Mission Statement
Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas is an organization of Catholic lay and religious women, 18 years of age or older, who love and support the Church and desire to participate in social and charitable activities.  THE ORDER consists of a National Board, State Courts and Local Courts.  Our organization was formed as DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA on the 24th day of June, 1903 and later became known as Catholic Daughters of the Americas.  We are the largest organization of Catholic women in the Americas, and our patron is the Blessed Mother.

The purposes of the organization are to participate in the religious, charitable and educational Apostolates of the Church.  Catholic Daughters of the Americas engage in creative and spiritual programs that provide its members with the opportunity to develop their special God-given talents in a meaningful way to positively influence the welfare of the Church and all peoples throughout the world.

Our local court at Immaculate Conception is Court Saint Kateri Tekakwitha #2331.  We were chartered in 1990 and presently have 98 members.  We are very active in the parish. Some of the projects we participate in or sponsor are:
 

• Traveling Chalice - 
• Lenten supper
• Support St. Vincent de Paul and Harvest Manor Nursing Home throughout the year
• RCIA
• St. Agnes Shelter
• CDA Kids
• Scholarship for graduating senior
• Donations to aid victims of disasters 
• Gifts to our Church
• Donations to seminarians at Christmas
• Seminarian fund
• Adoration Chapel Adorers
• Parish School of Religion
• 7 Pillars of Charity and Unity
• Bereavement
• Hostesses for "Coffee and Donuts"

We also participate in projects that are sponsored by our State Court. They include:

• Project Rainbow, disaster relief
• Scholarships, CDA Kids, and the Seminary Fund

National Charitable Projects that we contribute to are: 

• Habitat for Humanity
• Holy Cross Family
• Rosary
• The LaBoure Society
• SOAR (Support our aging religious)
• National Center on Sexual Exploitation

• Apostleship of the Sea provides spiritual and physical services to seamen at any port location
• Covenant House helps runaway  and homeless teens
• Catholic Extension
• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
• Disaster Fund helps in times of natural disasters
• Health and Life in connection with Catholic Relief provides assistance to people in the poorest parts of the world
• Mother Theresa's organization to assist those that are continuing her work
• Smile Train
• Tutwiler Clinic in Mississippi

Membership requirements:  $30.00 annual membership fee due in February.

Meeting information:  Third Monday of each month (except January, May, July and October-see below) 6:30 PM - social; 7:00 PM - meeting

Third Saturday meetings in January, May, July and October are held on Saturdays - 9:30 AM social; 10-11 a.m. meeting.