57th Annual Peru Mission Dinner
Our annual dinner was held on Thursday, October 13, 2022. You can still donate.
PLEASE WATCH OUR 2022 CHIMBOTE MISSION VIDEO BELOW.
Our 2022 Chimbote Mission Dinner honoring life – the life-giving, life-sustaining and life-affirming ministry of our Catholic medical missionaries in Chimbote, Peru
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 2022. The evening’s presentations included updates from Chimbote Mission co-founders, Sister Margaret Mary Birchmeier and Sister Lillian Bockheim, along with a personal witness from Deacon Frank Szemanski, and of course, we had special remarks from our Bishop David Zubik.
This annual night of celebration strengthens the Center of Social Works where there has now been more than 100,000 babies born at the maternity hospital, and where the health clinic is beginning to ramp up to its pre-pandemic volume of 1,000 patients per day.
2022 Chimbote Mission Video
We are incredibly thankful to Jesus for the success of the 57th Annual Peru Mission Dinner. It was wonderful to have so many Pittsburghers together to celebrate our ongoing work in Chimbote. Your support made the evening especially successful. Thank you!
During that evening, we shared a camaraderie of spirit as people drawn together by our desire to serve those less fortunate. We viewed another powerful video produced by Dr. Dennis Woytek and Mike Clark about the incredible work done in Chimbote.
Together that night, we raised more than $100,000 for serving the healthcare needs of the poor and treating them with respect and dignity as a Catholic Mission should. We also enjoyed a good and less-expensive meal helping to raise more than $8,000 in additional support for the mission.
You can still support our mission with your donation.
Thanks to mission partners like you, last year we were able to invest more than $200,000 in an Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade Project that included a generator and other critical upgrades. This year, 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 1990’s.
Mark your calendar for next year’s dinner on Tuesday, October 10, 2023!
Thank You to Our 2022 Sponsors
Principle Dinner Sponsors
Most Reverend David A. Zubik and the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Jeff and Valerie Roos
Mission Partners ($5000+)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Friends of Chimbote ($2500+)
Beth Hutter and Kenneth Roos
Chimbote Benefactors ($1000-2499)
Gregory Roos (In Memory of Ken, Lois and Msgr. Jules Roos)
Herbert Hungerman
Saints Martha and Mary Parish
Jean Comber
Anonymous
Anonymous
Dr. John and Mrs. Julieta Uribe
Reverend Walter Dworak
Mary Carleen Ferry (In memory of James R. Ferry)
Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Mandy McCarthy
Patrons of Service ($500-999)
Anonymous
Carole and Mark Shepard
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Megan Grefenstette
St. Isidore the Farmer Parish
Partners of Peru ($250-499)
Anne and Joel Madison
Don and Suzy Adamonis
Peggy and Dennis Egan
Marlene and Dave Wohleber
Bill & Sue Caldwell
Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Rita Ferko Joyce
Megan Roos Patterson
Giovanna Zanardelli
Tom and Lynne VanHimbergen
Mosites Construction Company
Reverend Al McGinnis
Felician Sisters of North America, Inc.
Reverend James Torquato
Mary Beth and Bill Jenkins
Andrew Pleva Jr. and Lenee Bullick
Reverend Carmen D’Amico
School Sisters of St. Francis
Good Samaritans ($150-249)
Reverend Michael Decewicz
Mary Bulbak
Reverend Thomas Dansak
All Saints Parish
Marita Roos
Friends of the Poor ($100-149)
Anonymous
Anonymous
John Cvetic
Rita and Tom Gurganus
Noreen and Dave Saville
Ricardo and Maria D’Agostino Luckow
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Dolores Marusic
Alberto Davila
Francine Fischer
George Dorman
Janice Ackerman Kleiser
John and Denise McCarthy
Reverend Benedetto Vaghetto
Ronald & Flo Wittig (In Memory of Ken and Lois Roos)
Richard Roos
Liz Samanez
Janet Turbish
With Heartfelt Gratitude for the following table sponsors, donors, and ads
Anonymous
Saint John XXIII Parish
Deacon Frank and Mrs. Norma Szemanski (two tables)
Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish
Our Lady of the Valley
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Cheryl Shanahan
Mrs. Gretchen Roos and Mr. Scott Lane (two tables)
Holy Family Parish (two tables)
Regina Coeli Parish (two tables)
Dougherty Auto Service
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Anna Rettger
Mr. Keith and Mrs. Rosemary Boyce
North Catholic High School
Ferry Electric Company
Deacon Tim and Mrs. Lisa Noca
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish
Reverend Albin McGinnis
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Monsignor Ronald P. Lengwin (two tables)
Milagros and Enrique Mu
Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Carol Riley
Seminarian Table Sponsors
Catholic Parish Cemeteries Association
Saints Martha and Mary Parish
St. Philip Church
Student Table Sponsors
Catholic Family Security Association (CCA)
Mary Carleen Ferry (In memory of James R. Ferry)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Photos from the 2022 Annual Dinner
The Poorest of the Poor in Chimbote Thank You for Your Prayers and Support!
PODCAST
A Beautiful, Uplifting Story about Catholic Faith in Action!
Attorney Gretchen Roos and Deacon Tim Noca of the Chimbote Foundation board of directors discuss a half century of help and hope offered for the poorest of the poor in Chimbote, Peru. They were interviewed recently by Father Tom Burke for the diocese’s “Catholic Education Plus” radio program on KDKA-AM.