Bishop Awards Medal of Service to Blue Point Parishioner

The Most Reverend William Murphy, bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre, bestowed the fifth annual Saint Agnes Medal of Service upon Joan Boehm, parishioner of parish, Blue Point.  Joan was nominated to receive the medal by pastor, Reverend James Drew, for generously and unselfishly giving of herself to the parish. 

“Honorees are lay people whose love of the Church has been shown through their devotion to the Holy Father, to our diocese and to their parish," said Bishop Murphy. "They are the unsung heroes in our midst who build up our parish communities by extraordinary service in parish ministry, parish administration or some significant volunteer role."

Designed and crafted in Rome by the jewelers Savi brothers, the medal features the image of St. Agnes, patroness of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, on one side and a depiction of St. Agnes Cathedral on the other. The 2-inch diameter medal is made to be worn around the neck. Pastors from each of the 133 parishes in the diocese were asked to nominate a lay person who unselfishly donates their time to their parish.