February 2025

Jeffrey Kararo Family

Jeffrey and Dawn Kararo have a large and strong Catholic faith-based family. They have nine children and seven are currently being home schooled. Six of the children are altar servers and their son Adam has applied to enter the seminary next year. Dawn serves as a lector and has volunteered in the past in the Religious Education program.

January 2025

John S Heneghan Family

John and Pat Heneghan are active parishioners. John is part of the team that visits the Pearl the third Sunday of each month. He is also a long-time member of the Saturday morning men's prayer group. John attends adoration each week at the 4AM shift. In our annual 5K Race John has been a planning committee member, runner, and a resource to recruit sponsors and runners. Pat is a member of the SVDP group and is a home visitor. Pat taught 7th grade Religious Education for many years and is now a substitute teacher. John and Pat attended the National Eucharistic Congress in mid-July 2024.

December 2024

Deacon Tom Hawksworth Family

Deacon Tom and his wife Pauline support many parish organizations. Tom is the Assistant Chaplain for our council. He leads the Saturday morning men's prayer group and also leads the men's weekly Cursillo meeting on Thursday evenings. Tom is active with our life events such as the Silver Rose Prayer service and the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Pauline is a long-time member of SVDP, Bellarmine Ladies (Trustee), and the St. Anne Society.

November 2024

Joseph M Vagnoni Family (very old photo)

Joe chaired our local soccer competition and coordinated the winners for the Regional tournament. His daughter Amelia qualified for the Regional and went to the State event where she took second place. Joe is an Extraordinary Minister for Holy Communion at the Pearl and works as part of the cleanup crew each year during the Lenten Fish Fry. Joe's wife Margaret is a lector and is also active in the Home and School Association.

October 2024

Darrel J Bancroft Family

Darrel is our council Warden. He participates at the annual Lenten Fish Fry, degree team events, and helps at pancake breakfasts. Darrel's wife Julie is a member of the Bellarmine Ladies. The extended family includes son Peter who recently retired from the Aurora Police Department. Peter's daughter Lauren attends Holy Angels School and is an altar server. Darrel's former daughter-in-law Cindy (Mark Bancroft) is a nurse and works at Waterleaf.

September 2024

Matthew D Guthrie Family

Matt and his family are active in many organizations. Matt is a former District Deputy and past Grand Knight. He currently is a trustee, manages the kiosk, and led negotiations with Woodmans to secure dates for the ID Drive. Matt is also a 4th degree Assembly officer as Purser. Matt and his family are regulars at weekly adoration. Matt and Tiffany are active in Cursillo, and Tiffany is a lector and member of the Bellarmine Ladies. Their daughter Brie recently retired after many years as an altar server. Their son Logan is in the military, is a Knight, and will participate in both the Newman fund and vocation raffle drive.

August 2024

Deacon Thomas P White Family

Deacon Tim and Pat White are involved in many ministries. Deacon Tim handles baptisms, pre-marriage formation, and the RCIA (OCIA) program. Deacon Tim and Pat each bring the Eucharist to the homebound, weekly visits to independent living facilities, plus being part of the monthly local nursing home team. They both visit the Bickford weekly, and Deacon does Constitution house. Pat is still involved with the Funeral Ministry and Deacon Tim is a long-time member of the Saturday morning men's prayer group. Both attend daily 6:30 AM Mass.

July 2024

Daniel E Wright Family

We are recognizing Dan and Laura for their special efforts supporting the Phil Brink family during their recent struggles. Laura spent extra time helping the family but most importantly helping to coordinate a twice a week meal train for the family, visited often to help with feeding tube and miscellaneous necessities (Laura is a registered nurse), and helped with the wake and funeral Mass for Rita. Dan and Laura continued their regular commitments; Dan is a cantor, active with scouts and Cursillo. Laura heads up parish worship activities, is part of the Bellarmine Ladies, and is active in Cursillo.

