New Ulm Diocese Council of Catholic Women

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Election to be held at the 50th Annual NUDCCW Convention

President-Elect – Audrey Prokosch
Audrey Prokosch and her husband Steve have been married 30 years and have 4 children, Stephanie-28 (married to Scott), Melanie-26, Ashley-22 and Justin-18. They also have one granddaughter, Ellie. They live on a farm between Wabasso and Redwood Falls and are actively involved in farming. Audrey has been a licensed hairdresser for the past 30+ years and owns her own salon, Mainstreet Hairstylists, in Wabasso.
Audrey is active in her local community where she has lead committees and has served as the president of the Wabasso Commercial Club. She is also involved in a local hairdresser’s club, where she has served as local president, local secretary, as well as a regional delegate for the State Hairdressers’ and Cosmetologists’ Organization.
One of Audrey’s biggest passions though, is the church community. Audrey is active at St. Anne’s Church in Wabasso, where she serves as a lector, extraordinary distributor of communion, and has been a CCD teacher for 10 years. She has been an energetic leader at St. Anne’s, where she served as past president of the CCW and was Community Concerns Commission chairperson for their local CCW chapter. Audrey is completing her second year of President of Region II CCW and has also served as International Concerns Commission Chairperson for the Region.
Audrey and her family have hosted three foreign exchange students three of the past four years. The students were from France, Germany, and Italy. Two of the three students joined the Catholic Church while they were living with the Prokosch’s. In her spare time, Audrey and her family like to participate in the local Riverbend TEC program. She also likes to spend time with her new grandbaby Ellie, play cards and board games, visit family, and when the weather allows she enjoys gardening.

2nd Vice-President – Mary Schmitz
Mary is a member of the Church of St. Raphael in Springfield. She has been married to Leo for 42 years and has four married children and 12 grandchildren. Mary is a cantor, member of the choir, rosary leader, and member of the liturgy committee. She leads a prayer group monthly, and helps count the weekly offertory collection. Mary currently is employed full time by the City of Springfield as manager of the Community Center. CCW has been a large part of Mary’s life for the past 5 years. She currently serves as 2nd VP on the Diocesan Board and is liaison for the Diocesan Pastoral Council. Mary has studied Jeff Cavins ‘Bible Time Line’ and is currently working through ‘Revelation.’ She enjoys watching EWTN, flower and vegetable gardening, crocheting, baking, playing bridge and, of course, spending time with family, especially her grandchildren.

Treasurer – Charlotte (Lottie) Kottke
For the past nineteen years, Lottie has lived in Glencoe and has been a member of St. Pius X Parish. Before that, she lived in Hutchinson. Lottie works for the Hutchinson School District where she has been employed for 32 years. At St. Pius X, Lottie has been teaching in the Religious Education Program for eight years. She has taught 8th Grade, 11th Grade, and 9th Grade, As a member of CCW, Lottie completed a four year term as Region VI treasurer and is currently the NUDCCW treasurer. Lottie lost her husband thirteen years ago and has two grown sons. They currently work in the area and live at home.

Region 1 – Dolores Portz, President
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at St. John the Baptist, Searles
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – Holy Mass: 6:00 p.m.
“St. Paul…Our Model for Commitment to Christ”
Guest Speaker: Rev. Bernie Steiner

Region 2 – Audrey Prokosch, President
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – Holy Mass: 8:00 p.m.
“Our Gift…Volunteerism”
Guest Speaker: Sarah Lendt

Region 3 – Betty Thooft, President
Monday, March 30, 2009 at Holy Redeemer, Marshall
Registration: 5:15 p.m. – Holy Mass: 7:15 p.m.
“Spreading the Word through Mission and Music”
Guest Speakers: Rev. Jeremy Kucera/The “Singing Nuns” from Elkton, SD

Region 4 – Monica Roggenbuck, President
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at St. Michael, Madison
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – Holy Mass: 6:00 p.m.
“Cutting through the Spin on Stem Cells and Cloning”
Video: Rev. Tad Pacholczyk Ph.D.

Region 5 – Pat Raunhorst, President
Monday, March 23, 2009 at Holy Redeemer, Renville
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – Holy Mass: 6:00 p.m.
“Promoting a Culture of Life”
Guest Speaker: Mary Ann Kuharski

Region 6 – Cindy Entinger, President
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at St. Boniface, Stewart
Registration: 5:30 p.m. – Holy Mass: 6:00 p.m.
“We Follow You with our Whole Heart”
Guest Speaker: Sr. Lucille Hass on the “Year of St. Paul”