DCCW
Woman of the Year Award
2006 nominations now being
accepted
by Paulette Collins
The l5th annual New Ulm
Diocesan Council of Catholic "Woman of the Year" award will again be
given this year as a way for CCW to recognize an outstanding woman in the New
Ulm diocese.
The award recipient will be
one who has carried on the mission of Christ through her family, church,
community and the Council of Catholic Women. This award also serves as a way to
promote and emphasize the great works of CCW.
The award will be presented
at the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention to be held this year at
the
If you know of a woman in the
New Ulm diocese that would qualify for this award, you are encouraged to submit
a recommendation. All nominees must be 18 years or older, Catholic and
registered in a New Ulm diocese parish, a member of a paid affiliate of the New
Ulm Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, and is not a past recipient.
Three or more members of a
parish CCW in good standing (paid affiliate) must submit the name of the
nominee. Parishes may submit more than one name.
Current diocesan CCW voting
board members and past recipients are not eligible.
Nominations must be presented
on the official recommendation form to be eligible and must be limited to
one-page (hand-written or typed). All others will be returned to be redone and
resubmitted.
Nominees will be judged on family commitment
including education of her children in faith, prayer and virtues; providing
moral, physical and spiritual support to parents, etc; how she has participated
in church activities, committees, and needs; her involvement in community
activities, committees and needs; and how active she has been in the Council of
Catholic Women on all levels as well as the years she has been active in CCW.
Recommendation Forms for 2006
and the Rules for Recommendation Form can be obtained from affiliated parish
CCW presidents.
The deadline for sending in
the recommendations is
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