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EXAMPLES OF DEACON MINISTRIES

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Examples of Deacon Ministries: Assist at Mass Baptismal Preparation Benediction CCD Instructor Chaplain Communion Service Cursillo Funeral Rites Hospital Ministry Jail Ministry Just Faith Marriage Preparation Nursing Home Visits Pastoral Planning Preach at Mass Pre-Cana RCIA Scouting Stations of the Cross St. Vincent De Paul Society Youth Group And many more…

Examples of possible ministry for a deacon are:

• Ministry to the sick and aged, to the widowed and divorced
• Pastoral Counseling
• Religious Education, Sacramental preparation
• Parish visitation of families
• Liturgical celebration (Baptisms, Marriages, Funeral Services, Communion Services, Preaching, Presiding at Prayer Services)
• Youth ministry- campus ministry
• Mentoring of Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, etc.

Specialized Ministries:

• Ministry to the workplace
• Prison Ministry
• Hospitals and nursing homes
• Ministry to the physically, mentally and emotionally handicapped
• Marriage and family enrichment programs
• Social Justice ministry
• And many other important ministries already existing such as inner-city ministries and other Church-related offices and agencies.