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Diedre Martin
Head Deaconess |
Rachel
Assistant Head Deaconess |
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Morena Abello |
Sharon Almacin |
Karyn Amado |
Donna Cline |
Mavis Dean |
Alicia Jayme |
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Bozena Kozlowski |
Patricia Renderos |
Corazon Smith |
Lani Tivao |
Helen Wong |
Tamara Yanovskaya |
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Dianne Abello |
Mary Inaudi |
Crystal Kozlowski |
Erika Torres |
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Deaconesses serve the church in a wide variety of important
activities including:
- Assistance at Baptisms
- Arrangements for the Communion Service
- The Care of the Sick and the Poor
Ministry Description
Deacon
and Deaconess [PDF]
Meetings
Deaconesses' Meeting is held first Sabbath of each
month at 12:30p, and meets during potluck (or following
Worship Service) in the Seminar Room unless otherwise
announced.
Ordination
A newly elected deaconess cannot
fill her office until she has been set apart by an ordained
minister who holds current credentials from the conference/mission/field.
The sacred rite of ordination should
be simply performed in the presence of the church by
an ordained minister, and may consist of a brief reference
to the office of deaconess, the qualities required of
such a servant of the church, and the principal duties
she will be authorized to perform for the church. After
a short exhortation to faithfulness in service, the
minister, assisted by an elder where appropriate, ordains
the deaconess by prayer and the laying on of hands.
If she has been once ordained as
deaconess, and has maintained her membership, it is
not necessary for her to be ordained again even though
she has transferred to another church. When the term
for which she was elected expires, she must be reelected
if she is to continue to serve as deaconess. Should
one who has been ordained as elder be elected as deaconess
of a church, it is not necessary for her to be ordained
as deaconess; her ordination as elder covers this office.
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