In the year 2008, the bicentennial year of the Archdiocese of Boston, Cardinal Séan O’Malley instituted the Cheverus Award medals. These medals were conferred upon selected recipients from throughout the Archdiocese at the closing Mass of the bicentennial year. It was Cardinal O’Malley’s intention that these awards continue to be made annually at the Cathedral on or around the Solemnity of Christ the King.
The oval-shaped medal is made of sterling silver and bears the image of Bishop Jean-Louis Anne Magdelaine Lefebvre de Cheverus. On the reverse side is Bishop Cheverus’ coat of arms and episcopal motto “diligamus nos invicem” (let us love one another).
Bishop Cheverus was the founding Bishop of Boston and led the diocese from 1808 until his return to France in 1824. He died in 1836 as the archbishop of Bordeaux.
The medal recipients -- who include laypeople, religious and deacons -- are chosen for their service to the Church and God’s people. Most recipients are nominated by their pastor, forwarded by their area vicar and approved by their regional bishop and Cardinal O’Malley. Some recipients are personally selected by Cardinal O’Malley.
Each year, one third of the parishes of the archdiocese are asked to nominate a parishioner, therefore most parishes will have one honoree every three years. The criteria given to pastors is that the nominee should be a lay person who has served the parish well over an extended period of time and has done so in a quiet, unassuming and, perhaps, unrecognized fashion.
The Regional Bishops each year are asked to nominate from their respective regions a religious and a deacon of similar qualifications to be honored with the Cheverus medal. The Central Ministries of the Archdiocese also make nominations from among religious, deacons and lay persons who serve on Archdiocesan committees or lead important ministries.
There is no limit to the number of family members and friends who join the honoree at the Cathedral. The presence of the pastor and a delegation of parishioners is warmly encouraged to help underline the appreciation and gratitude of the parish towards the honoree.
2011 Recipients (97) – November 20, 2011
Mr. Arthur Abbott, Saint Paul Parish, Hamilton/Wenham
Mr. Paul G. Alconada, Sacred Heart Parish, Weymouth
Mr. Frank Joseph Angiulo, Saint Theresa of Lisieux Parish, Sherborn
Mr. R. Stephen Barrett, Archdiocesan Improved Financial Relationship Committee
Ms. Helen Barrett, RN, Saint Gregory Parish, Dorchester
Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, Pastoral Center
Ms. Roberta Breen, Saint Mary Parish, Billerica
Mrs. Virginia Budak, Saint Thecla Parish, Pembroke
Mr. Paul Carlin, Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Peabody
Mrs. Lillian Carr, Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Nahant
Ms. Ann Casey, Saint Marguerite d'Youville Parish, Dracut
Mr. Paul J. Cavanaugh, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Plymouth
Mr. William Celeste, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Chelsea/Everett
Mr. Anthony Cerullo, Saint Florence Parish, Wakefield
Mr. Augustine Chiango, Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Topsfield
Mr. Vincent Concannon, Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Swampscott
Mr. William Conley, Saint Margaret Mary Parish, Westwood
Rev. Mr. Anthony J. Constantino, Central Region - Sacred Heart Parish, East Boston
Mrs. Elizabeth Constantino, Sacred Heart Parish, East Boston
Mrs. Kathleen Darby, Saint James Parish, Haverhill
Mr. Vincent DeBaggis, Saint Mary Parish, Franklin
Brother John J. DelCasale, OSA, Saint Augustine Parish, Andover
Mr. Albert DeLuca, Saint Lucy Parish, Methuen
Mr. Stephen P. DesRoche, Saint Mary Parish, Quincy
Ms. Joan Dixon, Saint Brigid Parish, South Boston
Ms. Mary-Catharine Donovan, Our Lady of Victories Parish, Boston
Mr. Richard G. Donovan, Saint Margaret Parish, Burlington
Mr. John Every, Saint Stephen's Church, North End, Boston
Mrs. Joan M. Fawls, Saint Mary of the Hills Parish, Milton
Ms. Angela Federico, Saint Adelaide Parish, Pebody
Mrs. Mary Therese Ferraris, Saint Jude Parish, Norfolk
Mr. George Fischer, Saint Mary Parish, Georgetown
