Apr 29, 2023
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Nearly 100 women attended the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.
Nearly 100 women attended the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale. Among them were, from left, Avril King, co-vice president of the MACCW's Central District; Sandra Hill, St. Mary Cathedral affiliation president; and Claudia Cubillos, St. Mary Cathedral affiliation treasurer.On display at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW), April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, was a pyramid showing the structure of Catholic women organizations. It starts with the base, the local Affiliation level, then District followed by the Archdiocesan level, which is the MACCW. The next level is the province which is the State of Florida, then the National Council of Catholic Women and finally the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations.Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado gives the blessing during the luncheon at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale. Nearly 100 women attended.Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado gives a $ 4,000 Lucy Petrillo Scholarship Award to Christine Bien-Aime, from St. James School in North Miamil. The award goes towards the recipient’s Catholic high school tuition and fees and was presented at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado gives a $ 4,000 Lucy Petrillo Scholarship Award to Sasha Jean-Felix, from St. Mary Cathedral School.
The award goes towards the recipient’s Catholic high school tuition and fees and was presented at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale.Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado gives a $ 4,000 Lucy Petrillo Scholarship Award to Milagros Funes, from St. Lawrence School in North Miami Beach. The award goes towards the recipient’s Catholic high school tuition and fees and was presented at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale.Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado gives a $ 4,000 Lucy Petrillo Scholarship Award to Ashley Elvir Lainez, from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Fort Lauderdale. The award goes towards the recipient’s Catholic high school tuition and fees and was presented at the 65th anniversary celebration of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) on April 29, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale.The 2023 recipients of the Lucy Petrillo Scholarship Award received $ 4,000 towards their Catholic high school tuition and fees. From left, Mary Weber, president of the scholarship committee, Ashley Elvir Lainez, from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School, Milagros Funes, from St. Lawrence School, Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado, Christine Bien-Aime, from St. James School, Sasha Jean-Felix, from St. Mary's Cathedral School, and Karen Lorenzen, president of the MACCW.Sara Rodriguez, senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, receives her Golden Rose award from Karen Lorenzen, president of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW). Her mother, Daniela Martinez, received a blue rose also in recognition. The award was handed out during the 65th anniversary celebration of the MACCW, on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.Khloe Paredes, senior at Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School in Miami, receives her Golden Rose award from Karen Lorenzen, president of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW). Her mother, Dolce Paredes, received a blue rose also in recognition. The award was handed out during the 65th anniversary celebration of the MACCW, on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.Annya Fernandes Koszas from All Saints Church in Sunrise, is honored after being announced as the 2023 recipient of the Our Lady of Good Counsel award from Karen Lorenzen, president of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW). The award was handed out during the 65th anniversary celebration of the MACCW, on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.Karen Lorenzen, president of the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW), gives a statue of the Virgin Mary to Annya Fernandes Koszas, this year’s recipient of the Our Lady of Good Counsel award. The award was given during the 65th anniversary celebration of the MACCW, on April 29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale.
Photography: JONATHAN MARTINEZ | FC