Court St. Anthony #330

Super Day: Our 2010 Summer Salad Lunch fund raiser

Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principles of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all mankind.

As the largest organization of Catholic women in the Americas and founded through the Knights of Columbus Catholic men's organization, our purpose is to participate in the religious, charitable and educational Apostolates of the Church.

Court St. Anthony #330 was established in October 1920. We are celebrating 90 years!!! Our current court members come from the 5 local parishes in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the surrounding area.

We have a membership of 62 women dedicated to the mission of the Catholic Daughters. Many of our members have a long-tradition of membership in this or other courts, often following their mothers' footsteps of service and fellowship. New members are always welcome to join!

We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month from March through December. Our meeting starts with a 5:15 pm Mass at Saint Peter's Parish (1 Bluff Street, Council Bluffs, IA) followed by a 6:00 pm potluck dinner and meeting in the parish social hall.

Thank you to Jan Roth who has served as our regent these past 2 years!

Since I became Regent two years ago, there have been many memorable meetings and celebrations and outings that I wanted to share with you.

First in 2008, we hosted Anna Baxter Day. It was a lovely tea party all decorated and formal with beautiful teapots and the members in hats and gloves.

We also had a wonderful brunch honoring our 50 year plus members, and there were many of them. What a commitment it is to belong to Catholic Daughters for over 50 years. It was an honor to celebrate with them.

Our outing to the Holy Family Shine near Gretna was also very uplifting. On CDA Sunday many of us traveled there and enjoyed the fellowship as well as spiritual time in the chapel on the site. We learned how the idea was born and the dream realized with help from donors and with prayers.

Also, two of our kids from the education contest from St. Albert won the National Award and each received $100.

There have been fun Christmas parties, great salad luncheons, profitable raffles. We received a generous donation from a deceased member of $700 so we could buy new robes for our officers. It was a special gift for us now and years to come.

Some of the greatest blessings I have received include the monthly fellowship with all of you at our masses and dinners together. There are so many ways you care for the community at large and your fellow members as well. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

PS. Sheila will do a great job as Regent for you. She is committed and has many new ideas. Welcome to her and the other new officers.

In Unity and Charity, Jan Roth

From your new regent

Dear members,

I am so excited to be able to serve our court as your new regent. Thank you for your confidence in me. One of the things I love about this group is that we all share the Catholic faith and are proud to be part of a Catholic women's group. I have found that above all else, sharing the Faith makes us stronger, individually and as a group. So I appreciate that you all happily share and promote the Catholic Faith along with me!

We are going to try to add some components to our organization this year so that you all have a chance to learn more about your faith and to laugh with each other as we hare some experiences and fun through our meetings and dinners and events and activities. So buckle your seat belts and come along for the ride!!

In Unity and Charity, Sheila

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Learn about our patron, St. Anthony of Padua!