Jean Groseclose being honored on October 17, 2004

Among the 25 special women being honored by the Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angel, Bishop of Burlington for their ministries in the Vermont Church will be Jean Groseclose of St. Luke Church here in Fairfax. This is the fourth consecutive year in which the Diocese has conducted the Recognition of Women in Ministry awards. All Vermont parishioners and pastors were asked to nominate candidates who have shown exceptional devotion and contributions to their faith. A special awards committee composed of present and past members of the Diocesan Commission on Women was responsible for judging the entries and selecting the women to be honored.

This year the recognition celebration will be held at St. Augustine Parish in Montpelier, at 3:00PM on Sunday, October 17th, 2004. These same women will also be honored in their own home parishes on the weekend of October 23-24th.

Reverend Wendell Searles, advisor to the Diocesan Commission on Women, which sponsors the annual event, said:

“These women we are about to honor are the salt of the earth…and the light of the world.”

The public is invited to attend the Recognition of Women in Ministry Awards ceremony, as is the media.