MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the organization is to participate in the religious, charitable and educational apostolate of the Church. Catholic Daughters of the Americas engages in creative and spiritual programs which provide its members with opportunity to develop their special God-given talents in the meaningful way to positively influence the welfare of the Church and all peoples throughout the world.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.
HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS
1903 – Founding of the Daughters of Isabella by the Knights of Columbus, Utica, New York - John Carberry, Supreme Regent.
Motto “Unity and Charity” established.
1908 – Daughters of Isabella grows to 90 Courts, 10,000 members in 69 cities and 18 States.
1911 – 150 Courts, 13,000 members in 26 States. The first California Court, Court San Francisco, instituted on April 30, 1911.
1921 – Name officially changed from Daughters of Isabella to Catholic Daughters of America.
1925 – Junior Catholic Daughters of America (JCDA) for girls ages 10-18 was instituted.
1928 – Catholic Daughters sufficiently established for the Knights of Columbus to sever their connection.
1978 – Name changed to Catholic Daughters of the Americas in order to recognize Courts in Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Canal Zone.
Today, Courts exist in 44 States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guam, and Saipan. CDA has become the largest organization of Catholic Women in the Americas.
MEETING INFORMATION
Meetings are held monthly, September through June, on the second Wednesday at Our Lady of Loretto Hall at 7:00pm.
Exceptions: January and February meetings are held on the second
Wednesday from 11:00am to 1:00pm at St. Anthony of Padua Parish Hall.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2008
February 24, 2008
High Tea in Novato
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Our Lady of Loretto Hall
May 16, 2008
Annual Scholarship Luncheon
11:30am
Our Lady of Loretto Hall
June 1, 2008
Priest Appreciation Day
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Catholic lay and religious women, 18years of age or older, who love and support the Church and desire to participate in social and charitable activities, shall be eligible for, and entitled to, membership in the Order.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS LEADERSHIP
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Position |
Name |
Phone |
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Regent |
Connie Baczynski |
897-3697 |
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Vice Regent |
Andrea Bell |
892-5898 |
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Recording Secretary |
Florence Oefinger | 892-5087 | |
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Treasurer |
Jeri Kruse | 892-5479 | |
| Financial Secretary | Jean Schuster |
897-1430 |
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NATIONAL AFFILIATION
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
10 West 71st Street
New York, NY 10023
212-877-3041