LEADERSHIP State Chairman: REBECCA BROWN Address: P.O. Box 1478_ City: Angleton, TX 77516-1478 Email: cdarebeccabrown@gmail.com I. Leadership within Local Court: Briefly describe how your court encouraged leadership within the local court membership during the past year(chairmanships, COL participation, officer, fund raising participation, prayer group leaders, program presentations). II. Leadership Workshops: Did the court officers or members attend any leadership workshops (CDA or otherwise) during the past year? Yes No If so, how many members attended? In what type of workshop did they participate? (CDA Officer Training, community trainings, church trainings) III. Results of Leadership Workshops: What were the results/impact of officers or members participation in the workshops? (Increase in program of work development, i.e. COL participation, additional local committee developments) IV. Membership Chairman: Does your court have a designated membership chairman? Yes No If no, why not? V. Membership Increase: New members received during this period VI. Membership Loss: Number of members in your court who have: Died Resigned Transferred Forfeited Membership VII. Membership Recruitment: What activities did your court sponsor to increase membership? (BOGO! participation, sponsored activities to increase membership from within the church and community, booth at church festivals, newspaper articles, flyers in church or rectory). What ideas have been implemented and been successful? VIII. Goals and Objectives for Leadership & Membership: What are goals and/or objectives for your Court in the area of Leadership/Membership for the coming years?
FAMILY State Chairman: JUDY GUTIERREZ Address: 1817 Michigan Ave. City: Port Isabel, TX 78578 Email: anajudithgutierrez@gmail.com I. Family in the home List programs and activities to encourage families to work and play together in the home; i.e. praying, eating, discussing current events, chores. II. Family in the church List sponsored programs and activities to involve families deepening their faith within the family; i.e. attending Mass, family retreats, praying rosary, serving in liturgy as a family. III. Family in the community List volunteer and service activities to encourage families to spend quality time together; i.e. visiting the sick and praying with them, delivering meals to the homebound, collecting baby items for pregnancy centers, participates in Habitat for Humanity, cleaning up the streets and parks as a family. IV. Creating Strong Family Bonds List activities and programs which promote family bonds; i.e. family picnics, family night with games, sponsoring Easter egg hunts, outdoor mass, family movie night, recognizing Family of the Year, attending parish activities. V. Miscellaneous programs and activities that promote Family Bonds and Togetherness
QUALITY OF LIFE State Chairman: RENEE GARZA Address: 1615 Mary Street_ City: Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Email: rgarzacdatx@gmail.com I. Family Life Issues: List activities of membership and support of agencies involved with issues related to domestic abuse, exploitation of women and children, and families with hardships or with members in the Armed Forces II. Restoration of Family Values: List activities supporting legislation and support of Pro Life Organizations, Morality in Media, WRAP and Holy Cross Family Ministries. III. Family Health Issues: List activities such as volunteering at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, visiting the homebound, having speakers at meetings about Care-giving, Hospice, Parkinson s, and AIDS. IV. Community Issues: List activities such as supporting organizations involved with the community, contacting local government officials and recognizing social issues of each community. V. Worldwide Issues: List support of disasters and issues concerning the world at large. VI. Protection of our Earth: stewardship of the earth List activities in recycling programs and involving VII. Health & Wellness: Explain activities pertaining to the well-being of oneself, regular physical exams, eating healthy, maintaining healthy weights, exercising, developing programs and activities within the local court, observing special months related to health issues, making all aware of various health issues
SPIRITUAL ENHANCEMENT State Chairman: Ofelia de los Santos Address: 1111 Susan Dr. City: Edinburg, TX 78539 Email: delossantosofelia36@yahoo.com I. Religious Ministries List participation of membership in liturgical opportunities such as Baptisms, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, RCIA, and interfaith activities. II. Charitable Ministries List participation of memberships in activities such as Bereavement, Charities such as State, Local, or National Projects and charities endorsed by CDA. III. Personal Sanctification List activities such as retreats, days of recollection, prayerlines, rosary groups, bible studies, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, pilgrimages, programs and plays at churches, monasteries, EWTN, researching internet for religious information, programs on spirituality. IV. Clergy, Seminarians, Deacons, Women Religious Explain how your court prays, supports, and celebrates priests, seminarians, deacons and women religious and prays for vocations. List special events for court chaplain and clergy. List support for North American College. V. Miscellaneous means of Spiritual Enhancement See list on page 4 in manual.
