September 22, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.
MARRIAGE JUBILEE CELEBRATION
The 53th Annual Diocesan Marriage Jubilee Celebration, sponsored by the Office for Discipleship Formation, was held at Christ Our Light Church in Loudonville on Sept. 14 with Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger presiding. Please join us in congratulating these couples who are celebrating their anniversaries:
1st
Mr. and Mrs. Kellis
Deb and Ted Lackner
Anne and Matthew McDonough
4th
Mr. and Mrs. St. Pierre
5th
John and Jeanmarie Costello
6th
Nathan and Jackie Nicolato
10th
James and Lisa Sage
20th
Scott and Elizabeth Flaska
Julie and Sebastian Job
22nd
Mrs. and Mrs. William and
Ann Marie Burris

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, who presided over the mass, poses for photos with Diana and Ken Krueger (l.), married for 49 years, and her godparents, Nancy and Jim Liotta, who have been married 66 years. (Cindy Schultz photos for The Evangelist)
25th
Matthew and Charlotte Adams
Tom and Vanessa Ahern
Teresa and Stephen Bancheri
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Calareso, Jr.
Giulio and Ann Facci
Nancy and Andre Foucher
Sheridawn and Robert Leitch
Jessina and Christopher Miranda
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Saladis
26th
Ramon and Anna Biazon
Anne Marie and Michael Martinkat
30th
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lorini, Jr.
32nd
Lorraine and Gerald Noel
34th
Stanislaw and Aldona Paliwoda
36th
Mrs. and Mrs. Charles A. Ciaccia III
40th
Oscar and Sofia Almonte
Brian and Kimberly Dolin
Margie and Rick Hesdorfer
James and Nancy Kelley
Laurie and James Resila
41st
James and Lecia Rosmarin
43rd
AnnMarie and Charles Abel
Gloria and John Bruschi

Steve Corson pins a corsage on his wife of 50 years, Christine.
45th
Ray and Evelyn Bedard
Mary and Ken Burns
Thomas and Mary Ellen Collier
Theresa and Peter Elefante
Bryan and Karen Francett
Robert and Teresa Hayes
Thomas and Theresa Prendergast
48th
Ed and Gail Moore
49th
Diana and Ken Krueger
50th
Catherine and James Conner
Stephen and Christine Corson
Dominic and Janet D’Arcangelis
Debra and Peter Dziamba
Allison C. and Mary Elizabeth
Bernadette and Richard Glynn
Mary Ann and John Harper
David and Patricia Hart
Kevin and Maggie Hume
Thomas and Patricia Johnson
Anne and Paul Krajewski
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leisenfelder
Mark and Barbara Lodge
Kathleen and Edward Lyons
Peter and Theresa Mason
Elizabeth and Michael Montario
Thomas and Kathryn Norton
John J. and Kathleen Sanvidge, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage
Michael and Monica Short
Mark and Louise St. Jacques
Bob and Karen Van Alstine
Louis and Maureen Van Buren
Daniel and Susan VanSlyke
John and Dolores Verruso
Frank and Marian Yakubec

Karen and Robert Van Alstine married for 50 years, deliver a reading together during the 53rd Annual Diocesan Marriage Jubilee Celebration on Sept. 14 at Christ Our Light Church in Loudonville.
52nd
Agnes and James Blodgett
53rd
Edgar C. and Flordelis A. Elum
55th
Charles and Laurene Arsenault
James and Patricia Feuerbach
Daniel and Johanna Kawola
James and Diane Pertell
James and Elizabeth Sage
John and Cynthia Seacord
George and Patricia Taylor
Frank and Mary Rose Turo
Fred and Pamela Wobrock
56th
Jacqueline and Leonard Ball
Aniceto and Virginia Lomotan
57th
Carmela and Henry Bowers
Charles and Sharon Maneri
Robert & Shirley Pilch
59th
Diane and Tom Barber
Araceli and Raul Diokno
60th
Richard and Elizabeth Glasheen
Patricia and Paul Markowski
Mr. and Mrs. McCormack
Mr. and Mrs. William J. and
Diana C. Murray
63rd
William and Eithne Harlow
65th
Robert and Doris Moak
66th
Nancy and Jim Liotta
68th
Walter and Christa Pohlmann
70th
Anthony and Josephine Frisoni
74th
Loring and Doris Dutcher
Brad and Beulah Flint
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