Fall River, MA | Scholarships

On 6 July 2019, after the Divine Liturgy, Monsignor James Root and the parish family of St. Anthony of the Desert Church awarded scholarships of $500 each to three graduating high school seniors. The scholarships are given each year in memory of Chorbishop Norman J. Ferris, Mary Ann Hallal, and Loretta George. This is the 17th year for the scholarship program.

Pictured Front (left to right): (Sydney Filipe, daughter of Marco and Rachael Filipe)—Sydney received the Loretta George Memorial Scholarship. She will be attending the University of New Haven and majoring in Forensic Psychology. (Nicholas Howayeck, son of Gary and Renee Howayeck)—Nicholas received the Mary Ann Hallal Memorial Scholarship. He will be attending UMASS Amherst and majoring in International Relations. (Marissa Dawn Carney, daughter of John Carney and Sharon Carney Andrews)—Marissa received the Chorbishop Norman Ferris Memorial Scholarship. She will be attending Bristol Community College and majoring in Psychology. Committeewomen—Sandy Grimo and Shannon Martin

(Back): Altar Server Cameron Filipe, Subdeacon Abid Salameh, Monsignor James Root, Deacon Brian Dunn, Altar Server Andro Khawand, and Committeeman Karl Hetzler