New deacons ordained

Bishop Alan M. Gates ordained five deacons and five transitional deacons on Saturday, June 4 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

The new deacons are the Rev. Thomas A. Bartlett (sponsored by Emmanuel Church in Boston); the Rev. Philip J. Flaherty (St. Stephen's Church in Cohasset); the Rev. Robert Charles Greiner (Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston); the Rev. Kristine Marie Holmes (Christ Church in Plymouth); and the Rev. Elizabeth Joy Jordan (St. John's Church in Charlestown).

The new transitional deacons are the Rev. Zachary David Brooks (Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill); the Rev. Marisa Egerstrom (Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston); the Rev. Isaac Everett (The Crossing/Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston); the Rev. Christopher William Whiteman (St. Mary's Church in Dorchester); and the Rev. Charles Allen Wynder Jr. (Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan).

Deacons June 2016 Courtesy Photo Pictured with Bishop Gates, front (l-r): M. Egerstrom, K. Holmes, R. Greiner, J. Jordan; back (l-r): P. Flaherty, C. Whiteman, I. Everett, T. Bartlett, Z. Brooks, C. Wynder