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DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER
CATHOLIC LAWYERS GUILD OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kevin Donovan, Diocese of Manchester, 603-669-3100, EXT. 185
Courtney Heather Eschbach, Esq., Catholic Lawyers Guild, 603-724-1863

Washington Archbishop Wuerl to Speak at NH Red Mass
Hillsborough Attorney Wins St. Thomas More Award 

Archbishop of Washington Donald W. Wuerl will be the guest homilist at the annual RED MASS for members of the legal profession on October 8, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester.  Following the Mass, the Catholic Lawyers Guild of New Hampshire will present its fourth annual ST. THOMAS MORE AWARD at the Red Mass Dinner to Margaret Ann Moran, an attorney from Hillsborough.
 
Each year, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester,  Bishop John B. McCormack, invites women and men associated with the study and administration of justice in New Hampshire to a special celebration.  This annual event, called the Red Mass, is an opportunity for lawyers, judges, legislators, law enforcement personnel of all religious traditions to join each year to celebrate their common concern for justice. It is called “red” because of the color of the clergy’s vestments at the Mass.

Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington since 2006, serves on numerous committees nationally and internationally and is known for his catechetical and teaching ministry and efforts on behalf of Catholic education.  He is chancellor of The Catholic University of America, chairman of the board of directors of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the National Catholic Educational Association and former chairman of the board of the National Catholic Bioethics Center.  Currently, he is chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis and chairman-elect of the Committee on Doctrine.  He is the author of numerous articles and books, including the best-selling catechisms, The Teaching of Christ and The Catholic Way.  Archbishop Wuerl was host in Washington to Pope Benedict XVI on the Holy Father’s historic journey to the United States in April 2008.

The Catholic Lawyers Guild of New Hampshire will honor Attorney Margaret Ann Moran with the fourth annual St. Thomas More Award. Attorney Moran, who has been a member of the Upton and Hatfield firm for 28 years, represents school districts and school boards in matters involving special education and discipline hearings, residency questions and  school district issues.  She is also a well-known speaker and author on special education and student discipline topics.
 
Attorney Moran is active as a leader in the community and has served many civic and community groups including health, education, alumni and charity and political groups and boards. She is an active parishioner at St. Raphael Parish in Manchester, and has served on a number of boards for New Hampshire Catholic Charities. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Catholic Medical Center.
 
The St. Thomas More Award recognizes a lawyer or judge who is a practicing Catholic and who embodies the spirit of St. Thomas More in his or her courage, dedication, integrity, civility, and compassion toward others.  It is named after the patron saint of lawyers, known for his uncompromising integrity and dedication to family, community and the rule of law, while recognizing the supreme law and having the courage to resist political pressure and exigencies.  The past recipients of the award were the late Honorable Martin F. Loughlin, Attorney Peter J. Loughlin, and Attorney Peter McDonough.  
 
Details: 

Red Mass
October 8, 2009 
5:15 pm
St. Joseph Cathedral
Corner of Pine and Lowell Streets
Manchester, New Hampshire                                  
No charge

Red Mass Dinner 
October 8, 2009
6:30 pm 
CR Sparks 
18 Kilton Road 
Bedford, New Hampshire
$25 per ticket