Five individuals are to receive the Amar Es Entregarse Award this year at the 21st Annual Bishop’s Dinner on May 14. The award is given to those who exemplify Bishop Emeritus Gerald Barnes’ Episcopal Motto Amar Es Entregarse (Love is the total giving of oneself).
This year’s honorees are: Very Rev. Rafael Partida, Pastor of St. Patrick, Moreno Valley and Episcopal Vicar of the Riverside Pastoral Region; Very Rev. Romeo Selección, M.S., Pastor of St. Christopher, Moreno Valley and Episcopal Vicar of the San Bernardino Pastoral Region; Maria Echeverria, Vice Chancellor and Head of the Department of Apostolic and Ethnic Affairs; Ann Marie Gallant, Head of the Office of Emergency Operations Collaborative; and Virginia Turner, the Senior Director of the Office of Human Resources.
Bishop Alberto Rojas is continuing the Bishop’s Dinner and the bestowing of the Amar Es Entregarse Award, which were begun under Bishop Emeritus Barnes’ Episcopacy.