View Larger Image Deaconesses Past, Present, and Future – A Public Lecture by Pdn. Patrick Mitchell This post was originally published on this site Some Orthodox Christians today are trying to re-institute the ancient Church order of “deaconess,” despite the uneven history of that female office in the Church, as well as that of the male diaconate. oia2017-11-16T17:23:59+00:00November 16th, 2017|Seminaries| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts In Memoriam: Fr. Michael Joseph Doder Gallery In Memoriam: Fr. Michael Joseph Doder HTOS Alumnus Fr. Theophylact elevated to Archimandrite Gallery HTOS Alumnus Fr. Theophylact elevated to Archimandrite Online Lecture: Sacred Arts @ UHEC Gallery Online Lecture: Sacred Arts @ UHEC In Memoriam of Fr. John Chupeck Gallery In Memoriam of Fr. John Chupeck Together with my Church, I am helping… Gallery Together with my Church, I am helping…