Golden Rose Award
The Golden Rose Award seeks to recognize the basic tenets of the Council of Catholic Women – spirituality, leadership and service. With this award, the Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) recognizes one young Catholic woman from each parish who has made a significant develpment in her spirituality and contribution to her parish and community in service and leadership.
The criteria for the nominee for the DCCW Golden Rose Award are:
• A young woman aged 14-18 yrs.• A high school student who participates in school activities (sports, student government, clubs, class officer).• A young woman who is spiritual and reflects the Gospel values in her everyday life.• A young woman who is an active member of her parish, involved in activities (youth group, ministries, volunteer), and attends Sunday Mass regularly.• A young woman who shows leadership and goes above and beyond in a church or community service project when compared to her peers. • The nominee's guardian is required to be a member of DCCW. The nominee is NOT required to be a student at a Catholic High School; public and private school attendees are encouraged to apply also.
The nomination form may be downloaded here or found below here on the website. Mail nomination packets to Beverly South to marydccw@gmail.com or Beverly South, 2820 S. Woodbury Dr., Independence, MO 64155.
The complete nomination packet is to be submitted together and must include:• Application form (below), • Applicant profile (see criteria below),• A letter of recommendation from her pastor,• A letter of recommendation from someone, unrelated to the nominee, in her local parish or school. • A signature indicating the parish pastor’s approval (found at the bottom of the form below)
Note: Packets will be rejected if they do not include all documents listed above or are received after the midnight, July 1st. deadline. Please have someone double-check your packet before submitting it. All documents must be legible, use spellcheck as grammar and spelling do count.
We prefer that you submit the documents electronically to: Beverly South at marydccw@gmail.com. If you can not submit electronically, please mail to:
Beverly South, 2820 S. Woodbury Dr., Independence, MO 64155
Be sure to mail in plenty of time for us to receive them by the deadline.
2025 DCCW Golden Rose Award Application FormNominee: _________________________________ Date of Birth_________________________Address: _____________________________ City: ____________________ Zip Code: _________Phone:____________________________ Email: _______________Parish/City: ____________________Nominated by: ____________________________ Address: _________________________________ City: ___________________ Zip Code: _________Phone: ________________________ Email__________________________ Parish/City: _____________________Pastor’s Approval Name, Signature and Date: _____________________________________________________________________Nominee Profile: Please provide, attached to the nomination form:• A description (three pages or less, double-spaced) of your nominee that addresses the above-mentioned criteria. Concisely describe, in letter format, the applicant’s parish activities, school activities, how she gives witness to living a spiritual life, how she demonstrates leadership in school and parish activities, and any service projects she participated in (parish or community).Nominations open on April 1st and must be received by midnight, July 1st.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Family and friends are invited to attend the reception following the Mass; please let us know if you are planning to attend the reception along with your award recipient. Call Beverly South 816-304-1568 and leave a message or email her at marydccw@gmail.com: include your name and # of attendees accompanying the award recipient and a call back number. Please limit the number of attendees to six + the award recipient.
Process• This award is presented to one 14 to 18 year old Catholic young woman from each parish on (TBA ) at (TBA)• The Bishop or Spiritual Director presents the awards at a special liturgy followed by a reception. Family and friends are invited to attend with advance registration. • Each Golden Rose Award recipient is presented with a Golden rose, a certificate and golden rose pin. They will also receive a membership into the KCSJ Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, National Council of Catholic Women and a congratulatory packet all courtesy of the DCCW. “We recognize those girls who exhibit outstanding qualities in spirituality, leadership ability, while also completing a meaningful service project,”
Process• This award is presented to one 14 to 18 year old Catholic young woman from each parish on (TBA ) at (TBA)• The Bishop or Spiritual Director presents the awards at a special liturgy followed by a reception. Family and friends are invited to attend with advance registration. • Each Golden Rose Award recipient is presented with a Golden rose, a certificate and golden rose pin. They will also receive a membership into the KCSJ Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, National Council of Catholic Women and a congratulatory packet all courtesy of the DCCW. “We recognize those girls who exhibit outstanding qualities in spirituality, leadership ability, while also completing a meaningful service project,”