Joliet Diocese Recognizes it's Women of the Year
The Joliet Diocese Council of Catholic Women celebrate their Women of the Year. Joliet Diocesan Bishop Daniel Conlon celebrated a special Mass on April 20th at the Cathedral of St. Raymond honoring the Women of the Year from parishes around the diocese. These are women that give countless hours to their parishes and communities. They help make the world a better place. Congratulations to all the ladies. Listing of the winners:
East Will Deanery
Sacred Heart, Joliet Georgina Rutledge
St. Anthony, Joliet Sandy Kimak
St. Joseph, Manhattan Phyllis Tures
St. Jude, New Lenox Pat Gawenda
St. Liborius, Steger Lee Bravo
St. Mary, Mokena Debi Marturano
St. Patrick, Wilton Center Barb Flatt
St. Paul the Apostle, Peotone Paula Prium
St. Rose of Lima, Wilmington Dorothy Bogan
Eastern DuPage Deanery
Christ the King, Lombard Mary Ellen Clish
Holy Ghost, Wood Dale Raffaella Franch
Holy Trinity, Westmont Josephone Valentino
Immaculate Conception, ELmhurst Rita McCaffrey
Mary Queen of Heaven, Elmhurst Cybele Japczyk
St. Alexander, Villa Park Mary Tomaso
St. John the Apostle, Villa Park Gerre Manners
St. Joseph, Addison Pamela Bender
St. Joseph, Downers Grove Lea Krouse
St. Mary of Gostyn, Downers Grove Amy Ruddy
St. Pius X, Lombard Janet Lissak
Visitation, Elmhurst Katy Costello
Ford/Iroquois Deanery
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashkum Judy Harling
Immaculate Conception, Gilman Kristi Albrecht
St. Edmund, Watseka Marcia Yates
St. John the Baptist, L'Erable Mary Peters
St. Joseph, Loda Rosanne Miller
St. Joseph Mission, Crescent City Angela Taylor
St, Martin, Martinton Loni Burger
St. Mary, Beaverville Mary Arseneau
St. Mary, Paxton Kay McCabe
SS. Mary & Joseph, Chebanse Mary Elliot
St. Peter, Piper City Lois Hitchens
Kankakee/Grundy Deanery
Maternity BVM, Bourbonnais Karen Zarifis
Sacred Heart, Goodrich Cindy Gagnon
St. James the Apostle, Irwin Janice O'Connor
St. Joseph, Bradley Kathy Storer
St. Margaret Mary, herscher Mariann Lane
St. Martin of Tours, Kankakee Teresa Mahoney
St. Patrick, Kankakee Jane Petre
St. Patrick, Kankakee Cheri Ralston
St. Rose of Lima, Kankakee Theresa Fisher
St. Teresa, Kankakee Kris Fisher
West Will Deanery
Cathedral of St. Raymond Lisa Hicks
St. Ambrose, Crest Hill Mary Lee Horvath
St. Andrew the Apostle, Romeoville Marinne Ott
St. Ann, Channahon Mary Ann Egan
St. Anne, Crest Hill Shirley Smith
St. Dennis, Lockport Molly Marchio
St. Dominic/St. Francis, Bolingbrook Sophie Hibberd
St. Joseph, Rockdale Elizabeth Kelch
St. Jude, Joliet Diane Pillion
St. Mary, Minooka Peg Francisco
St. Mary Immaculate, Plainfield Colleen Robey
St. Patrick, Joliet Kathy Kelsey
Western DuPage Kendall Deanery
Corpus Christi, Carol Stream Teri Miceli
St. Daniel the Prophet Cheryl Montgomery
St. Irene, Warrenville Irma Conley
St. Isidore, Bloomingdale Margaret Leabru
St. James the Apostle, Glen Ellyn Monica Padera
St. John the Baptist, Winfield Shirley Stachniak
St. Mary, Plano Carol Johnson
St. Matthew, Glendale Heights Joan Morris
St. Petronille, Glen Ellyn Wendie Connors
St. Scholastica, Woodridge Mary Glas