pp电子国家发生了什么事

把忠诚的火炬传递下去. 

It’s written right there in the Lake Catholic alma mater.

At this year’s 总统’s Circle Reception, the Torch of Loyalty was literally passed on to a Lake Catholic legend who has figuratively passed on that torch throughout his life – before, 在, 自从他在学校的时候.

总统 约翰Morabeto, in his first 总统’s Circle address, awarded Fr. 马蒂Polito with the Torch of Loyalty Award for his years of service to Lake Catholic and its entire community.

莫拉贝托解释道, “The Torch of Loyalty Award is the most prestigious award a pp电子 总统 can bestow upon an individual or family. This award is designed to honor extraordinary individuals demonstrating the core values of Lake Catholic and a commitment to the success of Lake Catholic for generations to come.”

尽管Fr. 马蒂 accepted the award to a standing ovation, he wondered aloud, “When 卡拉 (Ronnebaum, Lake Catholic Director of Advancement) came to mass and told me that I would be honored with this award, 我问她“为什么?? 我做了什么??’”

从1986年至1996年，Fr. 马蒂 served as the Chaplain at Lake Catholic. His responsibilities included serving as the Spiritual Director, the key figure in faith formation for students through service, 撤退, 礼拜仪式的庆典, 祈祷仪式. He was inducted into the school’s 卓越大厅 in 1992.

在来莱克天主教之前, he served at Holy Redeemer Parish in Collinwood, 他现在是教区的牧师吗. 他娶了许多湖天主教校友, 别人洗, and performed other milestone sacraments – First Reconciliation, 第一次领圣餐, 和/或确认.

“我很荣幸被派到这里来。. 马蒂说. “I was honored that the Diocese and Lake Catholic trusted me. I’m honored by the 父母 who provided the opportunity for such a great education to their sons and daughters. And there have been honors along the way even after I left. 很多以前的学生都保持联系, some have stopped by Holy Redeemer to say hello or even became part of the community there.”

He went to tell a story from 10 years ago when he had to have quadruple bypass surgery. He was recovering from the surgery at his brother and sister-in-law’s house in Mentor, where he would take daily walks as he rebuilt his strength.

One day he came across a high-school-aged boy, who was wearing a Lake Catholic shirt while playing basketball in his driveway. Fr. 马蒂说 he stopped to talk to the young man and asked him if he went to Lake Catholic, 他做到了. He asked him to tell him about it, what he liked about it.

“This was well after I had left Lake Catholic, so he didn’t know me.” Fr. 马蒂说. “But he told me that he liked his teachers and his classes. 他喜欢他的教练. And then he told me that ‘they would give the students whatever they wanted or needed,“它就是这样一个地方. And that’s the wonder of the Lake Catholic community.”

他再次感谢莫拉贝托, 莱克天主教堂和所有出席的人, and then spent the rest of the evening greeting and reminiscing with the more than 150 attendees.
In addition to the engraved Torch of Loyalty crystal, Fr. 马蒂 was also presented with a custom stole with the image of the chapel's stained-glass window embroidered onto each side.

在把这个奖项颁给弗. 马蒂, Morabeto spoke about his first six months as 总统 and a few important plans for the future.

He thanked those in attendance for the gracious welcome he’s felt since arriving, 重申了校长的好工作 汤姆McKrill (2007年)，教职员工也在继续这样做, and noted the many successes the students have achieved in the classroom, 精神上, 在艺术上, 和运动.

He went on to promote the return of the 卓越大厅, which recognizes distinguished members of the Lake Catholic community for their professional success and commitment to service. New members of the 卓越大厅 will be honored at the 40th Annual Gala on March 23, 2024.

Morabeto announced the plans to completely renovate the school’s locker rooms.

“Spaces that have received little attention for decades will be transformed into college-style locker rooms that are open concept and allow for a common space for teams to gather with coaches and yet private restrooms and shower facilities.

“The entire project will cost $1 million and thanks to the good work done by my predecessor, 马克·克罗利, we have already secured a generous $500,000 lead gift.”
The hope, Morabeto said, is for the project to begin after this school year.

He finished his remarks by reminding everyone of the important eight-month Strategic Plan process that was started last week when an initial survey was sent out to current students, 父母, 教职员工, 校友, 捐助者, 和其他湖天主教的利益相关者.