The Daily Worldmissionnaires Celebrate 60 Years at Annual Appreciation Dinner!
 The Daily Worldmissionnaires Annual Appreciation Dinner was held on May 8, 2013 at Orlando Gardens. Moderators and Group Leaders were given special recognition for their support of the DW program, as well as their recruiting efforts, prayers, and sacrifices for the worldwide missions of the Catholic Church.
Msgr. Francis X. Blood, Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and Spiritual Moderator of the Daily Worldmissionnaires, gave the keynote address. Msgr. Blood shared photos of his recent trip to Rome, which took place as Pope Benedict XVI was announcing his resignation. Msgr. Blood also shared photos and stories about three special missionaries who benefit from our prayers and support – Bishop Morgan Casey in Bolivia, Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze in Bangladesh, and Sr. Anila Christy in India.
Following Msgr. Blood’s keynote address, he presented the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Award. This year’s recipient was Mr. Edward Meiners (posthumously). His award was accepted by his wife, Mrs. Marge Meiners, along with her children and grandchildren. A plaque honoring all recipients of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Award will be displayed at the Pontifical Mission Societies Office. Each time the award is conferred, the recipient’s name is engraved on the plaque.
The evening also included a special celebration of the Daily Worldmissionnaires’ 60th diamond anniversary. Guests received diamond paperweights as attendance prizes. Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s birthday was also celebrated. He was born on May 8, 1895.
Thank you to all of our Daily Worldmissionnaires for attending the Annual Appreciation Dinner, and for your daily prayers and sacrifices for the missions!
Click here to view a photo slideshow from the dinner!
Fr. Lawrence Nwagwu Speaks at April Moderators Meeting
The Daily Worldmissionnaires were pleased to welcome Fr. Lawrence Nwagwu of the Sons of Our Mother of Peace at their April Moderators Meeting!
Fr. Lawrence is from Imo State, Nigeria. He is the fifth child of seven living siblings (one sibling passed away). After high school in 2002, he went to Lagos, where he met the Sons of Our Mother of Peace. He studied philosophy at St. Joseph Major Seminary in Nigeria and studied theology at Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary in Nigeria. May 5, 2013 will be Fr. Lawrence’s first anniversary of ordination to the priesthood.
At the meeting, Fr. Lawrence spoke about his vocation of sacrifice and helping others. “There is an inner joy,” he said. “The Lord is my strength.”
Fr. Lawrence plans to be in the United States for approximately three years.
Special thanks to Fr. Lawrence for speaking!
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