
Diocese News January 23, 2018
Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church
(Dallas) More than a hundred parishioners from throughout the diocese were honored for their volunteer efforts at the seventh annual Bishop’s Award for Service Mass on Saturday, January 27th.
(Dallas) More than a hundred parishioners from throughout the Diocese of Dallas were honored for their volunteer efforts at the seventh annual Bishop’s Award for Service Mass on Saturday, January 27th at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas.
The Awards Mass recognizes the lay men and women whose volunteer efforts are so essential to the ministries in the 74 parishes in the Diocese of Dallas. Bishop Edward J. Burns presided at the Mass with numerous pastors from parishes throughout the diocese concelebrating.
Bishop Burns placed the special bronze medals around the necks of the 136 recipients during the Mass. “I look forward to the great honor of presenting these special awards to those who make such a difference in the life of the Church in North Texas. This is an important opportunity that I and the pastors have to say ‘thank you’ for the hard work and unselfish devotion of these good people to the Church and their fellow parishioners.”
Blessed Sacrament |
Karen Bond |
Blessed Sacrament |
Carmen Muñoz |
Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
Jesús Loera |
Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
Raquel Loera |
Christ the King |
Suzanne D. Galligan |
Corpus Christi |
María Isabel Guerrero |
Corpus Christi |
Rolando Guerrero |
Divine Mercy of Our Lord |
Guillermo N. Negrete |
Divine Mercy of Our Lord |
Miriam G. Negrete |
Epiphany Quasi |
Felipe Mendoza |
Epiphany Quasi |
María L. Moreno |
Good Shepherd |
Tom Landry |
Good Shepherd |
Angélica Villanueva |
Holy Cross |
Mauricio Fernández |
Holy Cross |
Delores Preston |
Holy Family of Nazareth |
Yolanda O. García |
Holy Family of Nazareth |
Gail Walsh |
Holy Family Quasi |
Julio C. Salas |
Holy Family Quasi |
Wayne Silks |
Holy Spirit |
Peggy Dover |
Holy Spirit |
Tammie Marceleño |
Holy Trinity |
Matthew B. Carpenter |
Holy Trinity |
Sharon Ochs Kissner |
Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
Gerardo González |
Immaculate Conception, Corsicana |
Judy Tierney |
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie |
Gertrudis García |
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie |
Carmilla Scott |
Mary Immaculate |
Giovana Ascencio |
Mary Immaculate |
Sandra Bottomley |
Mater Dei |
Adrian Montes |
Mater Dei |
Mary Alonso Montes |
Mother of Perpetual Help |
Nguyễn Văn Lý |
Mother of Perpetual Help |
Nguyễn Bích Hợp |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar |
Fabiola Flores |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar |
Ilse Josefina Muñoz |
Our Lady of Angels |
Peggy Eckelkamp |
Our Lady of Angels |
Suzanne Friend |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
Leonor Manhard |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
Santiago Molina |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
Bertha A. Acosta |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
María G. Rayas-Enriquez |
Our Lady of San Juan – St. Theresa |
María Serrano |
Our Lady of San Juan – St. Theresa |
Pedro Serrano |
Our Lady of the Lake |
Andrés Hernández |
Our Lady of the Lake |
Terrell G. Miller |
Prince of Peace |
Joyce Boese |
Prince of Peace |
Blaine Cavasso |
Sacred Heart |
Robert Burnett |
Sacred Heart |
Rubén Vargas |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese |
Louisa Chow |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese |
Kevin M. McGillis |
San Juan Diego |
María Belen Hernández |
San Juan Diego |
José Luz Martínez |
Santa Clara |
