KDCCW Celebrates 20^th Annual Convention

“Rejoice and Be Glad”

The 20^th convention of the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will be held in Chattanooga at St. Jude Parish, May 1 & 2 with beautiful liturgies, music, workshops and special presenter, nationally known Catholic Evangelist and singer, Katrina Rae.

The workshops will be offered on Friday afternoon following the Annual Memorial Mass and will feature current topics and impressive guest speakers. Saturday, Singer/Evangelist Katrina Rae will present two sessions. The first entitled “Relationship to God and Healing” in the morning and the second “Evangelization” in the afternoon.

The day will end with the installation of the new officers for 2009-2011.

Where Did They Go and Why?

Rosi Schuhmacher, a long time CCW member in Florida, will be the Organization Commission speaker at the 20^th KDCCW Convention. Rosi promises to make us laugh a lot as we learn her CCW story/journey, as well as to think about our own affiliates. Rosi has written a book that she will be selling for $10.00 each. The book proceeds help NCCW with their budget.

Human Trafficking –

Modern Slavery

Is Focus of International Workshop

The International commission will show the DVD titled “Look Beneath the Surface – Human Trafficking is Modern Day Slavery”. There will also be informative resource literature available for each affiliate.

Community Commission Workshop

Children in Poverty

Past President Anne Wharton will present a very timely workshop about poverty and its affect on children in our society. In our current economic times many people are suffering “situational poverty”. By understanding both generational poverty and situational poverty, we can work to combat its affects on our children.

Father Michael Woods to Present Church Workshop

Father Woods, the Spiritual Moderator for Cumberland Mountain Deanery will present the Church commission workshop entitled “Development of Prayer”. Father Woods is pastor of All Saints Church and a frequent presenter on Adult Faith Formation.

Live Simply is Theme for Family Workshop

Avoid stress and debt, focus on relationships instead of "stuff' and learn about the "Joys and Blessings of Living Simply" in the Family Concerns workshop. Nancy Twigg, author of "Celebrate Simply", will bring her message and share tips from her "Counting the Cost" and "Frugal Living" websites and newsletters. This timely information will help you apply new perspective to your own efforts to simplify and focus on the things

that matter most in your household.

20 Years of KDCCW

Photos Needed

The Organization Commission will provide a presentation of photos covering the past 20 years of DCCW at the convention. Please email photos to sallyajackson@bellsouth.net no later than March 15. Each photo needs to list 1) the parish, 2) the people from left to right, 3) the activity, and 4) the year. What makes your affiliate unique? Send a photo! Who are the people who have made CCW live in your parish during the past 20 years? Send a photo! I need photos of all past KDCCW Presidents, and Deanery and Diocesan Moderators with the years of service.

Additionally, we will have a display about our commission and a table of items from NCCW for sale. The new NCCW mug will sell for $8.00. You may place an early order

by emailing me at sallyajackson@bellsouth.net .

Proclaiming the Gift of Life

All Saints, Cumberland Mtn. fund raising for videotaping Dr Ruth Queen Smith in the “Scripture for Catholics” series.

St Mary, Smoky Mountain, sends newsletter to every woman parishioner with CCW and parish news and information.

St Jude, Chattanooga, sponsored an International Rosary featuring the Mysteries of Light and prayed in 52 languages and many participants in native dress.

Good Shepherd, Five Rivers, joined 8 churches in Newport to host 1^st Annual Queens Banquet for needy women with prayer, clothes, and makeovers.

Spotlight on 4 CCW

Affiliates

It has been over 8 year since we have had a speaker on Pro-Life give a presentation at our convention. The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is a threat to all of the progress made by Pro-Life advocates since Roe vs Wade. We need to step up and understand what we as Catholic Women are facing.

Lisa Morris will present the Legislative Commission workshop. Lisa has worked as a Missionary of the Gospel of Life with Father Frank Pavone and she has a major role in the Forty Days of Life campaign in Knoxville.

www.kdccw.org website for KDCCW news

Ann Dennis, President, annd2001@hotmail.com

abplace@comcast.net for prayer requests

KDCCW Board donates food

At the winter board meeting of the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women 160 pounds of food was collected for the Ladies of Charity food pantry.

Upcoming Events

Deanery General Meetings

Chattanooga – Sat. Mar. 21 at St. Jude PLC, Chattanooga

Cumberland Mountain – Wed. Mar. 11, St. Thomas the Apostle, Lenoir City

Five Rivers – Wed. Mar. 11, Notre Dame, Greeneville

Smoky Mountain – Sat. Mar. 14, Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa

KDCCW Board

2009-2011 Board Training Saturday, June 20 will be the diocesan officer and commission chair training. This is offered to all officers of parish, deanery and diocesan Councils of Catholic Women. There will be sessions for Presidents, Treasurers, Secretaries and commission chairs.

Hispanic Ministry

Pastoral Juvenil Hispana holding annual Food Fast, March 7-8, St Therese of Lisieux, Cleveland. Overall theme; Global Migration and the problems it has created. Proceeds will go to CRS to combat hunger in Bethlehem.