SECOND ANNUAL 2011 KEYS AND SWORD AWARD BENEFIT

His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard, presented Dr. Alfred
Heath with the second annual Keys and Sword Award at a white-tie
dinner dance at the Frenchman’s Reef Beach Resort on St. Thomas
on Saturday, January 22, 2011. The fundraiser was for the Cathedral
Restoration Project.

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Bishop Bevard announced that Pope Benedict XVI had awarded
Dr. Heath membership in the Society of St. Gregory the Great, the
highest honor given by the Vatican to a lay person, and pinned the
surprised recipient with the medal.

Bishop Bevard presented Dr. Heath with the papal document
enrolling him as a member of the Society of St. Gregory the Great.
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THIRD ANNUAL 2012 KEYS AND SWORD AWARD BENEFIT BANQUET

The fourth annual Keys & Sword Award Benefit at the Marriott Frenchman's
Reef Beach Resort on St. Thomas on Saturday, February 11, 2012 honored
the Dowling Family Foundation, Louis de Lyrot and the late Gerard Nicholson.

The 2012 Keys and Sword Award was presented by Bishop Bevard to the
William C. Dowling Family Foundation in memory of William C. Dowling,
Jr. represented by: John D. Evans, Jr, Esq, Trustee with a portrait collage of his life —
longtime parishioner and benefactor of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral and School.

A special recognition Certificates of Appreciation was presented by Bishop Bevard to:
Mrs. Aracely Nicholson, widow and family in memory of Gerard R. Nicholson with a
portrait collage of his life — longtime parishoner and supporter of Saints
Peter and Paul Cathedral, School and Cathedral restoration.

and

Louis De Lyrot CEO Cardow Jewelers — longtime parishioner of Saints Peter and
Paul Cathedral, catholic charities support and contributions.

 

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John Evans thanked Bishop Bevard on behalf of the Dowling Family Foundation.
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Portrait collage — Gerard Nicholson
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Bishop Bevard read the inscription on the plaque awarded to
Aracely Nicholson in honor of her late husband, Gerard.
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FOURTH ANNUAL 2013 KEYS AND SWORD AWARD BENEFIT

The fourth annual Keys & Sword Award Benefit at the Marriott Frenchman's
Reef Beach Resort on St. Thomas on Saturday, January 26, 2013 honored
His Eminence Seán Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. CAP, the Archbishop of Boston.

 

His Eminence Seán Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. CAP
Archbishop of Boston

 

Bishop Herbert Bevard, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas in the
Virgin Islands presented Cardinal Seán O'Malley, archbishop of Boston,
chair of the USCCB Committee on Pro Life Activities and former bishop of the
Diocese of St. Thomas, with the 2013 Keys and Sword Award.

(l-r) His Excellency Bishop Herbert A. Bevard; His Eminence Seán Cardinal O’Malley
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The processional during the singing of National Anthem
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Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral gives the invocation;
The master of ceremonies, Athniel “Addie” Ottley, bows in prayer
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(l-r) First Lady Cecile de Jongh; the Very Reverend Monsignor Jerome Feudjio;
His Excellency Bishop Herbert A. Bevard and Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr.
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(l-r) Father Jonathan Gaspar, secretary to Cardinal O'Malley; Knight James Hague; Bishop Bevard;
Bishop Peter Libasci, bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, NH; Brian Rourke;
and Father Jason Jalbert, secretary to Bishop Libasci
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Bishop Bevard poses with premier sponsors of Keys and Sword event:
Times-Shamrock Communications and VI Daily News
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Catholic Extension interviews Dame Clair Foster of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
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Memorial Mass — Cardinal Seán O’Malley gives the homily during the Memorial Mass
for Sister Louis Marie Bryan, former Chancellor of the Diocese
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(l-r) Timothy Olive, President of the Diocesan prolife group Bound 4 Life USVI; Cardinal Seán O'Malley
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