The St. Thomas Council, 13861, has named the Rooney family as Family of the Month for December 2019.

Dan Rooney and his wife Gloria are the proud parents of daughter Eileen Forest who, with her husband Matthew, have also made them proud grandparents of Joshua, Jacob, Abigail, Arabella and Xavier. Their son, Kevin, his wife, Christy, and their children, Connor, Grayson, Ethan and Claire, of whom they are also very proud, live in Florida. Dan and Gloria and their family have been communicants at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish since 2005 and have been extremely involved in parish activities.

Dan is a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. He also serves at daily masses and funeral masses. Beside his church duties, Dan is on the ACTS and This Man is You program teams and the parish fair committee. He is also a Knight in the St. Thomas Council where he serves as Advocate for the Council and a Sir Knight in the W. Robert Batchelder 4th Degree Assembly where he serves in the Honor Guard. Dan and his wife Gloria also do some of the gardening on the Church grounds.

Dan's wife Gloria sings with the Music Ministry at Sunday Masses and with the Resurrection Choir.  She formerly served as Eucharistic Minister and Lector. Gloria is the parish’s Dynamic Catholic Program Champion as well. She also assists with the Faith Formation Program and she enjoys teaching her grandchildren to be the best version of themselves and create holy moments.

Dan and Gloria's daughter Eileen served on the St. Thomas School Board. Eileen's husband, Matthew, is a Knight in the St. Thomas Council.

Grandchildren Joshua, Jacob, Abigail and Arabella attend St. Thomas School and enjoyed the summer bible school last year. Joshua and Jacob also attended the evening program on the Mass this fall and were active participants. They are currently training to become altar servers and also ran in the St. Thomas School Fun Run in November.