SECTION & AFFILIATE NEWS all over the world, with its roots traced back to France and England in the early 13th century. The first Red Mass in the United States was held at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Detroit in 1877. Today, the Red Mass is celebrated in Washington, D.C., and most other state capitals and major cities throughout the United States, including Sacramento. As in previous years, the Red Mass was followed by the annual Bench and Bar Award dinner, where the St. Thomas More Award is presented to honor a member of the legal profession within the Diocese of Sacramento who has shown integrity in the practice of law, leadership in the community, and faithfulness to gospel values in his or her personal and professional life. This year, the annual award was presented to Eric Hintz. As with real life, 2017 is made up, not only of sweetness, but also of sadness. In June, members of St. Thomas More Society joined our community in celebrating the life of our founding President and long-time leader, Herb Bolz. In 1986, when Bishop Francis Quinn asked Fr. Sylvester McDermott to restore the Red Mass in Sacramento, Herb became the founding president of the rejuvenated St. Thomas More Society, and went on to be the driving force on our board for over two decades. Herb led the way to create many of our events and traditions, including the establishment of the Fr. Sylvester McDermott Award to celebrate the work of those who best exemplify our goals and purposes of helping those least blessed among us. In many ways, Herb modeled his life after the namesake of our organization, St. Thomas More, who was known for his conscience, his ethical values, his integrity, his dedication to justice, his practice of charity, and his dedication to his wife and children. Watch the Calendar for Upcoming Events Please join us on November 8, 2017, at noon, for Mass and a lunch
program with Bishop Jaime Soto at Blue Prynt Restaurant & Bar. To meet and greet your fellow members and to learn more about the STMS, please join us on December 7, 2017, at 5-7 p.m. for a reception at Wilke Fleury. For more information about the STMS, and our upcoming events, please contact one of our board of directors: President Angela Lai, Vice-President
(Membership) Tom Redmon, Co-Treasurers Tom Frame and Mary Bressi, Recording Secretary Heather Hoganson, and At-Large Directors Nora Quartuccio and Plauche Villere, Jr. To stay up-to-date with our events, please email stms.sacramento@gmail.com to add your name to our email list. Or find us on Facebook under “Saint Thomas More Society, Sacramento.”
Judge Brian R. Van Camp Superior Court of CA, County of Sacramento (Ret.)
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