Mass to Honor Women & First Annual Rose Award

 

               

Women and Girls of All Ages

In the month of our Mother Mary

Join us Saturday, May 13

 9:00-11:30 am for a Morning of

Prayer, Honor, and Blessings

 Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria   

As we immerse ourselves in beautiful music, song, and liturgy, surrounded by the beauty of the

Mother Church of our diocese, we will honor Mary and

all women of our diocese.

“Blessed are you among women; blessed in turn all women, too.”

 

We will recognize mothers of priests and seminarians with special seating in pews with ribbons. 

The morning will include:

 

Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary with prayer and song

 Procession bringing flowers to Mary’s altar

 Holy Mass- Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck, presiding

Honoring of all Graduates and Rose Award Scholarships presented

*The Rose Award Scholarships encourage young women who actively live their Catholic faith to continue their participation and grow in leadership, spirituality, and service throughout their lives.  For, in the words of Saint John Paul II, “the liberating message of the Gospel of Life has been put into your hands, and the mission of proclaiming it to the ends of the earth is now passing to your generation.”

 

We invite you to bring flowers from your yard to be placed on Mary’s altar during the procession.

No registration is required.

Sponsored by the Peoria Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s

Women Connect Ministry

*If you have not heard of the PDCCW Rose Award, ask your parish priest about it. Nomination

and essay information was sent in an email to all parishes of the diocese in March.

Volunteer Appreciation: DEADLINE EXTENDED!

 

OUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NOW EXTENDED TO APRIL 19TH!

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

Still time - Always Time to Magnify!

 

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!