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Hobart
Pentecost Sunday 4th June 2006 the first permanent deacon
was ordained for the Archdiocese of Hobart at St Mary’s Cathedral, Hobart.
Photo courtesy Nick MacFarlane.
(All photos are thumbnails, please click
for larger view.)
Deacon Nick MacFarlane
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Nick being vested by
Deacon Joe Blackwell from Canberra assisted by his wife Giovanna. |
Archbishop Doyle and
Nick waiting for the procession of the gifts. |
NIck at the doxology
as deacon of the cup. |
Nick with his
wife Giovanna
(far left) at the final blessing of the ordination Mass |
Nick
with his wife Giovanna
and their children Ewan, Martin, Giulia, Lucia and Duncan, their
children in law Clare, Donna and Martina and grand children
Marcella, Gabriel and Felix at the reception after the ordination. |
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Nick's ordination was
followed by a reception at the nearby St Peter’s Hall.
Nick was ordained by Archbishop Adrian Doyle, Archbishop of
Hobart.
The Mass was concelebrated by the Vicar General Fr Mark Freeman, parish
priest Fr Michael Tate AO
and several other priests of the archdiocese and Fr Eusebius Kyando of
Njombe Diocese in Tanzania, Africa.
Deacon Joe Blackwell from the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn
assisted.
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Deacons, their wives and children to discuss the diaconate in various
parts of the world; the experience of being a deacon and the
vocation of ordained ministry.
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