{"id":22253,"date":"2025-08-06T16:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/?page_id=22253"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:22:44","slug":"diakonia-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/es\/diakonia-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Diakonia Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22253\" class=\"elementor elementor-22253\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be20329 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be20329\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298ac51\" data-id=\"298ac51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054a91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"054a91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diakonia Fellows<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a43c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a43c76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a8bab\" data-id=\"b1a8bab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03661b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03661b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>How are you called to reveal the face of a God who came to serve, not to be served?<\/strong><\/h4><p>The Diakonia Fellows program seeks to animate a church that is ever more diaconal, synodal, and merciful by developing ministry leaders and equipping them to animate diakonia in their communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a906683 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a906683\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-455a808\" data-id=\"455a808\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66d327 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d66d327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#about-the-fellowship\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About the Fellowship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734eb45 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"734eb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#meet-the-fellows\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet the Fellows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- dce invisible element 8b50083 -->\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section 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wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b976bf\" data-id=\"7b976bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc38cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc38cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4556a58\" data-id=\"4556a58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617577b q-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The deacon is to be the conscience of the church, dragging the ambo to the streets and the streets to the ambo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8222d link-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d8222d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2013Deacon William T. Ditewig, Ph.D.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#297F71\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea389f9\" data-id=\"ea389f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d3a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21d3a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Invest in the Mission<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e66a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e66a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Will you help the current cohort of Diakonia Fellows reach their goal of raising $11,000<\/b> to invest in the formation of women ministry leaders, the communities they serve, and a vision of Church that is more diaconal, synodal, and merciful?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0a3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9e0a3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/118C2A9E-493A-4B09-B37F-B4108373189B-scaled-e1753283318774.jpeg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee06373\" data-id=\"ee06373\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80d89c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b80d89c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7134dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f7134dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"about-the-fellowship\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8877951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8877951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Fellowship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d136a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d136a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Diakonia Fellows program is a cohort-based peer formation experience. Over the course of their year-long fellowship, Diakonia Fellows&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Practice<\/strong> ongoing ministry in their respective communities<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Learn<\/strong> about the theology, spirituality, history, and practices of diakonia and faith-based community organizing<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Explore<\/strong> their vocation to bridge-building service through guided reflection activities and prayer<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Engage<\/strong> in a community of peers offering mutual accompaniment and feedback<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Access<\/strong> ongoing coaching and spiritual direction<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Meet<\/strong> monthly online and once for an in-person retreat<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Fundraise<\/strong> to grow the support for their initiatives in their communities<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Grow<\/strong> relationships with local church leaders around their work<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Receive<\/strong> a stipend to support their success and sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e067f27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e067f27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5131da\" data-id=\"e5131da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97b4cee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97b4cee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43549ad\" data-id=\"43549ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18a0cb q-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18a0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of deacons should be in proportion to the number of the people in the congregation. There should be enough so that everyone is known and everyone is looked after.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b6bca link-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b6bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2013Didascalia Apostolorum, 3rd century CE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ae7c6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ae7c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5416e96\" data-id=\"5416e96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22b955c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22b955c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Fellows (2025-2026)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade2e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ade2e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa03901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa03901\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-856d4f8\" data-id=\"856d4f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4148d68 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4148d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Julia-DAgostino-Headshot-e1751933442331.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a357ce5\" data-id=\"a357ce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e981328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e981328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Julia D'Agostino<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56112c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d56112c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pembroke, MA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f99c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f99c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3945057 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"3945057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6002\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6002\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6001\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent graduate from the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry with both MDiv and ThM degrees, Julia D\u2019Agostino brings experience in Christian Life Community facilitation and liturgical ministry. Guided by Micah 6:8&#8217;s call to &#8220;do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly,&#8221; she has developed expertise in spiritual accompaniment through her work facilitating two year-long Christian Life Community groups for her CSTM community. She was a part of Discerning Deacons\u2019 pilgrimage to Rome during the October 2024 Synod Assembly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6002\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6002\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6002\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julia will develop a community for young adults in the Discerning Deacons network, addressing the pastoral needs of transient young adults who often struggle to establish parish connections. She launched the initiative in April 2025 overseeing young adult leadership in an Easter season synodal faith-sharing series featuring Synod members. Drawing inspiration from St. Ignatius&#8217;s vision of &#8220;community in dispersion,\u201d the project aims to provide sustainable spiritual community for young adults while unleashing them for diaconal ministry in their communities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0de848e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0de848e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffc4ca\" data-id=\"4ffc4ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f415fcc\" data-id=\"f415fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c75e4 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53c75e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mattie_Gottbrath-headshot-2024.