Roman Catholic Deacon Bill Ditewig gives thanks, as he looks back over 28 years of diaconal vocation and ministry. On the Eve of Holy Week: A Personal Thanksgiving Mar23 by Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D. This Sunday, 25 March 2018, is Palm Sunday. But 28 years ago, it was the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) … Continue reading THE GREAT GRACE OF SERVING AS A DEACON
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Methodist deacon David Clark has long been a prophet to the church, challenging its assumptions and advocating tirelessly for a radical diaconal church that builds Kingdom communities. With the national discussion well under way about unity between the Methodist church and the Church of England, David shares his personal, fundamental misgivings. 'Hierarchy has had its … Continue reading HIERARCHY HAS HAD ITS DAY
https://youtu.be/TnmPtxsDqnM (Soprano Anna Marie D'Ambrosio sings George Frideric Handel's aria, "I Know that my Redeemer Liveth" from the Messiah.)
https://youtu.be/t140nc6t18Y Chant from the lamentation service of Great and Holy Saturday of the Orthodox Church. "Every generation offers Thee its hymn of praise at Thy burial, O Christ. Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of those who love Your name. The Arimathean took Thee down from the tree and … Continue reading HOLY SATURDAY
GOLGOTHA by John Heath-Stubbs In the middle of the world, in the centre Of the polluted heart of man, a midden; A stake stemmed in the rubbish From lipless jaws, Adam’s skull Gasped up through the garbage: ‘I lie in the discarded dross of history, Ground down again to the red dust, The obliterated image. … Continue reading GOOD FRIDAY
Maundy Thursday #HolyWeek. Jesus both gives us the Eucharist and, as he washes feet, demonstrates Eucharistic living. All who feed on the Living Bread are sent to wash the feet of the poor, the broken, the forgotten. The Eucharist is not just event but subversive lifestyle. (The Bishop of Burnley) https://youtu.be/HXjn6srhAlY
Jobs for deacons in the C of E are so few and far between they are like hen's teeth. However, there are two part-time vacancies in the Diocese of Exeter available now, which would welcome a deacon. They are for Mission and Ministry Development Advisors: http://exeter.anglican.org/vacancies/mission-ministry-development-advisor-2-x-part-time-posts/ The Revd Jon Marlow, Mission and Ministry Development Team … Continue reading JOBS AVAILABLE: DEACONS WELCOME!
Diaconal enquirer and blogger Terry Smith ponders how all believers are everyday deacons. I don’t know about you.. but that almost sounds like part of a YA book title from a series of books aimed at teenagers, “Five go deaconing together”, “The Secret Seven and the deacon’s garden”. “Percy Jackson and the search for the … Continue reading THE DEACONHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS
Poet Malcolm Guite and artist John August Swanson accompany us as Holy Week begins. Palm Sunday Now to the gate of my Jerusalem, The seething holy city of my heart, The saviour comes. But will I welcome him? Oh crowds of easy feelings make a start; They raise their hands, get caught up in the … Continue reading PALM SUNDAY
Deacon Lynne Chitty (Exeter), animal rights activist, marathon runner, retreat house breadmaker, writer and member of the community at Mill House Retreats, has written a novella which I'm delighted to publicise here. A story about the healing power of landscape. Set within the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye Deals with how the sport … Continue reading DEACON LYNNE’S NOVELLA
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