“Be who God meant you to be
and you will set the world on fire.”
St. Catherine of Siena
Inspiring women who are “Doctors of the Church”​
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St. Teresa of Avila
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St. Catherine of Siena
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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St. Hildegard of Bingen
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Why Were We Founded?
In March 1920, NCCW was founded under the auspices of the U.S. Catholic bishops. The bishops had witnessed the important work done by Catholic women’s organizations during World War I and had the wisdom to call for the founding of NCCW to bring these organizations together. This gave U.S. Catholic women a unified voice, a national service program and the ability to reach out to each other through a national organization.
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What Have We Done?
The First Twenty Five Years
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Emphasis was given to the education and formation of Catholic Women so they could exercise their new found civic duties granted them as the “Right to Suffrage” in 1920.
Under the direction of the National Catholic Welfare Council, the NCCW participated in an inaugural program called Immigrant Aid to assist Catholic immigrants with their relocation experiences.
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Focused on the promotion of Catholic education and the establishment of Parent Teacher Associations, catechetical instruction, and affiliation with university Newman Clubs. (read more)
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Detroit Province
Council of Catholic Women
2022-2023
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Spiritual Advisor
Fr. Patrick Maher
pmaher@crossinthewoods.com
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Province Director
Carolyn Morrison
carolynmorrison@hotmail.com
Detroit President
Sharon Di Giovanni
sharondege@wowway.com
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Gaylord President
Ruth Munger
rmung71r@gmail.com
Grand Rapids President
Barb Vezino
barb.vezino@gmail.com
Kalamazoo President
Becky Borglin
becky.borglin@gmail.com
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Lansing Co-Presidents
Maria Brown
middlechild611@gmail.com
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Judy Parsons
jparsons@umich.edu
Saginaw President
Rita Maher
rfmaher48453@yahoo.com
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Marquette Diocese
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DPCCW Secretary
Janet Regan
janetregan0209@gmail.com
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DPCCW Treasurer
Lorraine McFee
(Immediate Past Pres. Detroit)
sweetlor@earthlink.net
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Standing Committees
Spirituality Chair
Kathleen Penno
(Past PD &’22 Convention Co-Chair)
krpkath@hotmail.com
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Website, IT Chair
Zora Dziurman
guardianangel1953@yahoo.com
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Angie Yarch (Immediate Past Pres. Gaylord)
angelgrace068@gmail.com
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Kathleen Melville-Hall (Past PD, Gaylord)
dccwkait@gmail.com
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Marcia Albosta (Past Pres. Gaylord)
benalbosta@frontier.com
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Nancy Babin (Treasurer Lansing)
babinchez@sbcglobal.net
Norma Andrews (Gaylord Past President)
andrewsnj@yahoo.com