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                                                                             2025
January 15          Pax Christi Nominations due - Extended to March 1 (forms under Events & Documents tab) 
March 1              Pax Christi Nominations due extension
​April 15               Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessy Scholarship due 
​May 10               SDCCW Golden Rose Award nominations due
July 31 - Aug 1  SAVE the DATE Convention "Opening the Door to Women of Faith"                                                                                ​
OUR MISSION
The SDCCW is about being involved with a group of faith filled women who live out their Catholic faith and values through action.  It is about a group of women united for the purpose of building God’s kingdom on earth.
We are a member of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) http://www.nccw.org and are recognized by the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) http://www.usccb.org 

​NCCW MISSION STATEMENT
The National Council of Catholic Women acts through its membership to spport, empower, and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership, and service.  NCCW programs respond with gospel values to the needs of the church and society in the modern world.​
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Dear friends and prayer warriors,
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day and stopping to pray for us and our clients.  Your prayers are so important to us and to this work!  God bless you for standing in the gap for us!
1. Please pray for our country, our leaders, and pregnancy centers as we near the election:
There is much deliberate misinformation going around right now in some of the election ads regarding abortion. It is confusing to women at the very least. Pray that the truth will come out. Pray also against the legislation that seeks to shut down or hamper the work of pregnancy centers.
2. Please pray for our Healthy U program that is back out in the schools starting this month:
We have done a lot of work this summer to get our curriculum ready, volunteers found and ready, and practice the delivery. Please pary for the staff and volunteers. Pray for them to present well and to stay healthy. Please also pray that the students will be receptive to the message and information presented.
3. Please pray for the staff and volunteers we need yet for our family services program:
We are trusting God for His provision! Pray we will discern His answer and wait patiently!
4. Please pray for a former client who contacted us asking for prayer:
She did not share any details, but we know God knows!!
We are getting busy again and there is much need. But we are thankful for your prayers to the God Who sustains us! You are a blessing to us and to this work!
Carrie Kraucyk, Executive Director
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Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Life​
The Response is: Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Mother of all Life,
help us to respect human life from the moment of conception
to the moment of natural death. R.
Mary, Mother of Compassion,
You showed us how valuable a single life can be;
Help us to guard and protect the lives of all people entrusted to our care. R.
Mary, Mother of the Child Jesus,
with St. Joseph you formed the Holy Family.
Guard and protect all families in this earthly life; R.
Mary, Mother Most Holy,
You sanctified the vocation of motherhood;
Pour out your heavenly aid on all mothers and help them to be holy. R.
Mary, Mother of Sorrows,
Simeon’s prophecy foretold that a sword of suffering would pierce your heart;
Bring comfort and hope to all mothers who suffer over their children. R.
Mary, Full of Grace,
You had a choice in responding to God’s call;
Help us always to say “Yes” to the will of God in our lives,
And strive always to do whatever he tells us. R.
Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted,
Pour forth your heavenly grace on all who are in need of God’s healing,
Especially those involved in abortion;
Help them to experience the love and mercy of Christ, your Son. R.
Mary, Intercessor and Advocate,
We lift up the poor, the displaced, the marginalized and vulnerable members of society;
Help them to never abandon hope, but to place their trust in the God who gave them life. R.
Mary, Mother of the Word Incarnate, you bore in your womb him whom the heavens cannot contain;
Help us to bear witness to Christ by the example of our lives
And show the world the extravagant love of God. R.
All:
Remember, o most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer them. Amen.
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Dear Friend,
 Word on Fire receives countless messages from our supporters each month asking us to pray for family members and friends who have fallen away from the Church. As we enter into the month of May, in which we place a special emphasis on the Church’s relationship with Mary, I want to challenge you to participate in a unique prayer challenge.
 
This month, I’m asking you to join us in praying 10,000 Rosaries for the intention that those who have fallen away from their faith may return to the Church with a renewed understanding of God’s love and mercy.
 
