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January Spotlight - Joseph and Rhea Gawerecki February Spotlight - Paul and Rita Scalise
The MOQ Spotlight shines this month on
John and Therése (Kealey) Wolters "Terry" was born in St. Joseph, Mo. Her family moved to Omaha when she was one year old. She has a Catholic education: high school at Duchesne bachelor, of science in communications from Creighton University. After three years in Chicago -- postgraduate work at Northwestern plus work with an advertising agency -- Terry returned to Omaha. John was born in Atchison, Kan., where he, too, received a Catholic education. His high school was at Maur Hill, the Benedictine school in Atchison . After serving in the Army, he received his bachelor of science degree from St. Benedict College. He worked for an insurance company and met Terry in 1947. After a 12-year interval, they met again and were married in 1960 at Christ the King Church by Msgr. Robert Hupp. They lived in Kansas City a short time and then returned to Omaha, where John began his real estate career. He has served on the Omaha Board of Realtors and has received awards for his salesmanship. They have three children: Peter, Dorothy and Paul. All received a formal Catholic education. The Wolterses also have seven grandchildren. Together John and Terry are Adorers at MOQ, participate in Day House outreach and belong to the St. Peregrine group, a cancer support group at Marian High School. Both also enjoy reading, gardening, exercising, home projects and (for Terry) decorating. As you might guess, Terry says that St. Therése is her favorite saint. She volunteers at MOQ as an EMHC. She has been involved on the Duchesne Alumni Board and the Bergan Mercy Auxiliary Board and is a volunteer at Boys Town . John is an EMHC at MOQ and a member of the Knights of Columbus, helping out on the fish fries and other events. He is active in the Exchange Club (a national service club that is active in fighting child abuse, helps the Salvation Army and is proactive in patriotic endeavors). He enjoys a good prayer life, and his favorite prayer is the "Thomas Merton's Prayer" (from his book "Thoughts in Solitude"). They offer this suggestion to parents: pay attention to the way your children dress for Sunday Mass. Sloppy dress, they rightly suggest, reflects badly on the children's upbringing and displays an attitude of indifference and disrespect. John and Terry, we honor you for your focus on Catholic education and your commitment to a life of Christian discipleship!
Here's how you can help bring recognition to a fellow parishioner The MOQ Spotlight is a new feature dedicated to introducing members of the parish to the broader parish community. Spotlight articles will be featured on the MOQ Web site, displayed in the gathering area of the church and summarized in The Steward . All parishioners are invited to participate. Just choose someone whom you'd like to see recognized. Inform the person and gather a few interesting details about the person's life or faith practices. Be sure to snap a digital photo. And be sure to inform the person that the feature will appear on the MOQ Web site. Assemble the material in a few short paragraphs and email it to The Steward at fpart74465@aol.com to be readied for publication and posting. Any questions may be submitted to the same email address.
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