"Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness."
Gospel of John 12:44-45
This year’s Bishop James Augustine Healy Award dinner will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011. This award is given in honor of the first black bishop in the United States, is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated strong, effective leadership and service within the Black Catholic community. This year’s honoree is Judge Antoinette McLean Leoney, an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts District Circuit Court, and a parishioner at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Dorchester. Judge Leoney is an inspiring example of a strong woman of faith, whose integrity and dedicated pursuit of justice in all that she does personifies this year’s theme “Do Justice, Love Kindness and Walk Humbly with Your God”.
The Robert Leo Ruffin Award is presented in honor of a prominent Black Catholic who was dedicated to the education of children and the eradication of racial injustice and is given to those who foster educational opportunities and demonstrate strong personal faith and compassion. Reverend Gerald Osterman, currently serving at St. Katharine Drexel Parish and Immaculate Conception Parish in Everett will be receiving the Robert L. Ruffin Award for his faith-filled pastoral care of those in his parishes, as well as for his tireless work to provide educational opportunities for young people in Boston, as well as in Haiti.
To purchase tickets and join us in honoring these two extraordinary people, please go to http://HealyDinner.rsvpbook.com