APRIL 2025
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St Albert Student Winners attending CDA Education Contest Awards Dinner – Theme for this year was “He Who Forgives an Offense Seeks Love, How do I Feel When I Forgive?”
PALM SUNDAY – APRIL 13, 2025
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS COURT #330 LENTEN RAFFLES
AT THE FISH FRYS….
BEGINNING FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH GREAT HALL
3304 4TH AVENUE
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501
MANY RAFFLE ITEMS!
TICKETS $1.00 EACH OR 6 FOR $5.00
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH
Treasurer Kathi Markel at the CDA Fish Fry Raffle Table, Corpus Christi Parish. She is overlooking a Bambi (Scentsy Candle) item and behind her is the beautiful quilt she donated.
CDA Sisters working at the Raffle Table: (L) Members Kris Reicks, Joan Von Tersch Wege, Regent Sheila Graham and Treasurer Kathi Markel.
First place student winners attending the Education Contest Awards Dinner on March 10, 2025 in Social Hall of St. Peter’s Church, Council Bluffs, IA…their entries will go on to compete at the State of Iowa C.D.A. Contest. Good Luck!
Quinlan Ryan – 1st Place Division I ART and POETRY
Hayley Woody – 1st Place Division II ART
Roxanne McConahay 1st Place Division II POETRY
Sayge Waddell 1st Place Division III POETRY
Jackson Ramsey 1st Place Division I COMPUTER ART
Liam Quigley 1st Place Division I ESSAY
Lola Miller 1st Place Division II ESSAY
Braylie Blackburn 1st Place Division II PHOTOGRAPHY
Also attending the Awards ceremony were the following winners! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
Dakota Lundergard 3rd Place Division I ART
Daphne Maldonado HM Division I ART
Emma Thompson 2nd Place Division II ART
Sydney Tallman 3rd Place Division II ART
Hattie Sheffield HM Division II ART
Grace Hoferer 3rd Place Division III ART
Elizabeth Noon 2nd Place Division I POETRY
Cormac Ryan 3rd Place Division I POETRY
Gracie Stamp HM Division I POETRY
Owen Juranek 2nd Place Division II POETRY
George Schatzberg 2nd Place Division I COMPUTER ART
Dominik Kinney 3rd Place Division I COMPUTER ART
Anthony Goracke HM Division I COMPUTER ART
Brinley Lane HM Divsion I COMPUTER ART
McKenna White HM Division II COMPUTER ART
Jonah Shea 2nd Place Division III COMPUTER ART
Tahlia Williams 3rd Place Division I ESSAY
Cooper Moses HM Division I ESSAY
Rigley Nadgwick HM Division I ESSAY
Keriann Bascue HM Division II ESSAY
Otto Wahle HM Division III ESSAY
Lilyan Heine 3rd Place DivIsion II PHOTOGRAPHY
Abigail Lewis HM Division III PHOTOGRAPHY
Court Meeting on February 4, 2024 included an informative demonstration of Asian cooking by member Monica Sciortino.
Member Monica Sciortino teaches us the steps to make Vietnamese Spring Rolls, including a history of Asian cooking.
Mary Carroll reaches for a transparent spring roll wrapper.
Angie Shea and Felicia Davidson working on their spring rolls.
Lucile Burk proudly shows her finished Spring Roll.
(L) Donna Collins and Carol Andress following the steps.
(L) Rita Hughes, Matalyn Sebetka, Angie Shea & Felicia Davidson assembling their Vietnamese Spring Rolls.
Many Thanks to our chef, Monica Sciortino! She filled our minds and our stomachs!
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A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL 160+ GUESTS AT OUR PAST JULY 10, 2024 SUMMER SALAD LUNCHEON FUNDRAISER AT ST.
PETER SOCIAL HALL! HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT EVENT BY KRIS REICKS & CAROL HOLLENBECK.
Local St. Albert Student winners who were also winners at the State of Iowa level of the Education Contest of the Catholic Daughters
Nick Moses Div I Poetry (Grades 4-5) 3rd Place
Ariah Shaw-Caldwell Poetry Div III (Grades 9-12) 2nd Place
Maleena Williams Poetry Div II (Grades 6-8) 3rd Place
Katherine Ramos Viera Art Div III (Grades 9-12) 2nd Place
These 1st Place winners went on to the competition at the National level of the Catholic Daughters in July, 2024 at the convention in New Orleans, LA:
Lorelei Behrens Art Div 1 (Grades 4-5) 1st Place
Leighton Finnegan Photography Div III (Grades 9-12) 1st Place
Damaris Gonzalez Alvarado Art Div III (Grades 9-12) 1st Place
Lindsey Corrill Essay Div III (Grades 9-12) 1st Place (Went on to win 2nd Place at the National Level of Catholic Daughters of the Americas.)
Photos by Kris Reicks taken at the March 26, 2024 Education Contest Dinner at St. Patrick Social Hall.
New Members, (L) Marilyn Ravlin, (C) Renae Church receive gifts from Regent Carol Hollenbeck.
WELCOME TO CDA COURT SAINT ANTHONY #330
New members Marilyn Ravlin & Renae Church, installed on May 7, 2024. WELCOME TO YOU BOTH!
Prayerful Mary and Child Statuette, 24″ tall. Generously donated by Debi Wheeler.
Honorable Chairpersons of 2024 Raffle (L) Kris Reicks, Debi Wheeler and Kathi Markel.
Beautiful handmade jewelry by Mike Reicks.
KC Chiefs Scentsy Warmer with scents. Donated by Dola Mehsling.
Scentsy aromatic 101 Dalmatians puppy. Donated by Dola Mehsling.
Pet Basket (A) donated by Mariann Hilderbrand.
October Cozy Soup & Dessert Luncheon at St. Patrick Social Hall on October 19, 2023.
Member Monica Sciortino wins a raffle prize!
Local Court #330 Education Contest Chair, Mariann Hilderbrand accepts National CDA Winning entries from State of Iowa CDA Regent, Suzanne Torrey.
Division III Computer Art National CDA Second Place Winner Plum Brugenhemke, Grade 11.
Division III Poetry Winner of 2nd Place at the National CDA Level, Jada Larsen Grade 9
This year’s Theme was “We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight.”
Sunday, June 11, 2023, 1:30pm – Corpus Christi Parish, Queen of Apostles Church to Holy Family Catholic Church (a little over 2 miles.) 4 stops along the way for prayer.Ollie the Trolley available both directions. Short service at Holy Family Church and a reception in the basement Social Hall.
2009 Corpus Christi Walk, Elaine Nugent, Mary Sealock, Linda Spencer
View from Ollie the Trolley
2015 Jeanette Bowen – RIP
2015 – Linda Spencer, Kathy Plourde, Mary Sealock, Rita Hughes, Marcella Lee
CDA members Debi Wheeler and Kris Reicks along the Corpus Christi Walk June 11, 2023
CDA Banner arrives at Holy Family Church- Corpus Christi Walk 2023
2023 – CDA Past Regents Angie Shea and Mariann Hilderbrand on either side of member Kris Reicks processing along the route with Ollie the Trolley in the background.
MISSION
Catholic Daughters of the Americas® strives to embrace the principles of faith, working through love, in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.
MOTTO
Unity and Charity
PURPOSE
As the largest organization of Catholic women in the Americas and founded through the Knights of Columbus Catholic men’s organization, our purpose is to participate in the religious, charitable and educational Apostlelates of the Church.
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