Mrs. Mary Ann Grove
Our Lady of Providence
Excellence Award Recipient

"Education is the food of youth, the delight of old age, the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity, and the provacation to grace in the soul."

-St. Augustine

The Through Our Witness awards are designed to honor Catholic teachers and parish catechists currently serving in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.  Teachers and catechists will be honored through an excellence award as well as through the number of years served in Catholic education or religious education, both inside and outside the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.  Education in the faith, whether in schools or the parish, aims at developing the growth of the whole person spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and psychologically.  Teachers and catechists play a vital role in the growth of the students. These awards are designed to recognize their outstanding efforts and service to Jesus Christ and His Church.   

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.  Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.  Come, share your master’s joy.” 

Matthew 25:21 

The Faithful Servant Award honors teachers and catechists for their years of service in Catholic education and faith formation within any Catholic parish or diocese. Service awards will be granted at twenty years of experience, and then at five year intervals (e.g. 20, 25, 30, etc.). Those who have served for forty years or more will be recognized on an annual basis.  Recipients will be invited to attend the annual Through Our Witness celebration.
 

2021 Faithful Servant Award Recipients