Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
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Thank you 26th Annual Testimonial Dinner & Awards Sponsors!
We are grateful for our 2022 sponsors!
GOLD SPONSORS
Jenny and Nick Semaca
SILVER SPONSORS
Rev. Albert Adamich
Eileen and Gordon Fitch
Mary Ann Harrington
Halpin Family.
Stephen and Margaret Lombardo
Patricia and Michael Musto
Mike and Mary Maloney
Anne Matz
Margaret A. Schermerhorn
Joseph C. Zuercher, Jr. and Julie Zuercher
BRONZE SPONSORS
Denise Coughlin and Ralph Levy
Therese Dokman
Mary Ann Ryan Dooley
Amy and Thomas Ewert
James and Kathleen Eaton
Michael J. Hogan
Carole and Don Kash
Ruth G. Lochner
Joan and Leo Marubio
Kathleen and Robert Murray
Rosemary and Leonard Palicki
Joanne Rooney
Kathleen and William Riordan
Daniel J. Raven and Wencke Braathen
Patricia L. Shaw
Timothy and Elizabeth Uligian
COPPER SPONSORS
Janet Cullen Abowd
Alfred and Amy Avakian
Rev. James Barrett
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Gail A. Brandt
Charlene O'Donnell Baizer
Lynn and Benjamin Brand
Mary Beth and Michael Boland
Mary Jo and Hal W. Brewer
Joanne Bookstein
Peter J. Coffey and Molly Cavanaugh
Patricia and John J. Coffey III
Thomas V. Crowley
Peggy and Ken Cunniff
Marguerite Delacoma
Christopher Deger
Dolores Deasy
Bernadine Drasler
Dolores Deasy
Madelaine P Finn
Fabry, Inc.
Katherine Gehrke
Joseph B. Green
Rachel and John Heuman
Margaret and Daniel Henrick
Mary Ellen and John Healey
Chris and Susan Hofstad
Patricia Heidkamp
Judi Heikes
Maureen Hanlon
Patricia and James Johnson
Judith Janowiak
Joanne and Michael Kelly
Raymond and Susan Kehm
Maureen Kaucher
Paula Kowalkowski
Carole and Don Kash
Maureen Kaucher
Timothy J. and Janet F. Murtaugh
Siobhan O'Neill Meluso and Edgar Meluso
Helen Murtaugh
Carlotta Miller
Kathlyn Myers
Kathleen and Robert Murray
Madonna Rodgers McCutcheon
Maureen Garrity McCarthy
Pilar Meyers
Carmen Maso
Paul and Suzanne Betts
Rev. Robert H. Oldershaw
Edward and Maryjo Osowski
Marilyn Oetringer
Kathleen Beaulieu and James Peterson
Renate Reichs
Dorothy Rosch
Jean Ryan
Jean Ryan
Lizabeth Riggs
Mary Ryder-Marsden
Jerry Rhea
Rev. Michael Solazzo
Thomas and Gladys Smith
Ruth French Sender
Mark and Donna Smith
Elvira Steele
Nancy Sheila Simonian
Robert J. Schwendau
Joanne Spata
Anita Thies
James and Jean Welter
Iva Williams
Don C. Winslow
DONORS
Britta Bolin
Pamela J. Babler
Wilma and Claude Brown
Ludelle R. Castro
Annette Dluger
Mary Ann Ginocchio
Kimberly Borchers Jockl
Tim Johnson Landscaping, Inc.
Judith Kennedy
Janice and John Mayr
Marianne Littau and Jean O'Keefe
Kathleen and Richard Pfleeger
Mary Ellen and John Quinn
Theresa Randall
Mary Beth Schulien
Robert and Katherine Sherman
Arthur and Rosemary Whiteside
Difficult Decision Regarding the 26th Annual Testimonial Dinner
Dear Friends,
Looking forward with an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year's Testimonial Dinner, previously scheduled for June 8, 2022, at the Park Ridge Country Club. It is with immense concern regarding the rising threat of Covid and the most recent escalation of cases, that we have come to this decision.
We are deeply disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to gather with you, our friends, and our supporters. However, we feel the health and well-being of those who mean so much to us, like you and your family, must be considered first and foremost.
The cash Raffle will still be held, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Noon, privately at the monastery during the Sisters’ lunchtime. This informal ceremony will be filmed and posted to our Website, for anyone to view at their convenience. Sponsors and Donors will be listed both in the next Sacro Speco and on our Website.
