November 20, 2018 - Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley to Present 2018 Cheverus Awards To 125 Recipients* - Archdiocese of Boston

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley will present 125 Cheverus Award Medals to laypersons, deacons and religious during a 2p.m. Daytime Prayer Service on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St, Malden, MA.
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.
"We look forward to this wonderful celebration each year," said Cardinal Seán. "This is our opportunity to say thank you to the many people in our parishes, schools and ministries for their extraordinary generosity and commitment in service of the Church in the Archdiocese of Boston. The many good works of the award recipients and their families include service at their parish communities, outreach to their brothers and sisters in need and looking to the future of the Church by sharing their faith with our young people. The Cheverus Award is our opportunity to express our gratitude to those who quietly and consistently make significant contributions to the life of the Church in the Archdiocese."
The oval-shaped medal 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. 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 2018 RECIPIENTS
Recipient(s), Parish and City/Town

Ms. Joan Amaral - Sacred Heart Parish, East Boston
Mrs. Kathleen Baldner - Archdiocese of Boston/Knights of Columbus
Sister Stephen Marie Barney - South Region/Sisters of Jesus Crucified
Mrs. Michele Barrette - St. Edward the Confessor Parish, Medfield
Ms. Reneé Barrick - St. John the Baptist Parish, Haverhill
Ms. Patricia Barry - Saint Irene Parish, Carlisle
Mrs. Louise D. Bellucci - St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish, N. Reading
Mrs. Sophie Beninati - St. Athanasius Parish, Reading
Mrs. Lisa Berardinelli - St. Francis of Assisi, Braintree
Ms. Judith Berry - Immaculate Conception, Malden
Mrs. Bonnie Bonanno - St. Lucy, Methuen
Mrs. Ruth Ann Borman - St. Mary Parish, Foxboro
Mr. Bernard "Bernie" Boyle - St. Mary Parish, Winchester
Mr. Eugeniusz Bramowski - Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, South Boston
Mr. Francis Britton - Holy Family Parish, Lowell
Mr. Robert Brouder - Saint Lucy Parish, Methuen
Mr. Chien Mai Bui - St. James Parish, Haverhill/Vietnamese Community
Mrs. Susan Campbell Trainor - St. Francis of Assisi, Medford
Mr. Anthony Capobianco and Mrs. Maureen Capobianco - St. Catherine of Genoa Parish, Somerville
Ms. Janet Carvelli - Corpus Christi/St. Bernard, Newton
Deacon Michael F. Cavanaugh - St. Clare Parish, Braintree
Mr. Frank Centrella and Mrs. Patricia Centrella - St. Ann Parish, Somerville
Sister Angela Chavez – Cardinal/Archdiocese of Boston
Mr. William D. Chin - Saint Joseph Parish, Belmont
Ms. Marianna Cincinnato - St. Joseph - St. Lazarus Parish, East Boston
Sister Nancy Citro - Central Region
Ms. Jeanne Clancy - Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mr. John Cole - St. Joseph The Worker, Hanson
Ms. Barbara Connelly - Saint Mary Parish, Waltham
Mother Michael Crimmins - North Region
Ms. Beatrice Cunha - St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Lowell
Mrs. Cheryl D'Antonio - St. Bridget Parish, Abington
Mrs. Mary Delapp - Most Precious Blood Parish, Hyde Park
Ms. Ann Desmond - Saint Luke Parish, Belmont
Ms. Joanne Donovan - St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston
Mrs. Paulette Lynne Doucette - St. Mary Parish, Georgetown/Rowley
Mrs. Therese English - St. Clare Parish, Braintree
Mr. Joseph Falcone - St Mark Parish, Dorchester
Ms. Patricia Ferguson - Saint Monica Parish, Methuen
Ms. Eileen Fitzgerald - Our Lady of Hope Parish, Ipswich
Ms. Colleen Foley - St. Michael Parish, Lowell
Mrs. Joan Foster - Holy Family Parish, Gloucester
Deacon Raymond Gagnon and Mrs. Pauline Gagnon - Merrimack Region
Mr. William Geller - St. Thomas More Parish, Braintree
Mrs. Lauren Gray - Sacred Heart Parish, Braintree/Weymouth
Sister Joan Guertin - Merrimack/Sisters of Holy Union
Ms. Sally Guidotti - St. Michael Parish, Bedford
Mr. Lloyd Hammer - Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Sudbury
