COURT HOLY FAMILY #1794Catholic Daughters of the Americas®

Security, Colorado

SUMMER NEWSLETTER ­ ISSUE 36 JUNE 2020

Inside this Issue

Upcoming CourtNews 2

Court News 3Dates to Remember 3Next Meetings 4Website Info 4Circle of Love:

Family 4Special Prayer 4Farewell Bob Valcik 5National's Website 5Circle of Love:

Membership 5State News 6National News 6Father's Day Tribute 6

Message from Court Regent

Dear Ladies of Court Holy Family,

It has been my pleasure to be your Regent for the past four years. I thank each andevery one of you for your support and love and prayers. These last few months have beenvery difficult for the whole world because of the Covid­19 Virus, but our faith and lovefor each other has brought us through a time of uncertainty and sometimes fear.

I have done my best to keep you all informed by having our "meetings" on thecomputer and by telephone. Our Telephone Committee deserves a huge THANK YOUfor all their hard work as we have more than 20 members without computers: LindaBurns (new chairman), Louise Johnson, Mary Munoz, Sharon Grant, Barb Thinbault,Dolores Drake, Irene Meszler (retired chairman) , Theresia Finley, Christine Million, andJoann Champigny. I could not have done this without you!

As you have been notified, our May Crowning, Priest/Clergy Appreciation Dinner,Installation of Officers and the June court meeting have been cancelled. Our new officerswill take over in September and hopefully, we can resume our court meetings andactivities at that time.

The foundress of EWTN, who has brought me Mass and comfort and peace thesepast few months, encourages you with this quote from Mother Angelica: She said,“Sometimes my worst day—one filled with pain and suffering—in the eyes of God, is mybest day if I’ve borne it cheerfully, and I’ve borne it with love.” This is such a greatperspective and one that is so relevant for the time we are in. The effects of COVID­19will be long­lasting; there’s no doubt about that. It will leave an impact on the economy,on the medical community, on individual families, and on your own heart and mind. ButJesus Christ is the Eternal Word, who is here for us throughout this pandemic.

Be safe and healthy and prayerful. I know you will give all your support to our newofficers as you have given to me.

Evelyn Irving, Court Regent & Newsletter Editor

PRAYER CORNER

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Bob Valcik, husband of Bonnie Valcik, andfor the souls of any of our family members and friends who might have died recently.

Please pray for a speedy recovery for Catherine Lahey, Kim Larimer, Gil Munoz(husband of Mary Munoz), Mary Ann Pudder, Kathy Pullara, Josie Rivera, Tina Jenks, PatStearns, Bethany Herschler, Maryann Rivas and her family, Mary Carrier, Bob Thibault(husband of Barb Thibault), Jean LaBranche (mother of Lori Richards), Mary Carrier,Doug Finley (son of Theresia Finley), Mary Keefe, Jess Adams (son of Cathy Adams),Irene & Jerry Meszler, Bob Klausch (husband of Barb Klausch), Dave Escalante(husband of Edna Escalante), Barb Klausch, Carla King (daughter of Cathy King) andCathy King.

Please continue to keep in your prayers the homebound members of our court.

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UPCOMING COURT NEWS

PRIEST/CLERGY APPRECIATION DINNERA CHANCE TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION

In celebration of Priest and Clergy Appreciation Day this year, Court Holy Family #1794scheduled our annual Priest / Deacon / Religious Appreciation Dinner for Friday, June12th. However, because of the Covid­19 Virus, this could not take place. Since all ofthe June activities have been postponed until September, the new date has not beendetermined yet, but I know our Co­Chairmen, Linda Marsh and Mary Munoz and theirteam will make sure this is the best celebration ever when it is allowed to take place.

WE ARE OFF FOR THE SUMMER !We are off for the summer! Per our Standing Rules, our court will not meet in the monthsof July and August. We will resume our meetings on Saturday, September 5th at 1:00 pm.

UPCOMING OCTOBER 2020 MEETINGAfter being off for the summer for two months, we will have much to accomplish at ourSeptember meeting (September 5th) so we will once again have our annual open housepotluck luncheon at our October meeting (October 3rd). We will provide our memberswith personal invitations for you to hand out in September to the ladies of the parish,especially those who sit right near you at Mass. Also, don't forget you have the "personalinvitation" you can give out any time you find someone who might be interested injoining us. This will be an opportunity for all the ladies of St. Dominic to meet us,hopefully stay for our meeting, and possibly become a member. Remember, last year'sopen house brought us three (3) new members!!

WAYS & MEANSSince our April Bake Sale had to be cancelled due to the Virus, Chairman Sandy Cozadwants to have a "Bake­less Bake Sale". In other words, you are asked to donate whateveramount you would have spent on baking or purchasing from the Bake Sale. She doesn'tknow when we will be able to get together again so she is suggesting that your donationcan be mailed to the Financial Secretary, newly elected Bonnie Valcik, or wait until wehave an acutal in­person meeting (possibly September) and give your donation at thattime. Sandy is willing to continue managing the bake sales, but is looking for a newChairman of the Ways & Means Committee ­ please consider helping her.

