Service to the Church: John Paul II Youth Award

The Vatican II awards were established in 1991 to honor men, women and young adults who exemplify the Catholic Church’s vision set forth in the Second Vatican Council.

Service to the Church: John Paul II Youth

Criteria for This Award:
The recipient must

• be a young Catholic (age 15 -25)
• have been involved in a significant way in one or more Church activities (e.g. educational, liturgical, pastoral, administrative)
• be known as committed to his/her faith and love Jesus
• be recognized by peers as a leader in faith-based activities
• have a practical and working approach to the Consistent Life Ethic

Note: In the past, the youth category used to consist of three different sections: Vatican II Youth Award for Service to the Church, Vatican II Youth Award for Service in Education and Vatican II Youth Award for Service to Society. Beginning in 2011, we combined all three into one category, Service to the Church: John Paul II Youth.

Service to the Church: John Paul II Youth Award

2011 - Catherine Ryou
            Sam Meier

2012 - Kimberly VanBeek
             Freddie L. Pettigrew, Jr.

2013 - Samantha Dresen
            José Castillo

2014 - Annika Wallander
             Kyle Kaczmarek

2015 - Abbey Gagne
             Hayes Wass

2016 - Louisa Fredriksson
             Heath Brozovich

2017 - Frances Dobbs
              Nicholas Rodriguez

2018 - Karina Cortes 
             Bradley Julga 

Past Recipients: Vatican II Youth Award: Service to the Church

2001 - Reggie Anderson
2002 - Erin Lechner
2003 - Nancy and Hilda Huertas
2004 - Kathryn Murphy
2005 - Kay Lechner
2006 - Liz Farrington
2007 - Kevin Butler
2008 - Ines Brookens
2009 - Ryan Jonas
2010 - Sarah Csiacsek

Past Recipients: Vatican II Youth Award for Service in Education

2001 - Ann McGinnity
2002 - Erica Kowalski
2003 - Román Alberto Orozco
2004 - Tianna McCullough
2005 - Megan McGinnity
2006 - James Burg
2007 - Amy Kroll
2008 -  Nahely Karina Martínez
2009 - Julie Twohig
2010 - Tyler Richardson

Past Recipients: Vatican II Youth Award for Service to Society

2001 - Abraham Piñon
2002 - Uriel Dominguez
2003 - Cindy Freiboth
2004 - Marc Lois
2005 - Joshua Moore
2006 - Erin Anderson
2007 - Brady Kegley
2008 - Adam Koopmann
2009 - Kathleen Geraghty
2010 - Matthew Wisniewski

Past Vatican II Award Recipient: Young Adult Service in Communication

2001 - Sarah Schneider

Past Vatican II Award Recipient: Young Adult Service to Missions

2001 - Jessica Ackley

Past Vatican II Award Recipient for Service

2004 - Delphine Meyer — Posthumous