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Catholic Community Fund Donor Spotlights
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Felicia L. Wilczenski, Ed.D.
- Felicia Wilczenski For Felicia, the benefits of making a planned gift to the Archdiocese of Boston were threefold: to honor her parents, to create a legacy that would live beyond her own life, and to do so while receiving personal income during her retirement.
Felicia has made multiple planned gifts, the most meaningful being the creation of the Louis and Genevieve Wilczenski Endowment Fund in honor of her parents, which will support elder and childcare services within the Archdiocese of Boston. She included the endowment fund in her will so that it can continue to help children and the elderly far into the future.
Now retired from her role as interim dean of UMass Boston’s College of Education and Human Development, Felicia has started receiving income from the charitable gift annuities that she set up years ago. She will continue receiving that income during her lifetime, and then it will be given to Catholic causes that are close to her heart.
Catholic Legacy Society
The Catholic Legacy Society honors those who have named the Archdiocese of Boston—or one of its parishes, schools, or other ministries—as a beneficiary in their will or trust, retirement account, charitable gift annuity or charitable trust, life insurance policy, or through the establishment of an endowed fund. The members of this special society are creating an infrastructure of support that will make our many Catholic ministries stronger, sustainable, and better equipped to serve future generations.
Dr. Claire Appling Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Arana Michelle and Bob Atchinson Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo N. Bachiller Mr. George R. Baldwin Ms. Catherine D. Ball Mrs. Marie J. Barry Mr. Robert P. Bergeron Mr. Joseph R. Berthold Mr. Mark Bozen Mr. David Brooks Ms. Rosemary A. Brophy Daniel R. Brownell and Kelley A. Laurel Ms. Valerie J. Brownly Ms. Jolanta B. Cai Hon. Lawrence C. L. Cameron Thomas and Allison Campbell Ms. Jean Cardillo Ms. Nancy J. Caruso Mr. and Mrs. David L. Castaldi Mrs. Mary Ann F. Cieciuch Deacon and Mrs. Charles I. Clough, Jr. Rev. Msgr. Peter V. Conley Mrs. Margot C. Connell Mr. Bruce A. Connolly Jim and Jane Connolly Mrs. Margaret M. Conway Rev. Roger C. Cormier Dr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Coutu Rev. Msgr. William F. Cuddy, Jr. Mrs. Helen Curran Mr. and Mrs. James V. Cusick Deacon and Mrs. Richard J. Cussen Ms. Margaret Dasha Mr. Leo P. Dauwer Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Deeley Mr. Louis DeFeo Dr. Patricia M. Dinneen and Dr. John J. Mooney Kathleen and Kevin Driscoll Miss Mary Teresa Driscoll Mr. James Duggan Ms. Mary Louise Dusseault Mrs. Eleanor L. Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. James A. Engler Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Farrell Mrs. Anna-Marie Ferraro Mr. Daniel L. Fitzgerald Miss Eileen Flanagan Ms. Frances B. Florencourt Ms. W. Louise Florencourt Mr. Joseph M. Flynn Mr. Thomas F. Flynn Rev. Edward L. Gallagher, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Gallagher Dr. Shelley A. George Rev. Vincent J. Gianni, Jr. Kevin and Rita Gill Mr. Joseph Gilmetti Mr. and Mrs. Robert Griffin/ The Corey C. Griffin Foundation Mr. and Mrs. D. Michael Grimes Mrs. Adele A. Hamblett Mr. Leonard Hanna Mr. and Mrs. David J. Hegarty Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Hermansen Ms. Mary Jane Higgins Linda and Jay Hooley Mr. Robert Houle Mr. Michael J. Hueston, Jr. Mr. Charles J. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. John E. Joyce Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kaneb Mr. Philip J. Keeley Mr. Francis Kelly Mrs. Catherine A. Larose Rev. J. Michael Lawlor Mr. and Mrs. Shaun R. Levesque Mr. Richard C. Lord Mr. Paul MacGillivray Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mahoney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mahoney Ms. Shelagh E. Mahoney and Mr. Joseph E. McNamee Ms. Rita I. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mara Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Maraschiello Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Marr Mr. John L. Matthews Mr. Timothy P. McAlarney Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. McArdle Ms. Joy A. McCarth Mr. John R. McCoy Robert Clifford and Allyson McDonald Miss Christine M. McGovern
