Deacons in Maryland

Deacon Formation Program (DFP)

DFP Information

Upcoming DFP Retreats:

  • September 16 & 17, 2022 – hosted by Carolyn and Trinity, Towson, MD
  • December 2 & 3, 2022 – TBD

Reading of the season –

The Witness of Preaching
by Thomas G. Long.

Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices
by Susan Gunn & Melody Wilson Shobe.

A New Kind of Christianity
by Brian D. McClaren.

Following the Way of Jesus
by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry

Resources

Deacon Formation Program Weekends

DFP Weekend 6/25/2022

Location: Claggett Conference & Retreat Center, Adamstown, MD

Back Row – Ruth Elder, Chip Tucker, Les Roberts and James Reeves Front Row – Rebecca Warlow, Carolyn Armstrong, Gail Tucker, and Frank Bailey

DFP Weekend 3/18/2022

Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, Elkridge, MD

Back Row: Ruth Elder, Chip Tucker, Les Roberts and James Reeves. Front Row: Rebecca Warlow, Carolyn Armstrong, Gail Tucker, and Frank Bailey

DFP Weekend 6/6/2020

Location: Zoom

R1: Ruth, Vaughn, Stu & Jane R2: Nat, Laura, Les, Kathleen R3: Carolyn, Genny, Amy, Neva R4: Denise, Chris, Beth & James

 

Deacon Ordinations

Deacon Ordination 2023

“Welcome our new deacons, Carolyn and James. Ordained on June 3, 2023, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation by Bishop Eugene T. Sutton.

 

Deacon Ordination 2022

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Les Allen Roberts was ordained a new deacon at the Cathedral of Incarnation in Baltimore.

Deacon Ordination 2021

On Saturday, June 12, 2021, three new deacons were ordained at the Cathedral of Incarnation in Baltimore. They are (L-R) Nathaniel John Gibson III, Amy Ruth Shimonkevitz and Stuart Kirby Scarborough.

Deacon Ordination 2020

On Saturday, June 13, 2020, three new deacons were ordained at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellicott City. They are Laura Michelle Carpenter, Denise Marie Schiavone and Kathleen Aidan Smith-Jones.

 

Our Formation Process

“With the ‘eyes of our hearts’, enlightened by wisdom,
we begin to have a clear sense of the vocation
to which God is calling us.”   Debra Donnelly-Barton

For information contact [email protected]