OUR ORGANIZATION
Sometimes we think our Parish doesn’t have a women’s group. We might not have officers or scheduled meetings. Sound familiar?
Well, we do have a group or two. Someone makes a phone call and we get together and get something done.
Someone called: we made lunch for a funeral, we visited a sick friend, we knitted some baby caps for the hospital, we made some quilts for the church festival, we worked at a brat sale, we attended a retreat, and we donated to charity.
Call some friends and have coffee, talk about your Faith, enjoy yourself. This is all part of what we as women do. Keep up the good work! It’s OUR organization.
Sometimes we think our Parish doesn’t have a women’s group. We might not have officers or scheduled meetings. Sound familiar?
Well, we do have a group or two. Someone makes a phone call and we get together and get something done.
Someone called: we made lunch for a funeral, we visited a sick friend, we knitted some baby caps for the hospital, we made some quilts for the church festival, we worked at a brat sale, we attended a retreat, and we donated to charity.
Call some friends and have coffee, talk about your Faith, enjoy yourself. This is all part of what we as women do. Keep up the good work! It’s OUR organization.
If you are new to Council of Catholic Women (CCW) or even if you’ve been a part of a Catholic Women’s group for a long time, you might want to know more!
Let's start world-wide with WUCWO wucwo.org/ The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) was founded in 1910 and now represents 100 Catholic women’s organisations (International Spelling) worldwide, active in 66 countries including all continents and some island states, representing more than five (5) million Catholic women of every walk of life. WUCWO’s aim is to promote the presence, participation and co-responsibility of Catholic women in society and the Church, in order to enable them to fulfil their mission of evangelisation and to work for human development, particularly in increasing educational opportunities, poverty reduction and the advancement of human rights beginning with the fundamental right to life.
The President General is Maria Giovanna Ruggieri Here is a quote from her letter in the Amman, October 25, 2013 assembly: “Women, thanks to their feminine genius, can offer a specific and particular input for a united world based on respect of the human dignity of each person. For this reason, women are called to participate more actively in the life of the Church and of society. Our meeting can become a small workshop. We assume the words of Pope Francis and we want to offer our contribution also to work together for education to peace.
The NCCW representative to WUCWO is Maribeth Stewart.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (NCCW) nccw.org/
The National Council of Catholic Women (nccw.org) consists of more than 3,000 affiliated Catholic women's organizations in parishes and dioceses throughout the U.S., representing hundreds of thousands of Catholic women, and almost 3,000 individual Catholic women.
The Province board consists of the Dioceses contained within the Province. Saint Cloud is part of the St Paul/Minneapolis Province. Our Diocesan Council President is Cheryl Weller. Our Vice-President (President-elect) is Linda Scepurek. (stclouddccw.org).
Each Diocesan Board consists of Commission, committees and Deanery Presidents, who are listed on the Board of Directors page.. The Deaneries in turn, comprise of parish presidents and Commission chairs if available.
All Catholic women are part of this organization; not just CCW. It is an all-inclusive group, founded to bring the ideas of all Catholic Women’s groups together. Each level works as an information highway. We try to keep everyone informed as to Catholic issues. Information flows both ways, especially through commission chairs, magazines (Catholic Woman) and the internet. We read the national publications and they read ours.
Let's start world-wide with WUCWO wucwo.org/ The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) was founded in 1910 and now represents 100 Catholic women’s organisations (International Spelling) worldwide, active in 66 countries including all continents and some island states, representing more than five (5) million Catholic women of every walk of life. WUCWO’s aim is to promote the presence, participation and co-responsibility of Catholic women in society and the Church, in order to enable them to fulfil their mission of evangelisation and to work for human development, particularly in increasing educational opportunities, poverty reduction and the advancement of human rights beginning with the fundamental right to life.
The President General is Maria Giovanna Ruggieri Here is a quote from her letter in the Amman, October 25, 2013 assembly: “Women, thanks to their feminine genius, can offer a specific and particular input for a united world based on respect of the human dignity of each person. For this reason, women are called to participate more actively in the life of the Church and of society. Our meeting can become a small workshop. We assume the words of Pope Francis and we want to offer our contribution also to work together for education to peace.
The NCCW representative to WUCWO is Maribeth Stewart.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (NCCW) nccw.org/
The National Council of Catholic Women (nccw.org) consists of more than 3,000 affiliated Catholic women's organizations in parishes and dioceses throughout the U.S., representing hundreds of thousands of Catholic women, and almost 3,000 individual Catholic women.
- We are Catholic women's groups (called affiliates) at the parish, deanery/vicariate and Arch/diocesan Council levels.
- We are Catholic women who hold Individual Membership with NCCW.
- NCCW is a member of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations (WUCWO).
- We are recognized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).usccb.org.
- We are active participants in partnerships with all other Catholic Women's groups
- We are the voice for American Catholic women today that transforms the world through prayer and action. NCCW
- Unites more than 3,000 affiliated Catholic women's groups, and nearly 3,000 individual Catholic women in the United States
- Supports social action through Gospel values
- Trains Catholic women to become leaders at the intersection of Church and society
- Provides a forum for Catholic women to speak and act on matters of mutual interest
- Represents U.S. Catholic women in the national and international arena.
The Province board consists of the Dioceses contained within the Province. Saint Cloud is part of the St Paul/Minneapolis Province. Our Diocesan Council President is Cheryl Weller. Our Vice-President (President-elect) is Linda Scepurek. (stclouddccw.org).
Each Diocesan Board consists of Commission, committees and Deanery Presidents, who are listed on the Board of Directors page.. The Deaneries in turn, comprise of parish presidents and Commission chairs if available.
All Catholic women are part of this organization; not just CCW. It is an all-inclusive group, founded to bring the ideas of all Catholic Women’s groups together. Each level works as an information highway. We try to keep everyone informed as to Catholic issues. Information flows both ways, especially through commission chairs, magazines (Catholic Woman) and the internet. We read the national publications and they read ours.
