On Feb. 9, 42 individuals from 17 parishes will be honored at the 13th annual Partners in Service Awards Dinner in Camarillo sponsored by Catholic Charities of Ventura County. Nominated by their respective pastors, the honorees represent Catholics of various ages and backgrounds who serve in a wide range of ministries at their parishes and in their local communities. The honorees:
Deacon Neil Kingsley and Lisa Barra, Blessed Junípero Serra, Camarillo; Alice and Dan Gonzales, and Helen and Leonard Cruz, Holy Cross, Moorpark; Sergio Ayala, Herlinda Magana, and Alma and Juan Olmos, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Paula; Walter Trujillo and Dr. Augusto Castaneda Visconde, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Oxnard; Deacon Jim and Mary Ellen Farley, and Deacon Rodger and Barbara Adams, Our Lady of the Assumption, Ventura; Margaret Johnson and Mary Yurchisin, San Buenaventura Mission, Ventura; Pat Grossi and Stephen Gansler, St. Anthony, Oxnard; Maria de Los Angeles Rodriguez and Susan Proett, St. Francis of Assisi, Fillmore; George Spourdos, Sue Thompson and Linda Walker, St. Julie Billiart, Newbury Park; Jean Marie and Tom Cull, St. Jude the Apostle, Westlake Village; Penny Luhrsen and Mike De Caprio, St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo; Kate Mulhern and Mary Pat Yasko, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Westlake Village; Joe Waggoner and John Rak, St. Paschal Baylon, Thousand Oaks; Joni and Larry Egan, and Aurelio Lira, St. Peter Claver, Simi Valley; Janice and George Gnesda, and Augustin Lopez, St. Rose of Lima, Simi Valley; Maria Elena Perez, Santa Clara Chapel, Oxnard; and David Littell and Terry Salinas, Santa Clara Church, Oxnard.
