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Volunteer Appreciation!

 

It's that time of year again!

Each parish in the diocese is invited to honor two women who have served as volunteers in any capacity.  Check out the forms sent in postal mail and email from our PDCCW President Mary Ann Hughes.  You can also download the registration forms here:

Invitation from President Mary Ann

Attendee List (honorees and any family/friends from your parish)

Outstanding Woman Form

Schedule of Events

Time to Magnify the Lord!

All women of the Peoria Diocese are invited to join us for a Lenten Mini-Retreat.  This beautiful event is sure to enhance your Lenten journey.  (Contact numbers are at the bottom of the graphic.) 

Lenten Calendar for Laudato Si

 

We are thankful for the generosity of our neighbors in the Joliet Diocese for sharing this resource with us. This would be a great way to involve families in your parishes and schools.

You can download a copy of this calendar HERE. 

If you follow a few days of this (or many!) comment below and let us know how it worked.  

Join us for Convention!

The Peoria DCCW Board is so excited to hold our Biennial Convention in person this year!  We met via Zoom in 2020 (didn't everybody?) but there's nothing like gathering face-to-face!

Our good friends and sisters in faith of the St. Louis (Princeton) Council of Catholic Women will host this year's event.  Our theme is "Receive and Be Filled with Joy." We are especially happy to have Father Luke Spannagel as our Keynote Speaker.

New officers will be voted in and installed to serve for the 2022-2024 term.  We will also have lots of fun information about council projects on the diocesan and national levels, as well as how you can boost your local parish women's organization.

Download the Registration form HERE

Download the schedule and proposed slate of new officers HERE

For your convenience, here is the schedule for the day (subject to minor changes.)  Send this to your friends and bring a carpool to Princeton!

8:30 – 9:00                  Sign-In; coffee, tea, donuts, Ice-Breaker, Tickets for Prize Baskets**

9:00 – 9:30                  Opening Prayer, Welcome, & Introductions

9:30 – 10:30                Speaker – Rev. Father Luke Spannagel, with Q&A                

10:30 – 11:00              Business Meeting:

Treasurer’s Report, Election & Installation of Officers* (See info below)

11:00                           Holy Sacrifice of the Mass                 

12:00                           Angelus, Grace led by Msgr. Wellman, Lunch

1:00 – 1:45                  How to get involved:  Goals for the next term, Commission “Round-Up”

1:45 – 2:00                  Break

2:00 – 2:15                  Rosary

2:15 – 2:30                  Prizes, Closing Comments & Final Blessing: Msgr. Wellman

We hope to see women from across the Peoria Diocese at this special event!

Call to Convention!

 

Stay tuned!  We are finalizing details this weekend!

Change in NCCW Affiliate Renewal Dates

 

In a unanimous decision on July 12, 2022, via a special meeting convened on Zoom, the NCCW Board of Directors voted to align affiliate membership renewal due dates with individual membership due dates, having them renew on a rolling year basis. Currently all affiliates renew on January 1, with an expiration date of December 31. This new structure will apply to all new memberships and renewals effective immediately.

This new structure will provide the opportunity for new affiliate membership throughout the year, as well as provide the National Council of Catholic Women with a more consistent and even cash flow.

Below are several examples for further clarification.

Example 1:

Affiliate “A” joins on June 1, 2022 their expiration date would be May 31, 2023 with a renewal due on June 1, 2023.  

 

Example 2:

 Affiliate "B"  has a renewal date of  December 31, 2022, they pay their renewal on December 1, 2022, their  next renewal date will be Dec. 31, 2023

 

Example 3 :

Affiliate "C" has a renewal date of  December 31, 2022, they pay their renewal on February 1, 2023 their membership will expire on January 30, 2024 and renew on February 1, 2024.  They will not have membership rights between January 1, 2023 and February 1, 2023 as the membership will be considered expired.

If you have any questions, contact Peoria DCCW President Mary Ann Hughes.