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First VDCCW BOARD MEETING!
Dear Ladies,
"This little light of mine, I'm going to make it shine!" rang through the Hall of St. Peter the Apostle in Naples Friday October 9, as many returning National CCW'ers meet as their Diocesan Board. Fifty members of VDCCW attended NCCW in Jacksonville and there was a nice assembly of Board Officers preparing for the year ahead here in Venice Diocese.
The four Deanery Directors presented their plan for the upcoming year. We hope you will attend their Fall Deanery Day Celebrations. Central Deanery, "FALLing in Love with your CCW" shall present a Carousel of Commissions and Brenda Dolan, 2nd VP has contacted all the New Presidents to arrange to attend one of their board or general meetings sometime during the year.
Northern Deanery has over 1000 women represented by 10 affiliations and the largest Deanery in the VDCCW. They have held a few networking and executive board meetings which helped filled in board vacancies and their theme, "Serving with Mercy" shall focus upon the homeless and homebound, commencing with guest speaker, Father Phillip from India. They plan to give out free Catholic Women magazines and hope to inspire all to sign up for NCCW individual membership.
Southern Deanery has their Fall Deanery Day November 20 with guest speaker Janet Mitchell, Voice Editor, "Unpacking Leadership gifts".
Eastern Deanery will be hosted at St. James on "One Faith, One Lord of All, One God, Father of us All."
All Deaneries embrace this year as the "Year of the Priest" and are celebrating the special year in various ways.
Mass for the VDCCW Board members was concelebrated by Father Tim Nevin and visiting Father Campbell from Miami. We were also personally greeted by Father Gerard Critch, Administrator during our luncheon feast presented by Crisper Salads of Naples.
We've returned from NCCW in Jax loaded with enthusiasm and great ideas from National. Returning from Nationals, we congratulate our new FCCW President, Marianne Torgler from our Diocese! Here is what 900 CCW women look like at a National Convention!
AROUND THE DIOCESE:
Have you ever wanted to "Walk Where Jesus Walked?" Father Bryan Finerty takes us to the Holy Land with a Pilgrimage February 1-10, 2010 for $2949. Price includes roundtrip airfare from Ft. Myers, current air tax, fuel charge, taxes and tips, hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, and all the land tours complete with native tour guides with bus transportation to: Mt. Tabor, Nazareth, Cana, Jordon, boat trip across the Sea of Galillee, Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, City of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Swim in the Dead Sea, and walk the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa. Father Bryan will be stopping by our parish events to show a short slide show and talk about his third pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Won't you consider going? Major credit cards accepted! Registration Deadline, October 21, 2009, $300 deposit due. Balance of trip payable by December 1. With many more stops customized by Father Bryan, too numerous to list here, request a brochure from Barbara Chamberlain (941) 575-6761. Father Bryan invites all to view his slides of the Holy Land. Free to all, just bring a dish to share at his 2nd Pot Luck Holy Land Supper, Wednesday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 211 W. Charlotte Ave., Punta Gorda.
FALL EASTERN DEANERY DAY, Saturday, October 17, 2009 --- to be held at St. Michael’s in Wauchula starting with Continental Breakfast at 9:30 A.M. The theme is “IN CELEBRATION OF THE PRIESTS OF OUR DEANERY”
FALL CENTRAL DEANERY DAY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009 -- to be held at Ascension Church in Ft. Myers Beach starting with a Continental Breakfast at 8:45 a.m. Please make out one group check payable to "Ascension CCW "from your Affiliation, ($15 per person) and mail to:
Mary Ann Phillips, 239 Ibis Street, Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931. For more information, please call Mary Ann at (239) 463-5584. The theme is: FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR CCW!" We shall have a 50/50, Silent Auction and because of the pregnancy crisis situation, please bring in a new baby item, diapers, wipes and formula shortage! To print out the application above, right click on the picture and select print.
FALL NORTHERN DEANERY DAY, October 22, 2009. General Meeting of the Northern Deanery Council of Catholic Women, “Serving With Mercy” Matthew 25:40 “Amen I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church
4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Longboat Key, Florida 34228
You are invited to join us for the Fall Northern Deanery Day on Thursday, October 22, 2009! There is no charge for this wonderful day of spiritual renewal, networking, learning and sharing. There will be a light complimentary continental breakfast for all who attend.
