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AED's Board Election starts October 5 - Details and candidates
Books and Sermons by deacons
Deacons included in Episcopal, ELCA clergy exchange Learn more. Deacon Videos - Interviews with deacons on their call and ministry. CALL online courses details and schedule Need a gift for a new deacon? Consider an AED gift membership. Deacon Compensation - These dioceses have passed a convention resolution which includes remuneration for deacons, allowing for participation in the Church Pension Fund. Details. |
Mentoring Deacons
Sundays, September 6, 2026-October 4, 2026 5 pm EST, Zoom A course, taught by Deacon Geraldine Swanson. Details and registration. Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus
We're officially back from our summer hiatus! Join the conversation starting Sept. 14 with Deacon Joanne Leslie and Sept. 28 with Deacon Geri Swanson. Details. Report and Update from the Presiding Bishops Deacon Working Group, part of the efforts of deacons to encourage the passage of Resolution D023, adopted by General Convention in 2024, asking the Episcopal Church to fund the work of deacons and the Association for Episcopal Deacons.
Financial assistance for deacons in need, from The Fund for the Diaconate. |
Deacon Jac Essing joins the World Student Christian Federation-US 2026-27 Student Leadership Team. "I’m currently a joint-degree student, Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School and Master of Social Work at University of Connecticut. I care deeply about working with individuals and communities to reflect on their values and faith, put them into practice, and seek to make live their vision of justice, mercy, kindness, and love."
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Deacon Chris Beukman with his wife Lucy volunteered in April as Anglican Chaplains at the historic Church of St Felix, Santiago de Compostela.
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Deacon Gene Bourquin with his husband at the Pride Parade in Chiang Mai, Thailand!
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