Mr. Daniel Fitzpatrick, Saint James Parish, Stoughton
Mrs. Marilyn Fougere, Saint George Parish, Framingham
Sister Gioviana Fratelli, PDDM, Central Region
Sister Rose Clarisse Gadoury, S.S.A., West Region
Mr. John Gaffny, Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish, Lawrence
Mr. George Gambale, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, East Boston
Ms. Mary Ann Gioregio, Saint Anthony Parish, Revere
Mr. John F. Golden, Immaculate Conception Parish, Stoughton
Mr. Arthur Graf, Saint Joseph Parish, Somerville
Mr. James M. Gurley, Saint Brendan Parish, Dorchester
Mr. Timothy J. Harney, Saint Peter Parish, Cambridge
Mrs. Frances Hauck, Holy Name Parish, West Roxbury
Ms. Frances X. Hogan, Mass Catholic Conference - Pro Life & Family Life Committee
Rev. Mr. Joseph E. Holderried, West Region - Saint Margaret Mary Parish, Westwood
Sister Maureen Joseph Hunt, CSJ, Saint Patrick Parish, Stoneham
Mrs. Patricia M. Jackson, Saint Bernadette Parish, Randolph
Deacon John F. Jennette, South Region - Saint Joseph Parish Quincy (Senior)
Sister Francis Anita Kearns, SC, South Region
Mrs. Kathleen Kelly, Saint Jerome Parish, Weymouth
Mrs. Ann T. Lawrence, Holy Ghost Parish, Whitman
Ms. Anne Lazzaro, Saint Joseph West End, Boston (resides in Watertown)
Ms. Eileen Lessard, Saint Pius V Parish, Lynn
Ms. Marianne Luthin, Pastoral Center
Mrs. Barbara C. MacKenzie, Saint Bonaventure Parish, Manomet
Mr. John Malloy, Saint Peter Parish, Plymouth
Mr. Thomas J. Maloney, Saint Ann Parish, West Bridgewater
Rev. Mr. Michael J. Markham, Merrimack Region - Our Lady of Grace Parish, Pepperell
Mr. Kevin Martin, Gate of Heaven Parish, South Boston
Ms. Teresa L. McCallion, Regina Cleri
Mr. Frank McCarthy, Saint Rita Parish, Lowell
Mr. John H. McCarthy, Archdiocesan Finance Council
Ms. Marge McGlone, Saint Eulalia Parish, Winchester
Mr. Michael A. McGroarty, Saint Joseph Parish, Quincy
Mrs. Denise McKinnon-Biernat, Pastoral Center
Ms. Maureen Megnia, Saint John the Evangelist Church, Cambridge
Mr. James D. Merloni, Saint Cecilia Parish, Ashland
Mrs. Christine Moran, Saint Mary Parish, Chelmsford
Mr. Chester Morrill, Saint Richard Parish, Danvers
Mrs. Patricia Morrill, Saint Richard Parish, Danvers
Mrs. Joanne Murphy Abbott, St. John Seminary
Sister Mary Murphy, SNDdeN, Notre Dame High School, Lawrence
Ms. Linda Newall, Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Marblehead
Mrs. Mary Neylon, Saint Margaret Parish, Lowell
Mr. Leo P. O'Brien, Sacred Hearts Parish, Malden
Mr. Robert S. O'Connor, Saint Mary Parish, Randolph
Ms. Jean M. Perry, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Cambridge
Mr. Joseph L. Poirier, Saint Mary Parish, Plymouth
Mrs. Leona Preble, Holy Redeemer Parish, Merrimac
Ms. Theresa Raso, Saint Joseph Parish, Boston
Ms. Vincenza Raspa, St. Leonard Church, Boston
Dr. Owen D. Reynolds, M.D., Central Region - Volunteer, Metro Youth Service Center
Mr. John Richardson, Saint Joseph Parish, Medway
Mrs. Agnes Romano, Saint Dorothy Parish, Wilmington
Mr. Paul Sandman, Archdiocesan Finance Council
Mrs. Eileen Simmons, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Pepperell
Ms. Paula Skalinski, Saint Ann Parish, Neponset
Dr. Richard Spagnuolo, Central Region - Volunteer, Metro Youth Service Center
Ms. Mary Rose Sullivan, Saint Barbara Parish, Woburn
Mr. John Swymer, Saint Agnes Parish, Reading
Mr. Benoit Thibault, Saint Augustine Parish, Andover
Mr. Pellegrino Tulimieri, Saint Albert the Great Parish, Weymouth
Mrs. Joan Vinal, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Dracut
Brother Daniel F. Walters, OSB, South Region
Mrs. Carol A. Weese, Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Weymouth
Mr. Hercules Werneck, Brazilian Apostolate
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2010 Recipients (98) – November 28, 2010
Mrs. Teresa Axten, Amesbury
Mr. Jose Barros, Dorchester
Mrs. Olivia Barros, Dorchester
Mr. Donald Beaulieu, Salisbury
Brother Bede Benn, CFX, Danvers
Deacon Richard Bilotta, Burlington
Ms. Mary S. Blackburn, Brighton
Mr. Robert Brady, Lakeville
Ms. Pauline Brennan, Peabody
Mr. Edward Cahill, Boston
Mr. Robert Carey, Needham
Mr. Michael Carney, Winthrop
Mr. Manuel (Peter) Castellanos, Newton Ctr.
