From the desk of the NCCW President . . .

February 11, 2015

Dear NCCW Sisters,

The National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) offers you a calendar of daily readings from the NCCW New Evangelization document We Are Called to Witness to guide you in prayer and reflection during your Lenten journey. One article, outreach idea, prayer or resource is highlighted each day for you to use during your prayer time.

Both "We Are Called to Witness" and the Lenten calendar are available as free downloads at www.nccw.org and both are also attached to this email (click on the highlighted links). Printed copies of We Are Called to Witness are available from the NCCW Headquarters Office for $10 by calling 800-506-9407 or 703-224-0990. We urge you to share this message with all your CCW sisters. If you know someone without computer access perhaps you could share your copy and pray together. Or, you might offer a ride to the local library where she can download her own copy with the help of the librarian.

".....Every Christian community is called to go out of itself and to be engaged in the life of the greater society of which it is a part, especially with the poor and those who are far away. The Church is missionary by her very nature; she is not self-enclosed but sent out to every nation and people." (An excerpt from the Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2015.)

With love,

Rebecca Woodhull

May God and Our Lady of Good Counsel give us this grace!