Hearts Burning,
Eyes Opened 

ST. PAUL CENTER

AWARDS

Good Shepherd Award

Bishop Robert Barron 

Bishop Robert Barron is the bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota) and the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Throughout his priesthood and episcopate, Bishop Barron has served as one of the foremost voices in our Church today – a leader that Catholics across the world have come to know and trust. Bishop Barron previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2015 to 2022 before Pope Francis appointed him to become the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. 

Since founding Word on Fire in 2000, Bishop Barron has inspired millions of Catholics and non-Catholics alike, proclaiming Christ with a kind of apostolic boldness that led Francis Cardinal George to describe him as “one of the Church’s best messengers.”  

About the Good Shepherd Award 

The Good Shepherd Award is bestowed in recognition of the edifying work and witness of an exemplary Church leader, acknowledging outstanding courage and Christ-like willingness to lay down one’s life for one’s sheep (John 10). 

Lydia Award

Milanka Lachman

Milanka Lachman is the President and Founder of 206 Tours, specializing in Catholic pilgrimages for the past 40 years.  

Under her leadership, 206 Tours has become the leading Catholic pilgrimage organization, coordinating over 460,000 pilgrims since its inception and prioritizing their spiritual growth of pilgrims throughout their pilgrimage. Now based in Brentwood, Tennessee, Milanka continues to lead 206 Tours with a focus on faith, resilience, and evangelization through pilgrimage. 

About the Lydia Award 

The St. Paul Center Lydia Award is bestowed in recognition of an individual who has faithfully supported and boldly furthered the mission of the St. Paul Center. The recipient of this award has demonstrated the same openness of heart and generosity of spirit that St. Lydia did when she welcomed St. Paul and St. Luke into her home and became the first Christian convert outside of Asia (Acts of the Apostles 16). 

2024 

Gala Gallery

Contact

For questions about sponsoring the 12th Annual Gala, contact:

Isaac Sanford at 740-424-8296 ext. 16 or isaacsanford@stpaulcenter.com.

For other inquiries, contact:

St. Paul Center at 740-264-9535 or customerservice@stpaulcenter.com.