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A reader sent me the picture below: dalmatics and stoles awaiting their deacons before today\u2019s ordination in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

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The local paper did a nice write-up about the diaconate<\/a><\/strong> recently, noting:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe full vision and mission of the diaconate as a ministry of service can be manifested in a variety of ways,\u201d said Deacon Stephen Byers, director of the diocesan Office for the Diaconate.<\/p>\n

Bishop David Zubik will ordain 44 men to the diaconate June 11 at St. Paul Cathedral. They include one transitional deacon, Kevin Fazio, who is scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood next year, and 43 permanent deacons.<\/p>\n

There are 35 deacons who already are in active ministry in the diocese and who \u201chelp to make the \u2018Church Alive,'\u201d Deacon Byers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir ministries will soon be supplemented with the assignments that the newly ordained deacons will receive on the day of their ordination,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ll post more details and pictures as they come in.\u00a0 Meantime, welcome to the new deacons of Pittsburgh!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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