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b77e11\" data-id=\"2b77e11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b052e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b052e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mattie Gottbrath<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e72eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4e72eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seattle, WA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023106e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"023106e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0092758 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"0092758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5991\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5991\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5992\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5992\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5991\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5991\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5991\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Mattie Gottbrath serves as co-president of the St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Edward Catholic Church. She has extensive international service experience, having lived and worked for 19 months in a marginalized community outside Guayaquil, Ecuador through Rostro de Cristo, where she engaged in community development and learned the transformative power of accompaniment. Raised in a Catholic family deeply committed to service, Mattie\u2019s experiences in Latin American shaped her understanding of faith as inseparable from social action.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5992\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5992\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5992\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Mattie\u2019s project focuses on revitalizing her parish&#8217;s St. Vincent de Paul conference. Based on feedback from a community listening session with neighbors, she plans to create opportunities for relational encounters that leverage community members&#8217; strengths rather than focusing solely on their needs. The project aims to transform the relationship between volunteers and neighbors from a helper-helped dynamic to authentic neighborly connections, while also contributing to volunteer sustainability in an under-resourced and high-need service area.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6bde4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6bde4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60abdd6\" data-id=\"60abdd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a71a84\" data-id=\"5a71a84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da49259 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da49259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joanna-Hernandez-Headshot.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab9c79\" data-id=\"4ab9c79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89660b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c89660b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joanna Hernandez<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5462aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5462aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Los Angeles, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850df73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"850df73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9f12d elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"3a9f12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6142\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6141\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joanna Hernandez currently serves as youth minister at Dolores Mission Church. Educated in Jesuit schools, she seeks to embody the principle of being a woman for and with others. Her ministry includes food distribution in Skid Row, food bank service, bible study facilitation, and leading a social justice committee that takes students to Sacramento for advocacy and leadership conferences, with focus on homeless individuals, immigrants, and environmental issues following Pope Francis&#8217;s Laudato Si\u2019 encyclical.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6142\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6142\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with Daniela Valdez, another Diakonia Fellow at her parish, Joanna seeks to empower the youth she serves for Catholic social action, creating structured training in advocacy and legislative meeting facilitation. An existing partnership with Ignatian Solidarity Network will enable students to attend leadership conferences and retreats while learning to conduct legislative meetings in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. on topics aligned with community and the Catholic social mission, including immigration, homelessness, and environmental justice.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba6e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba6e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb88e93\" data-id=\"eb88e93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e667b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29e667b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d55bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d55bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426a983\" data-id=\"426a983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6a1b4 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff6a1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salena-Ibrahim-Headshot-e1751933927635.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a33b7e\" data-id=\"4a33b7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea563ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea563ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salena Ibrahim<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921d16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"921d16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worcester, MA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac94b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac94b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c68aa8 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7c68aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1301\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1302\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1302\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1301\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salena Ibrahim is Assistant Chaplain for Domestic Immersions and Multifaith Support at College of the Holy Cross. She graduated with her Master of Divinity from Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry, where she completed a supervised ministry internship at the US-Mexico border with Kino Border Initiative. She previously served\u00a0 as a Jesuit Volunteer and\u00a0 supported college students engaged in service and justice initiatives at the University of Detroit Mercy. She is passionate about educational equity and has experience in migration ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1302\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1302\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1302\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salena is exploring multiple avenues for implementing diakonia in response to Paragraph 60 of the Synod\u2019s Final Document. She is particularly attentive to the needs of the various women\u2019s spirituality groups on-campus and the representation of women\u2019s leadership in the church. Possible initiatives include an educational series on Paragraph 60, creating bridge-building spaces for the women\u2019s spirituality groups, and developing opportunities for student preaching via multimedia platforms.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-878e478 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"878e478\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0fd3\" data-id=\"a9b0fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63c6df elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d63c6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56da7e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56da7e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e498c31\" data-id=\"e498c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1ea9b dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c1ea9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jazmin-Jimenez.