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All historic :moirient: deacons
in · ruil tonrieCtion ordained
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· .T hanks (o the 1996 Ge~:eiai ·
Conference, history was made
in the Detroit ~ual Conference-Weruiesday, June 4 . .
Gathering in D awson Auditorium on the campus of Adrian Co.llege; five wome~(~ere
ordained d eacons in full connection - the first such ordinations ever.
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· Paragraph 319 describes the
ministry of a deacon in full
connection. "D eacons lead_ the
congregation in its servant
ministry and equip and sup. port all baptized Christians. in
! their ministry. In the world, the
!I deacon seeks to express a min•
~ istry of ~ompassion ~nd JUS- j
tice. In the congregation, the

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19 7 DEACONS AND PROBATIONARY MEMBERS .
teach and to· form diSCiples,
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S Hallstrom Jean R Snyder, Bernardine Wormand to lead worship together ' Front row (1-r) : Joy Ve;'?nica Reyer-GSmffgerL, thonyRa·VI. Back r~w:'Mar~aret A. Passenger, Carman
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This year's first group of serves as associate council'· . Lois; Northville F irst 1s home
church. Graduated from
d eacons in full connection all1 director in the Detroit Co.n fer-· ·
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"Ic_~ase':!!~ .speci'a!
c_ome firo_m prev10~s_consecral
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__ to b_e ~' ~:. .. M ethesco 1996.
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uon as d1aconal rrumsters. Th~ orda~e?. m this church fami-/
-./Kathleen Groff - Spouse.

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Joseph; Home church is C~sam e ~ 99 6 Gen~ral ~onfe4 ~~,·~ ~h~· sai_d; "be~aus_e ~s con-~~
l ference feels like home: · I
ton: Cherry Hill. Attendmg
1 en ce d1d away w1th d1acona_
ministry, though some people- looked at the stage andsaw all . Methesco.
continue on that_ track, having the people I love and respe~t ' VRony S. Hallstrom ...., S_t.•
started years earlier.
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up there.
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Paul's UMC is home church m
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The -Advocate talked w1th
"The difference ' between
Yellowstone Conference.
: two of the five new deacons in this and my consecration is the
Attending Methesco.
I Carman Minarik
full connection, to ask them sense that this is a call from the
II what
for their· lives church needmg
Con- .
Donna; Midland F:irst
and theJr m1mstry.
secration was a validation of an !
UMC IS home church. Attending Methesco.
.. "l_3~ing· named in ordinati<?n ; inner call. This is responding to ·
by the church is powerful and the church's need. It was n ot ., ../ Usa. Qkrie - Troy: First is
home ·~~i.i:rch. Graduated from
; ~9_rmative," ~aid the Re~. Ju?~. like, .".Q h, please, do this for
I M ayo, servmg the L1voma. m e." The church n eeds people
United 1993.
Newburg UMC. "Deacon_ is a . to connect to. the world.:·...~
·Margaret A . Pettit- Ida
powerful n ame . There IS a .
"We already have deacons
UMC is home church. Attending Methesco.
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chemistry happening with this and they just don't know_ it.
/ n ew order. We don't know how The new order of deacons can
J Latha Ravi - Ann Arbor:
it is all going to play out. The , lea4 ·Jaity into their ministries .
Fit~_~,_fS' ~om_e ch~ch. Episco. order of deacon seems to be . :· in the world." .
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DEACONS
. Judson . F~int: Central l_JMC 1s
{'-' a-:',new· ce~tu_ry and ei?J?O,Yft~f-\
·doanne Barte,lt -: Spous~.
home church. Attendmg As,yng_ the latty..J.O. new ways.~'~:...~~Glenn; ho~e church IS D eU:Oit
bury.
The Rev. Terry G lads ton e ·; Metropolitan.
. Attendmg ... j Jean R . Snyder - Home
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Death Notice

Reverend Joanne Bartelt's husband , Mr. Glenn Bartelt, died on Tuesday,
November 17, 1998. Visitation will be a·Pi>dey Funeral Home, 322 W .
University Drive, Rochester, Michigan on Thursday, November 19, 1998 from 7:00
-- 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, November 20, 1998 from 2:00 -- 5:00 p.m. and 7:00
-- 9 :00 p.m. Funeral Service will be on Saturday, November 21, 1998 at 1:00
p.m. at Rochester: St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo, Rochester,
Ml 48307.
Condolences may be sent to Reverend Joanne Bartelt at 315 Randolph, Rochester
Hills, Michigan 48309.
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