EVENT INFORMATION

Join us for an elegant evening in support of the students of Chesterton Academy of Sacramento!

The gala will begin with a reception and dinner followed by inspiring speeches about our vision and mission, student testimonies, and a performance by our All-School Choir and Schola Cantorum.

This event is complimentary, but reservations are required. Guests will have an opportunity to make a donation towards the future of our school. Adults only, please.

Please register by October 4, 2024.

DATE & LOCATION

Saturday, October, 12, 2024 The DoubleTree Hotel
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, CA 95815

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

5:45pm  REGISTRATION & COCKTAILS

6:30pm  INVOCATION & DINNER

7:15pm  GALA PROGRAM

8:45pm  LIVE MUSIC & DANCING

SEMI-FORMAL ATTIRE

Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Adults only, please. Complimentary parking available.

Questions? Contact gala@sacramentochesterton.org

HOST COMMITTEE

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur de Lorimier, Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UC Davis Medical Center and School

Deacon Jack Roland, Director, Catholic Counseling Agency and Mrs. Christine Roland, MD

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pugno, Estate Planning Attorney, PUGNO TRUST & ESTATES

Fr. Alvaro Perez, PES, U.S. Provincial Superior, Pro Ecclesia Sancta

Deacon Anthony Pescetti, Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish and Mrs. Kathy Pescetti, Owner and President of Admail West

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Abi-Nader, Financial Advisor, Allworth Financial

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ryan Mayer is Director of the Office of Catholic Identity Assessment & Formation for the Archdiocese of San Francisco where he works closely with the Department of Catholic Schools to strengthen what makes Catholic schools unique, their Catholic identity, and to foster the courage to follow the consequences of that uniqueness. Ryan has consulted with a number of schools and Catholic school leaders on Catholic identity, mission, and school culture.

Before working for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, he spent twenty years as a high school teacher and administrator, teaching courses on theology, bioethics, literature, philosophy, and the works of G.K. Chesterton.  Ryan received an integrated, liberal arts formation at Mt. Angel Seminary and was the first student in the school’s history to triple-major in philosophy, theology, and literature. He holds graduate degrees in theology and philosophy as well as a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Notre Dame (where Chesterton was once a visiting lecturer). Ryan is completing a licentiate in bioethics from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome and holds certification in health care ethics with distinction from the National Catholic Bioethics Center. He has published on bioethics in the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly and the St. John Paul II Journal of Bioethics.  

Ryan is Vice-Chairman and a founding board member of the Board of Directors of Chesterton Academy of Sacramento. He and his wife Melissa have four children who attend Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School. Their oldest son will, God willing, be a freshman at Chesterton Academy of Sacramento next fall.