lay deacon

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• lay deacon — noun : one in deacon s orders who engages in secular occupations …   Useful english dictionary

• Lay presidency — is a form of celebrating the Lord s Supper (sometimes called the Eucharist) whereby the person presiding over the sacrament is not an ordained minister of religion. Similarly, when the celebrant is a deacon rather than a presbyter, the term… …   Wikipedia

• Lay confession — is confession in the religious sense, made to a lay person. Contents 1 Roman Catholic view 2 Anglican view 3 See also 4 References …   Wikipedia

• Lay Communion — • Speaking generally, the expression lay communion does not necessarily imply the idea of the Eucharist, but only the condition of a layman in communion with the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lay Communion     La …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Lay communion — is a term applied in the Catholic Church, to describe the status of a cleric who is in communion with the Church, but only with the standing of a lay person. In modern times lay communion is sometimes imposed, but only in exceptional… …   Wikipedia

• deacon — ► NOUN 1) (in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest. 2) (in some Protestant Churches) a lay officer assisting a minister. ORIGIN Greek diakonos servant …   English terms dictionary

• Lay cardinal — In the Roman Catholic Church, a lay cardinal was a cardinal who had not been given major orders, i.e. who had never become a deacon or a priest.Properly speaking these cardinals were not laymen, since they were all given what was called first… …   Wikipedia

• Deacon — This article is about the office in the Christian Church. For other uses, see Deacon (disambiguation). Saint Stephen, one of the first seven deacons in the Christian Church, holding a Gospel Book, painting by Giacomo Cavedone 1601 Deacon is a… …   Wikipedia

• Deacon Jones — For other people named Deacon Jones, see Deacon Jones (disambiguation). Deacon Jones No. 75      Defensive end Personal information Date of birth: December 9, 1938 (1938 12 09) …   Wikipedia

• Lay brother — In the most common usage, lay brothers are those members of Catholic religious orders, particularly of monastic orders, occupied primarily with manual labour and with the secular affairs of a monastery or friary, in contrast to the choir monks of …   Wikipedia

• deacon — deaconship, n. /dee keuhn/, n. 1. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest. 2. (in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties. 3. (in Freemasonry) either of two… …   Universalium