Catholic Daughters of the Americas

 

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas, with 63,000 members worldwide. Our mission is to participate in religious, charitable, and educational Apostolates of the Church.

CDA Court #2258 at St. Michael the Archangel engages in charitable and spiritual activites that positively influence the welfare of the Church and our community. We donate to charities, administer scholarships, support our local seminarians, and strive to lend helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness. The CDA motto is “In Unity and Charity.” Join us as we pray, serve, and celebrate life!

For more information or to join, please contact CDA Regent Tina DeGeorgio at (713) 907-9667 tinadegeorgio@gmail.com or Vice Regent Glenda Bautista at (713) 882-9617 glbautis@yahoo.com.

2021-2022 Meetings, Events, and Projects

1. CDA General meeting will be held every 3rd Thursday of each month in the PLC-A, unless otherwise noted. For the months of September, November, January, March, and May, meetings will be from 11:30am-1:00pm. To accommodate our working women, for the months of October, December, February, and April, meetings will be from 5:30-7:00pm. 
2. Praying Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary every last Tuesday of each month via Zoom, except July and August
3. Wreaths Across America fundraising effort will begin in September
4. Speaker Series: During September 16th General Meeting at PLC-A, Dietician Denise Hernandez will be our speaker (perspective members are welcome)
5. Annual CDA Unity Mass in October (TBD)
6. Alzheimer fundraising luncheon October 7th at the Village of Tanglewood 11:00am-1:00pm
7. Christmas celebration with the Seminarians early December
8. Christmas celebration luncheon/meeting December 2nd 
9. Pro-Life Prayer Rally at the Texas Capital in January
10. Scholarship committee reviews applications and selects recipients for the CDA St. Michael Catholic School 8th Graders Scholarship, which is awarded each year in May
11. Crowning of Blessed Virgin Mary in May (TBD)

CDA Local, State, and National Projects
Habitat for Humanity:  Helping to build hope, build lives, one family at a time
Holy Cross Family Ministries:  Promoting & supporting the spiritual well-being of the family
The Labouré Society:  Encourages vocations to religious communities)
National Center on Sexual Exploitation:  Exposing the connections between all forms of sexual exploitation
SOAR:  Support Our Aging Religious - Serving elderly sisters, brothers and priests

CDA Charities We Support – Local State and National
Apostles of the Sea, Catholic Relief Services, Covenant House, Disaster Relief, Catholic Extension, Missionaries of Charity, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception - Washington, DC, Pontifical North American College in Rome, Tutwiler Clinic, Smile Train – an international charity dedicated to helping millions of children with cleft lips

Officers
Regent - Tina DeGeorgio
Vice Regent - Glenda Bautista
Recording Secretary - Alice Lew
Financial Secretary - Pat Kelly
Treasurer - Gail O’Neill
District Deputy (Dist. #20) - Dela Garza
Spiritual Advisor - Deacon Lu Hill

Standing Committees
Financial Review/Audit Committee - Claudia Janssens, Myrna Alfonso, & Celia Vasquez
Budget/Finance - Pat Keller
Social/Decoration - Arleen Fowler
Newsletter/Bulletin - Carol Page
Hospitality - Alice Lew & Tina DeGeorgio
Membership/Extension - Glenda Bautista
Registration/Reception - Celia Vasquez
Scholarships - Linda Konarik
Spiritual - Arlene Koob
Sunshine - Vesna Jurick
Ways and Means - Mercedes Cook

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Be a Catholic Daughter
1. Unity with over 63K Women across the Globe
2. Practical Leadership Development
3. Community & Parish outreach
4. Support the Holy Father
5. Scholarship for you and your family
6. To help shape future Leaders through JCDA
7. The benefit of Insurance Programs
8. Spiritual, Social and Cultural Activities
9. Legislative Concerns
10. Lasting Friendships

 

Scholarships Granted to St. Michael The Archangel Catholic School
Court Queen of All Apostles #2258
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Congratulations to our scholarship recipients!

2021
Sofia Chavez-Lujambio
Sophia Ellestad
Isabela Fernandez-Cueto
Isabela Karaszewski

2020
Frances Barnett
Gisele Paniagua
Gabrielle Paniagua

2019
Cynthia Sanchez
Maya Shadid

The Circle of Love

The Circle of Love depicts the focus of
CDA activity. Each spoke is bound
together by the common interest: Love.
The seven points indicate the needs of the
Church and community best served by the
Catholic Daughters.
The Education Contest/Scholarship Program, for both youth and
adults, provides an opportunity to share God-given talents and
pursue further education.
The Family Program encourages members to strengthen their
families by praying, working, and playing together, and by loving
ad supporting one another in all they do.
Our Leadership Program encourages women to assume positions
of leadership in the organization, parish and community and
supplies information and tools to assist them.
Our Legislation Program, helps keep us informed on public issues
that impact our quality of life and family values.
The Spiritual enhancement Program inspires members both as
individuals and as a sisterhood, to deepen their relationships with
God; our service is the way we witness our faith in Christ.
The Youth/JCDA Program nurtures personal and spiritual growth
and promotes service to others through activities and experiences
for young people.

CDA Court 2258, District 20 of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church were overjoyed to share donations with the Seminarians of St. Mary Seminary on December 5th of 2017. We hope this will become an annual tradition. Read more here.