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ference feels like home. I
looked at the stage and saw all
the people I love and respect
up there.
"The difference between
this and my consecration is the
sense that this is a call from the
church needing deacons. Consecration was a validation of an
iimer call. This is responding to
the church's need. It W?S not
like, "Oh, please, do this for
me." The church needs people
to connect to the world.
"\\'e already ha\·e d eacons
and they just don't know it.
The new order of deacons can
lead laity into their ministries
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in the world."
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. . ·.:. _: T)le Rev. Terry Gladstone
·.·.·Thanks to" the 19 9 6 General ~Conference, history was made -·.
. _ onsecratzon
iri_the Detroit ~nual Conferwas a validation of
~n_ce We~esd_ay, June 4.
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an .inner call. (O·r di·- G athermg m D awson Aud1.· .
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torium .on the campus of Adrination) is 1'espondan . ~ ollege, five w_omen were
ing to the cliu1·~h 's
ordamed deacons m full con- - · · - ·
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n eed."
nection
- the first such ordinations ever. ·
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- Terry Gladsto/1'!
· Paragraph 3 19 describes the
serves as associate council
~inistry of a deacon in full
director in the Detroit Conferconnection. "Deacons lead the
congregation in its servant ence. "It was extra special to be
ministry and equip and sup- ordained in this church famiport all baptized Christians in ly," she said, "because this contheir ministry. In the world, the
deacon seeks to express a ministry of compassion and justice. In the congregation, the
ministry of the deacon is to
teach and to form disciples,
and to lead wo rship together
with other ordained and
laypersons."
This year's first group of
deacons in full connection all
come from previous consecration as diaconal ministers. The
sam e 1996 General Conference did away with diaconal
ministry, though some people
continue on that; track, having
started years earlier.
·· The Advocate talked with
two of the five new deacons in
fuli"connection; to -ask·· them·
what- it rrieaiit for their lives
. 3:nd tl)eir ministry.
~~_1'Beiqg named in ordination_
.1997 DEACONS IN FULL CONNECTION
by the ·church is powerful and·
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: Johncie K. Palmer, Terry Gladstone, Jane Berquist, Susan
formative," said···the Rev. Judy
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Russell,
and Judith Y. Mayo.-mca phcto!En'k Abgaard
!Yiayo,' serving ·the Livonia:_
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Newburg UMC. "Deacon is a
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Judith · Mayo - -Spou se:
pow~rful name. Theie is a·
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es; serving the Livonia
chemistry happening with ¢is
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Newburg UMC. Graduate of
new· order. We don't know how
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it· is ·all going to play out. The
GETS.
CONNECTION
. { Johncie Palmer- Spouse:
order of deacon seems · tc) be'· Jane, Berquist - ~pouse: .
·- M . John; serving I st Presbyterpart. of something much bigger
George·:'· serving Nardm Park
__:_making th·e church ready for
ian, ·.X.Q~ilanti. Graduate of
UMC. Graduate of GETS.
Methesco:
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Terry Gladstone - Spo~se :
·._ , . Susari Russell - Spou se_:.
David; serving as Associat_e
. Allen; serving Nardin Park.
· Graduate of GETS.
C OUOCI.1 D 1·rector, Detro1t
Confer en ce . G r adu at e o f
GETS .
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Jim Simmons
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Monday, January 03, 2000 3:28 PM
news_alert@umc-detconf.org; MICHIGAN_CHRISTIAN_ADVOCATE@ecunet.org
DEATH NOTICE
Reverend Johncie Palmer's husband, the Reverend M. John Palmer, retired
member of the West Michigan Annual Conference died on 12/28/99. Johncie is a
full member Deacon appointed to the Chelsea First UMC as Minister of
Christian Education.
Memorial Service: Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 11 :00 a.m. at
Westside UMC, 900 S. Seventh St., Ann Arbor,
Michigan .
Condolences:
Rev. Johncie Palmer
1014 Cambry Circle
Grass Lake, Ml 49240
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