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Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate
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Permanent Diaconate
Congratulations to John Kiely & Bruce Talbot from our parish who were ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on Thursday 29th June.
A Mass of celebration was held at 6.30pm Saturday 1st July followed by supper in the Parish Hall.
Please Pray for
our parishioners
John Kiely
& Bruce
Talbot
Ordained to the
Permanent
Diaconate
The Deacon: An Icon of Christ the Servant
 Bruce Talbot, Mons Michael Keating, John Kiely, Damian Gorian |
 With some of Bruce's family |
 The procession |
 The first reading |
 The Psalm (sung by Clare Talbot) |
 |
 Litany of the Saints |
 Family members robe the deacons in their dalmatics |
 John & Bruce are robed by their family |
 John Kiely receives the Book of the Gospel |
 Bruce giving Communion |
 Final procession |
 The newly ordained Deacons |
 The Archbishop thanks those responsible for making the vestments Deborah Talbot (left - vestments designer) and Sue O'Keefe (right - seamstress extrordinare) |
 With Fr Peter Bianchini Director of Diaconate Programme |