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Desert Reflections
Arizona CDA
AZ CDA
Arizona State Board
Chaplain
Fr. Ariel Lustan
St. Anthony of Padua Casa
Grande
Arizona State Regent
Irene Gramza
First State Vice Regent
Lorrie Holland
Second State Regent
Joyce Stalians
State Secretary
Lynn Wilson
State Treasurer
Marilyn Witte
Lynn Wilson
Newsletter Editor
Chaplains and Sister Catholic Daughters of the Americas Members I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather we are having! Are you ready for the heat? I'm not yet and it's only the beginning of the season. Hoping you all had a Blessed Easter Celebration in your parishes and that as we look forward to Pentecost in a few weeks, let us continue to praise the Lord for all the things He has given us. Also to remember those who have lost members in the courts and in their families, my prayers and thought are with you and your families. As were anticipate the Holy Spirit coming to us, in the form of a Dove with outstretched wings to bring us the gifts of Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentle-ness and Self Control, we need to show this in our courts and families. Prayer that the Holy Spirit comes upon these new officers and your mem-bers to continue the wonderful works in His Name. As we are completing the election of the officers who will lead your courts for the next two years,, remember to thanks those that have led your courts for 2 or more years for their service and sisterhood to all members., in UNITY AND CHARITY. Some will be having installation of the new/continuing officer and other courts will wait till the fall. Your new/continuing officers take their positions in 30 days after elections even if the have not had the installation now. Please remember to send your financial review paperwork and the list of new officer to National, a copy to me, your state regent, and also a copy to Lynn Wilson the state secretary. We will be using this to compile a new directory this summer. Also please make sure that you have your Chaplain or Spiritual Advisors information is on the form, along with your website address. the state officers are planning a training session for all court officers in June, look for date and place coming soon. There will be a gathering of those attending the National Convention to be prepared for what is coming in July. Date and time to be announced soon. Please make sure that I have a copy of your registration form and meal plans (Fun Night and Banquet reservations). As soon as I have the paperwork I will send a separate notice to all attendees, if you spouse is attending bring him along, we need their input too. A state dinner is being planned at a local restaurant and all are invited to attend and have a great Arizona evening. You are in my prayers, you and your families. Blessings to all, Irene Gramza State regent 602-866-7318
April 2018
Prayer List
Dotti Scordato a former Court Madonna #2067 Regent.
Brenda Shank Ct. 2651
ConnieWolfchief Ct. 2651
As I close in on my first year in this office, I have to say it has been a great joy and blessing. I have begun to meet some Catholic Daughter from around the state. You are all so very talented and dedicated ladies. We are so lucky to have you as members of Catholic Daughters.
I hope that you will continue to invite new members to your courts, so we can continue to grow and serve the Lord with Joy. God sent the work-ers to the vineyard, we each arrive at different times but, the work never ends. So we must continue to extend a warm welcome to everyone. Some court are struggling to keep their number up so even if someone you know would not be a member in your court invite them to join a court nearby or direct them to the state board so we may help them start a court in their own parish.
As we continue through the Easter season with a renewed relation-ship with our Lord, renew your commitment to Catholic Daughters, give just a little more time of yourself this year. We’re all able to serve the Lord in some way with our many talents and gift, so lets put them to good use and enter the vineyard of the Lord.
Lynn Wilson
State Secretary
“The children were very creative in their interpreta-tions of shrines …”
Marion Shrine Contest at Most Holy Trinity.
Note From our State Secretary
This was the 30th anniversary of the Marion Shrine contest. Court Our Lady of Guadalupe wrapped prizes and gifts after their meeting on April 7th. The finals for the contest were held on April 18th at Most Holy Trini-ty. Monica Blasko, who has had charge of the event for several years did her usual great job. She organized the contest for all the grades at the school and for the RE children from the three ongoing classes. Some of the court members helped with set-up, refreshments, judging and the presentation of the prizes for the shrines.
There were more participants and families attending than in recent years. The children were very creative in their interpretations of shrines to the Holy Mother. The proud parents beamed with pride at the imaginative and and reverence the children displayed in their entries. There were smiling faces and expressions for pride from all. We were proud to have helped spon-sor and participate in this most wor-thy endeavor. We look forward to next year's opportunity to be involved again.
