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Deacon Stan Zawacki Memorial Diaconal Service Award
Please note: Nominations for the Stan Zawacki award are accepted through January 30th of each year.
The award is for a person(s) who has exemplified a ministry(s) in a diaconal sense of service. This can be a lay person, clergy or religious. It is not primarily an award for deacons or wives but those who have, by living lives that preach the Gospel, ministered as deacons, ministered to deacons, supported the diaconal community, or, in other ways, have contributed extraordinarily to the awareness of, ministry of or to, or emulation of the office of deacon.
When nominating someone for the Stan Zawacki Award - be sure to include Who, Why, and a brief description of the achievement (s) for which you are making the nomination. Once an individual is nominated, their name remains in the selection pool.
The pool is not started anew each year. The more members nominate an individual the larger becomes that person's nomination resume.
Send the nomination via e-mail to the SSDCA Vice-President "lastnamefirstintial@SSDCA.org" (VP name is at Board Member Names)
Previous Award Recipients:
2011
| Joan Workmaster | No Picture |
2010
| Deacon Dan Hurley |  |
2009
| Deacon George and Paula Welch |  |
2008
| Deacon John Tomandl |  |
2007
| Fr. Sebastian Falcone | (No Picture) |
Father Sebastian Falcone grew up in St. Anthony Parish in Rochester.He studied at Immaculate Conception Friary in Bronx, N.Y., and Our Lady of the Angels Seminary in Stanton, Va.He was ordained to the priesthood on May 16, 1951.
Father Falcone joined the faculty at the former St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester in the early 1970s, and he was incardinated as a priest of the Diocese of Rochester in 1974.
He served as academic dean at the seminary from 1972-81.Subsequently, he served as director of St. Bernard's Institute and president of St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry.
Father Falcone currently is a professor of biblical studies at the school. Professor Emeritus and A Professor of the New Testament St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry.
Father Falcone taught, mentored, encouraged, and challenged many of the Diocese of Rochester deacons during their years of formation.
2006
| Donna Ecker |  |
2005
| Deacon Claude Curtin |  |
2004
| No Award |
2003
| Deacon Ray & Pat Defendorf |  |
Whose Pioneer spirit, leadership and vision have been an inspiration to the Diaconate Community from the restoration of the permanent diaconate to the present.
| Deacon Dick & Rose Marie Lombard |  |
For leadership to the Diaconate Community and commitment to Social Justice Ministry for God's People at home and abroad.
Background: Their "abroad" ministry included numerous trips to Jamaica, Trinidad and Guatemala in service to the people there; the founding of on ophthalmology clinic in Trinidad; shipping 1 tractor trailer load of medical equipment to the Caribbean each year for 10 years, to name a few.
2002
| Deacon William F. Schmitz |  |
2001
| Deacon Bill & Mary Lou Coffey |  |
In recognition ... their willingness to serve the community in many varied ways. In particular we recognize their witness to the dignity of life through the creation of a liturgy for reconsecrating the ground where homicides have occurred.
Editor's Note: Between 2004-08 there have been 234 murders in the city of Rochester, an annual average of 46.8. Deacon Bill has been ministering in this area for over 10 years.
2000
| +Lita Gillette | No Picture |
1999
| +Deacon Leo & Helen Kester |  |
1998
| Deacon Brian McNulty |  |
In recognition of your many contributions to the Permanent Diaconate Formations Process, the Rochester Interfaith Dialogue and your Diaconal Service to the 19th Ward Faith Community.
1997
| +Deacon Al Wilson |  |
| & +Dorie Wilson | No Picture |
1996
| +Sr. Mary Hillaire Gaelens, RSM | No Picture |
| +Msgr. George Cocuzzi | No Picture |
(The Stan Zawacki award is given in the spring at the Day With the Bishop (Convocation) gathering of deacons and wives.)
 | Did you know?... The logo you see displayed on each of this site's web pages as well as displayed at other SSDCA sponsored events was designed by Deacon Stan Zawacki's daughter within days of her fathers return to the Lord! The community respected Deacon Stan so much that not only did they develop this award, but they also adopted this design as its logo. |
