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Council of Catholic Women
Mission
Our Mission as members of the Council of Catholic Women is to bring women together to share their faith to grow spiritually, and to unite in performing works of charity in our community and in the world.
Vision We strive to be responsible citizens through education and action and by showing hospitality to all our Members. Through these "Charisms" we believe we can follow Jesus in fulfilling our Mission on Earth.
Special Programs
Our most popular program is "Operation Layette." Our affiliates assemble layettes to be given to agencies that request them. If the group cannot assemble a layette they will make a cash donation. The value of each of our layettes is approximately $75.00. Our Chairperson will then make the necessary purchases. We receive requests from inner-city parishes, Macomb Social Services, Wayne County Health Dept., Crisis Pregnancy Centers as well as unwed mothers and families in need. Our project has distributed 364 layettes in the last year, plus approximately $4200 in larger infant clothing.
Our "Penny Pot" is also well supported. Many years ago one of our women heard about the International Book Project in Lexington, Kentucky. They have access to books from schools and also publishers. They send them overseas to mission schools. Our members devised the "penny pot" to be passed around at meetings and last year we collected $1200 to ship books to needy schools.
We work with the National Council of Catholic Women and the Catholic Relief Services to support the Works of Peace Programs. Not all of our affiliates can support all of the Works of Peace programs but we do make a difference.
Events
Every two years in the fall of the year we hold Regional Catholic Women's Days that are held in local parishes that enable our membership that covers the Archdiocese of Detroit to gather for a spiritual and informative day that also includes a Mass and a nice luncheon. Our speakers help to strengthen our faith and the Auxiliary Bishops have been kind enough to celebrate the Mass and join us for lunch. The Regional Days have previously been held at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Immaculate Conception Parish in Lapeer, and at Sacred Heart Parish in Grosse Ile. This gives you an idea of how accessible the events are to the entire Archdiocese of Detroit.
Our Biennial Assembly is held in the month of April depending on when Easter takes place. It usually takes place at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary. It is a day filled with interesting speakers, a Liturgy and a Luncheon. It is also the time we introduce the officers for the coming two years. We have been fortunate to celebrate the Mass with John Cardinal Maida.
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