More than 100 distinguished guests, families, friends, and supporters of St. Mary School gathered at the Leland Lodge for the 51st St. Mary School Angel Celebration on April 27 with special guest, Bishop Jeffrey Walsh.
The annual event honors a service award recipient and benefactor of the year. This year, St. Wenceslaus Parish was honored with the Angel Service Award and Larry & Jackie Fleis were named Benefactor of the Year Award.
Hebrews 13:16: “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” This reflects the good works of St. Mary School neighbors and friends at St. Wenceslaus Parish, the 2024 Angel Service Award recipient. Through weekly collections and targeted campaigns, friends and neighbors of this community continue to provide support for a Catholic Education on the Leelanau Peninsula. Sending their children to St. Mary School, sharing proceeds from the annual chicken dinner and annual parish assessments, are all gifts that have funded the Guardian Angel Tuition Assistance Program, school building fund and other projects. St. Wenceslaus Parish allows the school to host fundraisers, share time at church, provide faith formation, support the annual auction, pancake breakfasts and daily Masses.
