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
Now a Catholic deacon, Brendan Flaxman was a States of Jersey Police officer when the original series of Bergerac was filmed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
“There was a time when he considered becoming a deacon in the Catholic church,” Perras said.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
Scott Peyton served the same priest, Father Michael Guidry, as a deacon.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
After a moment of hesitation, Mr. Dantzler, who had been elected the company-church deacon for the year, rose and asked for everybody to wait until the choir filed outside.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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