OUR MISSION

The National Council of Catholic Women acts through its members to support, 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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Founded in 1920 by the U.S. Catholic bishops to provide all Catholic women a common voice and an instrument of unified action

2018 -2019 Theme: NCCW Reflecting God's Joy: Caring for God's Creation

Families Foster Vocations

Introduction
Monthly Initiatives
Prayer (English and Spanish)

Anti-Trafficking Project

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Caring for God's Creation

Resources from Catholic Climate Covenant (Click Here)
Vatican Video on Pope's Encyclical “Laudato Si´”(Click here to view)
Download the Pope's Encyclical “Laudato Si´” here

Ignite Our Mission With These Current Events

We are now accepting submissions for the Our Lady of Good Counsel Award! Please click here to access the submission packet.

2019 Call for Resolutions

Call for 2019 Resolutions

NCCW Bylaws require that any resolutions offered by members for consideration at the Annual Business Meeting must be submitted six (6) months prior to the opening date of the Annual Meeting. This year that date is February 23, 2019. Please submit resolutions to yvonne.pygatt@aol.com to arrive by the submission deadline of February 23, 2019.

2019 Resolution Form and instructions please click here

Monthly Member and Rosary Calls

Next Monthly Member Call: January 16, 2019 (Note: There will be no member call in December--Merry Christmas!)

January's Call Topic:

“It’s a New Year – Now What?” will be held on January 16, 2019 and will be led by Jane Carter.  Jane has 2,019 ideas to help your Councils with membership programs, etc. and she is going to share some of them with you!  Consider the possibilities!!

Monthly Rosary Call - 13th of each month
Call in number for all calls: (515) 739 - 1261 - Pin 703993#
Times are 5 pm (PT), 6 pm (MT), 7 pm (CT), and 8 pm (ET)
1. If you join the call after the start time, please do not announce yourself despite the instruction to do so.
2. When you join the call, please mute your phone by pressing *6. You can take the phone off mute if you wish to speak by pressing *6 again.
Click here to access recordings of past "Member Calls"

Click here to learn about the Holy Land Pen Pal Exchange program!

 

Click here to see some example letters from students!

USCCB Fall 2018 General Assembly

USCCB General Assembly Fall 2018 recap, please click here.

Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism was developed by the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), please click here

Summary of WUCWO General Assembly 2018

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9 Days for Life

9 Days for Life Novena click here for more information

Praying with the NCCW

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NCCW Prayer Requests

Have your prayer request displayed on the NCCW website for other members to pray for!

Submit your prayer request to nccw01@nccw.org (request must be no longer than 10 words to be included on the site).
Your prayer request will remain online for 30 days.

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