The Our Lady of Guadalupe Award is presented to individuals from the parish or members of the civic community who have demonstrated exemplary generosity, leadership and/or service beyond the scope of the parish for the common good of the diocesan or local civic communities.
Honorees included: Charles Abajian, St. Frances Cabrini, Crestline; José & Carmen Alderete, Holy Innocents, Victorville; Lizetora Barnum, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Riverside; Jaime Buitrón, Office of Restorative Justice; Patricia Byrd, St. Joseph, Big Bear; Terese Callahan, St. Paul the Apostle, Chino Hills; Patrick Carroll, Holy Spirit, Hemet; Richard Egan, St. Thomas the Apostle, Riverside; Glenda Gipson, Our Lady of the Assumption, San Bernardino; Cipriano & Marie Gonzales, St. Francis de Sales, Riverside; Michael Gross, St. Frances Cabrini, Yucaipa; Jerry Irwin, Blessed Junipero Serra, Phelan; Leroy Jennings, Our Lady of The Snows, Wrightwood; Jeanne Jewett, Sacred Heart, Palm Desert; Agustin Jiménez, St. Theresa, Palm Desert; Donna Johnson, St. Catherine of Siena, Rialto; Mike La Charite, St. Matthew, Corona; William Landecena, St. Anthony, Upland; Dorothy Machacek, St. George, Fontana; Eileen Mayer, St. Joan of Arc, Victorville; Mark McGuthrie, Ministry to Catholics of African Descent; Arturo Melero, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs; Carlos Mondragón, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley; Deacon Manuel Olivas, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington; Bernie Padilla, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Antonio Ramírez, Our Lady of Lourdes, Montclair; Rosemary Rea, Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Patricia Rocco, St. Vincent Ferrer, Sun City; Donna Saldin, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley; Cesario Sanchez, Jovenes Para Cristo; Maureen Smith, Christ the Redeemer, Grand Terrace; Theresa Thompson, St. Ann, Needles and Rosalind Yarbrough, St. Edward, Corona.
The St. Bernardine Award is given to church employees (parish or diocesan) with at last 10 consecutive years of employment, who have significantly impacted the fulfillment of the local church’s mission.
Honorees were: Angelica Alba, Office of Planning; Bill Camarena, Our Lady of Lourdes, Montclair; Marietta Caparas, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley; Sergio Cisneros, Our Lady of Solitude, Palm Springs; Ofelia Connolly, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington; María Cordova, St. Francis de Sales, Riverside; José Cortez, St. Patrick, Moreno Valley; Sandy Detamble, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Aide Emmott, Holy Spirit, Hemet; Yolanda García, Our Lady of the Rosary, San Bernardino; Gina Gradias-Penman, Office of Canonical Services; Annette Greek, St. Anthony, Upland; Mary Jo Jolly, St. Vincent Ferrer, Menifee; Dale Jonasson, Office of Information Technology Services; Larry Kast, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Palm Springs; DorothyJean (Jeanie) Kiefer, St. Paul the Apostle, Chino Hills; Margaret (Peggy) Koster, Office of Accounting; Belinda Marquez, Catholic Charities; Olivia Obregon, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Winchester; María E. Ramírez, St. George, Fontana; Linda Sardone, St. Theresa, Palm Springs; Irma Seguin-Pérez, St. Edward, Corona; Samantha Taylor, St. Thomas the Apostle, Riverside and Terri Triviso, Sacred Heart, Palm Desert.
Recipients of the Pope John Paul II Youth Award are recognized for demonstrating a deep commitment, responsibility and outstanding voluntary service.
Honorees include: Joshua Michael Acosta, St. George, Fontana; Isabel Aguilera, St. Vincent Ferrer, Sun City; Andrew Alonso, Notre Dame High School/St. Anthony, Riverside; Jamie Estele Barnes, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Desert Hot Springs; Valerie Bitanga, St. Theresa, Palm Springs; Shannon Marie Brooks, St. Christopher, Moreno Valley; Luis Chavez, St. Edward, Corona; Kristine de los Santos, Aquinas High School/Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Jordan Gomez, St Patrick, Moreno Valley; Matthew Gonzalez, Blessed Junipero Serra, Phelan; Roberto Martin Huertero, St. Francis de Sales, Riverside; Joseph Ignacio, St. Paul the Apostle, Chino Hills; Marianne Magaña, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Christy Mahoney, the Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands; Danny Manriquez, Holy Innocents, Victorville; Eleazar Palma, St. Anthony, Upland; Yoon Rha, St. Andrew Kim, Riverside; Anthony Steele. St. Thomas the Apostle, Riverside; Jeff Steinmann, Blessed Junipero Serra, Phelan; Joseph Sylvester, St. Joseph, Big Bear Lake; Gustavo Uribe Ruiz, St. Frances Cabrini, Yucaipa; Jorge Luis Valencia Lopez, St. Bernardine, San Bernardino; Alexander Villalobos, Sacred Heart, Palm Desert and Emmanuel Zambrano, Holy Spirit, Hemet.