Catholic Daughters of the Americas, #996 Court Immaculate Conception IL

04/27/2026

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas would like to thank all who supported the Spring Bake Sale. Because of the generous donations we can continue serving our parish and local community through charity and service. Some of the local organizations we have been able to support this year include Hope Haven, St. Vincent DePaul, Safe Passage, We Care Pregnancy Clinic, CASA and Life & Evangelization Office at the Diocese. We also provided funds to assist with registration costs for Camp WOW and VBS. We truly appreciate your support in helping us carry out our work for 100 years!

10/16/2025

Save the date for an online candle fundraiser November 4-6. Check out the website at cordacandles.com/cda996

04/21/2025

Prayers for the soul of Pope Francis.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon Pope Francis.

04/06/2025

State of Illinois 57th Biennial Convention at Villa Maria Retreat Center, Springfield Illinois. Thank you Bishop Paprocki for opening our convention ❤️🙏

10/21/2024

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Celebrate CDA Sunday, October 20, 2024

The Catholic Daughters of Americas (CDA) are one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the United States. The third Sunday in October is celebrated as “CDA Sunday” annually.
Court Immaculate Conception #996, our local court, is affiliated with St. Mary DeKalb. It was formed in 1926 and has been serving our local community for 98 years. CDA women enjoy each other’s company at meetings, share Catholic spirituality, give generously to local and national charities and work hard for their parishes and communities.
This year’s theme is “Be a Beacon of Hope, a Light in the Darkness.” We provide hope by serving the charities and organizations we support both financially and spiritually. In addition, each year we plan and execute “Circle of Love” activities. For instance, we recently completed a project where we spiritually adopted staff members from local parishes and we pray rosaries with specific intentions requested by our members. Spending time together as Catholic women is important to us as we gather for Mass, have social time and share meals. This year we started a project to recognize and provide spiritual support for our priests in the DeKalb Deanery.
An important part of our service is supporting local charities such as We Care Pregnancy Center, St. Vincent DePaul, Hope Haven, Safe Passage, and our local Catholic parishes and Catholic schools. The National charities supported by the court are Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Relief Services, LaBoure’ Society, Holy Cross Family, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and SOAR (Support Our Aging Religious).
We invite Catholic women from any parish to join our ranks! Our Court #996 meets once per month at St. Mary Ministry Center cafeteria to pray, share spirituality, plan charitable endeavors and enjoy fellowship. Visitors at our meetings are always welcome! We need women like you to continue serving in our community. Your time commitment can be as little or as much as your schedule allows (we are not an all or nothing group). Be assured, there’s a place for you!
To learn more about Court Immaculate Conception or to join, reach out by sending a message.

09/08/2024

Happy Birthday to our Blessed Mother Mary.

08/15/2024

12/03/2023

Happy Advent and New Liturgical Year!