Ms. Mary Hanlon - Cardinal/Archdiocese of Boston
Mrs. Alice Harrington - St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish, Billerica
Mrs. Donna Hennessey - St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish, N. Reading
Mr. Simon Ho - St. James the Greater Parish, Boston
Mr. William Hyde - Holy Family Parish, Lynn
Deacon Alejandro Iraola - St. Monica - St Augustine Parish, South Boston
Deacon Michael Iwanowicz - West Region
Mrs. Nelda Jardon - Our Lady of Lourdes, Brockton
Ms. Ann Joyce - Saint Margaret Mary, Westwood
Ms. Mary Kulas - Saint Bridget Parish, Framingham
Mr. Ralph Lambert - St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Shirley
Mr. Christopher Lee - Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston/Knights of Malta
Mr. Thiago Lira and Mrs. Graziele Lira - St. Charles Borromeo, Woburn/Brazilian Community
Ms. Francine Littlejohn - St. Thomas Aquinas, Bridgewater
Ms. Judy Lyons - Most Holy Redeemer Parish, E. Boston
Mr. Robert Lyons - Holy Family Parish, Duxbury
Brother John Maganzini - St. Anthony Shrine, Boston
Mrs. Colette Maguire - Incarnation Parish, Melrose
Ms. Dorothy Marino - Saint Mary Parish, Ayer
Mrs. Mary McCauley - St. John the Evangelist Parish, Wellesley
Mrs. Linda McElwaney - St. Mary of the Assumption, Revere
Mr. John McGinn III - St. Ann Parish, Peabody
Ms. Theresa McNulty - St. Catherine of Siena, Norwood
Ms. Lucrecia Mendez - St. James Parish, Haverhill/Hispanic Community
Mrs. Stacey Militello - Immaculate Conception, Marlborough
Mr. Herbert Morais - Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester
Mr. David Moran - Saint Agnes Parish, Arlington
Ms. Charlotte Morin - Immaculate Conception Parish, Lowell
Mrs. Christine Morse - St. Mary of the Annunciation, Danvers
Mrs. Kathleen Murphy - St. Joseph, Malden
Mr. Thadeus K. Muthemba - St. Michael Parish, Lowell/Kenyan Community
Mrs. Thuy Nhung Thuong Nguyen - St Ambrose Parish, Dorchester/Vietnamese Community
Mr. Ronald Nutter - St. Maria Goretti Parish, Lynnfield
Ms. Noreen O'Connell - St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish, Cambridge
Ms. RoseMarie O'Connor - St. Charles Borromeo Collaborative, Woburn
Mr. Kevin O'Connor - St. Anthony of Padua, Cohasset
Mr. Carlos Oliveria and Mrs. Senira Oliveira - St Anthony of Padua, Cambridge/Brazilian Community
Mrs. Susan O'Sullivan - Archdiocese of Boston/Knights of Columbus
Dr. Hosffman Ospino - Cardinal/Archdiocese of Boston
Deacon Stephen Papik and Mrs. Elizabeth Papik - Holy Trinity Parish, Lowell
Mrs. Rosemary Piper - Holy Family Parish, Amesbury
Mrs. Frances M. Randall - Saint Mary Parish, Billerica
Ms. Anne Rennie - St. John's Seminary, Boston
Mrs. Geraldine Rheaume - Star of the Sea Parish, Salisbury
Sister Mary Brigid Riley - West Region
Mr. Antonio Garcia and Mrs. Aida Rivera - Holy Family Parish, Roxbury/Hispanic Community
Mrs. Joanne Roche - Holy Mothers Collaborative, Hanover
Mr. Efren Rodriquez and Mrs. Ana Maria Rodriguez - St. Mary of the Annunciation, Cambridge/Hispanic Community
Mr. Ed Shifflett - St. Monica - St Augustine Parish, South Boston
Mr. Andrew Skonieczny - Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, Boston
Mr. Douglas Smith - Saint Paul Parish, Wellesley
Mr. Thomas C. Stakem, Jr. - Cardinal/Archdiocese of Boston
Mrs. Dell Staunton - St. Agatha Parish, Milton
Ms. Kathy Stebbins - Cardinal/Archdiocese of Boston*
Mrs. Marie Sullivan - Holy Rosary Parish, Winthrop
Mrs. Laura Sullivan - Our Lady of The Lake, Halifax
Mr. Gerard Sutherland - Saint Timothy Parish, Norwood
Sister Cecile Tanguay – Merrimack Region/Sisters of the Presentation of Mary
Mr. Robert Timmerman - Saint Joseph Parish, Needham
Ms. Erica Velasquez - St. Charles Borromeo/Hispanic Community
Mrs. Eunilda Victoriano - St. Joseph Parish, Lynn
Mr. Larry Webster - St. James Parish, Haverhill
Mr. John Wedge and Mrs. Barbara Wedge - Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Dracut
Ms. Donna Widener - Christ the King Parish, Brockton
Deacon John W. Wise - North Region
Mrs. Eleanor Wright - St. Edith Stein Parish, Brockton
Mr. Joseph Wysocki - St. Anne Parish, Readville
Mr. Alfred Yip - St. Columbkille Parish, Brighton

* Awarded in 2017, to be received in 2018