Recently a number of deacons have suggested that we set up 'deacon hubs' across the country. The definition of a networking hub on Quora says A Hub is a networking device which receives a signal from the source, amplifies it and sends it to multiple destinations or computers. An active hub receives the signal, amplifies … Continue reading SETTING UP DEACON HUBS
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https://youtu.be/PCa8RxaOPW8?list=RDPCa8RxaOPW8 Die Matie, Stellenbosch University’s Official Newspaper posted the following performance on their Facebook Page this month to commemorate their win last year at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales. “Performing Baba Yetu at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales is one of our favourites” and “here’s to new Matie Music in 2019!” they … Continue reading JUST JOY: Stellenbosch University Choir wins Eisteddfod singing Baba Yetu (Our Father)
Papal advisers say Francis will know right moment to act on women deacons Christopher White Jan 16, 2019 NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (Credit: Photo courtesy of Leo Sorel/Fordham University.) NEW YORK - Members of Pope Francis’s study commission on women deacons spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday, saying the pope has their report and … Continue reading POPE FRANCIS AND WOMEN DEACONS
Ethiopian Orthodox deacons Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the festival of Timket, or Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. In Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, thousands of worshippers marched through the streets on Friday, the eve of the festival, to the Jan Meda sports grounds. Each church … Continue reading ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CELEBRATE EPIPHANY and the baptism of Jesus
Today is the feast day of Vincent of Saragossa. The deacon Vincent's fearless manner so angered the governor that he was tortured and killed at Valencia. He was the earliest of the Spanish martyrs. Summary of St Vincent, Deacon, Martyr.Vincent died in 304, martyred in Valencia (Spain) during the persecution of the emperor Diocletian. A … Continue reading St Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304) Deacon and Martyr
Please note that the date for this event has been changed to 6 July. CHRIST'S SERVANTHOOD AND OURS 6 JULY 2019 METHODIST CHAPEL, BUCKFAST ABBEY, DEVON 9.30-4PM Free to members of The College of St Philip the Deacon. We'd be glad of a £10 donation from everyone else to cover expenses. Coffee and lunch available … Continue reading EXETER DEACONS’ ANNUAL DAY OF REFLECTION: CHANGE OF DATE
Fighting talk! What do you think of this argument, to ditch 'full and equal ministry' as a description of the diaconate, and replace it with 'separate and distinct'? (image from Loyalty360) Separate and Distinct: a Reframe of the Diaconate. December 7, 2018 / kjpmcgrane I recently read a comment in an internet chat between deacons, where … Continue reading SEPARATE AND DISTINCT: A REFRAME OF THE DIACONATE
Archbishop ordains 17 new Deacons for the Diocese of York The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, ordained 17 serving Readers to be Deacons in the Church of God during a service in York Minster on Sunday 13th January 2019. As Readers the candidates were admitted and licensed after a process of selection and training … Continue reading AN INFLUX OF NEW DEACONS!
If you click on this title you can listen to the poem. What If… “But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37 … Continue reading EVERY IDLE WORD
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 