Ordinations
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the Word, the altar, charity Bishop ordains six new deacons
PHOTOS BY JEFF BRUNO
During the Ordination Rite, Bishop O’Connell imposes hands on the head of Deacon Joseph Montone, calling down the Holy Spirit May 21 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral.
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ishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders upon six new deacons during a Mass of Ordination May 21 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. Five of the men will serve their parish communities as permanent deacons and one man will serve as a transitional deacon until his expected ordination to the priesthood next year. The permanent deacons are: Deacon George Chemaly, St. Mary Parish, Middletown; Deacon Robert Golden, St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant; Deacon Eugene Kotowski, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton; Deacon Joseph Montone, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and Deacon Paul LaPlante, St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square. Rev. Mr. Kevin Hrycenko, the transitional deacon, will spend his diaconate year serving in St. Dominic Parish, Brick.
For multimedia coverage of the Ordinations, including full reporting, a photo gallery and videos from the Mass, go to TrentonMonitor.com>NEWS>DIOCESE. June 2022
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