May 2024

Thomas A Boes Family

Tom is an Honorary member of the Knights. He recently worked at the Lenten Fish Fry and the pancake breakfast in November. Tom and his sons, Christopher and Nicholas are regular volunteers at the HA food pantry. Chris and Nic are active in Cursillo and Chris is a lector. The larger Boes family has strong Catholic family values which includes a cousin who is a priest.

April 2024

James E Campbell Family

Jim supports our council by participating at the Lenten Fish Frys, supporting the seminarian raffle, and helping with the tootsie roll drive. Jim is also a former council officer. Carol is a trustee for the Bellarmine Ladies. Jim and Carol are regulars at weekday 6:30 AM Mass.

March 2024

Mark and Claire Kearby Family

Mark and Claire are regulars at weekly adoration (different churches) and both volunteer at the HA food pantry. Claire recently (December) spearheaded an effort to coordinate the annual St. Anne's cookie and craft fair to accommodate the funeral luncheon for a deceased Brother Knight. They are also members of the Holy Angels choir and sing at the 9:30am Mass.

February 2024

Bill and Leesa Birch

Bill and Leesa Birch have been active parish supporters over many years. Bill helps out at fish frys, works the tootsie roll drive, and is an Honorary Life member holding many positions. Bill is also a member of the degree ceremonial team. Leesa is the treasurer for the Bellarmine Ladies, our KofC auxiliary. She also does baking for pancake breakfasts and fish fry nights.

January 2024

Matt Wiesner Family

Matt and his wife Tiffany have seven children: five girls and two boys. Four of the girls are altar servers and both boys are altar servers, including for the Latin Mass. The oldest, Christopher, also serves as an usher and their younger son, Michael, is also a lector. Tiffany home schools one of her daughters, and the others attend Holy Angels and Benet Academy. The family regularly attends the Sunday 8AM Mass.

December 2023

Raymond W Froehlich Family

Ray and Dar are active in many areas in the parish. Ray is council Treasurer, works Lenten Fish Fry, manages shirt purchasing program, and makes his personal Christmas ornaments for parishioners each year. Dar is a regular at daily 6:30AM Mass and at weekly adoration in the afternoon.

November 2023

Fred Schoenfeld Family

Fred and Marcia Schoenfeld have made significant financial contributions to the coat drive the past two years. Fred has not been active recently due to health issues, but Marcia is still active with the Bellarmine Ladies and is also a trustee.

October 2023

Daniel E Wright Family

Dan and Laura support the parish in many areas. Dan is a cantor, active in scouts, and also with Cursillo. Laura heads up the worship activities including lectors, servers, and readers. Laura is a member of the Bellarmine Ladies and is also involved with Cursillo. Their son plays organ and piano for weekend Masses.

September 2023

Deacon Thomas R Hawksworth Family

Deacon Tom and his wife Pauline are active in many areas. Tom leads the Saturday morning men's prayer group and is involved with Cursillo. He also led the recent Silver Rose Prayer service and the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Pauline is a member of SVDP, Bellarmine Ladies (Trustee) and the St. Anne Society. She recently participated in the annual dinner for Hesed House sponsored by the Bellarmine Ladies.

August 2023

Walter C Jones Family

Chuck and Candy have been regulars at weekly adoration for many years. Candy is a member of the choir and Chuck used to be a member until he had health issues. Chuck is a long-time member of the men's Saturday morning prayer group and was leader of the Life Chain event until last year. Chuck and Candy and their larger family (Cindy and Marty Hieronimi) often attend the Fish Fry and Mass together.

July 2023

John S Heneghan Family

John is a regular for adoration each week from 4AM to 5AM. He is also a long-time member of the Mens Saturday Morning Rosary Group. John is part of the team which visits Pearl convalescent home each month. His wife, Pat, teaches 7th Grade Religious Education, and is the lead instructor getting the students ready for Confirmation.

May 2023

Mr. James W Renshaw , Jr. Family

James's wife, Christa, is co-director of the Holy Angels Food Pantry. Their daughter, Addy, is an altar server and usually serves at Saturday 4:30 PM Mass. James also volunteers his time a the Food Pantry.