Click here to log your Rosary on our website so we can track how many Rosaries have been prayed. The web page includes a map showing the location of those who prayed to serve as a visual representation of the reach of this endeavor and as an encouragement for others to participate.

Evangelization must be grounded in prayer. The Rosary is a powerful contemplative practice that quiets the mind and draws us into the depths of our faith. United around this common intention, we can pray specifically for the people we know who have left the Church, and also ask for the strength and wisdom we need to be effective evangelizers in our families, workplaces, and communities.
 
Thank you for joining me in this effort, and may God bless you.
In Christ,
+ Bishop Robert Barron

P.S. Send a photo of yourself with your Rosary to [email protected] or text it to 224-985-2790 and we will share it on our social media channels. Thank you for praying with us!
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, PO Box 97330, Washington, DC 20090-7330, United States
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2024 Spring Newsletter
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PRESIDENT's LETTERS

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​​Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessey Scholarship ~ Mary Werner, SDCCW Scholarship Chair
Due April 15, 2025
​​​The Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will award   (4) $1000 scholarships to women completing their second year of post high school education or continuing their education for career advancement, or returning to the work field. 
Applications may be obtained by downloading pdf from link below or contacting:                               
​ SDCCW Scholarship Committee, Mary Werner
     5490 County Road O, Medford WI 54451
Telephone 715-748-4709
email [email protected] 
The Committee will notify the winners by phone or email. 
Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15th
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PAX CHRISTI Nominations Due date has been extended to March 1st​, 2025
Jane Schiszik & Rosee Bryan, SDCCW Pax Christi Co-Chairs
This award has the endorsement of Bishop Powers of Diocese of Superior. The award encompasses all parishes in the Diocese of Superior and is a way your parish community can recognize and honor the devout, hardworking Christian women within your parishes. Women who live their faith as an example for us all. Nominees may be either lay or religious, single or married women. Each parish is encouraged to nominate one woman for this award annually.
  This award is presented by the Bishop of the Diocese of Superior to recognize and honor a catholic women in each of our five deaneries with remarkable dedication and contributions in the respective parishes.
Applications and additional information may be found below and under the Documents Download tab on this website or obtained by contacting:         
Jane Schiszik - 715-748-5240 email:  [email protected] 
Rosalie Bryan 281-923-6124 email: [email protected]
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New Crisis Helpline
You may want to help educate your staff and students about the renaming of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is now the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be accessed 24/7 by calling or texting 988 or by using the chat feature.
The free and confidential helpline connects individuals of any age who are experiencing a suicidal, mental health and/or substance abuse crisis with a trained counselor.
Individuals will be routed to the existing Wisconsin affiliated National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  (1-800-273-8255), which still remains in effect.
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SDCCW Board Members Elect Province Director – Elect
 Every ten years members of the SDCCW (Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women) Board have an election of qualified candidates vying for the position of Province Director – Elect of the Province of Milwaukee.
This year’s nominees included Past SDCCW Presidents Barbara Gagliardi, Karen Firnstahl, and Jane Schiszik.
Dossiers of each nominee’s qualifications were distributed to the Board and an election was held at the Winter SDCCW Board Meeting Feb. 14, 2023, at Radisson, WI.  Jane Schiszik was elected to represent the SDCCW.
Jane is a member of the Holy Rosary Parish in Medford and active both in the parish and in the Holy Rosary Council of Catholic Women. She is somewhat familiar with the duties of the Province Director as she has served both on the Province Board and the National Council of Catholic Women’s Board of Directors. Jane will be attending the upcoming Province Meeting in Plover, WI, on Feb. 28, 2023, and will be starting a 6 -month orientation to learn all this position encompasses.  She will be installed as the 2023 - 2025 Province Director of the Province of Milwaukee at the NCCW (National Council of Catholic Women) Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 24 – 26, 2023.
She welcomes the challenges and opportunities of this new position and is looking forward to working more closely with her Council Sisters in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and Diocesan Councils of Green Bay, La Crosse, and Madison.
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