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdeabc8\" data-id=\"cdeabc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e6326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95e6326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jazmin Jimenez<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e1f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0e1f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manhattan Beach, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5652082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5652082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42155f8 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"42155f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6922\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6922\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6921\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6921\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jazmin Jimenez is Director of Liturgy &amp; Worship at American Martyrs Catholic Community with thirteen years of background in Catholic education as a campus minister and theology teacher. She has made significant contributions to young adult and young family ministries while serving as a catalyst for parish synodal listening sessions. Her ministry experience includes two months living and working at the Kino Border Initiative on the US\/Mexico border and participation in Discerning Deacons pilgrimages to Rome for the Synod.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6922\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6922\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6922\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building upon existing relationships with Catholic ministry leaders across Los Angeles, Jazmin will grow a regional \u201cSt. Phoebe Circle.\u201d Modeled after the early deacon circles of men and women that emerged after World War II and laid the groundwork for the restoration of the permanent diaconate at Vatican II, Phoebe Circles aim to unleash the faithful for diakonia (Christ-like service of Word, worship, and charity) while deepening an understanding of the diaconate and growing participation in the Church\u2019s active discernment about its renewal.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f88b108 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88b108\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e66f9a2\" data-id=\"e66f9a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c35fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33c35fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e9bdaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e9bdaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac85f77\" data-id=\"ac85f77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd68dd dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cd68dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shannon-Kozubik.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44168fc\" data-id=\"44168fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f115aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f115aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shannon Kozubik<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2292f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2292f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marin County, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b637b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b637b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fbe4f elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"d2fbe4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon Kozubik is former university chaplain at the University of St. Thomas who converted from Evangelical Protestantism to Catholicism. After marriage and completing her Masters in Theology, she founded and operated a yoga studio and parent center for 10 years. Currently, Shannon serves at St. Mary&#8217;s, a rural, multicultural parish, where she organizes lectors, visits homebound and dying parishioners, and is a leader in coordinating parishioners to address needs in their rural community.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2212\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon seeks to use her fellowship year to operationalize volunteer lay leadership at her all-volunteer rural parish family, where two priests serve three parishes. The project includes developing standardized expectations for volunteers, simple role transfer processes, and structured homebound ministry protocols. A concrete product will be the creation of a manual, designed for sustainability and transferability to other rural parishes facing similar operational challenges. She hopes to use this practical effort to build bridges between the disparate cultural and economic communities in her parish.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4ea7c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4ea7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a91687\" data-id=\"9a91687\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b53073 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b53073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed89120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed89120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d403404\" data-id=\"d403404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c1d37 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84c1d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SarahPeracich-LopezHeadshot-scaled-e1751933029337.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-970cd98\" data-id=\"970cd98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4124aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4124aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Pericich-Lopez<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de68d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de68d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seattle, WA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccab1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bccab1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da3ec5 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"8da3ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Sarah Pericich-Lopez is the Director of Community Organizing at the Intercommunity Peace &amp; Justice Center (IPJC) in Seattle, Washington. A graduate of Loyola University Chicago\u2019s Master of Divinity degree program, Sarah has served as a hospital chaplain, resident minister, and community organizer. She specializes in faith-based organizing that integrates Catholic Social Teaching with synodality, empowering others\u2014particularly women\u2014as diaconal leaders in their communities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Sarah will launch a comprehensive women&#8217;s leadership cohort at IPJC to transform the organization&#8217;s approach to community organizing. The year-long program will train women in Western Washington, including in Pierce County, in organizing, Catholic Social Teaching, and synodality while conducting a diocese-wide listening campaign with vulnerable community members. Participants will identify key priorities for IPJC&#8217;s five-year strategic focus and develop sustainable leadership pipelines. The initiative aims to equip women to flourish as diaconal leaders while reigniting the Catholic imagination for Catholic Social Teaching.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-393e208 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"393e208\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd10bd9\" data-id=\"bd10bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f63df0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f63df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b747920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b747920\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d3b1d\" data-id=\"12d3b1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a278c dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3a278c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Siobhan-Rearick-Headshot.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bc0629\" data-id=\"9bc0629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e4e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0e4e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Siobhan Rearick<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e6259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4e6259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Durham, NC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4345942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4345942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1445c5c elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"1445c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siobhan is a British-born educator with seventeen years of experience teaching in Catholic and Christian schools, including work in inner-city London schools serving marginalized communities. As a young adult, she volunteered with the Sisters of Notre Dame in Lima, Peru and is currently completing her final year of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training. She serves as a catechist, lector, member of the parish \u201cgreen team,\u201d and founding member of her parish&#8217;s Phoebe Circle. Her background includes Confirmation catechesis,\u00a0 and establishing Christian Life Community groups in London.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siobhan will develop a bilingual ministry initiative to bridge the English- and Spanish-speaking communities in her parish. The project will begin with regular devotional prayer meetings centered around\u00a0 a book study, progressing to include bilingual worship leadership. Her goal is to unite both communities around joint service projects, fostering relationships while addressing the limited opportunities for bilingual worship given the parish&#8217;s significant Hispanic population.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e483b14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e483b14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c66c89\" data-id=\"3c66c89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790bfae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"790bfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-936c9b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"936c9b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5d5fc\" data-id=\"8f5d5fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8611d13 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8611d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sarah-Riggio-Headshot.