April 2023

Joseph M Vagnoni Family

Joe worked several Fish Frys this Lent as part of the cleanup crew. Joe is also an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at the Pearl. Joe's wife, Margaret, is a lector and daughter Abby has participated in Knight's events such as the free throw contest and essay contest.

March 2023

Edward D Orr Family

Ed has been active in the Fish Fry as part of the kitchen team for over 20 years. He has been a regular at daily Mass and before his accident an Extraordinary Minister at Pearl. Jill is co-director of HA food pantry and a Protestant minister at Plum Landing Retirement Community. She has been instrumental in many of the recent pantry renovations.

February 2023

Roger and Elizabeth Earl Family

Roger regularly attends daily 6:30 AM Mass and often brings one or more of his children with him. Elizabeth is a lector, member of the Bellarmine Ladies, and home schools her children. Their sons, Marek and Roque, are altar servers. The family attends most pro-life events at the parish such as the recent Novena for Life and in the September the National Day of Remembrance.

December 2022

Matthew D Guthrie Family

Matt is our District Deputy and faithful purser for Assembly #188 (4th degree). Tiffany has a leadership role in Cursillo, participates in Bellarmine Ladies, and is a lector. Their son Logan is in the Air Force and daughter Brie is an altar server. The family attends weekly adoration together.

November 2022

Darrel J Bancroft Family

Darrel currently serves as Warden and participates in activities such as Fish Fry, pancake breakfasts, and is a member of the degree team. Darrel's wife Julie is very active in the Bellarmine Ladies. Darrel's extended family serves in the Aurora community in key areas. Darrel's son Peter has been with the Aurora police department for about 30 years and Peter's youngest daughter Lauren is an altar server. Darrel's daughter-in-law Cindy is a nurse and works at Waterleaf. Her son, Paul, is also a nurse.

October 2022

The Nick and Mia Handell Family

The Nick and Mia Handell family are a great example of a practicing Catholic family. Nick is a firefighter and a great father to his five children. Mia finds time outside her family commitments to lead the Holy Angels Moms Group which meets every week to share faith and motherhood.

September 2022

James and Denise Power Family

Jim has done a superb job as our council's LIFE director coordinating the many pro-life activities not just with the council but with Holy Angels parish and other local councils. He is a daily Mass participant and also lectors. He is the Chancellor for the council, and he and his wife Denise are very active in the parish St. Vincent DePaul Society where she is the Treasurer and Jim is a home visitor.

August 2022

Chris and Gina Ragsdale

The Chris Ragsdale Family has been selected as Family of the Month for August. His family includes wife Gina, daughter Keira, and sons Nick and Tim. Chris is in the permanent diaconate program. Currently, he is a regular lector at Sunday Mass. Both his sons are altar servers. Chris is a former Knight who left a few years ago due to outside demands. His wife Chris is active at Holy Angels School.

July 2022

Ty and Jane Simmons

Ty and Jane Simmons have been chosen as Family of the month for July. Ty and Jane are the Right to Life Chair Couple for Illinois. Both have been very active in the Knights on Bridges for Life program. Jane is President of the parish SVDP council and works with St. Anne societies. Ty is a regular lector at Sunday Mass.

June 2022

Deacon Thomas P White Family

Deacon Tim and his wife Pat are involved in many parts of parish life. Deacon Tim, in his Deacon role does baptisms, pre-marriage formation, and regular visits to the nursing homes. Pat joins Deacon Tim in many nursing home visits and is a eucharistic minister. Pat also serves a part of the Funeral ministry. Deacon Tim is also a regular member of the Saturday morning Men's Rosary group.

May 2022

Mr. Robert D. Gatze Family

Bob and Rose provide a wide range of support to the parish. Bob has been a regular cantor for many years and assisted with the Baby Bottle program this year. Rose wears many hats; Religious Education with Mimi, parish Outreach, pro-life organizer for parish activities, and helping at Hesed House.

