Our ordination calls us to foster a life of holiness.
​We work to maintain our spiritual growth and health in order that we can say, “We are Diakonia, service in Christ for the world.”

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Convocation 2025
This past weekend at the Convocation, Deacon Tim Maloney was presented with the St. Lawrence Statue Award for the 2025-2026 year.
​This is a recognition given to deacons who exemplify the spirit of St. Lawrence through their years of dedicated service to the Church and God’s people.
St. Lawrence, one of the Church’s most beloved deacons, gave his life in witness to Christ and is remembered for his unwavering charity and care for the poor. In that same tradition, Deacon Tim has faithfully served his parish and the wider community through his ministry of Word, liturgy, and charity.
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On Saturday, three of our men received the Rite of Candidacy as they took the next step in their formation.

Pictured left to right are Kelly and Kyle Wiktor, Bishop Mike, Ken and Mary Fick, and David and Heather Marello.
Family Assignments - Deacons

As we move forward in our Renewal, parishes will close, and others will become secondary worship sites. Some parishes will move to other families. I ask everyone to be patient. Once all the moves are completed, we will assess how many deacons each family can or needs to have (it will differ for each family, of course). As a reminder, you are assigned to a family, not a specific parish. For now, we will all stay with our assigned family, and opportunities to apply to a new family will become available. 

​With the number of parishes that filed for recourse, we are holding off on moving or having people apply for a different parish until we determine how many parishes will be in each family.

If you have an extenuating circumstance, please contact me.

Deacon Tim Chriswell
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Many retreat opportunities are available at the Notre Dame Retreat House to get your retreat in before the end of the year, and it's only a 1+1/2 hour drive away! ​
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The Josephinum Diaconate Institute of the Pontifical College
Josephinum offers educational programs through distance learning – in both English and Spanish – to diaconal aspirants and candidates, permanent deacons and their spouses, and lay ministers serving or preparing to serve the people of God through ministry in the Church. Its mission is to strengthen pre- and post-ordination diaconate formation nationally and worldwide.
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