O Mary, conceived without sin found worthy to be the Mother of God, to you do weentrust the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. You who were filled with the HolySpirit, intercede for us that we may be filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to help buildup the Church, the Body of Christ, in the Americas. Grant that with your motherly aidand inspired by the Holy Spirit, we may proclaim the Gospel of life, the sacredness anddignity of all human persons, especially the unborn, the elderly and the infirm. Help us tobe living examples of family life and to promote unity and charity at all times. May allthat we do as Catholic Daughters of the Americas build a civilization of love and peace tothe praise and glory of God. Amen.

A PRAYER IN LIEU OF OUR MAY CROWNING CEREMONY

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COURT NEWS

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW COURT OFFICERS!!

Louise Johnson, RegentSharon Grant, Vice Regent

Recording Secretary, Cathy AdamsFinancial Secretary, Bonnie Valcik

Treasurer, Lori Richards

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *JAY ARMSTRONG, POSTULATE

Since our court has "spiritually adopted" Jay Armstrong, our court gathered an "EasterBasket" for him, which was gractiously delivvered to the Solanus Case Friary by MaryMunoz. He has sent Evelyn a Thank You Note, which will be read to everyone at our nextin­person meeting. He did pass on that "our community is holding you in prayerthroughout our Tridium celebration."

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *ANNUAL ELECTION OF MOTHER OF THE YEAR

And the winners are a tie: ANNA ROCKHILL & CATHY ADAMS

ANNUAL ELECTION OF MEMBER OF THE YEAR

And the winner is EVELYN iRVING

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!

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Nat'l ConventionDallas, Texas

July 15­19, 2020

Colordo StateWorkshop

Colorado SpringsAugust 2020???

Installation of NewOfficers

WednesdaySeptember 2 , 2020After 6:00 pm Mass

Next MeetingSeptember 5, 2020

1:00 pm

Bake SaleDecember 12 & 13,

2020

Colorado StateConvention

June 4­6, 2021Cortez, CO

DATES TOREMEBER

MEMORIAL DAY PRAYER May 25, 2020Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed at the

graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. On this day, we honor all who have died inservice of our nation.

Dear God, please bless our heroes and heroines with Your mercy, grace and peace.Bless also their families and friends. May Your perpetual light shine upon them; and maytheir souls and the souls of all our faithful departed rest in peace. In Jesus' name, Amen.

REMEMBERING OUR WARRIORS ON MEMORIAL DAY

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Court Holy Family WebsiteDid you know that Court Holy Family is on the web as well as our State Board? To lookat our court’s website, please go to the St. Dominic Catholic Church website atStDominicOnline.org. There is a link to the Catholic Daughters on this church website.

Colorado State Board WebsiteTo learn more about what is going on at the state level, please visit:catholicdaughterscolorado.org. There is also a link to the National Board’s website on theColorado state website or you can go directly to National at catholicdaughters.org.

Website Information

Our meetings are on the 1st Saturday of the month. Since we are off for July and August,our next meeting will be in September. It is set for Saturday, September 5th at 1:00 pm inthe Narthex of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Security, CO. Our October meeting is onSaturday, October 3rd and our November meeting is on Saturday, November 7th at 1:00pm. Please come early for good fellowship and good refreshments at 12:30 pm prior toour regular meetings.

Our Next Meetings Are

CIRCLE OF LOVE ­­ Family

The Family Team has met and made food baskets for someneedy families. This was coordinated with Pat Frank in theparish office and the baskets were picked up at the church.Thanks for all the donations you brought to our March 7thmeeting at the church. Fran Reinhart and Linbda Burns baggedthe food collected Saturday at the meeting and they got 17 bagsfilled and ready. Thanks to all that donated. LINDA BURNS ispictured in the food pantry after a hard day's work!

MISSIONSTATEMENT

CatholicDaughters

of the Americasstrive to embracethe principal offaith working

through love inthe promotion ofjustice, equality

and theadvancement ofhuman rightsand human

dignity for all.

SPECIAL PRAYER from Bobbi Portofee

We have received this Special Prayer from our own Bobbi Portofee who is still a memberof Court Holy Family even though she now lives in Alabama:

God our Father, please blanket our nation in protection from the Corona Virus.Heal our land and protect those who are most vulnerable. Give peace to those whostruggle with loneliness and isolation, and endurance to the many businesses that areaffected by our feeble attempts to control Corona. Come to the bedside of those who arestruggling with the effects of contracting the virus. Protect and give guidance to thosehealthcare workers and first responders who place themselves in danger caring for thesick. Hear our prayer Oh Lord. We pray this through your Son's name. Amen.

