On March 13, at Our Lady of the Black Hills Church, Piedmont, the Catholic Daughter’s Officers for the state of South Dakota welcomed the members of the newly installed Court Our Lady of the Black Hills #2805. State Regent Judy Konechne presided over the installation proceedings and ceremony. Fr. Andrzej Wyrostek presided at the installation Mass.He was also installed as the court’s chaplain. Members of the host court, St. Rita’s #916 of St. Therese, Rapid City, also participated in the installation Mass. The new officers are: Vanessa Pribil, regent; Cheryl Schmitt, vice regent; Donna Schnieder, recording secretary; Julie Jensen, treasurer; Diana Bromwich, financial secretary. In addition, 15 women were installed as charter members. Jan Evans was inspired to inquire about a court in Piedmont. Father Wyrostek asked Donna Cannon and Cheryl Schmitt to start a court for their final VSI project.

Formed in 1903 the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Members donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.” They 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 worship together, pray together and help each other be the best Catholic women they can possibly be. Their spirituality forms their actions as Catholic Daughters “strive 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. Robustly charitable, members give their time, energy, stewardship, hearts and finances to help others in the service of Christ.

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