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HE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US; WE ARE FILLED WITH JOY!” [PSALM 126:3] ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY History and Mission ___________________________________________________________ 1 Words from Rector-President, Very Rev. Joseph Fonti, '84 _______________________ 2 SCHOOL AND SEMINARY Message from Principal, Mr. Richie Diaz, '96 ___________________________________ 3 ANNUAL REPORT AND WINTER NEWSLETTER Comments from John Ryan, Development and Alumni Office __________________ 4 Development Revenue Report _______________________________________________ 5 THE CATHEDRAL PREP ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THOSE WHO Annual Giving Donor Listing __________________________________________________ 6 Matching Gifts _____________________________________________________________11 SUPPORT US IN OUR MISSION TO FORM MEN FOR GREATNESS. Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Report & Projection _________________________12 OUR MEN FOR GREATNESS EMBODY FAITH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Thomas R. Moran, Sr., Scholarship ____________13 Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Thank You to All of the Benefactors __________14 SERVICE. MAY GOD BLESS ALL WHO SUPPORT CATHEDRAL Knights of Columbus Support Cathedral Prep ________________________________15 THROUGH THE ANNUAL GIVING PROGRAM, SAINT MATTHEW New Faces _________________________________________________________________16 Alumni Highlights ___________________________________________________________18 SOCIETY, SCHOLARSHIPS, TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND, AND Ecce Quam Bonum… Harbitare Fratres In Unum ______________________________19 DONATIONS OF EVERY KIND. Golf Classic 2018 ___________________________________________________________20 The Brotherhood Events _____________________________________________________22 The Three Shall Become One _______________________________________________23 ERRORS AND OMISSION STATEMENT Cathedral Alumni Basketball League ________________________________________24 THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS HAS TAKEN 2018 Immaculata Awards and Alumni Reunion Dinner ________________________25 21st Annual Alumni Reunion & Immaculata Dinner ____________________________26 GREAT CARE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPORT FOR Graduation ________________________________________________________________28 GIFTS GIVEN BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND SEPTEMBER 30, Ordinary Men Called to an Extraordinary Life _________________________________30 Seminarians at Cathedral Prep ______________________________________________31 2018. IF YOUR NAME WAS OMITTED OR IMPROPERLY NOTED, 2018 Soccer Goes Undefeated ______________________________________________32 PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES. IF YOU NOTICE SUCH AN Varsity and JV Bowling Teams Win CHSAA BQ Championship _________________33 Interscholastic & Athletic Notes ______________________________________________34 ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IN ORDER THAT OUR RECORDS CAN BE Vocation Stories ____________________________________________________________36 CORRECTED. In Memoriam _______________________________________________________________37 Peter J. Friel Memorial Golf Outing ___________________________________________38 School Events ______________________________________________________________39 PHOTOS AND ARTICLES USED WITH PERMISSION OF THE TABLET, Cathedral Preps for its Summer of Greatness _________________________________40 ED WILKINSON, EDITOR, AND TO JOE D’ALEO. Future Priests Get Together To Pray and Play Ball _____________________________41 Upgrades and New Additions to Building ____________________________________42 Ways to Give _______________________________________________________________43 Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary www.cathedralprep.org facebook.com/alumnicathedralprep Office of Development and Alumni Affairs www.cathedralprepalumni.com @CathedralPrep1 56-25 92nd Street [email protected] “Cathedral Prep Alumni Association” Elmhurst, NY 11373 [email protected] CATHEDRALPREP1914 718-592-6800 HISTORY AND MISSION OF CATHEDRAL PREP athedral Prep began its illustrious history in the Fall of 1914 at the corners of Atlantic and Washington Avenues in Brooklyn, NY. In C1963 an additional campus was opened in Elmhurst, NY. The “two became one” at the Elmhurst site in 1985. ounded as a preparatory high school, Cathedral was also a seminary – a place where a boy could be comfortable discerning Fa vocation to the diocesan priesthood at a young age. For over 100 years Cathedral has stayed faithful to its mission: to form the mind in the ways of academic excellence and the heart and soul in the ways of heroic virtue and belief. roud to call over 4,800 men graduates, the program at Cathedral continues to offer young men living in Kings and Queens PCounties, as well as from the outlying areas, a personalized, superior education in an environment where growth in maturity and grace are encouraged and fostered. Keenly aware that both the Church and society need strong, dedicated leaders, Cathedral is determined to stay faithful to forming men as gifted thinkers and generous servants. Whether our graduates don the vestments of pastoral service as priests or deacons, or devote themselves to caring for an individual family, a young man who experiences the Cathedral spirit will be ready and willing to be a man for greatness. 