CALENDAR of EVENTS ~ event details on Events Tab

                                                                             2023
February 14        SDCCW Winter Board and Planning - Winter, WI
​March 15            Pax Christi Nominations due (forms under Events & Documents tab)
April 15               Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessy Scholarship due 
April 15               SDCCW Golden Rose Award nominations due
April 24               June Convention planning meeting. 1:00 pm Holy Rosary in Medford
May 6-8               One Million Rosaries for the Unborn
May 13                 SW Deanery 1/2 day retreat Feasting with the Saints, Our Lady of the Lakes ~ Balsam Lake, WI  11:00 am
June 19 & 20       Convention at St. Joseph Rice Lake "Preparing for the Journey Home" (itinerary & registration below)
Aug 23-26, 2023    NCCW Annual Convention ~ Salt Lake City "Path of Renewed Encounter"
​October TBA       Day of Enrichment - Transhumanism​
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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May 22–30
​On May 31st, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast commemorates the Blessed Mother’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth and the encounter of Jesus and St. John the Baptist while in the wombs of their mothers. Join us in praying "A Novena for Life" from May 22-30.
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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 donations@wordonfire.org or text it to 224-985-2790 and we will share it on our social media channels. Thank you for praying with us!
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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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We are Called to New Evangelization Flyer
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2023 Spring Newsletter
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PRESIDENT's LETTERS

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73rd Annual Convention ~                 June 19-20, 2023

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​            Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
                                 73rd Annual Convention
                         “Preparing for the Journey Home”
                                        June 19 & 20, 2023
          St. Joseph Parish, 111 W. Marshall St., Rice Lake, WI
 
June 19 Agenda - Open Board Meeting
                2:00        Call to Order, Gail Helmert
                                Opening Prayer, OLG, Pledge: Rosalie                                          Bryan:   Roll Call: Jane Schiszik
                3:00        Golden Rose Award Program Description:                                     Bridgette Adler
                                Golden Rose Recipient Introductions &                                        Awards
                                Recipients' Sharing
                3:30        Mary Jane Moranczyk Hennessy                                                    Scholarship Program: Mary Werner
                                Scholarship Award Presentations
                                Scholarship Recipients' Sharing
                4:00        Break
                5:00        Banquet
                6:30        Social
June 20 Agenda – Open Meeting
                  8:00     Registration & Hospitality
                  8:45     Welcome & Introductions, Opening Prayer:
                                Rosalee Bryan                                                                                      President's Message: Gail Helmert
                 9:00       Keynote Speaker: Marge Fenelon                                                   Spirituality of Womanhood: Living Our Catholic                                     Faith in a Uniquely Feminine Way 
                10:00    Break, Visit Displays, Silent Auction &                                          Basket Raffle
                10:30     NCCW President's Message:  Patricia                                             Voorhes
                10:45     Province Director's Message:  Lu Miller
                11:00     Mass: Bishop Powers, Fr. Jim Brinkman, Fr.                                  Ed Anderson, Fr. Adam Laski
                                Music Ministry: Diocesan Chorale
                                Pax Christi Finalists & Award Presentation
                                Installation of Treasurer & Secretary
                12:30     Lunch
                  1:30     Bishop James Powers' Message
                  2:00     Spiritual Advisor Fr. Jim Brickman's                                              Message
                  2:15     Closing Auction Bids & Basket Raffle
                  2:30     Winners Announced
                  2:40     Closing Remarks, Invitation to Join CCW                                     Councils & 2024 Convention:  Pres. Gail                                        Helmert
                                Closing Prayer: Rosalie Bryan
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Marge Fenelon
Spirituality of Womanhood: Living Our Catholic Faith in a Uniquely Feminine Way - The Church asks us to imitate Mary, but how can we do that? She was perfect, and we’re so, well, imperfect. Imitation of Mary requires us first to study her life and then to incorporate the virtues she possessed into our own personalities and circumstances. In this talk, Marge will show you the way.
Marge Fenelon is an award-winning Catholic author and journalist, blogger, and speaker. She’s a long-time correspondent for National Catholic Register, and the author of several books on Marian devotion and Catholic family life. She’s also a weekly contributor to Relevant Radio’s “Morning Air Show” and a popular guest on several other Catholic radio and television shows. Marge is an instructor for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Deacon Wives Program. 
​​ She's been published in dozens of Catholic and secular publications and am the author of several books about Marian devotion and Catholic spirituality. family life. My book, Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena received a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers Award for Excellence in Publishing. My Queen, My Mother: A Living Novena (A Marian Pilgrimage Across America) was awarded a Catholic Press Association Book Award. Her latest book, America’s Mary: The Story of Our Lady of Good Help, has won wide acclaim and chronicles for the first time America’s ONLY Church-approved Marian apparition. ​
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​2023 Convention by Beth Mahoney, NCCW President Elect
The 2023 convention theme is Path of Renewed Encounter from Chapter 7 of Fratelli Tutti with subthemes of peace, forgiveness, harmony, social justice, end to the death penalty, violence/war, and the Mystery of the Eucharist in the life of the Church. The speakers will be: Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy (Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network), Donna Stoering (piano prodigy and philanthropist), and Jean Welch Hill (Director of the Criminal Justice Initiatives for Salt Lake City). The panel presentation will be Julie Boerio-Goates, Susan Northway, and Kimberly Tosti. All speakers, with the exception of Krisanne, are from the Diocese of Salt Lake City. We look forward to their participation at the convention.
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I just wanted to reach out about a new way our parishes can support Abiding Care and all pregnancy centers.     They are starting a prayer initiative with many of the churches throughout our area.  They will be putting out prayer requests throughout the year and asking churches to pray for them.  
​Please pray that Abiding Care and other centers would be ready for whatever the Supreme Court decision in June on Roe V Wade brings - that they would be ready to serve in whatever capacity needed and that they would be ready for whatever attacks/backlash may also happen - that God will
​help them to respond with truth and grace.

Please pray for wisdom as they revamp and relaunch their Abortion Recovery program to reach more women.  Pray that those who need this ministry will be moved to receive the hope, healing and forgiveness available to them.

Please pray for clients making pregnancy decisions.  Pray that God will use our conversations and information to move their hearts to see the beauty and value of life.

​Please pray for a national summit that Abiding Care's director is speaking at on the Abortion Pill, as they raise awareness to other centers about the horrors and consequences of the new abortion pill regulations.  Please pray for protection, a clear message, and for centers to be able to work together to meet this unprecedented challenge.
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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​​Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessey Scholarship ~ Mary Werner, SDCCW Scholarship Chair
Due April 15, 2023
​​​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 werner@tds.net 
The Committee will notify the winners by phone or email. 
Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15th
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