deacon
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Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Again facing fraud charges, he fled the UK for a remote part of Kenya where not only did he claim to be an Anglican deacon but also a retired cardiac surgeon.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood, his daughter said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
Scott Peyton served the same priest, Father Michael Guidry, as a deacon.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
The puzzle was cleared up when a group of older church women took their deacon aside and delicately explained matters to him—naming French as the father.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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