DO NOT BE AFRAID ­ I AM WITH YOU! I AM YOUR GODThrough the prophet Isaiah, God reassures us in troubling times: Do not be afraid ­ I amwith you! I am your God ­­ let nothing terrify you. I will make you strong and help you,I will proect you and save you. (Isaiah 41:10)

Be Not Afraid

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Our Court has lost one of its own. Bob died onEaster Monday, April 13, 2020. Like many of ourhusbands, Bob Valcik was always there to lend ahand, give us a big smile and tease us, give us a bighug, and he always made me feel happy to be aroundhim. I will miss him terribly as he has been my"buddy" for many years. This picture is when hewas my Canasta partner at the 2020 Card Party. Wedidn't win, but we sure had a lot of fun. Bonnie,dear friend, I give you my love and support. Havingbeen a military wife, you know what it is like tohave him gone on deployment or on one of hishunting trips, but this is different. All of your CDA

sisters are here for you. Evelyn Irving

FAREWELL BOB VALCIK

Membership is a vital part of the Circle of Love ­­ it is always on­going and so importantif our court and our organization is to continue into the future. As we all know, we havelost several members to death in the past few years, but we gained three new membersfrom our recruiting efforts at the Open House that took place last October. Once again Iborrowed from the Court Sts. Peter & Paul Regent's Report from the 2017 StateConvention: "Everyone who is a Catholic Daughter at Sts. Peter & Paul is on ourMembership Committee, not just a select few. Most women naturally want to serve OurLord by serving our neighbor. Our motto for membership is to "Do what you can, withwhat you have, where you are." We let the women know that they are wanted and neededin any capacity, especially to pray for our court and its mission to serve in unity andcharity. Everyone has something to contribute and we communicate that message onmany levels." As your Regent, I am asking the members of Court Holy Family to embracethese principles and continue to strive to keep our current membership as well as invitenew ladies to join us. Don't forget the Personal Invitation designed by Bernice McGuirethat you keep in your purse. When it is time to once again have Mass together, or you areout and about again, and you see someone you think might be a good candidate to joinCDA, just take out your Invitation and give it to her. You can pick up another Invitation atour next meeting so you will always be prepared to invite someone to join us.

CIRCLE OF LOVE ­­ Membership

National Has a New Website

I am excited to inform you that CDA has a new website! Tom Panas, the executive board, and ECatholic have been hard at work for the last few months designing a whole new look for the CDAwebsite. We are extremely grateful to the innovators especially Shirley and Daniel Seyfried, whodesigned our first website. It served us well for many years, and we are grateful to them forbringing us into the 21st century. Now, as with all things, it was time for an update. I hope youwill check it out. We were going to do a "soft" launch in order to make sure we could work outany "bugs." However, more people than we thought are finding the new website, so I thought I'dlet everyone know. The new Tools of the Trade will be added to the new website shortly. Whatis on now are the current Tools, and they are still in effect. Our address is the samewww.catholicdaughters.org. Check it out, and let us know what you think. If you have anysuggestions, we would be glad to hear them. Thank you Tom and the Executive Board for all yourhard work!! Olga Samaniego, National Regent

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OFFICERS

Louise JohnsonnRegent

louj44@aol. com

Sharon GrantVice Regent

sharongrant2@comcast. net

Cathy AdamsRecording Secretary

adamscathy471@gmail. com

Bonnie ValcikFinancial Secretary

valcikb@live. com

Evelyn IrvingEditor

eirv898@msn. com

Lori RichardsTreasurer

lori_33@yahoo. com

Fr. John StearnsChaplain

pastor@stdominiconline. org

STATE NEWS

The State Workshop is at the Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springsscheduled from Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21, 2020, HAS BEENCANCELLED. The State Board is trying to move it to August 2020, but may notbe able to do that as they were already booked for those weekends – but manygroups have also cancelled even through October. If that doesn’t happen, then wewill postpone the Workshop until June 2022.

As of now, the National Convention is still on for July 15­19, 2020 in Dallas,Texas. I must submit names and registrations by June 1, 2020. Currently, I haveLori Richards and Anna Rockhill as Delegates and Amy Weaver as an Alternate.Our new Regent, Louise Johnson, has decided not to attend the Convention. Theearly bird registration fee for a delegate is $125.00 per delegate or if postmarkedJune 2 or later, the fee is $160.00. The early bird registration fee for an alternate is$110.00 per alternate or if postmarked June 2 or later, the fee is $145.00 peralternate. These fees are NOT REFUNDABLE unless the convention is cancelled.

The court may be able to assist with some of the finances . Even though westill have the question of whether or not the National Convention is still on, I mustsend in the Registrations and fees by June 1st. When we do get to meet in personagain, then there will be a quorum present and we can vote to reimburse thosemembers attending the Convention if we so desire.

NATIONAL NEWS

Tribute to Fathers' Day

Happy Father’s DayDads turn out all right … in time

Dads go through man stages in the eyes of their children:

Age 4: “My Daddy can do anything.”

Age 7: “My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot.”

Age 12: “Dad doesn’t know quite everything.”

Age 15: “Oh well, naturally Dad doesn’t understand.”

Age 21: “My father? Hopelessly old­fashioned and out of date.”

Age 25: “He has a good idea now and then,”

Age 35: “I must find out what Dad thinks about this.”

Age 50: “I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.”

God, bless all the fathers in the world. Guide them to be good role models andloving to all their children. Help them to be a father like You are. Give themgrace and patience to handle situations in a loving way. Amen.