EDUCATION State Chairman: IRIS HINOJOSA Address: P. O. 457 City: Benavides, TX 78341 Email: irishinojosa43@gmail.com I. SCHOLARSHIPS List scholarships that your local court sponsors; i.e. scholastic achievement, leadership, service to community, most improved, honorariums, National CDA scholarships for graduating seniors, youth or JCDA. Explain how youth are encouraged to apply and when presentations are made. II. EDUCATION CONTEST Does the local court sponsor the National Poetry, Essay, Art, Music, Photography and Computer Art contests? Are awards given on the local level and are students at both parochial and public school systems encouraged to participate? III. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION List activities that the local court sponsors or donations made for youth, adults or families to further religious education. Did the court participate as a group in an education program for its members? IV. LITERACY (Local programs or tutoring) List any projects, programs or donations made to any literacy programs in your area. V. SUGGESTED PROGRAMS List any other programs presented on subjects such as Spiritual, Legal, Medical, Safety, Pro-Life, Legislation, Personal Identity Theft, Women s Health Issues and to whom were they presented. TOTAL HOURS OF PARTICIPATION TOTAL $ DONATION
LEGISLATION State Chairman: JUDY EVANICKY Address: 1112 Colorado Drive City: Smithville, TX 78957 Email: devanick@smithville.liveair.net_ jevanicky57@gmail.com Did the Court participate in the Operation Morning Star CDA Legislative Program? If so, explain the activities members participated in the two categories of the program listing specific activities: I. Inform, Educate, and Move members to Action II. Patriotism If the Court did not participate explain why: You chose not to participate You did not have a chairman Other Did members of the court network with other groups to become better informed and/or to inform others of legislative priorities and alerts? What groups? Were legislative alerts from state or national passed to members? If so how was the information passed on? Number of members that participated in the Pro-Life Walk in Washington and/or a local sponsored Pro-Life Walk. How much money, if any, did the court provide for such walk? $ What issues has the court contacted legislators about? Through what medium was the contact made? What was the result of your contact? Name and contact information of your legislative Chairman:
YOUTH / JCDA State Chairman: PEGGY SUPAK Address: P. O. Box 518 City: La Grange, TX 78945 Email: fayetteatty@hotmail.com I. PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH List activities that promote programs or activities sponsored by local court for the youth in the community to enhance the personal and spiritual growth of youth and develop their leadership skills, such as retreats, special liturgies, recognition programs, scholastic and community service awards, education contests and scholarship II. SERVICE TO OTHERS List activities in which the local court participates that promote opportunities for youth to become informed or encouraged to take an active part in various service projects in the community. III. AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF DIVERSITY List programs sponsored by local court of cultural diversity assisting the youth in the awareness of their heritage IV. FOSTERING YOUTH MINISTRY List activities and programs sponsored by local court that assist youth in developing 1) Discipleship, 2) Connection/participation in faith community, 3) Gifts and growth, 4) Comprehensiveness, 5) Entire church (parish) involvement. V. JUNIOR CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS Explain whether or not your local court sponsors a JCDA program, how many JCDA members are in the court, how does the local senior court support the junior program and how many CDA members act as advisors, counselors, or sponsors for the program: (Note: Do not list the activities of the JCDA court; merely how the senior court is involved in the junior program locally.) TOTAL HOURS OF PARTICIPATION TOTAL $ DONATED