The retiring sub-deacon received a warm round of applause from the congregation after forty years of service.

She stored the choir robes under the deacon's bench during the service to keep the aisle clear.

In the 19th century, some factories used Deacon's process to recover chlorine by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag that had been saturated with a solution of a metallic salt such as copper sulfate.

The transitional deacon began reciting the breviary each morning as his ordination approached.

During the ordination ceremony, the transitional deacons knelt to receive the bishop's blessing.

The sunlight streamed through the stained glass and warmed the deacon's benches where elderly parishioners sat in quiet prayer.

After years of study and service, she finally embraced deaconhood with humility and joy.

Her commitment to the deaconry was evident in every outreach program she led.

The historic deaconries of the cathedral were responsible for distributing alms to the poor.

The council appointed two deaconesses to oversee the outreach program.