On Sept. 25, during the 4 p.m. vigil Mass, Fr. Mike Clark, pastor of Blessed Mother Parish in Owensboro, presented the Sophia Award to the parish’s 2020/2021 recipients, parishioners Gerald and Judy Coomes. COURTESY OF BLESSED MOTHER PARISH
2020/2021 Sophia Award recipients
BY WKC STAFF
Typically every year, the Diocese of Owensboro hosts a special Mass honoring the recipients of the annual Sophia Awards – individuals at least 65 years old, who received the highest number of nominations in their parish for this recognition, and who embrace and lead lives of stewardship by giving of their time, talent and treasure. The years 2020 and 2021, however, saw the Mass cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and recipients were presented with their awards in their home parishes. The 2020/2021 Sophia Award recipients are listed below. Questions about the Sophia Award may be directed to Janet Clancy at [email protected].
Blessed Mother, Owensboro: Gerald & Judy Coomes
Blessed Sacrament, Owensboro: Rita Moorman
Christ the King, Madisonville: Bettie Stone
Christ the King, Scottsville: Pauline Anderson
Holy Guardian Angels, Irvington: Wanda P. Fey
Holy Name of Jesus, Henderson: Mary Anne Williams
Holy Redeemer, Beaver Dam: Douglas G. Smith
Holy Spirit, Bowling Green: Marcia Cassady
Holy Trinity, Morgantown: Richard Seiler
Immaculate, Owensboro: Shirley & Ernie Taliaferro
Immaculate Conception, Earlington: Elizabeth Wix
Immaculate Conception, Hawesville: John & Lynn Powers
Our Lady of Lourdes, Owensboro: Herb & Bernice Bertke (Posthumously)
Precious Blood, Owensboro: Gary & Betty Murphy
Resurrection, Dawson Springs: Ella M. Smith
Rosary Chapel, Paducah: Lonnie & Yvonne Crowdus
Sacred Heart, Hickman: L.T. & Sandy Busby
St. Agnes, Uniontown: Robert A. Buckman
St. Alphonsus, St. Joseph: Carol Rumage
St. Ambrose, Henshaw: Joe Carroll Moore (Posthumously)
St. Ann, Morganfield: Sally G. Beaven
St. Anthony, Axtel: Mike & Janet Alexander
St. Anthony, Peonia: James & Garnetta VanMeter
St. Anthony of Padua, Grand Rivers: Mike & Linda Drury
St. Augustine, Grayson Springs: Brenda & John Semar
St. Augustine, Reed: Connie Williams
St. Benedict, Wax: Billy & Diana Thompson
St. Charles, Bardwell: Walter & Ethel O’Neill
St. Charles Borromeo, Livermore: Patricia Martinez
St. Columba, Lewisport: Larry & JoAnn Roby
St. Denis, Fancy Farm: Carol Wiley
St. Elizabeth, Clarkson: Charlie & Brenda Stinson
St. Edward, Fulton: Gary Jez
St. Francis de Sales, Paducah: Paul A. & Linda M. Cissell
St. Henry, Aurora: Michael J. Penrose
St. Jerome, Fancy Farm: Junior & Joyce Toon
St. John the Evangelist, Paducah: Earl & Ruth Kaufman
St. John the Evangelist, Sunfish: Bill & Cathy Canty
St. Joseph, Bowling Green: Mike & Mary Dale Reynolds
St. Joseph, Central City: Wayne W. Vincent
St. Joseph, Leitchfield: Betty Stone
St. Joseph, Mayfield: Dorothy Youngblood
Sts. Joseph & Paul, Owensboro: Donna Goetz
St. Leo, Murray: Kathleen A. Elkins
St. Mark, Eddyville: Florian & Karen Murdzek
St. Martin, Rome: John (Posthumously) & Eloise Chandler
St. Mary, Franklin: Helen Berry
St. Mary, LaCenter: Marie Funk
St. Mary Magdalene, Sorgho: J. David & Rose Marie Cecil
St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville: Jamie & Peggy Clark
St. Michael the Archangel, Oak Grove: Kathlene M. & Thomas R. Armbruster, Sr.
St. Paul, Princeton: Ken & Theresa Negray
St. Paul, Leitchfield: Joseph & Anna Jean Clark
St. Peter of Alcantara, Stanley: Jack & Vicki Stogsdill
Sts. Peter & Paul, Hopkinsville: Anghela Bedor Phillips
St. Pius X, Calvert City: Joe & Barbara (Posthumously) Cirrito
St. Pius X, Owensboro: Mary M. Edgell
St. Romuald, Hardinsburg: James & Sheila Sills
St. Rose of Lima, Cloverport: Mary Jo Carter
St. Sebastian, Calhoun: Ralph & Judy Ward
St. Stephen, Cadiz: Maria Bruzewski
St. Stephen Cathedral, Owensboro: Ken Heichelbech
St. Thomas More, Paducah: Dr. Marie Petrites-Murphy & Dr. Bill Murphy
St. William, Knottsville: Robert Stallings, Sr.
St. William of Vercelli, Marion: Rick & Peggy Rozwalka (Posthumously)
Originally printed in the November 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
