Special to The Message
The following list includes the 56 young people honored March 13 with the 2022 St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction. The list is organized alphabetically by town.
The 2022 honorees include:
Holtman Doades, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell; Ian Kixmiller, St. Philip Neri, Bicknell; Samantha Cain, Holy Name of Jesus, Bloomfield (Gift Bearer at Mass); Abigail Stallings, St. Clement, Boonville; Benjamin Schepers, St. Isidore the Farmer, Celestine; Jade Mundy, St. Isidore the Farmer, Celestine; Abigail Wilson, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Elijah Wilson, St. Francis of Assisi, Dale; Cora Kirsch, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Ethan Fulkerson, St. John the Evangelist, Daylight; Katherine Reising, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; Miles Bryant, Annunciation of the Lord, Evansville; Isaiah Bailey, Corpus Christi, Evansville; Morgan Wilmes, Corpus Christi, Evansville.
Also Matthew Alexander Fulton, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Reagan Marie Voliva, Good Shepherd, Evansville; Catherine Shockley, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Lily Keen, Holy Redeemer, Evansville; Elizabeth Krutchen, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Jacob Hirsch, Holy Rosary, Evansville; Owen Hollander, Resurrection, Evansville; Meredith Matzen, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville; Nicole Payne, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville (Lector – first reading); Aleilah Nisley, St. Joseph, Evansville; Emma Grundhoefer, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Henry A. Hagedorn, Christ the King, Ferdinand; Ryan Holzmeyer, Holy Cross, Ft. Branch; Collin Maurer, St. James, Haubstadt.
Also Helen Kiesel, St. James, Haubstadt; Abby Scheller, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Madalynn Steckler, Sts. Peter & Paul, Haubstadt; Gabriel Boeglin, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Kelby LaRoche, St. Mary, Huntingburg; Grace Weidenbenner, St. Mary, Ireland; Trace Weidenbenner, St. Mary, Ireland; Nathaniel Ramirez, Precious Blood, Jasper; Ashton Schuetter, St. Joseph, Jasper; Delaney Smith, St. Joseph, Jasper; Matthew Hayden, St. Peter, Linton (Lector – second reading); Nicolo Ghiotti, St. Matthew, Mount Vernon; Catherine Rose Titzer, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Justin Rauscher, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh.
Also Isabelle Koch, St. Philip the Apostle, Posey County; Jack Martin, Philip the Apostle, Posey County (Gift Bearer at Mass); Jared R. Dunn, St. Joseph, Princeton; Kierstyn G. Edwards, St. Joseph, Princeton Emily Schulte, St. Bernard, Rockport; Jacob Morgan, St. Bernard, Rockport; Kristen Spindler, St. Bernard, Snake Run; Lucas Gress, St. Bernard, Snake Run;Ellie Hall, Divine Mercy Parish, St. Anthony; Emma Hall, Divine Mercy Parish, St. Anthony; Emma Spurgeon, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vincennes; Nathan Ruppel, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vincennes; Jennifer Lopez, Our Lady of Hope, Washington; and Thania Noemi Ibarra Sanchez, Our Lady of Hope, Washington.