The fourth annual Our Lady of Good Counsel: Women of Distinction Award and Luncheon will be held Saturday, June 20 beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. The event theme is "Christ Be Our Light" and is hosted by the Springfield in Illinois Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (SDCCW).

Each parish in the Springfield diocese is asked to select a "Woman of Distinction" to be recognized by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki during Mass. Following the Mass a recognition luncheon for honorees, family members, friends and parish priests will be held at the Northfield Conference Center in Springfield.

Event information letters have been sent to all parish rectory offices in the Springfield diocese. Leaders of the event hope that every parish will participate in the day to honor those women who have actively lived their Catholic faith and shared their time and talents by completing acts of service and leadership in their parish and in their community. Even though honorees may not be a member of CCW, they truly demonstrate the mission of the National Council of Catholic Women to support, empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service.

The deadline for registration is June 5. A registration form for the honorees is available from each parish rectory office. Forms are to be sent to Joyce Knodle, 20345 N. 13th Ave., Fillmore, IL 62032. Registrations received after June 5 will be honored but the parish honoree's name and information may not be included in the event booklet. June 15 is the final deadline for luncheon reservations.

For more information or additional registration forms, please call Joyce Knodle, registration chair, at (217) 538-2085 or email . Other contacts are Carolyn Munie, SDCCW president at (618) 667-9102 or email or Alma Frohock at (618) 363-1539 or email .