Those who were to be honored at this time, are very special people and each has truly helped to make the world a better place. We are most grateful to our Spirit of St. Benedict Awardee Jerome McDonnell, for sharing his time and talent to help us better understand the pressing need for conservation of our city, the Great Lakes, and the world. And through the efforts of our Monastery Green Team, the recipients of our Spirit of St. Scholastica Awards, Sisters Patricia Coughlin, Mary Melady, and Rita Nowak, we further understand and commit to the important work of caring for God’s creations.
Thank you for your most generous donation toward the care and support of our Sisters and their ministry. Given that we are canceling our event, please let us know if you would like us to return your donation. You have always been a wonderful friend to us and we would certainly understand.
With your support, together we serve the people of God, in the spirit of the Gospel. We remember you and your loved ones in our daily prayers and we give thanks for your presence in our lives.
Gratefully,
Judith Murphy, O.S.B.
Prioress
This annual fundraiser for the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago begins with a cocktail reception & silent auction, followed by dinner, dessert, and the awards presentation.
As you know we will be honoring award-winning journalist, radio host, and environmental activist, Jerome McDonnell who will receive the Spirit of St. Benedict award at the Annual Dinner.
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Additionally, we are very pleased to announce the Spirit of St. Scholastica Awardees who will be honored at the 26th Annual Testimonial Dinner and Awards on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, which will be held at the Park Ridge Country Club. Please join us in celebrating the "Green Team" who have worked tirelessly to ensure the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago continue to Care for God's Creation as outlined by Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si. Sisters Patricia Coughlin, Mary Melady, and Rita Nowak will be recognized for their environmental efforts and leadership for our community at this year's celebration.
There are plenty of opportunities to support the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago by attending the dinner and through ad book sponsorship, silent auction donations, and purchasing raffle tickets. Please view and download the Sponsorship Form here.
If you would like to RSVP to attend the dinner or purchase raffle tickets, please contact Joanne Spata.
For event sponsorship or questions, please call Joanne Spata at 773.764.2413 x233 or email her at jspata@osbchicago.org
We are grateful to everyone who participated in the 25th Annual Testimonial Dinner and Awards on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Park Ridge Country Club. It was a great success, thanks to everyone who prayed, donated, or attended. Next year's dinner will be on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Enjoy photos from the 2019 evening below or see the full album on our Facebook page here.
Photos:
(row 1, left to right) (a) Photo of Sister Judith Murphy, OSB, and Sister Mary Melady, OSB (b) Ellen Samuelson and Sister Judith Zonsius, OSB (c) Honoree, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB with Sister Stella Akello, OSF and Honorees: Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB, Br. Michael Gosch, CSV and Fr. Corey Brost, CSV.
(row 2, left to right) (a) Members of the Schermerhorn family (b) Maloney family table (c) SSA Chicago '69 alumnae with Sister Benita Coffey, OSB.
We are grateful for our 2019 sponsors!
PLATINUM SPONSORS
C & C Power, Inc.
GOLD SPONSORS
Jenny and Nick Semaca
SILVER SPONSORS
Clerics of St. Viator
Patricia and Brian Abrams
Nancy P. Bryers and Jean Slifer
Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin
Carol and Jerome Crowley, Jr.
Joseph B. Green
Mary Ann Harrington
Sylvia Hourihane
Gary and Mary Ann Kono
Stephen and Margaret Lombardo
Judith Matz
Patricia and Michael Musto
Joanne and Patrick Rooney
Margaret A. Schermerhorn
BRONZE SPONSORS
Alfred and Amy Avakian
Debra Bunnell
Carole and Don Kash
Judith Knorst, Ph.D.