We encourage you to extend an invitation to someone who is homebound in your parish and offer them a ride to the Deanery Day. We will also be collecting donations of rice, dried pinto beans, flour and cooking oil to feed the poor. You may bring a brown bag lunch or reserve a lunch for $8.00. If you plan to order lunch, please mail the check payable to Northern Deanery to: Rhonda Browning, 7188 Beneva Road, Sarasota, FL 34238.
January 16 VDCCW Retreat OLPH, Venice
March 6 Southern Deanery Spring Meeting St. Peter the Apostle
March 9-11 Catholic Days at the Capitol Tallahassee
March 13 Leaven Conference Sarasota
March 18 Northern Deanery Spring Meeting St. Raphael - Englewood
March 20 Eastern Deanery Spring Meting St. Paul - Arcadia
March 27 Central Deanery Board Meeting St. Columkille
April 17 Central Deanery Spring Meeting St. Columkille
April 23 VDCCW Board Meeting St. Catherine - Sebring
April 24 1 Day Convention St. Catherine - Sebring
Yours in Christ, Marilyn Bogen, VDCCW President
Southern Deanery Fall Meeting Saint William, Naples, Friday, November 20, 2009. Guest speaker, Janet Williams, "Unpacking the Gifts of Leadership."
UPDATED VDCCW CALENDAR
October 17 Eastern Deanery Fall Meeting St. Michael
October 15-l7 State Respect Life Conference Orlando
October 22 Northern Deanery Fall Meeting Mary, Star of the Sea
October 24 Central Deanery Fall Meeting Church of the Ascension
November 5, 9 am - 3 p.m., St. Bernard's, Respite Care Workshop. Rickie Arnold
November 20 Southern Deanery Fall Meeting St. William
November 20 Southern Deanery Fall Meeting St. William
January 16 VDCCW Retreat OLPH, Venice
February 16 VDCCW Winter Board Meeting Holy Cross, Palmetto
February 20 VDCCW Women of Faith/Action Bishop Verot HS, Ft.Myers
$25 pp includes box lunch. Speaker, Helen Alvarez who worked with USCCB for many years. Confessions shall be eard during lunch time. There will be vendors and raffle tickets. Father Miguel will be the Master of Ceremonies.
February 27 Eastern Deanery Board Meeting Queen of Heaven LaBelle
March 4 Northern Deanery Board Meeting St. Raphael - Englewood
March 4 Northern Deanery Board Meeting St. Raphael - Englewood
March 6 Southern Deanery Spring Meeting St. Peter the Apostle
March 9-11 Catholic Days at the Capitol Tallahassee
March 13 Leaven Conference Sarasota
March 18 Northern Deanery Spring Meeting St. Raphael - Englewood
March 20 Eastern Deanery Spring Meting St. Paul - Arcadia
March 27 Central Deanery Board Meeting St. Columkille
April 17 Central Deanery Spring Meeting St. Columkille
April 23 VDCCW Board Meeting St. Catherine - Sebring
April 24 1 Day Convention St. Catherine - Sebring
Yours in Christ, Marilyn Bogen, VDCCW President
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CENTRAL DEANERY -- FALL DEANERY DAY
Central Deanery FALL DEANERY DAY was held at St. Maximilian Kolbe's in Port Charlotte on October 6, 2007. We had a great turnout!
VDCCW at OLPH Retreat Center
We had a wonderful retreat in the woodsy area of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center.
Father Peter Sousa was a listening gift in perpetual motion! The luncheon was magnificent. The Volunteer staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The Mass was great as always and the music provided by our President, Joyce Maenpaa and the singing lead by Marilyn Bogen was another treat!
Thanks to all who made it a wonderful day!
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JANE CARTER, NCCW, GUEST SPEAKER AT EASTERN SPRING DEANERY DAY
Eastern Spring Deanery Day was lots of fun as you can see from our pictures!
We had representation from Northern, Central and Southern Deaneries, as well. It was great to see everyone again and to see the support from the other Deaneries. A special treat was the guest speaker, Jane Carter, NCCW, whose wisdom in captivating an audience is apparent!
In addition to the all the Deaneries present, at the head table, as a guest of honor, was the President of Florida Council of Catholic Women (FCCW), Marianne Torgler. In case you heaven't heard, the FCCW Conference is being held in Sarrasota, October 23-25, 2008. So, mark your calendars! It is going to be a three-day conference with a circus theme!
Also, as a Guest of Honor, and seated at the Head Table was their very own member, Joyce Maenpaa, President of the Venice Diocese Council of Catholic Women (VDCCW).
