Six students hailed as young leaders

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North Shore Interaith Leadership Award 2011 recipients Nasreen Rahmani (from left), Christian Alexander, Lucy Myers, Lauren Stremmel, Catherine Jameson and Eliana Fisher. | Photo courtesy of St. John's Lutheran Church of Wilmette

Updated: April 25, 2011 6:06AM

Six high school students were honored April 10 by their Wilmette faith communities at the second annual North Shore Interfaith Leadership Award event held at the Baha'i House of Worship.

The honorees were selected by their congregational leaders and chosen for their excellence in servant leadership, active participation in their community of faith and their passion for service to others locally, nationally or globally.

Youth spoke passionately about serving in faith. The youth are from the Baha'i Friends (Nasreen Rahmani), Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah (Eliana Fisher), Congregation Sukkat Shalom (Laren Stremmel), First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette (Christian Alexander), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Lucy Myers) and Trinity United Methodist Church (Catherine Jameson).

They were presented with Hearing the Call Across Traditions: Readings on Faith and Service, and a certificate of recognition.

The event featured interfaith music and readings presented by members of Wilmette Interfaith Religious Leaders, the sponsors of the event.

"We are very excited about this award, said Rev. Joe McInnis, lead pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Wilmette. "Now we have a formal way of recognizing our young people publicly for the outstanding contributions they make in service to others.

"Sports and academic achievement awards have their place, but they don't provide you with a window into a student's heart. This award does."

Several in attendance noted that it was a unique event for high school youth.

"This is inspiring," said one, "a testimony to humble service and the young people who are doing so much for others, even changing the world."

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