Catholic Daughters of America

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA Court #2258) 

 We are the oldest and largest Catholic Women Organization, with 66,000 members worldwide.

Our Motto: Unity and Charity                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Our mission is to participate in the religious, charitable, and educational Apostolates of the church. CDA engages in creative and spiritual programs which provides its members with the opportunity to develop their God-given talents in meaningful ways that positively 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 human dignity for all.

CDA Local, State, and National projects are:
   Habitat for Humanity, Holy Cross Family Ministries; The Labour’e Society – encourages vocations to religious communities; Smile Train – an international charity dedicated to helping millions of children with cleft lips; SOAR – Support Our Aging Religious.
CDA Charities we support – Local State and National are:
  Catholic Relief Services: Apostles of the Sea; Covenant House; Disaster Relief; Misericordia; The Missionaries of Charity; National Center on Sexual Exploitation; Pontifical North American College in Rome; Project Handclasp – an official US Navy overseas people to people program; Tutwiller Clinic.
Upcoming 2018 – 2019 Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #2258, Dist. 20 Projects and Events:
  July – 57^th Biennial National Convention, Sioux Falls, SD
  October 13 – National CDA Sunday
  October 18 - 35th Anniversary Luncheon, details to follow
  November 15 - Special CDA Project Event
  Dec. 6 - Christmas Celebration
  Dec. 7 -  The Catholic Daughters Christmas with the Seminarians.
  Jan. 17 – Pro-Life Mass
  Feb 21 – CDA Special Valentine Event.
  March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12 - CDA Dessert Bar with the KC’s Fish Fry
  April 18 – Scholarship Committee to review Scholarship applications.
  May 4 - Crowning of Mother Mary Statue.

For more information, call Glenda Bautista, 713-882-9617, glbautis@yahoo.com or visit
  www.catholicdaughters.org or contact Tina DeGeorgio, Vice Regent, tinadegeorgio@gmail.com.

Scholarship recipient is Victoria Johnston.