Ms. Elaine Coelhodelirio, Brighton
Mr. Timothy J. Comeau, Haverhill
Bro. Kevin Courtney, F.M.S.I., Framingham
Ms. Leatrice Crivello, Arlington
Mr. Maurice Curran, Marshfield
Sister Anne D'Arcy, CSJ, West Roxbury
Mrs. Jeanette Diotalevi, Framingham
Ms. Maryanne Donahue, Bellingham
Mrs. Mary Donnelly, Scituate
Mrs. Suzanne Downing, Plymouth
Mrs. Mary-Helene Dutile, No. Billerica
Ms. Thelma Fearn, Boston
Ms. Susan Ferzoco, Millis
Mr. Neal Finnegan, Dedham
Ms. Mary Lou Flaherty, Dorchester
Mr. Edward Flynn, Medford
Mr. John R. Frassica, Waltham
Mr. Robert Gadbois, Winthrop
Mr. John Gantz, Wayland
Brother Charles J. Gilbert, Lowell
Ms. Carol Gill, Waltham
Mr. James Gillis, Hull
Mr. Edward Gilmore, Canton
Ms. Maria Lourdes Gomes, Dorchester
Sister Linda Greenwood, OSF, Lowell
Mrs. Peg Hicks, Westford
Ms. Mary Hogan, Dorchester
Mrs. Virginia Maria Hopgood, Brockton
Ms. Helen Iantosca, Cambridge
Mrs. Shirley Keegan, No. Andover
Mr. Kevin Kiley, Marshfield
Mrs. Mona Leary, Lexington
Mr. Ernest LeBlanc, Middleborough
Mr. Emile Lessard, Tyngsboro
Mrs. Pauline Lessard, Tyngsboro
Mr. Mark Lippolt, Boston
Ms. Joan Lochiatto, Burlington
Mrs. Liliana Lucas, Chelmsford
Ms. Ann Lundbohm, Revere
Ms. Mary Martell, Cambridge
Mrs. Eleanore McCann, Norwell
Sister Catherine Joseph McDonough, DC, Holbrook
Mr. Murray McInnis, Quincy
Mr. John S. McKenzie, Lowell
Mrs. Maureen McNiff, Chelmsford
Mrs. Fatima Medeiros, Lowell
Deacon John R. Menz, Quincy
Mr. Raymond Molling, Holbrook
Mrs. Nancy Moore, Marshfield
Mrs. Paula Morgan, Wayland
Mr. Richard Moriarty, Brookline
Ms. Maria Moscaritolo, Everett
Mrs. Carol Nadeau, Saugus
Ms. Merry Nordeen, Wakefield
Ms. Annette Osborn, Essex
Mr. James O'Sullivan, Westwood
Ms. Sarah Slattery Perello, Somerville
Sister Marie Pero, SND, Peabody
Mr. Peter Pistorino, Melrose
Mr. Edward Radovich, Hanover
Mrs. Joan Rae, Charlestown
Mr. Eugene Raux, No. Quincy
Mrs. Debra Jean Rhodes, Littleton
Mr. Robert Rooney, Charlestown
Deacon Peter An Ros, Lowell
Ms. Jennifer Roy, Roxbury
Mr. Alfred J. Saluti, Weymouth
Mrs. Ramonita Santiago, Lawrence
Mr. Henry Scagnoli, West Roxbury
Ms. Carole Anne Scott, Canton
Mr. William Scott, Chestnut Hill
Mr. John Shaughnessy, Sr., Milton
Miss Sheila Shea, Malden
Mrs. Elizabeth Small, Methuen
Mrs. Nancy Smith, East Bridgewater
Mrs. Joan Spano, Sharon
Mr. Richard Spinale, Arlington
Mr. Daniel Sullivan, Hyde Park
Mrs. F. Adelaide Sullivan, Canton
Sister Maureen Taaffe, SCN, West Roxbury
Deacon Carroll Taylor, No. Andover
Mr. Renato Te, Boston
Mr. Philip Walsh, Gloucester
Miss Ruth Wilkinson, Quincy
Miss Joan Ziegler, Weymouth
Coverage:
2009 Recipients (133) – November 22, 2009
Ms. Jennifer Aying, Dedham
Mrs. Mary Baglio, East Boston
Mrs. Shirley A. Beaucaire, Brockton
Mrs. Elba Bedros, Burlington
Mr. Emilie Berzin, Brookline
Mr. Richard Boulton, Wilmington
Mr. John Bowler, Arlington
Ms. Marian Burns, Somerville
