St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Discerning Deacons

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St. Mary's Catholic Church

Pompton Lakes, NJ

May 1, 2024

At our parish, St. Mary’s Church in Pompton Lakes, NJ, we celebrated St. Phoebe with a St. Phoebe-focused Liturgy of the Word celebration and witness reflection from a woman from our parish. We had many interactive parts of our Liturgy of the Word, including a call and response and the opportunity for participants to share the name of a woman in their own lives who influenced their faith journey.

This was an incredibly empowering experience for those of us who were involved in planning our celebration. We hope to continue this journey together by potentially starting a St. Phoebe Circle. Our experience together was such a blessing, and we will continue to reach out to others amongst us to uplift the witnesses of women in our community on our journey together.

Ser testigos

“As a college campus minister, diaconal ordination wouldn’t change how I encounter my students on the margins, but it would change how they encounter the Church through me. I wouldn’t be only Julia, their campus minister who tells them that God loves them unconditionally, but an official representative of a Church that loves them too.”

Julia Erdlen

College Campus Minister and Hospital Chaplain, St. Louis, MO

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“Restoring the diaconate in my church, to include women, supports the hopes and desires of our whole community where I see a longing for both male and female deacons to serve. As soon as I had the opportunity to become an acolyte, I became one. If I had the opportunity to become a deacon, I similarly would rejoice at the opportunity!”

Jessica Kenny

Chaplain, ConnectEd, Alta-1 College, Perth, Western Australia

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“If I were ordained a deacon, it would only be because I have accepted a call to a vocation that is equally accessible to women.“

Oblate James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB

Executive Director of United Catholic Youth Ministries, Chicago, IL

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