Liliana Muñoz |
Santa Clara |
Mauricio Muñoz |
St. Andrew Kim |
Youngho Ji |
St. Andrew Kim |
Frank Yi |
St. Ann, Coppell |
Leticia Marlene Ledesma |
St. Ann, Coppell |
Edwin Leonard III |
St. Ann, Kaufman |
María Salazar Bermudez |
St. Ann, Kaufman |
Saul Velásquez |
St. Anthony, Dallas |
Seckeita Lewis |
St. Anthony, Wylie |
Joann Hunt |
St. Anthony, Wylie |
James Krolczyk |
St. Augustine |
Jeanette Daugherty |
St. Augustine |
Roy C. Daugherty |
St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
Daniel Garcia |
St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
Betty Ann Sarratt |
St. Cecilia |
Flor Castro |
St. Cecilia |
Wilber A. Hernández |
St. Edward |
Juan Gerardo Chavez |
St. Edward |
Maria Alma Claudio |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
Gary Mayerick |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
Carolyn Simoneaux |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
Robert Lemons |
St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
Susan Lemons |
St. Elizabeth, Bonham |
Julia Culling Crook |
St. Elizabeth, Bonham |
María Macías |
St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
Juan Barrera |
St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco |
Asha Heller |
St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
Mary Lacik Brown |
St. Francis of Assisi, Lancaster |
M. Louise Vitale |
St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
Gregory Paul Golden |
St. Francis of Assisi, Whitesboro |
Michael N. Maberry |
St. Gabriel the Archangel |
Bill Mertz |
St. Gabriel the Archangel |
Madonna Sewell |
St. John Nepomucene |
Marvin Trojacek |
St. John Nepomucene |
Mary Ann Trojacek |
St. John the Apostle |
Bridget Helmberger |
St. John the Apostle |
Susan E. Warner |
St. Joseph Vietnamese |
Phêrô Trần Văn Cam |
St. Joseph Vietnamese |
Nhuong Thi Tran |
St. Joseph, Commerce |
Boyd Roberts |
St. Joseph, Commerce |
Richard Stepaniak |
St. Joseph, Richardson |
Meredith Daigrepont |
St. Joseph, Richardson |
Kathy Doran |
St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
Bertha Ávila |
St. Joseph, Waxahachie |
Scott Rolen |
St. Jude, Allen |
Cheryl Griffith |
St. Jude, Allen |
William C. Kearns |
St. Luke |
Irma Nelly Álvarez |
St. Luke |
Mark Patton |
St. Mark the Evangelist |
Pedro Adame |
St. Mark the Evangelist |
Clarissa Pater Elissa McWilliams |
St. Martin of Tours |
Elizabeth Boisvert |
St. Martin of Tours |
Stacey Peterson |
St. Mary of Carmel |
Alfredo Ortiz |
St. Mary of Carmel |
Susana P. Ortiz |
St. Mary, Sherman |
Alexine Deans |
St. Mary, Sherman |
Mark Deans |
St. Michael the Archangel, Garland |
Richard Gehring |
St. Michael the Archangel, Garland |
Luz M. Santiago |
St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
Graciela N. Tijerina |
St. Michael the Archangel, Grand Prairie |
Yvonne Marie Witucki |
St. Michael the Archangel, McKinney |
Cyril G. Reif |
St. Michael the Archangel, McKinney |
Ana Zavala |
St. Monica |
Nando Arduini |
St. Monica |
Blanca Lilia Rocha |
St. Patrick, Dallas |
Laurie Leonard-White |
St. Patrick, Dallas |
James M. White |
St. Patrick, Denison |
Mark D. Grams |
St. Patrick, Denison |
Mary E. Wright |
St. Paul the Apostle |
Kenneth J. Brown |
St. Paul the Apostle |
Tony Sabetti |
St. Peter the Apostle |
Jolanta Bachleda |
St. Peter the Apostle |
Marek Bachleda |
St. Philip the Apostle |
James E. Sliter |
St. Philip the Apostle |
Jeanette Sliter |
St. Pius X |
Leroy J. Bailey |
St. Pius X |
Carol A. Newman |
St. Rita |
Ashley Civello |
St. Rita |
John F. Sherman |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Kara Lisa Danter |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Ed Reith |
St. William |
Maribel Uribe de Ugalde |
St. William |
Roberto C. Ugalde |