SECOND ‘FR. TOM O’CONNOR LIGHT OF CHRIST AWARD’ TO BE PRESENTED
St. Mary Catholic Church, Fort Wayne, in cooperation with Bishop John M. D’Arcy and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has announced the recipient of the second “Fr. Tom O’Connor Light of Christ Award.”
The award will be presented at St. Mary Church, 1101 S. Lafayette Street, Fort Wayne, on Monday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day — at noon by Bishop D’Arcy to Sr. Janet Gildea, SC, M.D., formerly of Fort Wayne, now residing in Anthony, New Mexico, and working in El Paso, Texas. Members of her family, persons who nominated her and members of her religious order will accept the award for St. Gildea, who is unable to attend due to recovering from recent surgery. A luncheon will follow the presentation.
If and when a winner is selected in a given year, the award is presented near March 17, the Feast of St. Patrick. It is given to an individual whose work reflects the strong values exemplified by Fr. Tom in one of the following areas: Peace and Justice, Racial/Cultural Diversity, Nonviolent Resolution of Conflict, Education, Food for the Hungry, and Shelter for the Homeless. One of these categories is designated each year for nominations. The category for 2008 was Racial/Cultural Diversity. Award nomination guidelines were publicized beginning last November. Deadline for submission of nominees was January 15, 2008.
The award carries with it a gift of $1,000 given in the name of the recipient to his or her designated project, faith community or non-profit organization. Bishop D’Arcy said the Award was created to encourage “the next generation of Fr. Toms.”
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