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St. Stephen, Deacon - Feastday: December 26 - Patron saint of Stonemasons

Stephen's name means "crown," and he was the first disciple of Jesus to receive the martyr's crown. Stephen was a deacon in the early Christian Church. The apostles had found that they needed helpers to look after the care of the widows and the poor. So they ordained seven deacons, and Stephen is the most famous of these.

As the first deacon to commit his life to the service of the Gospel of Christ with the willingness to follow Jesus even unto death, he provides the vision of diaconal service to the deacons of the Rochester Diocese. (Brief bio on St. Stephen)

As ARTICLE II of our Constitution states, our MISSION is:

We, as members of the diaconal community of the Diocese of Rochester, establish this association to build and nurture community among deacons, candidates, aspirants, wives, widows and families. Specifically, we join together to promote the spiritual life and to support diaconal ministrial life with special attention to those in formation as they discern their vocation. We do this out of a sense of the unique bond we share, a bond of charity, prayer, obedience to our bishop, service and witness. As a result of this association, we hope we all will grow as witnesses to Christ, the servant.

For YearBasePaidPaid %Not PaidNot Paid %Dues Collected
Dues 20101619257.14%6942.85%$3,560
Dues 200916110162.73%6037.26%$4,230
Dues 20081618250.93%7949.06%$3,540
Dues 20071617244.72%8955.27%$3,160
Dues 20061618351.55%7848.44%$3,610
Dues 20051616942.85%9257.14%$3,260
[Base includes Deacons in Diocese (138) and those in formation (23)]
[Base excludes Deacons out side of diocese (25) and widows (21)]
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Do you know?

That SSDCA has 207 members!

To foster everyone "knowing" each other SSDCA Sponsors and encourages participation in four (4) community wide events each year:

  1. April-May - The "Day with the Bishop," the Deacon Convocation
  2. May-June - The Ordination Breakfast meeting our newest Deacon Class
  3. August - SSDCA Annual Picnic
  4. October - SSDCA sponsored Annual Deacon Retreat

There are other community wide events (Chrism Mass, Ministerium Day, Ordination, etc.) available. Check out "Upcoming Events"


  • To obtain addresses and phone numbers of SSDCA members refer to the Deacon Directory.
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