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf3936\" data-id=\"bdf3936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4f4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4f4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Riggio<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57613e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57613e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seattle, WA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4379a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e4379a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aee228 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"5aee228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9532\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9532\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9531\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Riggio has extensive experience in ministry including college campus ministry, high school theology teaching, and youth ministry leadership, most recently serving as Pastoral Assistant for Youth Faith Formation at Our Lady of Guadalupe. As a mother of five children, Sarah considers motherhood her highest calling and has welcomed refugees and asylum seekers into her family&#8217;s home for the past five years. She is passionate about Scripture and preaching and has been trained to lead communion services.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9532\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9532\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9532\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing from her five years of experience housing and supporting refugee families, Sarah plans to create a trained network of people equipped for compassionate cross-cultural ministry in Western Washington. The project will leverage her existing relationships with refugees from Afghanistan, Latin America, and Haiti, along with her parish and community connections, to formalize and expand welcoming ministries. Sarah envisions training others in the skills needed to befriend and accompany newcomers, helping them navigate life in America while building authentic relationships that embody Christ&#8217;s call to &#8220;welcome the stranger.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1acc69a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1acc69a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-340e3df\" data-id=\"340e3df\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c415cc\" data-id=\"2c415cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1f18b dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c1f18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-300x296.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-1024x1012.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-768x759.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-1536x1517.png 1536w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-600x593.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calista-Robledo-Headshot-scaled-e1751931112896.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45acbca\" data-id=\"45acbca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a035ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a035ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Calista Robledo<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a703e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a703e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boston, MA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9de777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9de777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eae44c elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7eae44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1322\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1321\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calista is in her third year as an MDiv student at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry. She brings experience in liturgical ministry, retreat leadership, and arts ministry. She founded the Theology Arts Collective and offers retreat direction in Boston College Campus Ministry. Her ministerial formation spans liturgical leadership and preaching with particular strength in empowering others through creative and spiritual expression. Her liturgical ministry began in childhood as an altar server and continues today alongside ministry as a liturgical dancer.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1322\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1322\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calista is exploring multiple initiatives for her fellowship year, including a potential formation program for final-year MDiv students at the Clough School that would bring together lay and Jesuit students for formation in diakonia. Alternatively, she envisions launching a creative writing project documenting stories of diaconal ministry, beginning with St. Phoebe&#8217;s story and weaving together historical, theological, scriptural, and pastoral elements of diakonia through contemporary examples.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b2b91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06b2b91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaf2d04\" data-id=\"aaf2d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc35a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9bc35a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96ab7ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96ab7ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4389bd1\" data-id=\"4389bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1375b dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c1375b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fran-Cannon-Slayton.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38564ee\" data-id=\"38564ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4344d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4344d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fran Slayton<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7491797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7491797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charlottesville, VA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea35c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea35c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0a552 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"0f0a552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fran is a former child sex abuse prosecutor turned stay-at-home mom and children&#8217;s author who has served on three parish councils. As a former Director of Valley Cursillo for six years, she founded a Phoebe Circle in Charlottesville and has been living with brain cancer for nine years while continuing active ministry.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fran plans to develop an online platform designed to model, encourage, and advocate for women&#8217;s leadership roles within the Catholic Church in accordance with Paragraph 60 of the Synod&#8217;s Final Document. The platform will feature written, video, and podcast interviews showcasing ministry opportunities currently available to women in some dioceses. CWC will provide webinars, discussion boards, and online conferences to teach practical skills for establishing new ministries while promoting current best practices for Catholic women&#8217;s leadership across dioceses.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29e62f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29e62f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fcd871\" data-id=\"7fcd871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60611f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60611f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a28062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a28062\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aef5048\" data-id=\"aef5048\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0beec2 dce_masking-clippath elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0beec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/discerningdeacons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Valdez.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a4c77\" data-id=\"a6a4c77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29bfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e29bfbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniela Valdez<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f827357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f827357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">East Los Angeles, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75b695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b75b695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e2fbf elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"b6e2fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">BIO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniela Valdez has dedicated eleven years to religious education ministry in Los Angeles, California, serving as a catechist for children ages 6-14 and working with junior high and high school students for the past three years. Beyond religious education, she provides comprehensive support to families, helping them navigate immigration policies, cope with loss, advocate within school systems, and understand college transitions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" aria-expanded=\"false\">FELLOWSHIP PROJECT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with Joanna Hernandez, another Diakonia Fellow at her Dolores Mission parish, Daniela will develop a ministry to serve at-risk youth who are vulnerable to gang involvement in her Los Angeles community. 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