Annual St. Pius X Dinner honors catechists from five to 55 years of service
The Office of Faith Formation honored catechists from parishes across the Archdiocese on Thursday, May 2 at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. The annual St. Pius X dinner honored the many years of service for those present from five years to 55 years.
Father Patrick Summerhays, vicar general of the Archdiocese and moderator of the curia, was the honored guest who spoke at the dinner thanking catechists for their service.
Archbishop Cordileone sent a message of gratitude to the catechists quoting from the Directory of Catechists, “Catechesis is an ecclesial act, arising from the missionary mandate of the Lord …to make his name resound in the heart of every person.”
The Archdiocese congratulates all of the award winners!
Five Years
San Francisco County
Church of the Epiphany
Maia Pineda (YM) – 7 years
Holy Name of Jesus Church
Sr. Erlinda Carandang, FdCC – 5 years
St. John the Evangelist Church
Maria Hohn – 5 years
St. Elizabeth Church
Fran Oropeza – 5 years
St. Patrick Church
Nora Regaspi – 5 years
San Mateo County
All Souls Church
Angie Fregoso – 5 years
Ana Navarro – 5 years
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Rosalie Mijos – 5 years
Josephine Macaraig – 5 years
Emmy Bernardo – 5 years
Cynthia Villalon – 5 years
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Michelle Ladcani – 5 years
St. Matthew Church
Alma Willard – 5 years
St. Anthony Church, Menlo Park
Rosario Meza – 5 years
Carmen Ramirez – 7 years
St. Augustine Church
Deo Acosta – 7 years
Elsa Rozal – 7 years
Yolanda Laurente – 7 years
Mariah Tolentino – 7 years
Erlan Tapawan – 7 years
St. Raymond Church
Jennifer Sanchez – 5 years
Ten Years
San Francisco County
St. Anne of the Sunset Church
Gerri Jose – 10 years
St. Brendan Church
Lisa Bonpin – 10 years
Maria Roselle Dias – 10 years
St. Patrick Church, SF
Charles Corpus – 10 years
San Mateo County
All Souls Church
Marcy Bautista – 10 years
Dora Cruz – 10 years
Valeria Monroy – 10 years
Holy Angels Church
Evelyn Villegas – 10 years
Demy Barrozo – 10 years
Mater Dolorosa Church
Liza Cid Bouska – 8 years
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Peter Ponstroller – 8 years
Nicolas Ng – 10 years
Maria Precy Padama – 10 years
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Diana Villalobos – 10 years
Our Lady of Angels
Lara Montoya – 10 years
St. Augustine Church
Nellie Manuel – 8 years
Lourdes Quevedo – 8 years
Nancy Argarin – 10 years
Juliet Quevedo – 12 years
Romeo Quevedo – 12 years
St. Dunstan Church
Marian Haven – 10 years
William Haven – 10 years
Maria Soberano – 10 years
St. Matthew Church
Imelda Camcaho Reyes – 10 years
Francisca Lazaro – 10 years
Ricky Raffo – 10 years
St. Anthony of Padua, Menlo Park
Rosalba Guzman – 10 years
St. Raymond Church
Anne Marie Schar – 10 years
Fifteen Years
San Francisco County
Church of the Epiphany
Calvin Dean – 15 years
Violeta Galang – 15 years
St. Brendan Church
Guy de Primo – 15 years
St. Patrick Church
Renniel Santos – 15 years
San Mateo County
All Souls Church
Maggie Alvarenga – 16 years
Mater Dolorosa Church
Violeta Carnero – 15 years
Our Lady of Angels
Delenne Franco – 15 years
Our Lady of Mercy
Lena Juan – 15 years
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Porre Monservas – 15 years
Maria Harris – 17 years
St. Augustine Church
Marivic Tabora-Corpus – 15 years
Mike Ignacio – 15 years
Glenna Rozal – 15 years
St. Veronica Church
Ambrose Calonsag – 15 years
Marin County
St. Patrick Church, Larkspur
Cliodna O’Donnel – 15 years
Eighteen Years
St. Anne of the Sunset Church
Berta Zamora
All Souls Church
Carmen Perlas
Twenty Years
Church of the Epiphany
Betty Dean – 20 years
Holy Name of Jesus Church
Hilda dela Cruz – 20 years
Terence Flaherty – 20 years
St. Brendan Church
Christina Bui – 20 years
Tara Donohue – 20 years
All Souls Church
Patty Sanchez – 20 years
St. Anthony Church, Menlo Park
Rosendo Sanchez – 20 years