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The Catholic Bible Institute of Southern Arizona (CBISA) is a three-year program which involves a comprehensive study of the Christian Scrip-tures (OT & NT), with particu-lar focus on the methods of study, sharing, and praying with Scripture, and application of skills for leading Bible Study or Scripture Sharing groups.
YEAR ONE includes an
introduction to the New Testament and an over-view of the following: the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline Letters, the Deutero-Pauline Epistles, the Cath-olic Epistles, the Book of Revelation, other Early Christian Writings, and New Testament Theology.
YEAR TWO includes an introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and an overview of the following themes: Torah/Pentateuch, Historical Writings, Prophets, Exile and Rebuilding, Wisdom Literature, Deutero-canonical Writings, and Old Testament Theology.
YEAR THREE is a "Practicum" that focuses on developing practical skills for working with groups, with an emphasis on adult learning styles, facilitation skills, group process, conflict resolu-tion models, scripture-study resources, and lead-ership training.
Classes will begin in August of
2018 Please contact the For-
mation office Sr. Louis
520.838.2500 if you would be
interested in attending classes.
They meet one Saturday a
month, there is a cost per se-
mester but well worth your
time and money. Our own State
Secretary Lynn Wilson will be
completing the 3 year course in
June.
Education Contest Winners
Congratulations to this year's participants, students, members, and CDA courts, for another great year of talent in representing Arizona! We had many entries this year from 5 participating courts and we had a total of 11 1st place winners. Everyone had magnificent works of art, computer art, poems, es-says, and photographs. Their entries are now at the national level and we all await with anticipation for the final result! Good luck at the National level and congratulations on the joyous work you have all done for the Lord and Catho-lic Daughters! 1st Place Winners: Art Division 1-Jira Barajas Court Queen of Peace, Green Valley Art Division 2-Araceli Rodriguez Daughters of St. Anthony Court, Casa Grande Art Division 3-Alicia Morris Court St. Clare of Assisi, Goodyear Art Division 4-Lorrie Holland Court St. Clare of Assisi, Goodyear Computer Art Division 1-Mary Seybert Court Our Lady of the Desert, Mesa Photography Division -Natalia Pena Daughters of St. Anthony Court, Casa Grande Poetry Division 1-Connor William Stoltz Daughters of St. Anthony Court, Casa Grande Poetry Division 2-Sebastian Goeden Court Queen of Peace, Green Valley Essay Division 1-Annie Luke Court Our Lady of the Desert, Mesa Essay Division 2-Calley Spina Court Our Lady of the Desert, Mesa Essay Division 3 Anton Sachs Court St. Mary Magdalene, Goodyear
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Tea Party Court 2067
Photo by Peggy
Alert to Families
The hugely popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, has become a lightning rod for critics who say it glorifies suicide and might even make it an attractive option for teen-agers who are enduring difficult times in their lives. Anna Bright, a 14 year old committed suicide after binge watching 13 Reasons Why. Anna’s parents contacted the Ameri-can Family Association, asking them to help get the word out about the dangers of 13 Reasons Why. On March 25, Tim Wildman, President of the American Family Association sent a letter to Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix asking for a short meeting to discuss his concerns. His letter was ignored. Teen Vogue said the show is the most popular show on social media. Netflix plans to release a second season soon. Even the mainstream media has publicized the potential dangers of this show, and some schools here in America and abroad have sent home letters
to warn parents about the series. The American Academy of Pediatrics say that suicide has risen to become the second leading cause of death among teenagers. Asking Netflix to drop this dangerous series is the right thing to do. You can sign a petition demanding Netflix pull Season 1 of the series and cancel plans to air Season 2. Just as Important, tell everyone you know who has teenagers to monitor their children’s television viewing and make sure they protect them by not allowing them to watch this dreadful show. To sign the petition go to: www.facebook.com/AMERICANFAMASSC/VIDEOS/101560761522978060 Lorrie Holland – Family and Life – State Chair
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Court 2278 Our Lady of Lordes
Sun City West holds an annual rummage sale, always the last
weekend in February. This year we profited$38,000 from our
sale. We give our Treasurer writers cramp as she writes the
checks to the 29 different charities that we have voted to sup-
port. Of course, we support various groups in the Sun City West
area, but we have a few favorites outside of our area. A New
Leaf, a domestic violence shelter in Mesa and the New Life Center
also a domestic violence shelter in Goodyear both receive funds
from us. We support the St. Joseph Yarnell Shrine. They have reported that
all the buildings that were burned in their fire have been replaced. We al-
ways support KNOM Radio Mission. That is a non-commercial Catholic radio
station in Nome, Alaska. The new recipient of our donation this year is the
new St. John Paul II High School that is currently being built. Sister Mary Jor-
dan Hoover OP, Principal, requested funds to help furnish the school which
will open in the fall. There are so many good charities that it is difficult to
decide who to help, but we hope that we have made the lives of a few indi-
viduals a little better.
