Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women

Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Florine Swanson, President
florineswanson@gmail.com 
(H) 515-852-4360 
(C) 515-293-0385 

The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) supports, empowers and educates Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. ACCW programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world. Their goals align with the Archdiocesan Mission Priorities.

The Dubuque Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) is part of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), founded by the U.S. Bishops in 1920. The Bishop’s desired to unite all Catholic women’s groups to work together in service to the Church. Today NCCW consists of more than 3,000 affiliated Catholic women’s organizations in parishes and dioceses throughout the U.S. We represent hundreds of thousands of Catholic women. We are under the patronage of Our Mother of Good Counsel.

• All Catholic Women in our Archdiocese are “members” of Council.
• For voting purposes: A “member” must be affiliated at the Parish, Deanery or Arch/Diocesan level, or by holding an Individual Membership with NCCW.
• NCCW is a member of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO).
• We are recognized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
• We are active participants in partnerships with other Catholic groups.
• The National Council of Catholic Women acts through its members to support empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service.
• NCCW programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world.

1229 Mt. Loretta, Dubuque, IA 52003
Tel: (563) 556-2580, ext 209
Answering machine available

For more immediate business contact Florine Swanson  ACCW President florineswanson@gmail.com
Click here to download the ACCW brochure!

Mission:
The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) supports, empowers and educates Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. ACCW programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world

ACCW 2020 Annual Meeting will be on Zoom
Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 AM

Honoring Our Past-Envisioning Our Future is the theme of this year’s Annual meeting.  The business meeting will include the election of new officers for 2021-2022 as well as greetings from Archbishop Jackels and the NCCW President, Jean Kelly.  We will also hear from past-presidents covering the last 45 years of ACCW as we Honor Our Past and hear from current leadership as we Envision our Future.  

Any woman in the Archdiocese of Dubuque is welcome to join the ACCW Annual Meeting by Zoom on Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 AM. In order to participate please register below. The deadline for registration is October 15, 2020. The link to join the meeting via Zoom will be sent out after the deadline to the email address given in the registration.