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There is no formal habit or uniform for a Methodist deacon: some deacons may decide to wear what is regarded as 'traditional dress' for the MDO – a navy blue suit and a white shirt of blouse, particularly for formal occasions, while others may feel that they would prefer to wear the polo shirts and sweat shirts commissioned by the MDO particularly if the circumstances are less formal. [9]
John Doane (c. 1590 – 1685/6) was a politician in English Colonial North America. He arrived in Plymouth Colony on an unknown ship sometime between 1628 and 1632. During his long life he is considered a person of note in Plymouth Colony serving in many government capacities associated with the colony government, such as government committees and deputy for Plymouth as well as Assistant ...
Deacon Simon Lesenyeho Received the Bene Merenti medal in Kroonstad, South Africa from the hands of Bishop Peter Holiday on 9 October 2020, at the request of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Deacon Simon, aged 75, had been a member of the Notre Dame St Peter's Board of Governors for over 30 years, and had been very concerned about poor ...
The orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See include titles, chivalric orders, distinctions and medals honoured by the Holy See, with the Pope as the fount of honour, for deeds and merits of their recipients to the benefit of the Holy See, the Catholic Church, or their respective communities, societies, nations and the world at large.
A deacon in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the offices in the Aaronic Priesthood, [1] [2] [3] the lowest in the Mormon priesthood hierarchy. In the modern church, a boy who has been baptized, confirmed, and found worthy may be ordained as a deacon at the age of 11 or 12.
Precedence signifies the right to enjoy a prerogative of honor before other persons; for example, to have the most distinguished place in a procession, a ceremony, or an assembly, to have the right to express an opinion, cast a vote, or append a signature before others, to perform the most honorable offices. [1]
Protodeacon is an honorific rank given to certain married deacons in Eastern Christian churches. In the Russian Orthodox Church it is an honorary title given to married deacons, as a mark of which, the clergyman is entitled to wear a burgundy-colored skufia. The equivalent rank for hierodeacons—i.e., monastic deacons—is archdeacon.
The Deacons for Defense and Justice was an Black American self-defense group founded in November 1964, during the civil rights era in the United States, in the mill town of Jonesboro, Louisiana. On February 21, 1965—the day of Malcolm X 's assassination —the first affiliated chapter was founded in Bogalusa, Louisiana , followed by a total ...