
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley to Present
2016 Cheverus Awards To 113 Recipients
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Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley will present 113 Cheverus Award Medals to laypersons, deacons and religious during a 3 p.m. Vespers service on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End.
CatholicTV will broadcast the service live. Photos from the event will be available at bostoncatholicphotos.com. The Pilot will have complete coverage of the celebration on December 9th.
First presented in 2008, the annual award recognizes Catholics for their dedicated service to the Church. The medal is named for the archdiocese's first bishop, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, who led the diocese from 1808 until his return to France in 1824. Bishop Cheverus died in 1836 as the Archbishop of Bordeaux.
The oval-shaped medal is made of sterling silver and bears a likeness of Bishop Cheverus based on the Gilbert Stuart portrait. On the reverse side is Bishop Cheverus' coat of arms.
The medal recipients are chosen for their service to the Church and God's people. Most recipients are nominated by their pastor, forwarded by their area vicar and approved by their regional bishop and Cardinal O'Malley. Some recipients are personally selected by Cardinal O'Malley.
Each year, one-third of the parishes of the archdiocese are asked to nominate a parishioner. The criteria given to pastors is that the nominee should be a lay person who has served the parish well over an extended period of time and has done so in a quiet, unassuming and, perhaps, unrecognized fashion.
Also, each of the regional bishops is asked to nominate a religious and a deacon from his region with similar qualifications. The Central Ministries of the archdiocese also make nominations from among religious, deacons and lay persons who serve on archdiocesan committees or lead important ministries.
Friends and family members of the honorees are welcome to attend the service at the cathedral. The presence of the pastor and a delegation of parishioners is also encouraged to help underscore the parish's appreciation for the service of the honoree.
CHEVERUS 2016 RECIPIENTS
- Mrs. Mirian Andrade, Madonna Queen Shrine, E. Boston/Cultural Diversity
- Mr. José Miguel Arango, Madonna Queen of the Universe Shrine, East Boston
- Mrs. Kathleen Asmar, St. Mary of the Nativity Parish, Scituate
- Mr. Peter Bailey and Mrs. Patricia Bailey, St. Theresa of Avila Parish, West Roxbury **
- Mrs. Lucenira Barbosa, St. James Parish, Haverhill
- Mrs. Ann Barden*, St. Theresa of Avila Parish, West Roxbury*
- Sister Linda Bessom, SND, North Region
- Mr. James Bloise, St. Michael Parish, North Andover
- Mr. Gilberto Boçaneli, St. Anthony Parish, Allston/Cultural Diversity
- Ms. Pat Bottary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Roxbury
- Mrs. Helen Boucher, St. Thomas the Apostle, Millis
- Sister Marie-Thérèse “Tess” Brown, SCN, St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Roxbury
- Mr. John Ciampi, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Cambridge
- Mr. Albert L. Conley, St. Joseph Parish, Holbrook
- Ms. Lucy Corchado, Immaculate Conception Parish, Salem
- Deacon Charles A. Cornell, West Region
- Mrs. Marilyn Costa, St. John the Baptist Parish, Salem
- Brother James Crowley, OSB, South Region
- Mr. Brian Curtin, St. Margaret Parish, Burlington
- Mr. Gerald Curtis, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mr. Edward H. D'Alelio, St. Ann by the Sea Parish, Marshfield
- Mr. Lucien Dalpe, Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, Tyngsborough
- Mr. Michael De Pascale and Mrs. Maria De Pascale, St. Joseph Parish, Medford**
- Ms. Linda DeCristoforo, Archdiocese of Boston/Our Lady of Grace Parish
- Ms. Lee DeLuca, St. Anne Parish, Littleton
- Ms. Rita Di Gesse, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Allston
- Mr. Bernard J. Donahoe, St. Gerard Majella Parish, Canton
- Mr. Leo M. Dowling, St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Dorchester
- Mr. Paul Doyle, Immaculate Conception Parish, Weymouth
- Ms.Catherine Evans, St. John the Evangelist Parish, East Bridgewater
- Mr. John Flaherty and Mrs. Maureen Flaherty, St. Camillus, Arlington**
- Mrs. Mary Forrester McColough, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Marshfield
- Mr. John ('Jack') Frates, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Beverly
- Ms. Isabella Fusco, Corpus Christi Parish, Lawrence
