that marriage is sacredand that the family is the true sanctuary of life and theheart of a civilization of love.”

Help to spread the word about the foundation's threedifferent educational initiatives:

• Converging Roads, a formation program for healthcare professionals, hospital chaplains and medicalstudents, integrates the art and science of medicinewith Catholic health care ethics.

• Together in Holiness offers couples motivating insights

and practical guidance on how they can embrace avibrant Catholic spiritual life in their marriages andfamilies.

• Shepherd's Heart helps clergy to proclaim the gospelof life and love from the pulpit, offer God’s mercy andtruth in the confessional, and have greater confidencein pastoral encounters.

Resolutions

Membership Resolution

WHEREAS, membership in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas has been declining, and

WHEREAS, the number of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Courts has been declining, and

WHEREAS, the median age of the Catholic Daughters has been increasing, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the officers of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Courts encourage their members; togather before the exposed Blessed Sacrament, or in homes one hour every week, prayingfor increased spirituality and membership.

Submitted by: New Hampshire Resolutions Committee April 15, 2015

Adopted, following the approval of rewording by National Chaplain and Resolution Committee by StateCourt Officers present at the Belleville Officers Conference. July 17, 2015

Resolution Regarding the encyclical by Pope Francis on the 3 year campaign for changing lifestyles to help the environment

WHEREAS, Pope Francis calls ALL people, in his encyclical “Laudato Si” (www.vatican.va) to reassesstheir lives in dealing with earthly resources, and

WHEREAS, we are asked to practice greater moderation in lifestyle choices and attitudes, by using lessnon-restorable resources and less energy and by eating locally produced food, and bemaking do with less, and

WHEREAS, “we Catholics, should be aware of small gestures that can guarantee sustainability, thefuture of the human family and reshape the market by changing consumer habits, that coulddevelop a whole new people power,” and

WHEREAS, “access to necessary food is a right for all people,” therefore, be it

RESOLVED, we the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, support this three (3) year campaign;• encouraging the local courts to study the document, • present programs, and• invite speakers,

thus enabling all to understand how each of us can make a difference that will affect the world.

Submitted by: National Resolution Committee

Adopted July 16, 2015

Quotes from Pope Francis

Leader or Chaplain: Heavenly Father, help us to comeinto your presence and to know that you are here.We put all of our worries, all of our concerns, ourfears, and our fatigue into your hands, and we trust inyour love and in your mercy. Trusting that all thosewe love are in your hands, we dedicate this CDAyear to you. Open our ears that we may hear you. Fillus with the gift of your Holy Spirit---the Spirit ofWisdom, the Spirit of Knowledge. Help us as weprepare to fulfill the jobs to which You have called us.We recognize, in the offices that we hold and in ourmembership in this organization, the opportunity todo your will, and we offer this time of service to you.

Leader: I call upon the treasurer to light her candle andto make her recommitment pledge.

Treasurer: (Lights a small candle) I ask for the grace toserve accurately. Help me to remember that I amentrusted with the funds that will be used tocomplete the tasks to which you have called us. I promise to serve diligently.

Leader: I call on the Financial Secretary to light hercandle and to make her recommitment pledge.

Financial Secretary: (Lights a small candle) I ask for thegrace to serve diplomatically. Help me to rememberthat I am entrusted with maintaining the membershipof our court. Help me to be mindful of our sisterswho are ill and need the help of the court. I promise to serve cheerfully.

Leader: I call on the Recording Secretary to light hercandle and to make her recommitment pledge.

Recording Secretary: (Lights a small candle) I ask for the grace to serve generously. Help me toremember that I am entrusted with the permanent record of our court’s life. Grant me the time to prepare our minutes completely. I promise to serve faithfully.

Leader: I call on the Vice Regent to light her candle and to make her recommitment pledge.

Vice Regent: (Lights a small candle) I ask for the grace to serve whole-heartedly. Help me toremember that I am called to use my gifts in a wide variety of tasks that will help our court to fulfill its goals. Grant me the spirit of openness to God’s plan for my service to the court. I promise to serve joyfully.

Leader: I call on the Regent to light her candle and to make her recommitment pledge.

Regent: (Lights a small candle) I ask for the grace to serve bravely. Help me to lead withcompassion and with gentleness as I help ourmembers to know, to love, and to serve you. I promise to serve boldly.

Leader: I now call on all the members to light theircandles and make their recommitment pledges.

Members: (All light candles) Father, we offer our hearts,our minds, and our hands to you. Use us, Lord, tobring about your kingdom on earth. We ask this inthe name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen

Leader: We now ask our Chaplain for his blessing.

Olga Samaniego, National Spiritual Enhancement Chairman

Recommitment Ceremony .

Supplies: One hand-held candle for each officer andmember in attendance. Soft music optional. Dim lights

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Memorialize a needed window at

the National Office for only $1,000• Windows will be energy efficient thus saving money

• Window will keep with the décor of the historicneighborhood

• Receive a Certificate and an inscription on a Plaqueof Honor at the National Office.

Send Window checksmade payable to: Catholic Daughters of the Americas with Window of Opportunity in the memo to: CDA, 10 West 71st St., New York, NY 10023

Support the upkeep of the

Grand Old Lady for only $1,903• Become a Perpetual Member of the 1903Society• Make a Pledge of $1903

• Receive a plaque and an inscription on the Wall ofHonor at the National Office.

• Receive a 1903Society Pin and Membership Card

Send Pledge checksmade payable to: Catholic Daughters of the Americas with 1903 Pledge in the memo to: CDA, 10 West 71st St., New York, NY 10023

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________ City ___________________________ State ___________ Zip _______________

Court __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number ___________________

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Complete this form and mail with your check, made payable to Catholic Daughters of the Americas to the appropriate address listed above.

• Honor outgoing Officers, District Deputies, Chairmen •

• Donate in memory of a deceased member •

• The perfect Mother’s Day gift •

q 1903 Pledge

q Window of Opportunity

The CDA Storeis proud to offer new ways to help show our support for the men and women of our Armed Forces.

The new Red Troops Shirtis the same high qualitybutton down shirt as our purple“Cross & Crown” shirts, these red shirts, available in both short and long sleeved, are embroidered with the above insignia in 3 colors.

With prices starting at $32 for the short sleeved shirt and $35 for long sleeved, these shirts are a great way to support R.E.D. (Remember EveryoneDeployed) Fridays.

Short Sleeved ShirtSize Item# PriceSmall 389-S $34Medium 389-M $34Large 389-L $34XL 389-XL $34XXL 389-2XL $36XXXL 389-3XL $38XXXXL 389-4XL $40

Long Sleeved ShirtSize Item# PriceSmall 390-S $37Medium 390-M $37Large 390-L $37XL 390-XL $37XXL 390-2XL $39XXXL 390-3XL $41

We are also introducing the new Troops Support Car Magnet.Perfect for displaying on your refrigerator, metal front door orcar, this 5 3/4” round full-color flexible magnet announces yoursupport of US Armed Forces everyday, everywhere!

#376 $4

Find these, and other great items, in the CDA Store at catholicdaughters.org