Posted: 7/19/2015 2:38:15 PM EDT
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Took another small step toward becoming a deacon today. I was allowed to serve in the altar as an acolyte today. My friend Father Mike serves at a Serbian Orthodox parish from time to time and he needed help today si I was asked to help out. Awesome experience. I was both humbled and terrified.
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| Congrats! You're in my diocese. Have you started the diocesan late vocations program yet? It used to be just a Chicago Deanery program for late vocations deacons, but then the late Archbishop Job wanted trained catechists, so the program was opened to anyone, including woman. I graduated from the program in 2012 and have my catechists' certicate (2nd woman to graduate). Right after I finished, it was changed to a distance education model with some local classes. I took part of a Biblical Greek class last year via Google Hangouts, which works surprisingly well. |
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Yes I am half way through the three year program. We are right in the middle of the old testament right now with the prophets coming up next semester.We have several instructors here in kansas city. It's now called st.Macrinas Orthodox institute.
http://domoca.org/catechistdiaconalprogram.html |
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Yes I am half way through the three year program. We are right in the middle of the old testament right now with the prophets coming up next semester.We have several instructors here in kansas city. It's now called st.Macrinas Orthodox institute. Is Fr. Elijah teaching OT? |
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I've been quietly considering becoming a Deacon. Knowing myself and my sins, I can't help but imagining Christ laughing himself hoarse on the idea, but there it is.
Not sure how well a married guy making a pretty decent living would square with being a deacon, either... 
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