Sr. Dorothy Burns, CSJ, Malden
Sr. Eileen Theresa Burns, SND, Lawrence
Mr. Richard L. Buttermore, Carver
Mrs. Barbara Celata, North Reading
Mrs. Laura Chmielecki, Malden
Mr. Richard T. Connors, Haverhill
Deacon Richard Cordeau, Lynn
Mrs. Jean Cox, North Reading
Mr. Joseph D'Arrigo, Boston
Ms. Joanna D'Attore, Methuen
Mr. Louis DiBenedetto, Winthrop
Mr. Vincent DiClemente, Medford
Mrs. Geraldine DiClemente, Medford
Mr. Neal Doherty, Duxbury
Mrs. Helen Downey, Gloucester
Mr. Chris Doyle, Arlington
Mr. Leonard Ebert, Reading
Sr. Josephine Fallon, PDDM, Boston
Mr. Charles Famolare, Winthrop
Deacon Brendan A. Fitzgerald, East Bridgewater
Mrs. M. Ellen Fitzgerald, Peabody
Mrs. Katherine Flanagan, Hingham
Mr. Brendan Flynn, Readville
Ms. Ann Flynn, Medford
Mrs. Elaine Foley, Hingham
Mrs. Marie Forsyth, Foxborough
Mrs. Louise Fruth, Braintree
Mr. Edward Furey, Enfield
Ms. Mary Gardner, Boston
Mr. Charles Gionet, Shirley
Mrs. Angelino Giuliano, Boston
Mrs. Honora Griebel, Lynn
Deacon Francisco Guerrios, Dorchester
Mrs. Carmen Guerrios, Dorchester
Mrs. Helen Halle, Norwood
Mr. Francis Hannigan, Dorchester
Mrs. Carol Hathaway, Bridgewater
Mr. Daniel Hogan, Stoneham
Mrs. Laura Hogan, Stoneham
Mr. Paul Hogan, Medfield
Ms. Cheryl L. Hunnewell, Halifax
Sr. Evelyn Hurley, SCN, South Boston
Mrs. Debbie Hymon, Brockton
Ms. Claudia Iandoli, Boston
Mrs. Patricia Ierardi, Avon
Dr. Helen Jackson, West Roxbury
Mr. Peter K. Johnston, Ayer
Mrs. Deborah Jones, Middleton
Mr. Richard Julien, Salem
Mr. Francis Kelley, South Boston
Sr. Clare Kelly, SND, Hanover
Mrs. Eugenia L. Kennedy, Wellesley
Ms. Sylvia Kennedy, Lincoln
Mr. Christopher P. Kierce, Cohasset
Deacon Clifford D. King, Billerica
Sr. Christine Kleponis, CJC, Brockton
Mrs. Mary Jo Kriz, Northborough
Mr. Charles Kunsman, Arlington
Mr. David Lam, Quincy
Mrs. Kathleen Lane, Tewksbury
Deacon Norman LaPointe, Salem
Mr. Raymond F. Larkham, Lowell
Mr. Robert J. Larner, West Newton
Mrs. Margaret Lavoie, Boston
Ms. Virginia Lebron, Boston
Mr. John (Jack) Leonard, North Reading
Mrs. Arlene Lesch, Gloucester
Mr. George Lovell, Dover
Miss Barbara Lydon, Milton
Sr. Maria Macedo, fic, Roxbury
Mr. John Mahoney, Dorchester
Mrs. Maria Matos, Roxbury
Mrs. Katherine T. McAvoy, Arlington
Mr. John McCormack, Hyde Park
Ms. Celeste McCusker, Haverhill
Mr. Daniel E. McDonald, Wellesley Hills
Mr. Barry R. McDonough, Esq., Needham
Sr. Miriam P. McKeon, SC, Quincy
Mr. John McLaughlin, Danvers
Mr. Paul Milinazzo, Boston
Deacon Eduardo Mora, Allston
Mr. Julius Motta, Kingston
Mrs. Jeanette Murphy, Brockton
Mr. Edmund Nasser, Lawrence
Mrs. Patricia Natti, Gloucester
Mrs. Marguerite Newcomb, South Boston
Mr. Hoa Nguyen, East Boston
Ms. Maureen O'Brien, Natick
Mrs. Debbie O'Neill, Billerica
Mr. John Pacetti, Waltham
Sr. Catherine Panetta, SND, South Boston
Mrs. Marion Parker, Townsend
Mrs. Mary Ellen Parker, Framingham
