On May 2, 2010, our parish secretary Dixie Williams will be awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion by Archbishop Aymond at St. Louis Cathedral. The Order of St. Louis IX award was established more than 40 years ago to honor those members of the laity who have contributed their time and talents to the church. Although it is rare that the award goes to an employee of the parish, it is obvious to anyone that Dixie’s work for the parish is much more expansive than her morning work hours! Dixie’s here virtually every day, including weekends and many evenings. Even as I write this little article at 6:00pm on Friday, she’s waiting for me to call her so that she can come back to copy it for the bulletin insert on Saturday morning! THANKS for all that you do for our parish, Dixie! We love you!