St. Vincent de Paul | Louisville

The Record, Feb. 28, 2010

Three members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were honored for their work at a Mass and awards ceremony earlier this month at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Church.
Also, 100 men and women from St. Vincent de Paul parish conferences in Louisville, Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana were inducted into the society at the Feb. 7 ceremony. These new Vincentians are among society volunteers who make a prayerful commitment to serve the poor through person-to-person assistance.
Three Vincentians were given awards:
Anne Walter of the St. William parish conference was presented the Top Hat Award, the highest honor given by the Conference Affairs Committee. She was cited for challenging her parish community to reactivate the St. William St. Vincent de Paul Conference, which had been founded a century earlier but was inactive for decades.
Jim Leonard of the St. Paul parish conference received the Ozanam Medallion. The award, named after the society's founder, Frederic Ozanam, is given to an individual who serves as a role model fo rother Vincentians and an inspiration to the broader faith community.
Chuck Millay, of the St. Peter the apostle parish conference, was presented the St. Vincent Award. This is given to an individual who has dedicated his or her life to giving nonjudgmental and supportive service to those in need.
In 2009, Vincentian volunteers in Louisville, Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana gave 49,495 hours of service to people in need, according to a society news release. This represented 10,105 home, hospital, eldercare and other in-person visits.

Following were those inducted into the society by parish conferences:
Guardian Angels: Leon Donahue, Sue Donahue, Rose Miller, Danny Stemmle, Deborah Stemmle.
Holy Family: Mary Ann Black, Shirley Peak, Jane Bennett, Linda (Dr.) Gries, Matthew Levenhagen, Anne Marchal, Peggy Mussler, Sheila Williamson.
Holy Trinity: Michael Kleopfel, Rob Sheehan.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany: Joseph Barbera   
St. Agnes: Steve Edelen.
St. Albert the Great: Pat Clements, Pat Osbourn.
St. Aloysius: Sandra Sawicki.
St. Athanasius: Susan Bader, Helen Burton, Joann Clements, John Kolb, Mary Ellen Schreck. St. Dominic: Anna Carrico, Perry Carrico, Jerry Mudd, John Taylor, Susan Taylor.
St. Edward: Lillian Ann Broughton, Teresa Edelen, David Kuebler.
St. Francis Xavier: Sue Colvin, Tony Colvin.
St. Ignatius: Betty Cissell, Ed Cissell, Barbara Tompkins, Bobby Potts, Roberta Cervantes, Johnny Sosbe, Paula Sosbe, John Vanover, Roxie Vise.
St. James: Susan Bahl, Anna Gammon, Aileen Garris, Diane Guilmet, Gail Hammann, James Johnson, Rose Ryan, Patsy Smith, Sue Taylor.
St. Leonard: Anne Kirchdorfer.
St. Luke: Madonna Flood, Ann Greer, Joan Irwin, Barbara Morris, Joann Orlando, Sharon Schepers, Fran sohl, Tina Sohl, Mary Stumph, Mary Tinsley.
St. Michael: Jane Cruthirds, Jason Cruthirds, Gil Marchal, Bob Morrison, Diane Spahr, Paul Spahr.
St. Paul: Rod Barber, Angie Brown, Bill Masters, Bob Mudd, Betty Simms, Sarah Sinclair, Martha Warman, Wanda Wright.
St. Peter the Apostle: Dorothy Cinnamon, Virginia Conklin,
Arvin Corbett, Jo Corbett, Claire Hoover, Rick Kaiser, Burt Kippes, Glenda Kippes, Donna Kruer, Delores Thieneman, Goldie Wethington, Mike Wethington.  
St. Rita: Nancy Davis, Linda Gottbrath.
St. William: Jane Ann Comerford, CSJ; Maggie Jezreel, Kevin Karl, Mary Ann Ostertag, Christopher Quirk, Brother Bill Reigel, Cathy Rogers, Jim Williams.