NCCW AFFILIATE HAPPENINGS

Sowing Abundant Seeds: SDCCW 74th Annual Convention. Pictured are Jane Schiszik, Province Director for the Province of Milwaukee with Past P.D.’s: Lucille Brandner and Charlotte Snarski who were among the 120 attendees at this event. It was a convention filled with spirituality, celebration and fun. Recognized and honored were seven Golden Rose nominees,  five Pax Christi Deanery Finalists and nominees, and two Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessy Scholarship recipients. And of course, the best part of any gathering is getting together with one’s Council Sisters and renewing previous friendships.

Members of The Greater Meriden Council of Catholic Women recently held a bake sale at the Knights of Columbus Fried Dough and Fireworks at Holy Angels Campus of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in Meriden CT.  Lots of delectable treats were baked by our members and by the time the fireworks started both the Ladies and the KofC had sold out. Pictured are L-R, Pat Stasiewski, Brenda Wight, Sheila Maietta and Olga Brandl.

The Greater Meriden Council of Catholic Women recently held their annual Potluck Dinner at Holy Angels Campus of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in Meriden CT.  Despite the heat we enjoyed a delicious meal and we presented Fr. Dominic with a Spiritual Bouquet in thanks for being our wonderful Spiritual Advisor.

While the summer months are used for brainstorming for our next year,  The Council of Catholic Women of Our Lady of Fatima in Alcoa, TN is still active. For the month of June, we assisted in our church’s International dinner and distributed pocket rosary rings to the men of our parish, in honor of Father’s Day.

Several members of the Greater Meriden Council of Catholic Women recently attended the Corpus Christi walk from Holy Trinity Church to SS Peter & Paul Church, both in Wallingford, CT.  We wore our scarves to represent our group.  Pictured are L-R:  Susanne Sagaties, Pat Stasiewski, Marina DelBuono, Sheila Maietta, and Cyndi Miller.

Several women from St. Joseph the Worker CCW attended the annual DCCW Convention in Salt Lake City. They were inspired by a variety of speakers, talking on relevant topics.

The women of CCW at Blessed Trinity celebrated their year-end Mass with our Spiritual Advisor and Pastor, Father Matt King.  Fr. Matt continues to provide spiritual blessings and support for everything we do.  These fabulous women worked tirelessly all year serving our Lord in the many ministries within our Parish family and community.  Our Annual Fund Raiser was an overwhelming success and provides the necessary funds to continue doing His work next year.  We look forward to our next year of serving, leading and spiritual enrichment.

At its monthly luncheon meeting on May 11, 2024 the Catholic Woman’s Club of Racine, Wisconsin, honored three priests observing milestone anniversaries of their ordination. All three priests have served, or presently serve, as spiritual director for the organization. Fr. Richard Molter (center) began his priestly ministry at St. Edward Parish in Racine from 1964-1970. He returned as pastor of St. Edward in 1993 and retired from St. Edward Parish in 2006. Fr. Molter celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination with a Mass and luncheon at St. Edward on Sunday, June 2. Fr. Terry Huebner (right) who retired in 2017 as pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, observed the 50th anniversary of his ordination with a Mass and luncheon at St. Sebastian Parish on May 26. (In an interesting footnote, Fr. Huebner was an altar boy at Fr. Molter’s Mass of Thanksgiving / First Mass at the former St. Leo Parish in Milwaukee.) Fr. Allen Bratkowski (left) is marking the 35th anniversary of his ordination. Fr. Allen retired as pastor of St. Edward and St. Richard parishes in 2019.

On Monday evening, May 20, St. Boniface CCW (Springfield, GA)  hosted a Mother Daughter banquet. The theme was Hawaiian so everyone was given a flower lei to wear.  Parishioners Sandra Kowalski and daughter Nicole Knight are pictured in front of the statue of Our Mother Mary.