Register for October 11, 2025 Celebration of Faith

We look forward to celebrating with you this year to honor the Champions of Catholic Education Award recipients, celebrate our faith, and support the programs of the Central Washington Catholic Foundation. View event details or register for tickets below.

Doors open 4:30pm
Event begins 5pm - 8pm at St. Joseph Marquette School

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Yakima Celebration of Faith

We will be offering mocktails, "Holy Spirits," and complimentary beer and wine. And, for the second year, we have brought back the "Pack-a-Prize" raffle with even more prizes!
Tickets will be $25 each for your chance to win trips, wine, jewelry, fine art and more!

With special guests from the Sisters of Providence on the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Joseph Academy in Yakima, WA.

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Keynote Speakers

Peugh, Kristine

Kristine Peugh

Principal at Christ the King School
Richland, WA

Josie Ramac

Sister Josie Ramac, S.P.

Sisters of Providence

2025 Champions of Catholic Education

These are the champions we will be honoring this year!

Peugh, Kristine

Kristine Peugh

Outstanding Leadership Award

Josie Ramac

Sister Josie Ramac, S.P.

Sisters of Providence
Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart S.P. Award

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Gloria White

St. John Baptist De La Salle Educator Award

Socorro Cervantes

Socorro Cervantes

St. John Baptist De La Salle Educator Award

Keith and Liz

Liz and Keith Henry

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Religious Education Award

Lisa Jacobs 2025

Lisa Jacobs

St. Thomas Aquinas Community Award

Meal Prepared by Shawn Niles, 'The Fat Pastor'

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Shawn Niles

'The Fat Pastor'

The Fat Pastor started as a hobby for Yakima entrepreneur, Shawn Niles.
Shawn has an impressive knowledge base of global cuisine. Having lived and traveled in various parts of the world, he has learned very organically from various chefs over the last 15 years.
In May of 2017, he was featured on Chef Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef. There, he was ranked as one of the top 40 home chefs in America. In 2022, he spent a week in Modena, Italy at the home of Chef Massimo Bottura, ranked the number one chef in the world with the number one restaurant in the world multiple times.
Shawn began several different projects under the umbrella of Fat Pastor; Urban Kitchen, a free business and culinary school for at-risk students; and Bite Club, the nation's premier underground members only dining club.
Shawn and the team have placed in the top 30 chefs in the world 3 years in a row at the World Food Championships, and was also featured on Netflix's Best Leftovers Ever. In addition to Fat Pastor, Shawn is also producing two television shows with the MD Network.