Comedy and Cuisine

Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends, Dear Friends of St. Cecilia —

Welcome
and thank you for attending the 13th annual Comedy & Cuisine. We are so grateful for the overwhelming support of the parish, alumni, parents and friends who have gathered tonight to
“Celebrate Our Students”.

Our honorary chairpersons represent the longstanding commitment to the Cathedral parish that has come to define our parish. Joe Archibald, Dave Gurney, Fred Sommer, and Jim Watson were members of the first deacon class for the archdiocese in 1973. We thank them for their contributions to the spiritual development of our parish.

St. Cecilia Cathedral parish has been blessed with many families who have remained committed to the school and parish for many generations. We honor Leo Wilwerding and his family as our Great Family. Our school has been blessed with a Wilwerding in the halls for the last 60 years, and there are still 8 grandchildren or great grandchildren in our school. We thank them for their countless behind the scenes acts that have been so instrumental over the last six decades. Our great families are our tradition.

Where would we be without the dedicated faculty of St. Cecilia grade school? We honor them tonight in a very special way. The selfless devotion of these individuals to the mission of a faith-based education defines the character of St. Cecilia Grade School. We can not celebrate our students without honoring and thanking our faculty – they truly are our treasure.

This event would not be possible without the countless volunteers who are dedicated to St. Cecilia Grade school. We thank Fr. Gutgsell, Paulette Rourke, the entire faculty, past chairpersons, and all the dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours to make this event a success. We sincerely thank the chairpersons for Comedy & Cuisine 2011, Christopher Burbach and Judith Nygren, and Brian and Lyn Rhoten, and we wish you lots of luck! And finally, we thank our own children for their patience over the last several months, and for reminding us of the importance of this great event and wonderful school.

Finally, thank you for being here tonight. Your dollars raised at this event will further the school’s mission of excellence in Catholic education. Join us as we celebrate our students – they are our future.

Enjoy the evening!

Michael and Kimberly Joyce
2010 Co-Chairs

Mike and Julie Swartz
2010 Co-Chairs

Dear St. Cecilia Friends,

Welcome to the twelfth annual Comedy & Cuisine! The Lord has blessed our school and parish in many ways. An important blessing has been the many parishioners, alumni, and friends who have said “yes” to this event over the years.

Our honorary chairs, Barry and Mary Agnes Gerken and Bob and Mary Kay Gerken, have been dedicated and committed to the school and parish for decades, and we appreciate their “yes” for stepping forward this year. They follow in a line of honorary chairs whose “yes” has been heard for years and whose hearts will always be with our school.

St. Cecilia also has been blessed with wonderful stewards and families. Tonight we honor Leo Batenhorst, a former school employee and longtime volunteer, as Great Steward, also recognizing the support from his wife, Rose. We are honoring as Great Family the Stoffel families who have been a vital part of our school and parish for more than six decades. All these individuals have said
“yes” for many years.

We also appreciate the many volunteers who have stepped up and said “yes” to us this year. We have had an outpouring of support. We thank the 2010 Chairs, Michael and Kimberly Joyce and Mike and Julie Swartz, who have said “yes” to this event next year. We also thank you for saying “yes” to Comedy & Cuisine. Your attendance tonight says “yes,” you believe in this school. Your contributions tonight will support the school’s mission of academic excellence in a Catholic faith community.

Enjoy the evening!

Rus & Marci Biven
2009 Co-Chairs

Mike & Martha O'Connor
2009 Co-Chairs