MORE NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CATHOLICS COME HOME.ORG

Roundtable Leadership Award CatholicsComeHome.org, has been honored by the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management with its 2009 Best Practices Award.  The presentation was made at the Roundtable’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, at which England’s former Prime Minister and recent Catholic convert Tony Blair was the keynote speaker. The award from the Roundtable Leadership, a network of clergy and laity devoted to the advancement of best practices in finance, management and human resources in the Catholic Church, honored Peterson for bringing skills honed during a 25-year advertising career to Catholics Come Home.org.  Leadership Roundtable recognized the lay organization’s effective use of media to invite inactive Catholics and converts home to the Catholic Church.

“Catholics Come Home is blessed by God’s grace, and is thankful to be recognized for helping over 100,000 inactive Catholics (and converts) home to the Catholic Church,” said Peterson.

National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management Executive Director Kerry A. Robinson stated, “The Leadership Roundtable exists to serve the Church and to elevate and celebrate examples of excellence, best practices and creative solutions to contemporary challenges. It is a privilege to honor the work of Catholics Come Home for its example of successfully utilizing lay professional talent, contemporary media  and communications strategies in its message of hope to all…‘Welcome Home’!”

Catholics Come Home has also been honored with two top awards from The Communicator Awards, the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals.

2009 Communicator Awards, Award of Excellence The Award of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed, is given to those entries whose ability to communicate puts them among the best in the field.
The Award of Distinction is presented for projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement. 2009 Communicator Awards, Award of Distinction EPIC'
Tom Peterson with the Leadership Roundtable Award

From left to right: Kerry Robinson, Executive Director of Leadership Roundtable; Geoffrey Boisi, Founder and Chair of Leadership Roundtable; Tom Peterson, President and Founder of CatholicsComeHome.org; and Michael Brough of the Leadership Roundtable who presented the award.

The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management promotes excellence and best practices in the management, finances and human resources development of the Catholic Church in the U.S.  For more information or photos, call, 908-400-3435; e-mail Michael.Brough@nlrcm.org.

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