Catholic Legacy Society
Mr. John A. McNeice, Jr. Ms. B. Theresa McNulty Rev. Msgr. Cornelius McRae Mr. Michael Merten Mr. Edward J. Michalski Mosakowski Family Foundation/ Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mosakowski Ms. Mary F. Myers Ms. Frances H. O'Brien Mrs. Robert J. O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. O'Connor Miss Donna M. Pare Mrs. Barbara Parodi Mr. and Mrs. David F. Pendergast Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pero Ms. Mary Ann Pesce Choate and Mr. Edward T. Choate Mr. Albert C. Peterson Ms. Ellen Pi Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Pietkiewicz Dr. and Mrs. Farouk A. Pirzada Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pitzi Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Porter Mr. and Mrs. John J. Remondi Mr. Daniel G. Robinson Very Rev. Stephen B. Rock, V.F. Ms. Maureen A. Rocks Francis and Elizabeth Rogers Mr. and Mrs. George Romano Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Ruddy Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sacco Prof. and Mrs. Joseph A. Schellings Mr. Paul Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand C. Sellier Mr. William J. Sheehan Tom and Lyn Shields Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Skinner Mr. Frederick C. Smith Mr. Gari S. Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Vincent P. Stanton Ms. Margaret M. Stapleton Ms. Susan Stoddard Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sullivan Ms. MaryCarroll Sullivan Mrs. Alice Sullivan Mr. John J. Sullivan Ms. Linda D. Sutter and Mr. Steven T. Centore Miss Victoria Syak
If you have made a planned gift to the Archdiocese of Boston, its parishes, schools, or ministries, we invite you to join the Catholic Legacy Society. To learn how, please contact Lisa Lipsett, Executive Director, (617) 746-5693.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Sytkowski Mrs. Marie Therrien Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Vachon Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Valerio Mrs. Louise Vanderslice Miriam E. Vincent, M.D. Ms. Helen T. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh Mr. John T. Walsh Mr. William F. Welsh Mr. and Mrs. James F. Whalen, Jr. Ms. Lydia A. Whitcomb Mr. and Mrs. George White Rev. David P. White Dr. Felicia L. Wilczenski Mr. Frank G. Wilson and Ms. Mary H. Novak Mr. Adam J. Wolkovich Mrs. Patricia Wunschel Mr. and Mrs. John A. Zofchak
When Mission Grammar School in Roxbury received a grant through the Archdiocese’s Inspiring Hope capital campaign to expand their campus, they had no idea the expansion would happen at such a monumental time.
IMPACT HIGHLIGHT
Roxbury’s Mission Grammar School is Thriving Thanks to Expansion
Opened in 1889, Mission Grammar School was in need of extensive updates and larger facilities, especially as they prepared to welcome students from the St. Patrick’s School community. The pandemic made those updates critical for the safe opening of school in the Fall of 2020. With 70% of Mission Grammar students coming from lowincome families and with many parents working in hospitals or as first responders, it was crucial that the school was prepared for in-person learning.
In addition to six new classrooms, a brand-new STEM lab, and an outdoor playground, last-minute changes were incorporated before completion of the project to ensure safety during the pandemic. These included a state-of-the-art ventilation system, touchless sinks and soap dispensers, and social distancing signage and markers.
Thanks to Inspiring Hope donors, Mission Grammar has also been able to renovate and continue to welcome children as young as three months old. Updated technology has been especially helpful this school year across all efforts. In a world that is still reeling from the pandemic, school president Aliece Dutson likes to say that Mission Grammar School and its scholars are “thriving not just surviving.”