Maria Sanchez – 20 years
Dolores Jimenez – 20 years
Eligio Tapia – 20 years
Maria Barron – 20 years
Our Lady of Angels Church
Diane Creedon – 20 years
St. Hilary Church, Tiburon
Richard Mani – 20 years
Gloria Cruz – 20 years
Fernando Cruz – 20 years
Our Lady of Loreto Church
Donna Morris – 20 years
Eva Richards – 20 years
St. Augustine Church
Frances Santamaria Afuang – 20 years
Roweena Castelo – 20 years
Charity Garcia – 20 years
Russel dela Cruz – 20 years
Marivi Quiogue – 20 years
Cecille Padua – 20 years
Imelda Medina – 20 years
St. Ignatius Church
Therese Cannata – 20 years
St. Anne of the Sunset
Alma Zamora – 23 years
Twenty Five Years
Our Lady of Angels
Chris Mariano – 25 years
Our Lady of Mercy
Mary Jo Pangilinan – 25 years
Church of the Epiphany
Patty Chang (YM) – 25 years
Mario Chang (YM) – 25 years
Ruby Gualberto – 25 years
John Mills – 25 years
Maria Elena Herrera – 25 years
St. Ignatius Church
Vanita Louie – 25 years
St. Anthony Church, Menlo Park
Pedro Saucedo – 27 years
Salma Saucedo – 27 years
Manuel Callejas – 27 years
Mercedes Callejas – 27 years
Esperanza Deras – 25 years
St. Veronica Church
David Silva (YM) – 25 years
Thirty Years
Church of the Epiphany
Estelita Bernal – 30 years
Rosa Chang – 30 years
Holy Angels Church
Gus Pangan – 30 years
Our Lady of Loreto
Joanna Gernetzke – 30 years
Theresa Olson – 30 years
St. Anthony of Padua Church, Menlo Park
Tina Puama – 30 years
St. Ignatius Church
Mary Romo – 30 years
St. Matthew Church
Rosalinda Ceja – 30 years
St. Patrick Church
Fe Macatangay 30 years
Our Lady of Mercy Church
Jeanine Diaz de Rivera – 32 years
All Souls Church
Ando Perlas – 32 years
Thirty Nine Years
Church of the Epiphany
Carlos Correa – 39 years
Forty Years
Mater Dolorosa Church
Lillie Villanueva – 40 years
Fifty Years
Church of the Epiphany
Kathryn Parrish Reese – 50 years
Fifty Five Years
All Souls Church
Rosa Gomez – 55 years
Director’s Award
Felisa Cepeda — Director of Religious Education, Mater Dolorosa Church , 10 years
Nenette Murata — Coordinator of Faith Formation Program, St. Patrick Church, San Francisco, 10 years
Cherry Pie De Veyra — St. Augustine Church , RCIA Coordinator, 5 years
Miguel Benitez — Our Lady of Loreto Church, RCIA director ,10 years
Youth Service Award
St. Anne of the Sunset
John Eis
Maggie Clare
St. Agnes Church
Shelby Evans
St. Gabriel Church
Takeshi Suzuki
Philomena Debarra
Jasminder Mann
St. John the Evangelist Church
Giovanni Garcia Ruiz
Angel Garcia Ruiz
Holy Angels Church
Ariana Padilla
Our Lady of Angels Church
Jacob Young
Ethan Weinshel
Jack Geraghty
St. Raymond Church
Kate Hoiberg
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Marcelle Louise Cosino
Fernanda Lopez
St. Augustine Church
Guinna Quiba
Ally Tunque
Ashley Gallega
Sarah Ghazzawi
Sean Berber
Gyan Robles
Ian Alferez
Hailey Magno
Jayden Sabater
Angelika Mariano
Emmanuel Fernandez
Aaron Marquez
John Apelo
Reign Robles
Patrick Bautista
Jon Matthew Talay
Special Awards:
Certificate of Completion
Carmen Perlas — DRE, St. Anne of the Sunset Church
Carmen Ramirez — DRE, St. Anthony Church, Menlo Park
Emerita Briones-Reyes — Holy Name Church
Hilda dela Cruz—Holy Name Church
John Mills — DRE, Church of the Epiphany
Khay Ronquillo — Faith Formation Team, St. Augustine Church
Nerissa Broas — Faith Formation Team, St. Augustine Church
Nenita de Jesus — Our Lady of Mercy Church
Rachelle Villa — Youth Minister, St. Patrick Church, San Francisco
Sr. Erlinda Carandang, FdCC— DRE, Holy Name Church
Sr. Elizabeth Siguenza, RVM — DRE, Our Lady of Mercy Church
Sr. Georgina Delgado, RVM — DRE, Holy Angels Church
Sr. Jocelyn Densing, FdCC— Pastoral Associate, St. Brendan Church
Veronica Robelo— DRE, St. Timothy Church
Zulma Telles — DRE, St. Boniface Church
Master Catechist
Edward Dantes– St. Augustine Church
Dan Veto — DRE, St. Anselm Church, Ross
Sr. Erlinda Carandang, FdCC—DRE, Holy Name Church
Sr. Elizabeth Siguenza, RVM — DRE, Our Lady of Mercy Church
Directors Award
Deacon Fred Totah