Bishop to award Marian Medal to parish members of Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Cape Cod and Attleboro deaneries

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will award the Marian Award to 64 members of parishes from throughout the Fall River Diocese at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, 327 Second Street, Fall River.

The award recognizes diocesan parishioners for their dedicated service to the Church. Recipients are nominated for the award by their pastor.

The Marian Award is an acrylic gateway skyline design in the shape of a curved arch with beveled edges featuring an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Diocesan coat of arms. The Blessed Mother is the patroness of the Diocese of Fall River under her title of Our Lady of the Assumption. Around her image is the name of the award and the year in which it is presented.

The award continues the tradition of the Marian Medal, which has been presented annually to honor parishioners for service since 1968.

Bishop da Cunha will bless and present the Marian Awards in the context of Evening Prayer of the Church and Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Marian Awards Ceremony will be streamed live on the St. Mary Cathedral website at www.olfallriver.org. Please click “Watch” along the menu bar at the top of the page.

The Marian Award recipients for 2024 are listed below by deanery or area.

Attleboro Deanery

Robert Bertoncini, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Seekonk; Jack Camara, St. Mary Parish, Norton; Paul Corriveau, Transfiguration of the Lord Parish, North Attleboro; Glenn F. Loiselle, St. Mary Parish, Mansfield; Joseph Murray, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish, Seekonk; Suzanne Priest, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, South Attleboro; and Peter Walsh, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Attleboro.

Cape Cod & Islands Deanery

Vicky Anderson, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Wellfleet; Susan Clements, Good Shepherd Parish, Vineyard Haven; Ellen C. Covell, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Orleans; Mary Dudley, St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Buzzards Bay; Merey Gutierrez, St. Mary-Our Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantucket; George M. Lane, Holy Redeemer Parish, Chatham; George C. Logan, Christ the King Parish, Mashpee; Brian J. Mulhall, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth; Maryellen Mungovan, Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich; Winifred Murphy, St. Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth; John Niland, Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville; Ann Sekerak, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Osterville; John Steele, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Betty White, St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Provincetown; Diane Wilde, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pocasset; and Julio Alvarez, St. Francis Xavier Parish Hyannis.

Fall River Deanery

Caroline Andrade, Holy Trinity Parish, Fall River; Michael J. Boyce, Holy Name Parish, Fall River; Gaudino C. Branco, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Fall River; Margaret Copeland, St. Bernard Parish, Assonet; Jose M. Correia, Santo Christo Parish, Fall River; Eugene Czepiel, St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River; Thomas J. Duquette, St. John the Baptist Parish, Westport; Patricia Ferencz, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Somerset; Alice Gut, St. John of God Parish, Somerset; Leotilde Melo, Good Shepherd Parish, Fall River; Maria Pereira, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport; Catherine H. Poisson, St. George Parish, Westport; Manuel C. Reis, Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River; Aparecida Rudnick, St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish, Fall River; and Ada L. Simpson, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Swansea.

New Bedford Deanery

Juan A. Ayala, Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Parish, New Bedford; Mary A. Chaplain, St. Anthony-St. Rita Parish, Mattapoisett; David Costa, St. Julie Billiart Parish, Dartmouth; Janet DeMoranville, Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, New Bedford; Mary Ellen Flinn, St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, New Bedford; Richard J. Gwozdz, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet; Anne K. Jennett, St. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford; Troy R. Lester, St. Mary Parish, Dartmouth; Evelyn L’Homme, St. Patrick Parish, Wareham; Leonor Matos, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, New Bedford; Suzzanne Medeiros, St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown; Joyce Mello, St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven; Lydia Murphy, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, New Bedford; Jane Rocha, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford; and Donzilia Tadeu, St. Joseph Parish, Fairhaven.

Taunton Deanery

Paul M. Bourque, Holy Family Parish, East Taunton; Lourinda Camara, St. Anthony Parish, Taunton; Janine M. Couture, Holy Cross Parish, South Easton; Orlando de Abreu, St. Mary Parish, Taunton; Susan Diniz, St. Jude the Apostle Parish, Taunton; Katherine Gorman, Annunciation of the Lord Parish, Taunton; Antonio L. Pina, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel, Taunton; Mary L. Lynch, Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton; Theodore E. Sargent, Jr., St. Ann Parish, Raynham; Joseph Sollecito, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Taunton; and Theodore J. Wojcik, Jr., St. Nicholas of Myra Parish, North Dighton.