Archdiocese of Chicago Celebrates 18th Annual Noche de Gala with Theme Celebrating the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

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Chicago, IL (September 27, 2016) – The Eighteenth Annual Noche de Gala, will take place at 6:30 p.m., on Friday, September 30, at Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. Very Rev. Ronald A. Hicks, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago, will attend this annual recognition dinner and award ceremony that honors Catholics who serve and work in Hispanic Ministry in Cook and Lake Counties.

Friday, September 30, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace

Chicago, IL (September 27, 2016) – The Eighteenth Annual Noche de Gala, will take place at 6:30 p.m., on Friday, September 30, at Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. Very Rev. Ronald A. Hicks, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago, will attend this annual recognition dinner and award ceremony that honors Catholics who serve and work in Hispanic Ministry in Cook and Lake Counties. Almost 150 parishes offering Hispanic Ministry as well as various Archdiocesan Agencies will be represented by the evening’s attendees.

The theme, “Celebrating the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy,”  was chosen to represent Hispanic Ministry’s embrace of the goals and mission during this Year of Mercy. In a letter to parishioners in November 2015, at the beginning of the Year of Mercy, Archbishop Blase J. Cupich wrote, “The Jubilee of Mercy is a graced opportunity for all of us to appreciate more deeply how the mercy of God has taken hold of our lives and, at the same time, how we can bring that mercy into the world though our own actions and the way we live our lives.”

The evening’s Master of Ceremonies will be Enrique Rodriguez, news reporter and anchor for WGBO 66 / Univision Chicago.  Entertainment and dancing follow the awards ceremony.

The following individuals will receive awards in recognition of work and dedication to Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago:

  • Rev. Mike Michelini will receive the Saint John XXIII Award in recognition of priestly dedication to Hispanic ministry.
  • Sister Kathleen Long, O.P. will receive the St. Teresa of Avila Award, given in recognition of a woman religious or order in Hispanic Ministry.
  • Deacon Bienvenido Nieves will receive the Saint Stephen Award, in recognition of a deacon in Hispanic Ministry.
  • Martin Atilano will receive the Gaudium et Spes Award in recognition of a lay person or group serving in Hispanic Ministry.
  • The Holy Cross Marimba Ensemble will receive the Saint John Paul II Award in recognition of a teen, young adult or group in Hispanic Ministry.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.archchicago.org and click on Noche de Gala.

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