Photo Caption: Among the medals for outstanding service to be presented at the Honors Mass on Nov. 18 is this one from Pope Benedict XVI symbolizing the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great.

A special anniversary year for Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will culminate Nov. 18 when he bestows papal and diocesan honors on 58 “heroes” of the church from throughout the Diocese of Peoria.

Bishop Jenky — who marked his 10th year as Bishop of Peoria on April 10 and will have been a bishop for 15 years on Dec. 15 — will be principal celebrant and homilist at a 3:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral that will include the Conferral of Ecclesiastical Honors.

The Mass and reception that follow also are a key part of the diocese’s celebration of the Year of Faith, which opened Oct. 11.

“We’re honoring people that really exemplify what it means to faithfully live our Christianity in the world,” said Msgr. Stanley Deptula, director of the Office of Divine Worship, in inviting all members of the Diocese of Peoria to attend.

The honorees are listed below. Photos and capsule biographies of each appear in the Oct. 28 print issue of The Catholic Post.

Plans for the 2012 Honors Mass had always called for diocesan honors to be bestowed, and nominations for the Pere Marquette, Archbishop Schlarman, and St. Isidore Rural Family Life awards were sought last March.

However, the diocese learned last week that Pope Benedict XVI also granted papal honors to 10 members of the Diocese of Peoria in time for the celebration. Those recipients will be awarded their medals at the conclusion of Mass as well.

In a letter to Pope Benedict, Bishop Jenky said the papal honorees “are true co-workers in the vineyard of the Lord and have been a great personal support to my own pastoral ministry.”

When Bishop Jenky was honored at a formal gala on June 1, proceeds went to Catholic Charities. Instead of the traditional banquet following this year’s Honors Mass, the hour-long reception will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages and a chance to congratulate the honorees.

Following is a list of the honorees:

PAPAL HONORS

Knight of the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory — John Bannon, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Peoria

Dame of the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory — Patricia Gibson, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Peoria Heights

Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice — Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF; major superior, The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis; Deacon Fred and Gail Kruse, St. Edward’s Parish, Chillicothe; Sister Kathleen Mullin, BVM, Sacred Heart Parish, Moline; Sister Margaret Schulz, CSJ, Peoria Notre Dame High School; Sister Diane VandeVoorde, OSF, Office of the Permanent Diaconate

Benemerenti Medal — Joy Allen, St. Matthew’s, Champaign and Central Catholic High School, Bloomington; Rita Kress, St. Joseph’s Parish, Brimfield; Colin Letendre, St. Pius X Parish, Rock Island

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DIOCESAN HONORS

Pere Marquette Award — Patricia Arnold, St. Paul’s Parish, Macomb; Margaret Aubry, St. Mary’s Parish, Utica; Katherine Anne Bogner, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lacon; Kathleen Boone, St. Augustine Parish, St. Augustine; Matthew Harrison Eppel, OFS, St. Jude’s Parish, Dunlap; Margaret Ann Francescon, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Coal Valley;

Maurice F. Franz, St. Patrick’s Parish, Washington; Frank A. Gaydos, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Morton; Fred Julius, Sacred Heart Parish, Morton; Frank Kamerer, Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Mahomet; William L. Liebhart, St. Mary’s Parish, Peru; Carolyn McElrath, St. Patrick’s Parish, Urbana; Elizabeth J. Minteer, St. John the Apostle Parish, Walnut;

Joan Elizabeth Norton, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Earlville; Nancy L. Owens, Mary, Our Lady of Peace Parish, Orion; Michael J. Peterson, St. Mary’s Parish, Pontiac; William E. Purcell, St. Ann’s Parish, Peoria; Irma Lee Robbins, St. Monica’s Parish, East Peoria; Carolyn Schumacher, Sacred Heart Parish, Farmer City; Timothy Daniel Smith, Sacred Heart Parish, Rock Island; Deacon Richard Smith (deceased), Holy Family Parish, Danville; Donald H. Stahl, St. Mary of the Woods Parish, Princeville; Josephine A. Thompson, St. Mary’s Parish, Westville; Norma L. Truax, St. Paul’s Parish, Danville.

Schlarman Award — Nancy Joan Conness, St. Patrick’s Parish, Ottawa; Brother Kevin Duckson, OFM, St. Mary’s Parish, Bloomington; Thomas J. Eckert, St. Luke’s Parish, Eureka; Judith Kay Krumholz, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Morton; Marguerite L. Lonegra, St. Valentine’s Parish, Peru; Irene Majeske, St. Mary’s Parish, Kewanee; Mary Lou Menches, St. Patrick’s Parish, Urbana; Father Daniel J. Mirabelli, CSV, Alleman High School, Rock Island; Elaine M. Ossola, Sacred Heart Parish, Granville; Roger Phelps, Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Mahomet; Marilee Provost, St. Patrick’s Church of Merna, Bloomington; Kathryn Wille, St. Mary’s Parish, Pontiac

St. Isidore Rural Family Life Award — Rebecca and Darwin Builta, St. John’s Mission, Bellflower and Sacred Heart Parish, Farmer City; Marie L. Denzer-Farley, St. Patrick’s Church of Merna, Bloomington; Michael DeSutter, St. John’s Parish, Woodhull; Paul and Viola Dunlap, Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Mahomet; Michael Haag, St. John’s Parish, Cullom; Joseph William Maloney, St. Augustine Parish, St. Augustine; Donald and Carol McLachlan, Mendota, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Earlville; John E. Megan, Princeville, St. Joseph’s Parish, Brimfield; William E. Migliorini, Sacred Heart Parish, Granville.