Young men and women from throughout the diocese received Serra Club Altar Server Awards at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on Sunday, May 3 from Bishop Earl K. Fernandes.
Ten young men were also awarded financial aid scholarships to diocesan high schools. The students were recognized for essays they submitted on the priestly vocation.
The event began with a prelude and procession. It was followed by recitation of Daytime Prayer, part of the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours prayed by clergy, consecrated religious and many laity daily.
Bishop Fernandes then conferred awards to the recipients.
Servers receiving awards were:
Crixus Arteaga, Sara Banyots, Brendan Barta, Charlie Blouir, Sebastian Boyden, Carter Dine, Lohan Dossou-Koko, Esteven Duarte, Ananda Dunbar, Emily Dury, Bernadette Dziewiatkowski, Michael Elliott, Ryan Folian, Owen Fortkamp, Stephen Freiburger and Dana Funez-Vargas;
Michael Garbrandt, Joseph Gjostein, Tobe Grant, Jackie Gummer, Annie Hamilton, Nate Hangen, Case Harmeyer, Calvin Harms, Dominic Hartman, Maren Henderson, Patrick Henney, Declan Hoffman, Elijah Jones, Cole Klingler, Alexander Lawrence, Parker Lemal, Lydia Long and Belinda Lopez;
Camila Lopez, Lincoln Luffler, Ethan Meden, Faith Mendoza, Hope Mendoza, Dominic Messerly, Vincent Morales, Jacob Nevelos, Kristopher Olmus, Isabella Ovalle, John Parker, Simon Petras, Zion Phillips, Hunter Polk, Ben Prier, Roger Purkey, Chiarina Racanelli and Estrella Ramirez-Enriquez;
Patty Rangel-Quintana, Luke Raulerson, Oscar Reyes-Ramos, Adamari Santiago, Camilla Serrano, Scarlett Sims, William Smith, Sam Snapp, Ivy So, Marilyn Staber, Marleny Tecum, John Tevis, Ben Van Pilsum, Jacek Wahl, Moses Williams, Sofia Yoder and Zachary Young.
Receiving scholarships for their essays were Anthony Amweg, Estevan Cabrera, Joel Cafmeyer, Carter Dine, Michael Hall, John Kahwash, Dominic Messerly, Roger Purkey, Luke Raulerso and Grant Soder.
Parishes they represent are Columbus Christ the King, Holy Spirit, Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Peace, Our Lady of Victory, St. Agatha, St. Agnes, St. Andrew, St. Catharine of Siena, St. Cecilia, St. Dominic, St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Mary Mother of God, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Patrick, St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Timothy; Cardington Sacred Hearts; Circleville St. Joseph and Dover St. Joseph;
Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare, Gahanna St. Matthew the Apostle, Granville St. Edward the Confessor, Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hilliard St. Brendan the Navigator, Lancaster St. Bernadette and Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Marion St. Mary, New Albany Church of the Resurrection, Reynoldsburg St. Pius X, Sunbury St. John Neumann, West Jefferson Ss. Simon and Jude, Westerville St. Paul the Apostle and Worthington St. Michael the Archangel.
The Serra Club of Columbus is a Catholic organization committed to promoting and supporting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life in the diocese. The organization has two active chapters located in downtown and north Columbus.