Submission for the Affiliate Happenings page can include a maximum of one photograph (not required) and a paragraph not to exceed 100 words. Please email to the NCCW office at nccw01@nccw.org. All submissions are subject to approval.
Note: This is not an area to submit an announcement of an upcoming program, rather, it is an area for affiliates to show the fabulous things our women have already done around the country.
St. Joseph CCW (Norris, TN)
For the past 30 years St Joseph CCW, Norris, Tennessee has set up a St. Joseph Altar. Parishioners are invited to bring grocery staples, homemade items, or donate funds. The children of the parish participate in the custom of the Holy Family and the Saints searching for food and shelter. Fr Dennis Kress blesses the donations. All donations are given to Crazy Quilt Food Pantry, an outreach program of East Tennessee Catholic Charities.
Joliet DCCW (Joliet, IL)
The Joliet Diocesan Council of Catholic Women held their annual Woman of the Year Mass on Saturday, April 20th. The Mass was celebrated by the Most Rev. Ronald Hicks, Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet. Forty-five women from diocesan parishes were honored at the Mass with the theme Full of Grace. These women have answered the call by saying Yes, as our Mother Mary did. They are living out the mission of the Council of Catholic Women in their works to serve others in the name of our Lord. We thank them for giving of themselves with humility and love.
Holy Rosary CCW (Owen, WI)
The Holy Rosary CCW (Diocese of Superior, Province of Milwaukee), along with Walking With Moms, extends a big thank you to those who participated in the March Baby Shower! We were blessed with many donations and appreciate the generosity of members of our four-parish community. A check for $395.00 was also presented to the Abiding Care Pregnancy Resource Center. Donated items were taken to the Abiding Care Pregnancy Resource Center and the Aspirus Birthing Center . Pictured: Service Commission Chairs: Mary Werner and Deanna Hartman and Emily Niggemann, Walking With Moms representative.
Savannah DCCW (Savannah, GA)
The Savannah Diocesan CCW recently held its 85th convention in Warner Robins, GA. The theme of the convention was “We Belong To Each Other”. Fr. Steven Pavignano (a Franciscan friar and Spiritual Advisor of the Macon CCW Deanery) and Frank Mulcahy, Executive Director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, were two of the featured speakers. Other speakers included Tiffany Johnson, Director of a residential re-entry center run by Dismas Charities, Inc. and Fr. Brian O’Shaughnessy , Vocations Promoter for the Columbus Deanery. Marlene Watkins, author of Everyday Miracles of Lourdes, also spoke about her journeys to Lourdes. Bishop Stephen Parkes officiated at the Saturday evening Mass along with the SDCCW Spiritual Advisor Fr. David Koetter and other local clergy.
Detroit DCCW (Sterling Heights, MI)
Lorraine McFee, left, immediate past president, and Sharon DiGiovanni, current president of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Council of Catholic Women, build Easter baskets for families in Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan’s foster care program.
Greater Meriden CCW (Meriden, CT)
On April 1st, two members of the Greater Meriden Council of Catholic Women attended the televised Mass at ORTV in Prospect, CT. Pictured are David and Olga Brandl: Olga sang the songs for the Mass, accompanied on the piano, by her husband David. Father Dominic Anaeto was Celebrant and also our Spiritual Advisor. Pat Stasiewski, President of the GMCCW and David Dupuis, Knights of Columbus, was the Lector.
Madison DCCW (Waunakee, WI)
The Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and their parishes participated in the 2023 Box of Joy Project through Cross Catholic Outreach. The main drop off point was at St. Martin of Tours Parish in Martinsville in the former Catholic school building where 681 boxes were packed on November 11 and 12. Our northern diocesan parishes collected 327 boxes and took them to an Oshkosh drop off site for a combined diocesan collection of 1,008 compared to 763 boxes in 2022.
Our Lady of Fatima CCW (Alcoa, TN)
The Council of Catholic Women Alcoa, Tennessee, invited Jeannie Ewing, Catholic spirituality writer and national inspirational speaker to their General Meeting on April 8, 2024. She shared with us about How to Declutter Your Life Physically and Emotionally in order to make room for a more peaceful and spiritual life.
Greater Meriden CCW (Meriden, CT)
A long-time member of the Greater Meriden Council of Catholic Women, Nancy Ball is pictured with our Spiritual Advisor, Fr. Dominic Anaeto at the dedication of the Divine Mercy Media Center at St. Joseph campus of Our Lady Queen of Angels parish. The library was a dream of Nancy and her late husband, John, who donated their many religious books, CDs and DVDs to the Parish for others to enjoy. It is their hope that the Media Center will grow and continue to provide comfort and repose for reading and quiet meditation and prayer. Two books authored by Father Dominic were presented as the newest books to be added to the library.