ADVANCING THE MISSION
Fr. James Bilot, left, Cardinal Adam Maida, and
Archbishop Allen Vigneron join friends for a
group photograph.
All for the Heart of Jesus
Support is
overwhelming for
Archbishop’s Gala
fundraiser.
W
ithout the generosity
of our benefactors,
Sacred Heart could not carry
out its mission of forming the
next generation of leaders
for the New Evangelization.
Benefactors again have
shown their faith in this
mission—and trust in the
seminary’s ability to carry
it out—through gracious
support of the Archbishop’s
Gala celebration.
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A near-record-breaking crowd of more
than 850 guests came together on Thursday,
June 18, for the eighteenth annual gala at the
Grand Riverview Ballroom of Cobo Center
in downtown Detroit. Counting all revenue
sources, the gala generated an astounding
$885,000 to support Sacred Heart’s priest,
deacon, and lay ministry candidates—while
attendees earned them