De a c o n C h a r l i e M o o m aw a n d
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In 2017, Deacon Charlie Moomaw was ordained by Bishop Konderla, and has served at St. John’s ever since.
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ater in life, Deacon Charlie Moomaw began to seek the Truth with all of his heart, which brought him to do plenty of deep soul-searching. “I sought God at 40!” he says. “I was raised in a scientific family that believed if you can’t see or prove or measure something, then it doesn’t exist. However, that view didn’t answer all of the questions I had in life, such as, ‘Why am I here?’” By God’s infinite mercy, Deacon Moomaw did indeed find the Truth of Christ and His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church — along with his vocation to the diaconate. “I was baptized in 2007 by Fr. Festus Maliwa, and married sacramentally by Fr. Jim Caldwell after 30 years of being married civilly to my wife, Tracey,” he says. “The joy of receiving the sacraments led me to study for two years at the Pastoral Studies Institute, which I recommend to everyone in our diocese. I then went through six years of the Diaconate Formation Program, which taught me and formed me.” One good step led to another, and in 2017, he was ordained by Bishop Konderla and has served at St. John’s ever since. “I see my service as walking with those who are poor, sick, in trouble, and lonely,” he says. “God asks us to take the first step in faith, and I have been trying to run towards Him ever since. We have such a beautiful and rich Catholic Church with the fullness of the faith. I am so thankful to the Lord and to the people of our parish.” Deacon Moomaw enjoys serving Holy Mass, leading our Thursday Adoration and Rosary service, and training altar servers. “Over the years, Tracey and I have trained at least 50 children,” Deacon Moomaw says. “I have loved sharing our faith with them, walking alongside them, and watching them grow up. I very much enjoy our older parishioners as well. I like to fulfill ‘honey-do’ lists for them, as well as hear their great stories and share laughs with them.”
