Sheil Adelante Gala
Sheil Adelante Gala
Join the inaugural Adelante Sheil Catholic Center Gala on April 26, 2025. Adelante means "Forward" in Spanish, representing our drive to pave a path for a vibrant Catholic Center community in the future. This historic evening will see us raise funds to support Catholic campus ministry and set the course for a bright and vibrant future for generations to come!
Enjoy an evening of connection and celebration featuring a social hour, dinner, auction, and dancing at the stunning Halim Time and Glass Museum in Evanston, IL. Secure your tickets below and plan to join us on April 26th! Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and complimentary valet parking will be available.
Halim Time and Glass Museum
1560 Oak Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Admission Tickets
Join the Sheil Adelante Gala by purchasing an admission ticket! Tickets are $250 and include a social hour, free access to some of the museum's most stunning galleries of stained glass, dinner, auction, raffle drawings, and dancing! Benefactor packages are also available via the button below and include admission tickets for you and your friends, along with other benefits.
Raffle and Gulf Coast Experience Tickets
Take a chance on winning some great prizes and you'll be supporting Catholic campus ministry!
Cash Raffle: The cash raffle prizes are $2,000 for the first place winner and $1,000 for the second place winner. $25 per ticket or five tickets for $100. Winner will be announced during Sheil’s Gala on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Winner need not be present to win.
Gulf Coast Experience: The winner receives a week-long vacation (subject to availability) in a luxury condominium in Redington Beach, Florida. Trip includes two round-trip airfares, a $100 gift certificate for dinner, and a special gulf coast experience. Only 100 tickets will be sold. Winner will be announced during Sheil’s Gala on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Winner need not be present to win.
Get a Gulf Coast Experience Ticket
Gala Benefactors
Thank you to all our Gala Benefactors:
Platinum Benefactors
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Mary Dorsey
Gold Benefactors
Harry and Julie Kraemer
Silver Benefactors
Anonymous
Bronze Benefactors
Ardis Collins
Mr. William J. Callaghan
Do you want to support Sheil Catholic Center in a special way this year? Consider becoming a Gala Benefactor. Benefactor packages start at $2,500 and include admission tickets for you and your guests, as well as other benefits. View your options at the button below or contact Walt Hansen for details here or call 847.328.4648 x33.
Special Guest
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich
Archdiocese of Chicago
Awardees
Rev. Kenneth C. Simpson
The Archbishop Bernard J. Sheil award will be presented to the Reverend Kenneth C. Simpson for the impactful difference he has made in the mission of Catholic campus ministry at Northwestern University.
Father Kenneth Simpson was born and raised in the Chicago area and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1978. He has served in small ethnic, large suburban, and city parishes across the Archdiocese as well as college seminary, campus ministry, and Archdiocesan administration. As a Senior Priest, he now serves as a consultant for the Ongoing Formation of Priest and lives with seminarians in their Propaedeutic Stage, as well as Chaplain to the staff at Catholic Charities. Fr. Ken has also proudly served first responders as Chaplain, EMT, and Firefighter with a number of Fire Departments.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw
The Saint John Henry Newman award will be presented to Bob and Charlene Shaw for being alums who live out the values of the Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University.
Bob and Charlene met as undergraduate students at Northwestern University and attended Sheil together during their university years. A week after they graduated, they were married by Fr. Krump, the Chaplain and Director of Sheil at the time. Bob served in the Navy on a nuclear submarine and got out in 1975. Charlene served as a stay-at-home mother for their two sons. When Bob got out of the Navy, he bought half of a medical device company and, with Charlene's support, grew the company. In 2002, they moved back to Evanston and became active associates with Sheil. Over the years they have assisted with building projects and accompanied couples preparing for marriage. Currently, they serve as financial advisors, as well as mentors to many students.
Jackie Cantú Balmaceda
The Chaplain's Medallion will be presented to Jackie Cantú Balmaceda for her dynamic witness of faith and leadership as a student at Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University.
Jackie grew up in Arizona, the youngest of three sisters and a daughter of Mexican immigrants. She discovered Northwestern through her Teach for America math teacher in middle school. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Latina and Latino Studies. After graduation, she plans on continuing research in child language development or going to graduate school to be a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She is active in the Sheil community as a lector, student leader for the Arizona service trip to Tucson, and Sheil School of Religion second grade teacher. During the week, she volunteers at Madonna Mission, tutoring refugee children in Rogers Park. She has been on the leadership team for Encounter for two years and was fellowship senator for CaSA last year.
Questions
Contact Walt Hansen, Director of Mission Advancement, at 847.328.4648 x33 or via email here.