There was a myriad of posters around the hall, candy bars for sale by the International Commission, a poster on St. Paul, and harvesting the coffee beans with some coffee for sale by International, as well.
We had raffles, great food, laughs and tears of joy! Kudos to the Eastern Deanery!
NORTHERN SPRING DEANERY DAY by Nancy Mondo
The Northern Deanery Spring Deanery Day was held on March 27, 2008 in North Port, Florida with San Pedro Council of Catholic Women as Hosts of the day. There were approximately 85 members and 3 Moderators present.
It was a busy day. After the 9 Presidents gave their Annual Reports, our Venice Diocesan President, Joyce Maenpaa, told us about the One Day convention scheduled for May 3 at St. Williams Church in Naples, Florida. Then Board Member, Wendy Dawson, dressed as St. Frances Cabrini, told us of the many accomplishments of St. Frances during her lifetime. Wendy had the relic of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini's veil on display for veneration (see picture).
The Presidents’ reports confirmed that Commissions Members had actively hosted social Parish functions, as well as continuing their Spiritual, Charitable and Fund Raising Activities all year. 1,223 Northern Deanery Members reported 228,026 Volunteer Hours for the year of February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2007. (We have now been advised of a new directive from NCCW for totaling volunteer hours from April 1 to March 31 beginning this year.)
A noon Mass officiated by the Venice Diocesan Spiritual Moderator, Rev. Joseph F. Connolly, was co-celebrated with San Pedro’s Pastors, Father Patrick and Father Jim. Following Mass, a tasty lunch of Road Pork and Rice was served by the San Pedro Affiliation. The San Pedro Ladies did a great job all day seeing that we were comfortable and well fed.
The speaker of the day, Kathy Bonner, an international motivation speaker and author, gave some creative and positive thoughts on how to have interesting meetings.
We were reminded of the upcoming FCCW Convention scheduled for October 24-26, 2008 at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sarasota, Fl. The Northern Deanery Affiliations will be the welcoming committee on Friday evening, which will be a Circus-Carnival Theme. We will also be responsible for transportation and the Brunch to be served Sunday Morning.
After we were asked to go back to our affiliations and “toot our horn” about the things we learned today, the meeting was adjourned.
We are looking forward to seeing you all at Convention on May 3, 2008.
NANCY MONDO, DIRECTOR
SOUTHERN DEANERY HOSTS ONE DAY CONFERENCE IN NAPLES AT THE MARIOTT RESIDENCE INN!
Bishop Frank J. Dewane was the recipient of a $5,000 check from the VDCCW at the Naples' One-Day Conference!
PHOTOS FROM CATHOLIC DAYS AT THE CAPITOL 2009!
The Bishops' Bus started at North Fort Myers where people from as far away as Naples meet it at 6 am! (For those of you doing the math, it meant they had to get up around 3:30 am if they had already packed!!!) Then, the bus stopped at Port Charlotte and then on to Venice and Bradenton! After a sleepy bus ride (for me, at least) , we arrived at our luncheon location, a beautiful picnic area where we could absorb some of our great Florida weather and the day was just perfect with a light balmy breeze!
We checked in at our hotel around 2:30 and then back onto the bus for briefing of the issues at hand.
We had a lovely reception and some night owls went out on the town after that! The next day we met with our respective Representatives and Senators, saw the historic tour of the Old Capitol and met Governor Charlie Crist and Lt. Governor, Jeff Kottkamp. We met mostly with success and then had a great luncheon with the Florida Catholic Conference where our own Deacon Pat Macauley received a special award and plaque. I think he was surprised!
We attended the Red Mass , where Bishop Frank Dewane was homilist, and attended a reception afterwards at the Co-Cathedral in Tallahassee. All remarked how well Jeanne Berdeaux and Marina Kopko organized the trip. We didn't lose anyone! We had a record number! Plan to go next year if you can!
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Wow! Wasn't that Three-Day Convention great! Kudos to Dolores Garvis and Betty Galvano for Co-Chairing and to Joyce Maenpaa, Immediate Past-President and Pat Consolmagno, Parliamentarian, too!
Father Joe's pictures arrived today. Here is a sneak preview!
VDCCW attends LAKE YALE symposium July 2009!
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HUNDREDS FLOCK TO MEET DAVID BEREIT, 40 DAYS FOR LIFE FOUNDER, IN SARASOTA!
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