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Catholic Daughters of the Americas "Spirit of the Living God fall Afresh On Me" Mission Statement Catholic Daughters of the Americas strive to embrace the principles of faith working throughlove in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all. State Newsletter January-February 2012 Dear Catholic Daughters, Regents, Father Scott and local Court Chaplains, David and I recently returned from a cruise vacation to the caribbean. We enjoyed the sunshine and 80 degree temperatures. It was quite a shock to come back to snow and freezing rain. On one of our tours I sat on the bus beside Lillian, who is from Long Beach, NY. When we passed a Catholic Church she made the sing of the cross, so I had to ask "are you a Catholic?" She is a Catholic and has been a Catholic Daughter for 48 years. Naturally we talked CDA and if we are lucky may meet again at the National Convention in Omaha. She was a wonderful lady. We had afternoon tea together several times. EDUCATION CONTEST Regents, I hope all of you are supporting the state education contest. Send your entries by March 15, 2012 to our state education contest chairman - Lorayne Zimmerman - 1130 Maple St. Corvallis, OR 97330-4579. Tel 541 752-4579 email is lorizimmerman@comcast.net The entries must be postmarked no later than March 15 or they will be disqualified. Remember to follow all the rules & regulations. If you have any questions, contact Lorayne. STATE CONFERENCE Dear ladies, we are getting closer to the time, please remember the State Workshop and Conference is April 20, 21 & 22. A preview of the workshop was in the November-December newsletter. Your officers along with the Lebanon & Albany courts have been working hard so you will have a informative & spiritual weekend. The work shop will be especially helpful to anyone who is planning to or is interested in applying for a local court office in the spring. Regents, please update and bring your court boards to the conference. I am asking that a representative from each court give a one minute talk on a service project that they did or supported this past year. Send or email a written copy to Irene Duda, 6931 SW Montauk Circle Lake Oswego 97035 ieduda@hotmail.com. Mary Beth Vanella, from the Albany court has crocheted a colorful blanket that will be raffled at the workshop to raise money for the state court. I will be sending tickets & a picture of the blanket to each court so they may sell tickets in advance. CIRCLE OF LOVE REPORTING FORMS These have been sent to all the local courts regents. If you did not receive them, please contact me. Follow the directions on the forms and send them to the proper state chairman. Thank you. NATIONAL CONVENTION - JULY 18-22, 2012 The forms for delegates and alternates to the convention has been sent to all courts. All court must return the form to the national office stating their intentions by March 15. ELECTION OF LOCAL COURT OFFICERS March 2012 -all courts will elect a nominating committee for selection of candidates for local court offices May 2012- the nominating committee will present their slate of candidates to the regent and the membership. Follow the procedures for election of officers given in the National newsletter. SPIRITUAL ENCHANCEMENT Patty Clegg and Fran Sperle have put together a Prayer presentation for Lent. If you would like them to come to your court, the regent, or someone from the court, should contact either Patty or Fran and confirm the time and date. If you cannot do it this year, you may want to contact them for next year. SEMINARIANS Regents, if you have not yet contacted your adopted seminarians, please do so. There are some seminarians that have not heard from their assigned courts. Remember these young men are our potential new priests. Thank you for your support. These young men really appreciate everything we do and they are all praying for us. If you have question regarding the seminarians contact Dorothy Gall, email dorothygallnw@gmail.com. NEWSLETTER CONTEST Regents, I hope you are considering entering the State newsletter contest. The guideline for 2011-2012 are in the September newsletter received from national. They can also be found on the national CDA website, Entries must be postmarked by March 17, 2012 and mailed to: Linda Carlson, newsletter chair, 16886 S Pam Drive, Oregon City, OR 97045 email dnlcarlson@hotmail.com FATHER TAAFFE HOMES I received the following information from Patrick Rice, Oregon state Deputy of the Knights of Columbus. The director of the Father Taaffe Foundation, Jim Seymour, states that they have a private donor who will match donation funds throughout the entire year for 2012. This is great opportunity for Catholic Daughters to send their contributions and have them matched. STAND UP GIRL.COM standUpGirl.com is a charitable organization dedicated to providing pregnant, at risk, and interested adolescent and young adult women with insight into alternatives to abortion. This is our newest state project, remember to support it. STATE PROJECTS Has your court made any donations to the state projects, yet? If so, thank for all of your donations. Many courts have held fund raisers for specific state projects. For the courts who have not donated to the state projects, now is the time to start thinking about your donations. We ask that each court would consider donating at least $10 for each of the state projects. We are aware that some courts support their local charities. Over the years, the State Projects have been voted on at the conventions by all of the CDA delegates; therefore, it is recommended that the individual courts support the State Projects. For more information, visit the state web site or contact the State Project Chairman, Tess Cersovski at courtoregon118@yahoo.com. Please send your donations to the State Secretary or deposit it directly into the state checking account and then notify the State Treasurer, Sharon Sever. Thank you and God bless you all! Tess Cersovski COMING EVENTS Feb. 17, 2012 - National JCDA Sunday Feb. 22, 012- Ash Wednesday March 4, 2012 - Eugene Seminary Benefit Dinner (see attached flier) Individual tickets are $65.00 April 20, 21,22 2012 - Oregon State Conference in Albany June 3, 2012 - Priest appreciation Day Prayers are requested for: All Catholic Daughters, especially those who are ill or suffering the loss of a loved one. Our seminarians, Priests and Clergy The men and women in our armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. May they return home to their families soon. All those who are affected by floods and natural disasters anywhere in the country. May God give them strength to rebuild their lives. Amen. Peace and Blessing to all of you, Mary Saunders State Regent

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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.

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