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Our Regent’s Corner
Good day Sisters,
It is hard to believe we are already in the month of November and the countdown has begun for the conclusion of the year of Mercy by our Pope
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Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Court St. Louis # 2579St. Louis Church
Clarksville, MD 21029
In this issue:
Our Regent’s Corner 2
Beat the Rush Vendor & Craft Show’s A
Huge Success!
3
Upcoming Circle of Love Activities
4
National CDA News 5
Maryland CDA News 6
Court St. Louis News 6-7
Prayer List and our Calendar
8
PLEASE REMEMBER
CDA National Mission Statement:Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.
Court St. Louis’ Mission Statement:As recipients of God’s many blessings we, as Court St Louis #2579 of the Catholics Daughters of the Americas, endeavor to use these gifts to support our faith through love, by promoting justice, encouraging equality, and supporting human dignity for all.
Dedication: Court St Louis is dedicated to Mary, Mother of God.
Meeting Date:Business meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of the month from September through June in the St. Louis Church Parish Center. Meetings start with a social time at 7:00, the business meeting will be called to order at 7:30pm and adjournment will be followed by social time until 9:30pm.
State Newsletter:The most recent State Newsletter was emailed to you at the end of the month. Did you receive yours via email from Mary Lea? If not, please let her know so that you can be added to her email list!
General Notice: There was no Newsletter published in October. The next newsletter will be published in January 2017.
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Francis. Just because it is coming to an end does not mean we stop forgiving those who trespass against us or showing them Mercy as our Lord Jesus Christ did when he was with us on earth and in heaven.
I would like to thank everyone for assisting with making our first ever Craft Show earlier this Fall! Every time I turned around I saw another Sister walking around and viewing all of the vendor's products! Thank you once again to the committee who steering brought about the success! I am sure we will have our "annual event" next October!
Before the hustle and bustle of Advent kicks into high gear and we become concerned as to what to place under the Christmas tree, reflect on all the blessings you have experienced this year and fill your heart with love a new gratitude. So many of us are on this earth for a short time, so hug you family members a little tighter and try to forgive those who have trespassed against you.
May God continue to bless you and the ones you love.
Your Regent,
Mary Lea
Happy Thanksgiving Day Everyone!
Beat the Rush Vendor & Craft Show was a huge success!
Ten years ago when our court was formed in 2006 a group of us on the fundraising committee got together to make crafts for the St. Louis School’s St. Nick Night. We had a great time together making crafts and selling them that night. From this simple beginning the idea of a craft show of our own has been on our fundraising idea list, but how to do it without stepping on toes of our school. Two years ago we hosted our Girls Night Out with a fashion show and vendors/crafters so we were getting
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closer, but as our fundraising committee started to dwindle in numbers we realized putting on another Girls Night Out which included a buffet dinner was going to be difficult. This must have been in the stars all along, our first Beat the Rush Vendor and Craft Show was held Saturday, October 29th well before the school’s St. Nick Night that St. Louis School hosts and was a great success. We hosted 25 vendors and crafters from
insurance, beauty products, home goods, American Girl Doll clothes, candy and jewelry. Our members, their friends, parishioners, and passers-by turned out in good numbers. Our vendors and crafters were happy and we have raised funds for our many charities. We will be submitting the same weekend (November 28, 2017) to the calendar committee for our 2nd Annual Beat the Rush Vendor and Craft Show next year…. Stay tuned!
The Youth & Educational Spokes presents: Chairperson: Megan Hopkin
Join the St. Louis Court for our visit to the Lorien Center in Columbia on November 12th at 1:30pm. The building is located at 6334 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 21044. For more information, please see the Court St. Louis website or contact Megan Hopkin at [email protected].
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Upcoming Circle of Love Activities:
Don't be a victim of scams this holiday season! Lester Bain, fellow St. Louis parishioner, Knights of Columbus member and leading crime expert will provide tips on ways to protect yourself against fraud all year long. This presentation is hosted by the Catholic Daughters, Court St. Louis. Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th at 7:30pm in the SOCIAL HALL for this informative presentation.
The Quality of Life Spoke:Chairperson: Lu Roberts
Thanksgiving & Christmas Baskets:
Please remember to bring food items, checks/cash or gift cards to the November 16th or December 21st General Meetings to help brighten someone's holiday! God bless!
An Important Reminder:
ACTION ALERT: Catholic Bishops Issue Voting GuidelinesTO: State and Territorial Court Regents and Legislative ChairsFROM: Margaret Sitte, National Legislative Chair, Catholic Daughters DATE: 10/20/2016
Action Requested: Please distribute the following final paragraph of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States.
