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<p>PLAINS TWP. &#8212; Rev. Ann Marie Acacio is the 2016 recipient of the Citation of Distinction presented Monday by the Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council during a luncheon at the Woodlands an Inn.</p><p>The award is conferred annually upon individuals recognized as leaders within the community for exemplifying the high ideals of human dignity, compassion and friendship for all people.</p><p>Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Rev. Acacio graduated from Coughlin High School and from Wilkes-Barre Business College with a business certification. She and her husband, Bob, married in August 1963 and raised three children before she continued her spiritual studies.</p><p>She graduated from the Advanced Training program in Unity School of Christianity in 1982 and was licensed as a teacher of metaphysical studies by Unity Worldwide Ministries in 1983.</p><p>Prior to taking classes with Unity, Rev. Acacio found a spiritual home at Unity of Lehigh Valley in Allentown in 1978 and, together with her husband and other interested Unity friends, began the first Unity ministry in NEPA in September 1979.</p><p>Rev. Acacio&#8217;s ordination ceremony was held at the Dorranceton U.M. Church in Kingston and she served the Wilkes-Barre ministry until retiring in 2006. Concurrently, she served part-time at Unity in the Southern Tier, retiring last July.</p><p>While in active ministry, she served on the board of Unity Worldwide Ministries, Eastern Region, for 10 years, serving four years as president, and also served with the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ministerium until her retirement.</p><p>Rev. Acacio and her husband recently celebrated 53 years of marriage. In addition to their three adult children, they have nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Rev. Ann Marie Acacio, left, greets Unity Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council member Mae Kamin at the Woodlands Inn in Plains Twp. Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110816Interfaith.jpg</photo0><caption0>Rev. Ann Marie Acacio, left, greets Unity Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council member Mae Kamin at the Woodlands Inn in Plains Twp. Monday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110816Interfaith2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Rev. Ann Marie Acacio, right, talks with ceremony attendee Brian Sherwood at the Woodlands Inn in Plains Twp. Monday </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL110816Interfaith2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Rev. Ann Marie Acacio, right, talks with ceremony attendee Brian Sherwood at the Woodlands Inn in Plains Twp. Monday </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
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Rev. Ann Marie Acacio receives Citation of Distinction award