- Ms. Carol Ghiloni, St. Clement Parish, Medford/Somerville
- Mr. Alan Giangregorio, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Winthrop
- Mr. Charles Giordano, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Canton
- Ms. Georgia Grace, St. Angela Merici Parish, Mattapan
- Mrs. Mary Gralton, St. Ann Parish, Quincy
- Ms. Gladys Griffin, St. Brendan, Bellingham
- Mr. Daniel Guerrios, Holy Family Parish, Dorchester
- Ms. Rose D. Gilles, St. Matthew Parish, Dorchester
- Brother Sam Gunn, BH, Central Region
- Ms. Anne Hackett, St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish, Melrose
- Ms. Margaret Heanue, Saints Martha and Mary Parish, Lakeville
- Deacon Martin Henry, South Region
- Ms. Marie Hill, St. Brigid Parish, Lexington
- Mrs. Susan Horne, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mrs. Dolores Hufnagel, St. Pius X Parish, Readville
- Mr. Jay Ippolito, Archdiocese of Boston
- Ms. Shirley Jannetti, St. Lucy Parish, Methuen
- Brother Damian J. Johnson, OFM/IC, West Region
- Mr. Arthur Joseph, St. Helen Parish, Norwell
- Mr. Philip Keating, St. John Chrysostom Parish, West Roxbury
- Mr. William King, St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Charlestown
- Mr. Edward (Eddie) LaBatte, Holy Family Parish, Amesbury
- Ms. Catherine Lavigne, St. Francis de Sales Parish, Charlestown
- Deacon Vincent J. Leo, Central Region
- Mr. Stanley F. Lewicki, Jr., St. Martha, Plainville
- Mr. Ernest Linek, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mrs. Barbara Logan, Holy Trinity Parish, Quincy
- Mr. Asbel Lopez, Immaculate Conception Parish, Everett
- Mr. Jerzy Markiewicz, St. Stanislaus Parish, Chelsea
- Abbess Clare Frances McAvoy, OSC, Central Region
- Mrs. Doreen McDonnell, St. Mary of the Assumption-St. Ann, Hull
- Ms. Mary M. McIver, Sacred Heart Parish, Lexington
- Mrs. Claire McManus, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mr. Michael McShane, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mr. Balbino Mendez, Immaculate Conception, Revere/Cultural Diversity
- Mrs. Margarita Mercede, St. John the Baptist, Peabody/Cultural Diversity
- Mr. John (Jack) Miniter, Our Lady of Hope Parish, Ipswich
- Mr. Michael Monte, Good Shepherd Parish, Wayland
- Mr. Sergio Monteiro, St. Peter Parish, Dorchester
- Mrs. Virginia Moore, Sacred Heart Parish, Quincy
- Mrs. Marianela Morales, St. Patrick Parish, Brockton
- Miss Bridget ('Della') Moran, Sacred Heart Parish, Lynn
- Mr. Tom Morrissey, Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish, Brookline
- Ms. Carmel Moynihan, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Waltham
- Mr. Edward Nazzaro, Jr., Immaculate Conception Parish, Revere
- Mr. Kha Nguyen, Saint Patrick Parish, Lowell
- Mr. Phuong Nguyen, St. James Parish, Haverhill/Cultural Diversity
- Mrs. Ramona Novoa, Saint Patrick Parish, Roxbury
- Ms. Valdilene Paulino dos Santos, Holy Family Parish, Rockland/Cultural Diversity
- Ms. Philomène Pean, Immaculate Conception, Everett/Cultural Diversity
- Brother Patrick Pennell, CFX, North Region
- Mr. John Pereira, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Peabody
- Mr. Francesco Piatti, S. Paul Parish, Cambridge
- Ms. Serna Postar, St. Francis Chapel, Boston
- Mr. Rod Powell, St. Cecilia Parish, Boston
- Mrs. Teresa Prochorski, St. James Parish, Salem/Cultural Diversity
- Mr. Mark Pykett, Archdiocese of Boston
- Mrs. Kathy Reilly, St. Bartholomew Parish, Needham
- Mr. Robert Russell and Mrs. Kathleen Russell, St. Christine Parish, Marshfield**
- Ms. Maureen Saldarini, St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, Chestnut Hill
- Mr. William Sebet, St. Dennis Parish, Westwood
- Mrs. Marie Shattuck, Star of the Sea Parish, Salisbury
- Mr. John Stueve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Peabody
- Mr. Patrick Sweeney, St. Mary Parish, Lynn
- Ms. Lucy Quiles Torrejon, Sacred Heart Parish, Roslindale
- Ms. Lorraine Tower, St. Mary of the Hills Parish, Milton
- Ms. Jacqueline I. Townes, St. Katharine Drexel, Dorchester/Cultural Diversity
- Sister Lucille Van Hoogmoed, PDDM, South Region
- Mrs. Denise Van Veen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish, Westford
- Deacon Julio Cesar Vargas, Sacred Heart Parish, Lawrence/Cultural Diversity
- Ms. Rosemary Waldron, Immaculate Conception Parish, Malden
- Deacon Raymond C. Wellbank, North Region
- Ms. Suzanne Whitehead, St. Rose of Lima/Sacred Heart, Middleborough
- Mrs. Agnes Zanella, St. Tarcisius Parish, Framingham
- Mr. Steven Zolud, St. Joseph Parish, Wakefield
*Posthumously Awarded
**Two award recipients