Timothy Barton, Christina Cox
NMCAL’S 4thAnnual Roman Gala ~
NMCAL’S 4thAnnual Roman Gala ~
“Celebrating Families
and Love is our Mission”
His Excellency, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia,
President of the Pontifical Council of Families to be honored on Wednesday
evening, May 13, 2015 at the Embassy of Italy, DC with a host of Ambassadors
and Washington Business Leaders
(April 22, 2015 - Washington, DC): Ambassadors, Senators and Congress members, Roman Catholic Clergy,
artists, business leaders and patrons of the arts will gather under the Patronage
of the Ambassador of Italy to the United States and Mrs. Claudio Bisogniero
and under the Patronage of the Order of San Martino and Knights, honoree Prince
Lorenzo Maria Raimondo de Medici from Rome will come together to
celebrate this springtime gala on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima.
It will be held at the Embassy of Italy on
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 from 6:30 P.M. to 10:30 PM. Hosted by the Board of
Trustees of the National Museum of Catholic Art and Library, Honorary
Gala Chairs US Ambassador Raymond and Kathleen Flynn and Gala Chairs, Christina
Cox, NMCAL Founder and NMCAL Chairman, Timothy Barton and President JMJ
Development of Dallas, TX will be fundraising to support a new
museum.
The NMCAL’S Lifetime Achievement Awards
will be presented to honoree Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia,
President of the Pontifical Council for the Family; Former US Secretary
of Veterans James Nicholson, Former US Ambassador to the Holy See and
Former Republican National Committee Chairman, Thomas Prasil, Former
Senior Vice President of Investments at Paine Weber, UBS. The
Environmental, Peace and Justice Award will be presented to Daniel
Misleh, Executive Director, Catholic Climate Covenant. Monsignor Rossi,
Rector of The Basilica of The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will
say the innovation this evening.
NMCAL Patron of the Arts Award will be given to
Johnessco Rodriguez. Steve Alpert will receive the National
Military Artist Award, Luis Peralta will receive the Portrait Award for
his painting of Archbishop Oscar Romero, and Paul Gatto will receive the
International Artist Award for his painting of The Morsel and his many artworks
donated to NMCAL. We will be exhibiting Michelangelo’s St Peters’ Pieta,
a life-size marble reproduction sculpture from the Vatican Observatory by Arte
Divine, and donated by art collector Thomas Prasil.
. International Claudia Hecht and David Newren,
President of Arte Divine will donate several sculptures of the Virgin Mary and
Jesus to The Pontifical Council of the Families. The National Museum f Catholic
Art and Library is presently fundraising for their new space near Catholic
University of America.
Contact: to purchase tickets and for
information: Catherine Welker or Christina Cox
NMCAL: www.nmcal.org
Office: 202-450-5707
Cell: 917-750-0014 (Christina) /
240-432-4637 (Catherine)
GALA DETAILS BELOW
WHAT: 4th Annual Roman Gala ~ “Celebrating
Families and Love is Our Mission”
WHO: Leaders from business, politics,
religion and the arts, plus patrons of the arts
WHEN: 6:30-10:30 pm, Wednesday, May 13,
2015
WHERE: Italian Embassy, 3000 Whitehaven
St. NW, Washington, DC 20008
DRESS: Black Tie, Formal Long Dress
SUPPORT: Limited space is available;
contact NMCAL
For Tickets Prices and to
reserved tables: $1000 VIP, $500
Tables: $50,000, $25,000,
$15,000, $10,000 and $5,000
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