The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held their annual Prayer Luncheon, and named this year’s “Outstanding Spiritual Leader”, during their weekly meeting Tuesday at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
Following greetings from Kiwanis International Illinois-Iowa Governor Mark Petersen (above), Kiwanis member and Luncheon Chair Dick Wamsley announced the Outstanding Spiritual Leader.
This year’s recipient honored at the meeting and given a plaque was Michael Perona of Kincaid (left), a member of St. Rita's Catholic Church in Kincaid, nominated by Dr. Ron Mizer (right). In Mizer’s nomination, he said Perona makes sure everyone finds seating at church services, helps the priest, speaks to the congregation about meetings, and does whatever else needs attention. Perona also takes Father Anthony to McDonald's 2 or 3 times a week and volunteers pastoral services at the hospital.
Guest speaker at the Kiwanis Prayer Luncheon was Barbara Sachtleben (above), who taught history at Springfield Christian School for 40 years before retiring in 2015. She told Kiwanis members her stories of God's answer to prayers in her own personal life and for some of the missions she supports. One of them was answered just last week when a check for $2,000 was received by a mission that needed exactly that amount for digging a well that was crucial to the mission and its community.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge. For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.
Among dignitaries attending Tuesday’s Taylorville Kiwanis Club Annual Prayer Luncheon included, from left to right: Martin Vota, Taylorville Kiwanis Secretary and Lt. Governor of Division 30, I-I District of Kiwanis International; Michael Perona, Outstanding Spiritual Leader Recipient; and Mark Petersen, Governor, Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis International, from Moline, IL.