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Our National CDA News:
These goals were approved by the bishops in November 2015.
Message: “Catholic teaching challenges voters and candidates, citizens and elected officials, to consider the moral and ethical dimensions of public policy issues. In light of ethical principles, we bishops offer the following policy goals that we hope will guide Catholics as they form their consciences and reflect on the moral dimensions of their public choices. Not all issues are equal; these ten goals address matters of different moral weight and urgency. Some involve intrinsically evil acts, which can never be approved. Others involve affirmative obligations to seek the common good. These and similar goals can help voters and candidates act on ethical principles rather than particular interests and partisan allegiances. We hope Catholics will ask candidates how they intend to help our nation pursue these important goals.
Full text of the document may be found at http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship-title.cfm
Approved: Helene Shepard, National Regent
SHARE MAGAZINE FALL 2016 ISSUEI eagerly read each issue of our CDA SHARE magazine from cover to cover when it arrives! I encourage each ember to read our wonderful National publication to keep up with what is happening with CDA.Did you see Maryland mentioned on pages 23 and 33? Read the articles to find out how Maryland is represented.If you use a magnifying glass!!! you can see Maryland members in the group picture on page 10 for the annual Walk/Run for Love.
Day of Reflection
DATE: August 12, 2017LOCATION: St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site
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Our Maryland CDA News From Debbie Lattus:
Baltimore, Maryland
FACILATATOR: Deacon Vito S. Piazza, Sr., Director
TENTATIVE AGENDA:
8:30—9:00 a.m. Continental BreakfastTour, Breakout Sessions
LunchDeparture 1:00 p.m.
More details to be announced.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
The 2nd Annual Mardi Gras Dinner & Dance!February 25, 2017
More information posted to our website very soon!
Court St. Louis made the Maryland State CDA Newsletter!
Mary, Dede & Mary Lea are all smiles at the State Fall Conference!
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Mass Cards
Do you use Mass Cards? If so, do you know that you can get them from CDA? We have sympathy cards which are $5 as well as birthday cards, get well cards and all occasion cards which are $4. And profits from the CDA Mass Card program fund the Scholarship Program. You can purchase them at any meeting or by contacting Mary Ellen Cote. Please support CDA and our Court by purchasing and using Mass Cards.
Court St. Louis CDA Yearly Membership Dues are now being accepted.email Jo-Ann at [email protected] for more
Court St. Louis News
Mark your calendar!November 2016
11/5 – CDA Shrine Spiritual Event11/8 – Rosary Guild 7:30PM – 9PM in Room 306 11/12 – Visit to Lorien Center in Columbia, Maryland11/16 – CDA General Business Meeting 7PM in Social Hall - Guest Speaker - Lester Bain
December 2016
12/2 – CDA Book Club 7 PM- 9PM in Room 303 12/20 – CDA General Meeting/Christmas Party 7PM
in Social Hall
January 2017
1/10 – Rosary Guild 7:30PM – 9:00 PM Room 306 1/18 – CDA General Meeting, 7PM in Social Hall 1/27 – March for Life – Washington, DC – Buses From St. Louis1/28 – CDA Book Club 10AM- 12:00PM Room 303
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Court St. Louis CDA Yearly Membership Dues are now being accepted.email Jo-Ann at [email protected] for more
Charity Committee
Do you have a favorite charity? Would you like the Court’s Charity Committee to consider them in our next Court year? Complete the
form, available at all meetings and were emailed to members in October. The Committee will select charities based on nominations
received one time this year. This does not prevent the board/membership from coming to the rest of the membership with
a request which is more time sensitive.
Contact Us:Court St. Louis
#2579
RegentMary Lea Bain443-374-7259 [email protected]
Vice Regent and Newsletter EditorDede [email protected]
TreasurerJoan [email protected]
Financial SecretaryJoann [email protected]
Recording SecretaryMary [email protected]
Court ChaplainMsgr. Joseph Luca410- 531-6040
CDA District DeputySandra [email protected]
Court St. Louis Prayer List…Eileen QueeninSister Jo-Ann’s niece ReginaJoan Farabaugh’s Husband Don
February 2017
2/7 – Rosary Guild 7:30 PM – 9:00PM Room 306 2/15 – CDA General Meeting, 7PM in Social Hall 2/24 – CDA Book Club 10AM – 12PM Room 304 2/25 – Mardi Gras Dinner & Dance – Social Hall
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The deadline for submitting announcements, articles, prayer requests and pictures for both the CDA Court St. Louis website and newsletter is the SECOND WEDNESDAY of every month.