Ruth G. Lochner
Mary and John Madden
Joan and Leo Marubio
Paul G. Matz
Shirley Rocco
Elizabeth A. Rochford
Eileen and Alan Samuelson
Anita Thies
COPPER SPONSORS
Matthew and Maria Ambre
Dorothy Andries
Margaret Barron
Paul and Suzanne Betts
William and Cheryl Blum
Mary Beth and Michael Boland
Joanne Bookstein
Judith Borchers
Lynn Brand
Mary Jo and Bill Brewer
Paul and Carol Brimstin
Judith Berger Byers
Brian Clarke and Margaret Feit Clarke
Peter J. Coffey and Molly Cavanaugh
Thomas and Sharon Coffey
Denise Coughlin and Ralph Levy
Patricia Cowhey and George Courtney
Christopher Deger
Leslie and D. E. Dickerson
Erin and Matthew Doubleday
Martha and Bob Drake
Betty Rose Fatur
Richard Fields
Chris Fox and Irene O'Ryan-Fox
Joan Frazier
Monique Paul Garrity
Katherine Gehrke
Most Rev. Raymond E. Goedert
Alan Hauser
Richard and Ann Heidkamp
Margaret and Daniel Henrick
Chris and Susan Hofstad
Michael J. Hogan
Loretto and Charles James
Judith Janowiak
Mary Ann Jewell
Marguerite Jung
Joseph and Mary Ellen Kadleck
Maureen Kaucher
Mary Ellen Keenan
Nancy E. and Paul W. Kelly
Philip and Gaye Kenny
Kay and John Kyle
Rev. Karl Langsdorf
Jeffrey and Mary Ann Liautaud
Marianne Littau and Jean O'Keefe
Ruth G. Lochner
Daniel Maloney and Barbara Soricelli
David and Mary Malter
Judith Matz
Maureen McNamara
Katherine McSpadden
Colleen Medeiros
Pilar Meyers
Kathleen and Bob Murray
Mary Nahser
Rita and Ronald Nemchausky
John and Angela Oldershaw
Siobhan O'Neill Meluso and Edgar Andres Meluso Duarte
Judith A. Ordonez
Rosemary Palicki
Michael and Mary Penich
Lirio and Celynia Polintan
Brigid Pope
Arlene and Richard Porter
Jeff and SusanReuscher
Michael and Therese Reynolds
Kathleen and William Riordan
Shirley S. Rocco
Madonna Rodgers McCutcheon
Beverly and Robert Rowden
Mary Ryder-Marsden
Julie and Robert Sawyer
Mary Beth Schulien
Jeanne and John Schutz
Elizabeth Servatius
Leo and Olive Sheridan
Jeanine M. and Dean N. Silas
Mickey Smith
Anne Sobba-Brohan
Rev. Michael Solazzo
Jill Sorensen
Joanne Spata
Marietta Nolan Stevens
Terry Trapp
Teresita Maso Zdunek
Marianne Zelewsky
Agnes Zielinski and Mary Richardson
Joel and Linda Zienty
Benjamin and Priscilla Zintak
CONTRIBUTORS
Pamela J. Babler
Marilyn Izzo Ballard
Wilma and Claude Brown
Patricia Campion
Rev. Roger J. Caplis
Robert and Elizabeth Cornella
Chris Fox and Irene O'Ryan-Fox
Doris Haas
Anita Holmes
Rosanne Hugunin
Most Reverend Francis Kane
Maureen Kaucher
Eileen and Edward Kennedy
Robin M. Keyes
Bryan and Karen LeBlanc
Mary E. MacDonald
Evelyn Miks
Joanne Moore
Marie D. Mutz
Mary Nowesnick
Elizabeth and John Pinter
Gayle K. Porter
Mary Anne Quinn
Mary Ann Rushing
Robert J. Schwendau
Noranne and George Siemers
Patricia Glunz Spencer
Lourdes and Romeo Taan
We are grateful for our 2019 auction donors!
Barbara Boland
Kathy Brady
Nancy Bryers
Helen Cameron
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White-Sox
Brian Clarke and Margaret Feit Clarke
Bill Conroy
Court Theatre
Carol and Jerome Crowley, Jr.
Mary Cunningham
Donna Dehnert
Peter Feit
Gibson's Restaurant Group
Mary Ellen and John Healey
Maureen Healy
Carole and Don Kash
Maureen Kaucher
Paula Kowalkowski
Lifeline Theatre
Catherine and James Liggett
Stephen and Margaret Lombardo
Lynfred Winery
Maureen Martin
Joan and Leo Marubio
Roberta Michaletz
Caroline Dehnert Moyer
Kathlyn Myers
Daniel J. Raven and Wencke Braathen
Renate Reichs
Rosalie Riegle
Kathleen and William Riordan
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Scandia Catering
John J. Shedd Aquarium
Joanne Spata
Elvira Steele
Union League Club of Chicago
Eugene and Katharin Vix
We are grateful for our 2019 ad book supporters!
Benedictine Oblates of St. Scholastica Monastery
Craig Bieganowski-Roberts Plumbing, Inc.
Bredemann Toyota in Park Ridge
C & C Power
Catholic Theological Union
Clerics of St. Viator
Fabry, Inc
Gibsons
Jan Kupiec, Broker Associate - SSA '74
National Decorating Service, Inc.
Daniel J. Raven and Wencke Braathon
Scheller Law LLC - Helen Scheller SSA '76
Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home