April 2022

Adam Kopcio Family

Adam and his family assisted at the Fish Fry during Lent. Daughter Anna, who attends Rosary, was a runner and helped with desert sales. Adam served meals and also helped with cleanup. Adam was also part of the Honor Guard at Holy Thursday. Adam and his wife Pamela have two sons and four daughters. Their younger children attend Holy Angels School, and their oldest daughter, a recent Rosary graduate, will be attending Loras College next Fall.

March 2022

Daniel T Kuttner Family

Dan has been very active in March working the Fish Fry and participating in the Knights on Bridges for Life on March 19. His wife Heather is an active parishioner and is a lector. His daughters, Caroline and Kathryn are altar servers and usually serve at 11AM Sunday Mass.

December 2021

Daniel E Wright Family

Dan and Laura are VERY active in the parish. In addition to scouts, Dan also cantors, and Laura coordinates many of the church activities making sure lectors, servers, and readings are ready. She is also a member of the Bellarmine Ladies, our KofC auxilliary. Their son also plays the organ and piano for Masses.

October 2021

Joseph N Chavarria Family

I would like to nominate Jose Chavarria and Rose Konieczny-Chavarria for their work and efforts for cooking for the 5K race. Jose also helps cook at various events, including our upcoming pancake breakfast.

September 2021

John D Schreiber Family

John coordinated our annual ID Drive again this year, and his family did an outstanding job as well. The Woodman's grocery store has THREE doors to cover, and when we didn't have enough Knight volunteers his family stepped in. With their efforts, we collected almost $3,900 at that location alone.

September 2021

Deacon Thomas R Hawksworth Family

Deacon Tom and his wife Pauline are excellent examples of how a married couple can practice their Catholic faith. Deacon Tom has supported our parishioners through his Cursillio work, pro-life leadership, and frequent talks at funeral services. Pauline has been very active with SVDP, Bellarmine Ladies, St. Ann's Society, and other functions such at Fish Fry.

July 2021

Matthew D Guthrie Family

Matt and his wife Tiffany and their children are excellent role models for our Catholic faith. The family attends Adoration together, Tiffany is a lector, and several of the children are currently or have been altar servers.

May 2021

Joseph D Didier Family

Joe and his wife Mary have worked together on many Knight events. The most recent event was the Mother's Day flower distribution. This year was a challenge due to COVID restrictions and their efforts made the event a success.

April 2021

John D Schreiber Family

John and his family were instrumental in a great ID Drive weekend in April as $3197.74 was raised in two days. John contacted Woodman's and with a small Council weekend crew and his family we raised enough money to hit our annual ID target.

March 2021

Patrick J Gengler Family

Pat and his family were very active in March. Pat was part of the kitchen team for the Fish Fry plus serving as an usher at Sunday Mass. Pat's daughter Alyssa was a runner for the Fish Fry and worked as a cleaner at Sunday Mass.

February 2021

Raymond W Froehlich Family

Ray and Darlene have been long time supporters of many ministries at Holy Angels. Ray has held many leadership roles in our Council in addition to providing short term support to many causes especially the Fish Fry and financial help. Darlene has been involved with the Food Pantry, SVDP, and most recently with volunteer support at Masses six days per week.

December 2020

Joseph D Didier Family

Joe and Mary Didier are consistently involved in many Knight's efforts. Each year Joe is a leader in the Id drives with Mary's assistance. Most recently they ran a very successful coat drive. To make it more challenging, they did it while recovering from the COVID-19 virus.

November 2020

Phil Brink Family

To Rita and Phil Brink for helping to lead the charge with a most successful Virtual 5K event. It was Phil's idea to make the event go Global with runs potentially coming from anywhere around the world. Thanks to their energy, the event was a great success! Thank you!

July 2020

Phil Brink Family

Phil and Rita opened their home their children when their children needed them (moved back in while buying a house). Rita and Phil volunteer at Hesed House and Rita volunteers at the parish food pantry.