Thank you to all the beautiful women who attended our biennial convention!

This year's convention was held in Pocatello and graciously hosted by the CCW women of Holy Spirit Catholic Community. An enormous thank you to all the women of the conve<ntion planning committee who made this convention happen!

Our keynote speaker was Judy Hehr. She shared with us her journey from drug addict, to millionaire, to the brink of divorce, and finally, to devoted Catholic. Judy also gave a very helpful talk about effective communication. We had a lovely talk about Mary as Mother and Virgin by Sister Anthony Marie, Mother Superior of the Desert House, home of the Fransiscan Sisters of the Eucharist. Our closing speaker was Thomas Smith, who gave an enlightened talk on seven women in the Gospels and how they embody different aspects of our convention theme: Bee Faithful. We also enjoyed an address from Maribeth Stewart, the NCCW president!

Our business meeting was long and lively! A number of bylaw changes were proposed and many were passed. Be on the lookout for a copy of the updated bylaws. They will be published soon on this website. One of those changes involved the creation of a new, appointed, board position: Public Affairs Officer. This officer will be in charge of this website, social media, and other similar duties. 

Our new board was installed. The new officers for the 2019-2021 term are:

President, Kari Stockwell
First Vice President, Pierrette Harris
Second Vice President, Janelle Green
Secretary, Cathryn Volk
Treasurer, Michelle Goodell

—Appointed Officers—
Public Affairs Officer, Bizzy Schorr
Historian, TBD
Auditor, Diane Diehl
Parliamentarian, Tracy Janis

—Commission Chairs—
Leadership, Pierrette Harris
Service, Carol Kolbet
Spirituality, Kelli Hall

The Convention fundraisers went very well! The purse auction in particular was a blast, with three handsome men, husbands of attendees, graciously and hilariously modeling the various bags. The totals are:

• Silent auction: $857.00
• Purse auction: $1585.00
• Quilt raffle: $589.00

Kari Stockwell, our new President, announced three upcoming events:

• Summer 2020, a leadership retreat to be held in Cascade.
• Fall 2020, 100 Year Grand Ball to be held in Boise! 
• Spring 2021, Biennial Convention to be held in Mountain Home.

Kari's theme as President will be "Through Him, With Him, and In Him." She hopes to utilize this website to assist affiliate in their activities and events, continue providing retreats for affiliate groups, and continue refining processes to reflect the change in duties after the disolution of the ICCW deaneries. Her raffle item is a beautiful painting of Jesus.

Very soon we will have the ability to renew and initiate membership, including payments, right here on idahoccw.org, We will also be reaching out to all affiliates for a one-page bio to be put on this site. This site will soon be available for affiliates to share events and process event registrations. 

A fun and uplifting time was had by all! We pray that every attendee returned home refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready for the upcoming, exciting term with ICCW.