1 ADMINISTRATION elcome to Cathedral Prep! & SCHOOL SERVICES W Dear Brother Alumni, Generous Benefactors, and Supportive Friends: Very Reverend Joseph G. Fonti, ’84, S.T.L. Rector-President “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy!” (Psalm 126:3) Mr. Richie Diaz, ’96, M.A., M.S. Ed. Principal Those who embrace the spirit of Saint Ignatius’s examen know that he encourages us to begin and end our daily prayer with profound gratitude. Deacon Philip A. Franco, Ph.D. Recalling the events and encounters of our day, Ignatius’s spiritual wisdom Assistant Principal / Director of Admissions and guidance invites us to acknowledge with a grateful and attentive Mr. Joseph Russo, ’79, B.A. heart the ways that God works in and around us. Assistant Principal of Student Life As I page through the 2018 Annual Report I am moved with a profound sense of awareness of Mr. Louis D’Amico, ’82, M.B.A. God’s love and goodness to Cathedral. The names of our generous benefactors are a testimony Business Manager to God’s providential love and care. The pictures capturing the daily moments and varied celebrations of our community are a reminder of the bountiful blessing of the good times we have shared with one another, our families and friends this past year. And the acclaimed successes of our students, athletes, and alumni in the classroom, on the playing field, and in one’s choice SPIRITUAL FORMATORS / THEOLOGY TEACHERS of life, fills me with pride and gratitude as we see together the fruits of labor, love and loyalty to Cathedral’s mission of greatness in all things. Yes,’the Lord has indeed done great things for Rev. Christopher Behtge, ’07, M.A. Cathedral; we are filled with gratitude and joy.’ Rev. Jun Hee Lee, S.T.L. The gift of a New Year always brings both blessing and challenge. Grateful for all that has been and hopeful that you will remain a faithful friend and coworker in the months ahead, I renew my/our pledge to remain steadfast in forming the hearts, minds and souls of our present young SCHOOL SERVICES Crusaders in the ways of compassion, intelligence, and virtue. Whether they minister in the future as priests, deacons, husbands, fathers or laymen, may they always be known as grateful and Mrs. Luisa Peluso, M.S. generous servants of the Lord. Called to live with similar generosity, we pray, with Saint Ignatius, Vianney Program Coordinator his Prayer for Generosity: Mr. Larry Medina, B.A. “Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to Athletic Director count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and Fraternity Program Coordinator not to seek reward, except that of knowing that I do your will. Amen.” Mr. Jeremy Reyes, M.S., M.B.A. Ms. Angela Sammarco, M.A. Gratefully yours in Christ, Media Center Coordinators Father Fonti John Ryan, B.A. Rector-President Director of Development & Alumni Affairs 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Words from the Principal Most Reverend Raymond Chappetto, '65 Dear Fellow Alumni, Benefactors, and Friends of our Cathedral Prep: Bishop Liaison Very Rev. Joseph Fonti, '84 I hope our Annual Report finds you well, and, as always, I sincerely thank you for your support of our efforts here at Cathedral Preparatory School and Richie Diaz, '96 Seminary. Reverend Msgr. Steven Aguggia Recently, I had the great opportunity to visit a shelter for the homeless with Theresa Andersen some of our students. It was part of one of our renewed missions this year Giuseppe Campailla to give to others, as Jesus calls, us to do, without expectation of reward or compensation. As our students served dinner to the men of the shelter, I Matthew Dybus, '11 couldn’t help but notice how clearly gratitude flowed through everything Paul Friel, '85 that was happening: The mens’ gratitude towards our young men, as one exclaimed, “Amen! It’s great to see young people caring about us!” and our students’ gratitude in getting to serve those less Stephen Macri fortunate, as they said things like “it made me so thankful for all I have” and “it makes me think about Jerry Magaldi, '74 how ridiculous some of my complaints are.” John O’Brien, '01 In keeping with this theme, I write to you this