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Uniting all Catholic Women of St. Paul-Minneapolis with news, information, programming and support from the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) and the six Deanery Councils. We hope you will find this web site a valuable resource.
Together,under the umbrella of the ACCW and the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), we are able to present a unified voice for all Catholic Women and fulfill our mission to support, empower and educate women in spirituality, leadership and service to Christ, His church and society.
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Rose Anne Hallgren, ACCW President
SAVE THE DATE ~ Legislative Day ~ February 23, 2012 Sign up and Attend
St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiosesan Council
of Catholic Women
80th Conference Celebration!
ACCW is making unique plans for its 80th Biennial Conference Celebration on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The meeting will take place at Saint Olaf Church and the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis. The day will begin with 8 am confessions followed by 9am Mass with Archbishop John Nienstedt at Saint Olaf, 4 lay women awards will be honored. A rosary procession will follow through the skyway to the Hilton Hotel for brunch. After brunch, a short business meeting will follow.
We have six stimulating speakers.
Family Commission~ Linda Corrigan, is a wife, mother of three and grandmother of three. Originally from Chicago, she has lived all over the country. A ‘born and raised’ Catholic, she attended Catholic Schools, but didn’t feel her faith formation was adequate or complete. As an adult, she sought to remedy this by attending many Bible studies. Feeling compelled to share the faith she grew into, she returned to school at the age of 55. She graduated from the
Augustine Institute,obtaining a Master’s
Degree in theology with an emphasis in Scripture.
She teaches RCIA as well as adult faith formation. Her home parish is Holy Name of Jesus in Medina where she is an active volunteer in many areas. She also serves as the Coordinator of the Class of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute.
Linda has prepared herself for an active role in the New Evangelization. Her goal is to share the Catholi faith with all, especially others who were raised in the faith, but may not know or appreciate the fullness of its beauty. Through knowledge and love she seeks to appeal to the intellect and will of all who seek the truth – Jesus Christ.
Community Commission ~ Teri Twardowski
Church Commission ~ Father Rodrigue Constantin is a Maronite priest serving Holy Family Maronite Church in Mendota Heights, MN. He was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon where he completed his S.T.B. in Theology and his B.A. is Clinical Psychology. He also received a M.A. in Theology from St Paul Seminary and is currently completing a M.A. in Psychology at the University of St Thomas.
Legislation Commission ~ Jason Adkins is vice chairman of the Minnesota for Marriage campaign, the coalition of religious and secular organizations created to pass the marriage protection amendment.
He is also executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota. Prior to his advocacy work for the Church, Jason was an attorney at the Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm. Jason has clerked for both state and federal appellate judges, and received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor.
Jason has also worked as a teacher and journalist. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, and he is a frequent guest on the radio. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), and resides in St. Paul, Minnesota with his family.
International Commission ~ John Keller is the Executive Director of The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM), and assumed the role of director in 2005. Prior to that, he was a staff attorney at ILCM from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Keller graduated Cum Laude from Hamline School of Law in 1996 and received his B.A. in Latin American Studies and Spanish from the University of Minnesota in 1992. After law school, Mr. Keller served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Minnesota Court of Appeals (1997-1998). He also served as an Adjunct Professor of the University of Minnesota Immigration Clinic from 2004-2006, and as Vice Chair of Minnesota State Bar Immigration Chapter. Mr. Keller was named Attorney of the Year 2007 by the Minnesota Lawyer, and received the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits 2007 Advocacy Award on behalf of ICLM for work he had in response to immigration raids in 2008.
Organization Commission ~ Ted Bowman is a speaker, educator, author and consultant who specializes in change and transition.
More information about Mr. Bowman can be found on his website - www.bowmanted.com .
The day will climax with the ACCW Past Presidents directing a celebration
of 80 years of ACCW giving education, praying and socializing!
We hope you will join us and be able to visit our exhibitors throughout the day!
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Questions, call the office 651-291-4545
This is a photo from the Annual NCCW Convention that was held in Chicago, Illinois held on November 9-12, 2011.
The ladies and priest pictured make up the PROVINCE OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, which represents the dioceses of New Ulm, Duluth, Winona, St. Cloud and St. Paul and Minneapolis.
ACCW responds to NCCW Commission Reorganization
The National Council of Catholic Women has changed its commission system and instead of six commissions, the organization now has three commissions, Leadership, Spirituality and Service, to align with the three points of the NCCW Mission Statement. The ACCW of St. Paul and Minneapolis has decided to retain the six commissions but group them in pairs under the NCCW commissions. For the purpose of communication, ACCW’s Organization and Legislation Commissions will fall under the NCCW Leadership Commission. The Family and Church Commissions will be under the NCCW Spirituality Commission and the Community and International Concerns Commissions will fall under the NCCW Service Commission.
In making the decision, ACCW board members determined it was important to maintain current programs and areas of interest while connecting with NCCW programs and lines of communication.
