deacon
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Walters gave him a box filled with handmade items, including piles of mittens, hats, and other items he’d crocheted for children; Collins dropped the box off with a church deacon.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
His mother, Karen, sang in the choir, and his father, Andrew, was a deacon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Positioned on the liberal wing of the Catholic church, Steven Greydanus, a deacon and prominent commentator, also sees this unusual convergence of opinion.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
After a moment of hesitation, Mr. Dantzler, who had been elected the company-church deacon for the year, rose and asked for everybody to wait until the choir filed outside.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Priests and deacons have marched at rallies and prayed for those detained and deported from Orange County to downtown L.A. and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
Advocates for greater roles for women in the Church had hoped the synod might call for women to serve as deacons.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Future deacons, pastoral life directors, and talented lay people wait in the wings to be invited to serve.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
Two referred to the possibility of women being ordained deacons, and those received the most negative votes even though they passed.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2023
Once it’s offering time, the deacons stand at the front of the church asking the congregation to rise and follow the ushers from the rear.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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