Apr 16, 2021
The Independent Catholic Foundation has announced that the family of Father Tony Legarski has created the Rev. Anthony J. Legarski Educational Endowment Fund for Seminarians and Permanent Deacons.
Legarski participated in deacon candidate interviews, authored a pamphlet describing the role of a permanent deacon and helped clarify guidelines that have become invaluable to newly ordained deacons.
In addition, Legarski devoted the last 15 years of his ministry as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Hollidaysburg, and chaplain of both the Catholic Daughters of the America Court 1775 and the Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council 4245.
The endowment specifies that 60 percent of every annual distribution provide financial aid to diocesan seminarians while the remaining 40 percent will provide similar support to permanent deacon candidates.
Since 1996 the Cameron Park Rotary Community Foundation has enhanced the quality of the community and county one person at a time by providing financial support for students, adults and veterans who are pursuing vocational, trade or technical careers.
The community foundation manages more than $280,