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

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.

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

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

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

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