East DuPage Deanery, Joliet, IL DCCW at 300 S Cornell Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181 US - Home

 East DuPage Deanery
     • inspires its women and parishes (affiliates) through prayer and action,
     • supports social action and services with Gospel values,
     • provides a place for Catholic women to speak and act on matters of mutual interest,
     • and represents its affiliates with other Deaneries and the Joliet Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

We hope that this site will provide valuable resources and references for Catholic women and Parish Councils of Catholic Women in the East DuPage Deanery. 
 
The women who form the 2008-10 Board of the East DuPage Deanery are listed in the link at the upper left: "Staff".  If you wish to contact us, clicking on the name of the President  or Vice President will open an e-mail message to her, or you can use the  'Contact Us' link in the lower left column.  We welcome all comments, questions and other feedback about the website or any of its contents, especially suggestions for items you would like to  see on this website.
 
In the "About" page, upper left, you will find a very short history of the founding of the Council of Catholic Women, and East DuPage Deanery's place in it; the "Links' page contains links to the Diocesan and National CCWs, among others. 

Recent issues of the Deanery Newsletter, the Significa can be found, by date, in the box at the left (you will need Adobe Reader to open and read these files). There are also other historical documents available on the Deanery Archives page, accessible by clicking on the Archives link at the left.

All Parish CCWs in the Deaneary are listed (we also have three parishes with CCWs in varius stages of re-establishment) in the Parish CCWs page available at the left.  If they have websites or pages on their parish website, then clicking on that link should bring you there.  NOTE to Parish Councils of Catholic Women: if your upcoming events are listed on these pages, this might be a useful advertising tool for your Council's events.

In the box at the left, you can also go to pages with information for our Commissions, 'nitty-gritty' things (items that CCW members and councils need to know at various at various times), and other resources.
One resource that many will find useful is the "Parish President's Survival Guide".  This is a  tri-fold brochure that contains much information in a  handy, concise format, not only for Parish Presidents, but for members as well.  You can download it at: "Parish (CCW)...Survival Guide"

EDD was well represented at the 2009 NCCW National Convention: one Past NCCW President  Joann Hillebrand;  4 Past JD CCW Presidents: Marie Palmer, Mary Ann Brabec, Joann Hillebrand and Rose Martinet*; current JD CCW president Carlotta Lawton and Vice President Linnea Warda*; East DuPage Deanery President, Marianne McKeague*, Vice President Pat Lord*, Treasurer, Madalene Cannata*,  and Organization Services Chair, Nancy Siemers*; parish CCW president MaryBeth Kurpiel, Moderator, Margaret Smielewski, and Secretary, Kelly Scardina.
    Summaries of the convention were published in the October 2009 EDD newsletter, Significa, and in Convention handouts made available at the 2009 EDD Fall Coffee.  Some of these convention handouts will be made available on the website in the near future.                       *EDD board members

This website is dedicated*     To the women of the past - for what they have done;
                                          To the women of the present - for what they are doing; and
                                          To the women of the future - that they may learn from both.
* with compliments for this quote to the Western DuPage Kendall Deanery website.
           
Note: The Catholic organizations and corporations in the 'Marketplace' and 'Web Sponsors' links at the upper left represent Catholic sponsors of CatholicWeb, which make it possible to offer websites to dioceses, parishes, and Catholic organizations at no or minimal cost.
 

Demonstrating a Living Faith

Jack McKeon

Filmed after he lead his team to win the 2003 World Series, then Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon tells Msgr. Jim Lisante that baseball isn't his only love.

Daily Reflections

The U.S. bishops’ Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) has expanded its streaming video site, CCC-TV, to include daily reflections, interviews and stories of faith that offer a range of engaging multimedia content. The new features give visitors the opportunity to experience the rich tapestry of Catholic faith from diverse perspectives and learn about the activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Church across the country. Daily reflections offer brief commentaries on the Mass readings of the day. The Archdioceses of Galveston-Houston, New Orleans, Miami, San Antonio, Washington, D.C and the Dioceses of Fort Wayne-South Bend and Raleigh are currently participating. Several other dioceses are scheduled to tape reflections for the coming year.