60th Annual Peru Mission Dinner
Our annual dinner was held on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square.
Our 2025 Chimbote Mission Dinner honoring life – the life-giving, life-sustaining and life-affirming ministry of our Catholic medical missionaries in Chimbote, Peru
DATE: Monday, October 13, 2025
LOCATION: Sheraton Hotel Station Square, 300 W. Station Square Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Our dear friend of Chimbote, Mike Clark, distinguished news anchor for WTAE-TV, once again, volunteered to be our dinner’s Master of Ceremonies for 2025.
My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
I pray you will join with me on Monday, October 13, 2025, to celebrate our 60th Annual Peru Mission Dinner at the Sheraton Station Square at 6:00 p.m. as we continue to strengthen the Bridge of Love and Hope to our brothers and sisters in Chimbote, Peru.
Pope Leo, on the 9th World Day of the Poor said, “The poor are not a distraction for the Church. They are our beloved brothers and sisters… they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel.” Since the early 1960s, our Diocesan Mission in Chimbote Peru has helped to keep the Pittsburgh Church rooted in the Gospel.
Come and hear the witness of two of our younger priests who had the opportunity to personally witness the incredible work of their predecessors in the Pittsburgh Presbyterate while in Chimbote this summer. Fr. Jeff Craig and Fr. Tom Kadlick will give us a reflection on the work we continue to support for the people of Chimbote through La Maternidad de Maria.
I look forward to celebrating with you as we together continue our support of “our beloved brothers and sisters” in Chimbote, keeping us in close “contact with the truth of the Gospel.”
Please bring a young friend, so that as we hear from our young priests, we may also participate in passing along the tradition of Pittsburgh’s support of the Bridge of Love and Hope.
As we serve in faith and charity, I am
Your brother in Christ,
Fraternally,
Most Reverend Mark A. Eckman
Bishop of Pittsburgh
If you were unable to attend this year’s dinner, we are still accepting donations.
2025 Chimbote Mission Video
“Building on the Rock Foundation”
Thanks to mission partners like you, in 2022, we were able to invest more than $200,000 in an Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade Project that included a generator and other critical upgrades. In 2024, again, due to your ongoing support, the board of the Chimbote Foundation approved an IT Renovation Project at an estimated cost of $500,000. As an example of why this too is critical, many of their current workstations are running unsupported Microsoft operating systems from the 1990s.
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors
Principle Dinner Sponsor
Most Reverend Mark A. Eckman and the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Mission Partners ($5000)
The Catholic Cemeteries Association
Friends of Chimbote ($2500+)
Beth Hutter and Kenneth Roos
In Memory of Mr. James R. Ferry by Mrs. Mary Carleen Ferry
Msgr. John Kozar
Ms. Mary Lou Einloth
Chimbote Benefactors ($1000-2499)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Fr. Albin McGinnis
Anonymous in Memory of Mary M. and Gerard H. Hungerman
Anonymous
Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish
Gregory Roos: In Memory of Kenneth and Msgr. Jules Roos
Mr. Desmond McCarthy
Saints Martha and Mary Parish
St. Isidore the Farmer Parish
Patrons of Service ($500-999)
Anonymous
Dorothy Voith
Dr. John and Mrs. Julieta Uribe
Felician Sisters of North America
Mr. John McKeown
Mr. Michael Woshner
William Shuttleworth
Ms. Mary Lou Gartner
Partners of Peru ($250-499)
Firewater Response LLC
Fr. George Moneck
Fr. James Torquato
Mr. Jim and Mrs. Jan Zielinski
Mr. Joel and Mrs. Anne Madison
Ms. Megan Roos Patterson
Paul J. Gitnik, J.D., LL.M.
Rozann Saaty
Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Rita Joyce
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Joan Kilgore
Fr. John Jordan
Mrs. Sandra Foody
Anonymous
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Rita Gurganus
William and Susan Caldwell
Good Samaritans ($150-249)
Alberto Davila
Anonymous
Ms. Jennifer MacNeil
Anonymous
Friends of the Poor ($100-149)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Barbara Roos in memory of Dan Roos
Deacon Matthew Selzer
Fr. Robert J. Vular
Fr. Thomas Dansak
Karen Shepherd
Mr. David and Mrs. Catherine Truckley
Mr. David and Mrs. Noreen Saville
Mr. Steve and Mrs. Patty Mahr
Richard Roos in memory of Msgr. Jules Roos
With Heartfelt Gratitude for the Following Table Sponsors
Deacon Frank and Mrs. Norma Szemanski
Deacon Frank and Mrs. Norma Szemanski
Saint Philip Parish
Saint Philip Parish
Saint Oscar Romero Parish
Saint Oscar Romero Parish
Holy Family Parish
Holy Family Parish
Holy Family Parish
Anonymous
Deacon Tim and Mrs. Lisa Noca
Deacon Tom and Mrs. Donna Lopus
Divine Grace Parish
Ferry Electric Company
McGuire Memorial
Mr. Bradley and Mrs. Carol Franc
Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Carol Riley
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Anna Marie Rettger
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Cheryl Shanahan
Mrs. Gretchen Roos and Mr. Scott Lane
Ms. Milagros and Mr. Enrique Mu
Regina Coeli Parish
Saint Catherine Laboure Parish
St. Michael the Archangel
The Catholic Cemeteries Association
Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish
Fr. Kevin Poecking
Deacon Joe and Anna Marie Dougherty
Seminarian Table Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Boyce
Saint Philip Parish
Saints Martha and Mary Parish
Student Table Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Boyce
Mrs. Jean Comber In Memory of Mr. Gerald P. Comber
Mrs. Jean Comber In Memory of Mr. James J. Ferry
President Ken Gormley and Duquesne University
Photos from the 2025 Annual Dinner
