Installed as Lectors

Photo by Deacon Kevin Mastellon
Candidates for ordination as permanent deacons were installed as lectors of the Church in a ceremony in June at Wadhams Hall. The Rite of Institution of Lectors is one of the ministries a candidate must receive before ordination to the diaconate. Those given the ministry of lector are entrusted with reading the Sacred Scriptures during Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. Bishop Terry R. LaValley presided at the ceremony. These candidates will participate in the Rite of Acolyte next winter. Ordination is scheduled for August 2027. Pictured are (front row, from left) Russell Backus of Canton, Lucien Leroux of Fort Covington, Daniel Haycock of Clayton, Bishop LaValley, (back row) Jack Lucia of Clayton, Jason Scull of Lake Placid, David Hunt of Malone, Michael Salaun of Brownville, and Deacon Lee Trudeau, director of the Permanent Deacon Formation Program.