Mr. John F. Quealey, Lowell
Mr. Robert Quinlan, Marlborough
Mr. Leo Racine, Holliston
Mrs. Catherine Reardon, Westwood
Ms. Mary Robertson, Somerville
Sr. M. David Romanaskas, CJC, Brockton
Ms. Virginia Ruane, Malden
Mrs. Josephine Sampson, Middleton
Mr. Scott Saulnier, Middleton
Mrs. Marian Sears, Bridgewater
Mr. Dominico Secondini, Stoneham
Sr. Eleanor K. Shea, CSJ, Newton
Mrs. Virginia Simas, Arlington
Ms. Charlotte Smith, Waltham
Mrs. Terry Sullivan, Norwood
Deacon Neil Sumner, Reading
Mrs. Ellen Terry, Reading
Mr. Louis Thibault, Danvers
Mrs. Jesse Thibault, Danvers
Msgr. James Tierney, Boston
Mr. Robert Travers, Cambridge
Mrs. Mary Travers, Cambridge
Deacon John R. Turner, Stoneham
Sr. Mary Cora Uryase, RSM, Roslindale
Mrs. Jeanne Vasselian, Abington
Mrs. Patricia Viscosi, Andover
Mr. M. Joseph Walbridge, Braintree
Ms. Buffy Walsh, Wakefield
Sr. Philomene Walsh, CSJ, Newton
Mrs. Linda Walsh-French, Braintree
Mr. Steven Wessling, Milton
Sr. M. Elizabeth Zemaitas, CJC, Brockton
Coverage:
2008 Recipients (68) – November 23, 2008
Grace Alexander, Newton
Deacon Alfred Balestracci, North Reading
Annmarie Bannister, Littleton
John Barros, Roxbury
Francine Bell, Abington
William Caines, Medford
Edmond Cantin, Lynn
Nancy Carapezza, Wayland
Mary Carney, Danvers
Meyer Chambers, West Roxbury
John Corcoran, Lynn
Brother James Curran, Boston
Robert Curran, Wakefield
Jean Marie Daniels, Mattapan
Robert DeCoste, Dover
Mary DeCoste, Dover
Linda DeCristoforo, Revere
Sister Germaine Demers, PM, Methuen
Rose Dittmer, Melrose
Elizabeth Donnelly, Danvers
Alma Driscoll, Weymouth
Richard Erikson, Peabody
Mary Farrell, Peabody
Edward Fee, Saugus
Anna-Marie Ferraro, Arlington
Sister Zita Fleming, CSJ, Boston
Harry Foden, Winchester
David Francis, Plymouth
Orlando J. Germano, Jr., Boston
Stephen Gervais, Lowell
Maureen Gervais, Lowell
John Hurley, South Boston
Dulceneia Junqueira, Brighton
Joseph Kosciuszek, Georgetown
Daniel Kurema, Raynham
Aldona Lingertat, Milton
Sister Pauline Leblanc, SCO, Lowell
Thomas Ledbetter, Roslindale
Deacon Barry Lloyd, Lowell
Sister Ricci Lloyd, CSJ, Framingham
John Manuel, Hyde Park
Ray Martin, Beverly
Richard Matulis, Roslindale
Mary V. McCabe, Medford
Frances McDonnell, Wellesley
Mary McHale, Boston
Evangelina Monge, East Boston
Sharon Moore, Wrentham
John Nichols, Danvers
Altie Nichols, Danvers
Hoa Nguyen, Charlestown
Chief Michael Okafor, Hyde Park
Soo Gyun Park, Westwood
Linda Perrino, Peabody
Dietu Phamduy, Lowell
Thong Phamduy, Lowell
Dr. Robert Querze, Plymouth
Brother Rene Roy FMS, Lawrence
Deacon John D. Salenius, Quincy
Edward J. Sampson, North Andover
Armand Soucy, Beverly
Elizabeth Sterling, Lynn
Theodore Szymanski, Woburn
Dorothy Talbot, Danvers
Steve Tam Ph.D., Wellesley
Sister Teresa Vesey, CSJ, Weymouth
William White, Lynn
Kathleen Woodward, Walpole
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