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Wednesday, September 7, 2016Location: Indianapolis, IndianaTreat yourself to a wonderful experience. The National Convention of the NCCW. If you are a leader or want to become a leader in your deanery, this is a perfect way to enhance your leadership qualities. It'll help you. It'll help your deanery. The Austin Diocese was well represented in 2016 with 5 members and 4 priests. The Austin deanery challenges other deaneries to send at least 1 member and their spiritual advisor. The cost will be approximately $1700 each. Maybe you can sponsor a memebr or give some help on the expenses. "Start Your Engines".Delegates from the U.S. gather for a 4 day convention to learn about and share ideas and issues that affect Catholic women. Nationally known speakers, various workshops and interactive sessions fill the days while entertainment, province dinners and a grand banquet fill the evenings. Members who lead or want to lead parish, deanery, diocese, province DCCW will enhance their leadership qualities.
Registration
Catholic Women: Instruments of Mercy
September 7 -10, 2016
Downtown Marriott, Indianapolis, Indiana
Please take a moment to review our Registration Instructions for online registration. It may save you some time during the registration process and show you what to expect.
If you need registration assistance, please contact Beth Ward at bward@nccw.org or 1-800-506-9407.
NOTE: The deadline to register is August 23rd, 2016.
2016 Annual Convention
When
9/7/2016 - 9/10/2016
Ticketed Events
Wednesday, 07 September 2016
Time
9/7/2016 - 9/10/2016
Leadership Luncheon
By Invitation Only: NCCW Board Members, Past NCCW Presidents, National Commissions/ Committees, LTD Team Members
Time
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Thursday, 08 September 2016
Fundraiser: Late Nite Catechism
Time
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday, 09 September 2016
Spiritual Advisors Luncheon
Please note: Only Spiritual Advisors may attend.
Time
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, 10 September 201
Saturday Night Closing Banquet
Saturday Night Closing Banquet
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
National Council of Catholic Women
Attn: 2016 Annual Convention
200 North Glebe Rd, Suite 725
Arlington, VA 22203
Printable Registration Form online at NCCW.org
- Convention Schedule
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Start End 8:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Registration Open 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Leadership Liturgy 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Meditation Room 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting) Collect purses for Purse Auction; Purses accepted from Board members only 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Exhibitors Setup 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Leadership Luncheon (by invitation) NCCW Board of Directors, Past Presidents, Commissions and Committees, and LTD Team Guest Speaker - Sue Ellspermann, Immediate Past Lt. Governor of Indiana 2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Silent Auction accepting donations 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. NCCW Store Open 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 2:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting (open) 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. First Timers Orientation 5:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Silent Auction Open 5:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m. President's Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Start End 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Confessions 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Nominating Committee 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Associates of NCCW, Inc. Board Meeting 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Friends of NCCW for WUCWO Board Meeting 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Open 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. NCCW Store Open 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Silent Auction Open 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session Business Agenda Keynote Speaker: Sister Donna Markham, OP, CEO of Catholic Charities USA Ending Session Prayer & Lunch Blessing - Fr. James Stembler 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. NCCW Store Open 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Silent Auction Open 11:45 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Associates of NCCW, Inc. Luncheon and Meeting 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. Rosary 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Spirituality Commission Session 2:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Leadership Commission Session 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Service Commission Session 5:30 p.m. Opening Liturgy - Celebrant - Most Reverend Joseph Tobin, Archdiocese of Indianapolis Open Evening 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Silent Auction Open 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Fundraiser: Late Nite Catechism
Friday, September 9, 2016
Start End 7:20 a.m. 7:40 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Breakfast (all registered convention attendees) Speaker: Maria Morera Johnson 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Registration Open 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Meditation Room Open 9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. General Session Speaker: Judy Hehr 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Liturgy - Deceased NCCW Members Celebrant: Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, NCCW Episcopal Liaison 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Spiritual Advisors Lunch/Meeting/Presentation 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. General Session / Business Meeting 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Silent Auction Open 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Exhibits Open 5:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Purse Auction 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Province Dinner/Pictures - locations to be announced/posted
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Start End 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Confessions 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Rosary at the Canal 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Meditation Room Open 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. NCCW Store Open 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Final Silent Auction Bids 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Registration Open 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. General Session Speaker: Katariina Rosenblatt 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. LTD Presentation 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Friends of NCCW for WUCWO Lunch 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Silent Auction Pickup 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. President's Closing / New Province Director Installation 4:00 p.m. Closing Liturgy / New Treasurer Installation Celebrant: Most Reverend Joseph Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville, Chairman of the United Conference of Catholic Bishops 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Cash Bar 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Closing Banquet
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Downtown Marriott, Indianapolis 
Our convention this year is being held at the Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, IN. Our Convention Chair, and President-Elect, Maribeth Stewart visited the location recently, and offered her impressions:
"The hotel is very comfortable and all of our meeting rooms are on one floor. Guest rooms have a full size iron and ironing board, lovely amenities, and a great hairdryer so no need to pack your own and we will all look our very best! In room safes are available upon request. On the third floor, there is a pool, a well-equipped fitness room, and a self laundry with washers and dryers ($1 each - requires quarters). Reassured as I was to see all this, the very best thing I observed was that absolutely everyone with whom we interacted in Indianapolis was extremely polite, kind, helpful and genuinely friendly."Indianapolis
"Today, I want to tell you about my impressions of Indianapolis as I found it to be such an inviting city and I want to share my enthusiasm with you. The airport (IND) is easy to navigate and very close to the city (a 20 minute trip from the hotel at most). There are taxis ($35 each way), Uber, and a GO bus ($10 each way) that stops right across from our hotel. The train station and Greyhound bus are also not far. There is reduced rate parking at the hotel (25% off for self parking) and several lots nearby with even less expensive parking - more information to follow on this website.
The city is clean and safe to walk about. Departing the back of the hotel one finds a walkway that leads to several interesting museums and historical sites, a botanical garden and a zoo, all in a row along the same long street. If shopping is more your interest, leaving the front of the hotel or using a skywalk above the streets, one can venture to a 126 store/restaurant mall that is just a block away from the hotel. There is a very beautiful church, St. John the Evangelist, within a block of the hotel and though it is unfortunately not large enough to accommodate our numbers for Mass, is well worth a visit when you have some time away from Convention.
While the food was consistently excellent at the hotel, you will find several restaurants right around the area, some of which are historically famous and all that I experienced had consistently good food and that great professional yet genuinely friendly service I encountered everywhere. Though our stay was brief and time was consumed with meetings to ensure that we have a great Convention, we were able to get out and about to experience the neighborhood, walk by the canal (dyed green for St. Patrick's Day!), take a comprehensive trolley tour of the city, see the Indianapolis Speedway, and sample some area restaurants.
I can say without hesitation that Indianapolis will be a wonderful destination for all who will be coming to Convention and there will be much to do for anyone accompanying our attendees. I am definitely looking forward to returning to Indianapolis and hope that this little vignette of the city, coupled with all that will make our Convention itself great, will help you to decide to join us there." - Maribeth StewartHotel Reservations:
Room rates are: $135 single, $149 double, $169 triple, and $189 quad, plus applicable state and local taxes (currently 17%) at the Downtown Indianapolis Marriott. Indiana does not accept tax exemption status for hotel rooms or food. Room reservations must be made by August 13, 2016 to obtain the NCCW Convention rate. If you cannot go online to make a reservation, please call 1-877-640-7666, Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. It is important to indicate that you are reserving under the NCCW room block to get the NCCW rate. Please DO NOT CALL the Marriott Worldwide reservation number, as they will not have our meeting discount rate.
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