Catholic Daughters of America

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA Court #2258) 

 We are the oldest and largest Catholic Women Organization, with 70,000 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.

2019 - 2020 Events and Projects:
 
* CDA Welcome back CDA General Meeting, Thursday, September 19, 2019, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Activity Center Roon 1. Lunch is served.
 
* CDA 36th Anniversary Celebration, venue to follow - Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019
 
* National  CDA Sunday, October 20, 2019, at Annunciation Catholic Church
 
* Christmas with the Seminarians, St Mary's Seminary, Houston - More Info to Follow 
 
* CDA Christmas Celebration, venue  to follow - Thursday, December 5, 2019


Glenda Bautista - Regent
Tina DeGeorgio - Vice Regent
Mercedes Cook - Recording Secretary
Alice Chovanec - Financial Secretary
Dee McBride - Treasurer
Dela Garza - District Deputy, Dist.20
Spiritual Adviser - Sr. Ginny Braniff
 
Committee Chairmans:
Budget/Finance - Dee McBride
Decoration - Aleen Fowler
Newsletter - Kris Hamby
Reception - Celia Vasquez
Registration - Debra Kvinta
Scholarships - Tina DeGeorgio
Spiritual - Arlene Koob
Sunshine - Vesna Jurick
Ways and Means - Mercedes Cook


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.








 

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.