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The Anchor

2012 St. Pius X Youth Award Winners

Parish

City/Town Name

Attleboro Deanery St. Mary St. Mary St. John the Evangelist St. Mary St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Sacred Heart Our Lady of Mt. Carmel St. Mark

No. Attleboro Mansfield Attleboro Norton Attleboro Attleboro Seekonk Attleboro Falls

Sarah E. Leary Jeffrey Edward Vogel Jonathan Kirby Emily Ann Burgess Chad Jonathan Benoit Rachel Irene and Emily Mary Ducharme Courtney M. Gareau Madelyn Clare Sweet

Cape Cod & the Islands Deanery St. Francis Xavier St. Margaret Christ the King Our Lady of the Cape Our Lady of the Assumption St. Pius X St. Patrick Holy Redeemer Holy Trinity St. Elizabeth Seton St. Mary-Our Lady of the Isle Corpus Christi St. John the Evangelist Our Lady of Victory St. Joan of Arc

Hyannis Buzzards Bay Mashpee Brewster Osterville So. Yarmouth Falmouth Chatham W. Harwich No. Falmouth Nantucket Sandwich Pocasset Centerville Orleans

Davis Hartnett Rachel Carlowiz Christopher Hughes James McLeod David Christopher Panora Sean Carison-Nee Caroline Ellen Egan Siobhan Mary Alice Hurley-DelVecchio Kate Pendleton Sarah Jane Bouchie Shane Patrick Hanlon Kristen Lora Isabelle Savine Manduca Conor O’Brien Heather Rosato

Fall River Deanery St. Anne St. John the Baptist Immaculate Conception Notre Dame de Lourdes Holy Trinity Sacred Heart Santo Christo St. Joseph St. Louis de France St. Michael Holy Name St. Stanislaus St. John of God St. Bernard St. Dominic St. Francis of Assisi St. Thomas More SS. Peter and Paul

Fall River Westport Fall River Fall River Fall River Fall River Fall River Fall River Swansea Fall River Fall River Fall River Somerset Assonet Swansea Swansea Somerset Fall River

Lucas Manuel Canto Haley Ketschke Allison Pereira Kyle Sirois Sydnie Bradley Zania Gouevia Patrick Alexander Medeiros Ryan James Amaral Danielle Caron Shawn Ferreira Jay Mota Daniel Joseph Paiva Caitlin Sousa Naomi Gayle Zachary Stephanie Brodeur Lyndsey Beth Ferreira Brian Johnson Peter Edward Reney

New Bedford Deanery St. Lawrence Martyr St. Mary St. Francis Xavier St. Mary St. Joseph Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James St. Mary St. Julie Billiart St. Patrick Our Lady of the Assumption St. Anthony of Padua St. John Neumann Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

New Bedford S. Dartmouth Acushnet Fairhaven Fairhaven New Bedford New Bedford No. Dartmouth Wareham New Bedford New Bedford E. Freetown New Bedford

Jason S. Beauregard Zane Furtado Andrew Hamel Christian Plaud Sarah Rose Dupont Gail Erin Medeiros Alexandra Borges Jillian McHenry Drew David Sylvia Rachel Roderick Rafael Fernandes Kerri Souza Adam Bolieiro

Taunton Deanery St. Nicholas of Myra Holy Family Annunciation of the Lord Holy Cross Immaculate Conception St. Ann

N. Dighton E. Taunton Taunton So. Easton N. Easton Raynham

Emily Pauline Cerce Jonathan Cooper Kirby Sessums Michael Wood Jeremy M. Berry Joshua McCarthy

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Moms blessed, remembered by area teens continued from page one

and talents to share. I hope and pray that in the not-too-distant future every parish in our diocese will select a young person to receive this award.” The award is named after Pope St. Pius X, founder of the Fall River Diocese in 1904, who had a great deal of devotion to the youth of the Church and all they had to offer. The award is a medal bearing an image of St. Pius X with his motto, “Restore all things in Christ,” recognizes the commitment and selfishness of teens towards Christ, His Church, and local parish communities. Recipients are nominated by their pastors, must be confirmed, at least a sophomore in high school, and no older than 19 years old. A list of this year’s recipients appears on this page. “Words can’t explain what a blessing it is to have Emily and Rachel as daughters,” Rosemary told The Anchor. “They are so loving and so giving. As a mom, I’m extremely honored and proud of them and all my children.” Rosemary and her husband Normand have five children, and two of their sons are previous St. Pius X Award winner as well. “I’m full of joy with all of them,” she added. Emily and Rachel are very active in the parish, having been altar servers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, and aides in the Faith Formation program. “The girls are always there when you need them,” said pastor Father David A. Costa. “Their attitudes are, ‘Well, that’s what we do.’ The whole family is so valuable to the parish.” The girls are seniors at North Attleboro High School and plan on attending college to eventually work in early education for special needs children. “They love working with kids and they want to devote their lives to giving to children,” said Rosemary. “It takes my breath away with the work they do, all without having been asked.” “It’s an honor to receive this award, and it means a lot,” said Emily. “I have grown up at Sacred Heart Parish and I was brought up and taught that when you volunteer your time, it is not a job but something you enjoy and learn to live by.” “After seeing two of my older brothers receive the award, I look up to them and now I have the honor to receive this award,” said Rachel. “I enjoy being able to dedicate my time and talent to help people and the Church.” James McLeod, 18, is the recipient from Our Lady of the Cape Parish in Brewster. “James is a dependable and se-

rious about his faith,” said pastor Father Bernard Baris, M.S. “He’s worked with the Confirmation class of our Religious Education program for the past two years and he is a lector. Unfortunately when some teens make their Confirmation, we never see them again. But not with James. He’s very committed to the faith.” “As a mom, I am very happy that James has kept Christ in his life and continues to participate actively in the Church,” said James’ mother Nancy McLeod. “He is the salutatorian of his senior class and a three-sport varsity athlete, and throughout he has maintained a strong faith. He is a faith role model for his younger brother Connor and to the parish. As a Catholic parent I believe that we owe it to our children to raise them with faith in God and encourage them to be strong Christians in the Catholic Church. My husband Stephen and I are very honored and proud of James for receiving the award.” “My participation in my parish is something that brings a sense of calm and peacefulness to my otherwise hectic, standard teenage life, with school, sports and so forth,” James told The Anchor. “I feel lucky to be a part of my parish community let alone be recognized for my participation. That just makes it all the more meaningful.” Peter Reney, 17, will receive the award from St. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church in Fall River. Reney’s mother, Debbie Reney, a part-time secretary at the parish, died last February after a long battle with cancer. “Debbie would be very proud,” said Father Stephen Salvador, pastor. “She would be happy that Peter is continuing to serve the Church and parish she so dearly loved, with continued zeal. Peter has helped the parish in many ways, including helping to train the altar servers and also filling in in a pinch. He’s always been very comfortable and secure around the altar at church.” As part of a school project, Peter has also redesigned the parish bulletin, in memory of his mom. “I think this award would mean a lot to my mom because she could say all three of her kids got the award and she didn’t force any of them to do anything for the Church,” Reney told The Anchor. “My brother and sister won the award and they deserved it,” he added. “My mom was so proud. Now it’s my turn, following in their footsteps. I know she is proud of me for receiving this. She was a great person, Catholic, woman, and mother, and if I grow up to be half the Catholic she was, I think I would be a pretty good Catholic.”


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