Court Padre Kino 1932 had its third annual womens day of reflection on Saturday March 10. It was well attended and our speakers did a fantastic presentation. We had Father Romeo Dionisio lead off on the Gift of Life and then welcomed Father Wilfred Yinah as our main speak-er. Father Wilfred gave us a lot to think about and made his presentation available to whoever wanted a copy. We attended mass at 11 am and then had lunch and welcomed our own Deacon Sione Hola for a presen-tation on his homeland of Tonga. It was a full day and every one enjoyed the give aways we had during lunch. Some of the ladies who attended stated they are looking forward to next year.
Happy Spring to all of you! Some parts of our coun-try haven’t received that memo yet. But we here in Arizona certainly have as we enjoy the beauty of the yellow palo verde trees every where we look. And a drive in the desert shows the beauty of our beautiful cactus. Its a busy time of the year as we just celebrated the Joyous Easter season and Our Risen Lord and soon we celebrate the feast of Pentecost when Our Lord sent the Holy Spirit upon His apostles and their followers. More then 2000 years later we are blessed to be among those followers. We continue the evan-gelization by our spiritually and service as Catholic Daughters. The Holy Spirit gave us gifts to guide us in our work. In our service we use those gifts of Wisdom, Council, Understanding, Knowledge, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord. And from these gifts we gain the attributes of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and hope-fully share those fruits with all we encounter. We need to practice and show to others the fruits of the Holy Spirit of Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Good-ness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control. In our courts, we have just had elections of the new officers that will serve our court for the next 2 years. First I want to say a special Thank you to the officers who have served the past 2 years. Your work for Catholic Daughters and your court is very much ap-preciated. To those who have been elected, I say a big Thank you for setting up and saying yes Lord. I pray the Holy Spirit will be your guide. Please know
that your State Officers and I will be available to help you whenever you need. The State Regent is plan-ning training sessions and I greatly encourage you as an officer for your court to attend and learn all you can about your responsibili-ties. I ask all members to be supportive of your new officers. Be there to help them whenever and where ever you can. Pray daily for the Holy Spirit to guide them and Our Blessed Mother to fold them in Her mantle of love. It is also that time of the year when many of you leave soon (or have already left) for the summer. I pray that you have a safe and enjoyable summer. And for those of us that stay in AZ to enjoy our sun shine stay cool, don’t forget the sunscreen and drink-ing lots of water. For those that will be attending the National Con-vention in Sioux Falls, SD, I look forward to seeing you there and sharing a wonderful experience togeth-er. I encourage all of you to review the proposed by-law changes so you are acknowledgeable when these items come up for a vote. Discuss your thoughts on them to our AZ delegates who will be voting on them. God bless you, Susan Moné, National Director
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Court Padro Kino 1932
National Director
The purposes of the organization is to participate in the religious, charitable and
educational Apostolates of the Church. Catholic Daughters of the Americas
engages in creative and spiritual programs which provide its members with the
opportunity to develop their God-given talents in meaningful ways that positive-
ly influence the welfare of the Church and all people throughout the world.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith
working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement
of human rights and all.
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