Thursday, October 26, 2017
Grade 8 Retreat with Deacon Bill Johnson
Grade 8 students will be attending a retreat at ASCA with Deacon Bill Johnson. Mr. Johnson is a ’64 Marmion graduate and is married with two adult children and four grandchildren. He has taught Senior Theology since 1998 and is also the Director of Campus Ministry. He has a B.A. in Communications and a M.A. in Youth/Pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago. He was ordained a Deacon in 1998 in the Rockford Diocese and is assigned to his home parish, St. Patrick in St. Charles.
Mr. Johnson was named Volunteer of the Year by the Northeastern Special Olympics for his outstanding work with Special Olympic athletes. He also received the following awards for his work with teens:Joliet Diocese - Pier Giorgio Frassati Achievement Award for exemplary work in the area of Faith Development with teens; Rockford Diocese -Bishop O’Neil Award in Catechetics for outstanding service in Religious Education, St. Phillip Diaconate Award for dedication in the field of evangelization to teens.
Mr. Johnson has also been a Hospice Chaplain and volunteer with the Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice in Geneva for the past ten years.