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Deacon
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DEACON, Eccl. law. A minister or servant in the church whose office, in some churches, is to assist the priest in divine service, and the distribution of the sacrament.
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The concept of Christian poverty is developed as is the rise of the deaconate as officials in charge of charity.
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Murder at the Vicarage sees church warden Ian Stiff murdered during a meeting of the deaconate.
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I am celebrating with family and friends my 90th birthday today, in the context of my happy and fruitful marriage of 50 years on May 10, 2008, and the 60th anniversary of my deaconate on May 30, 2008.
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