Thank you 26th Annual Testimonial Dinner & Awards Sponsors!

We are grateful for our 2022 sponsors!

GOLD SPONSORS

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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

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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.

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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. 

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.

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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.

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If you would like to RSVP to attend the dinner or purchase raffle tickets, please contact Joanne Spata.

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For event sponsorship or questions, please call Joanne Spata at 773.764.2413 x233 or email her at jspata@osbchicago.org

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.