Update on Deacon Candidates: Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana and the North Region

Deacon Jim Kincel, Director for the Office of Permanent Deacons for the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana reports that currently there are twenty-six (26) candidates in the diaconate program representing every area of the Diocese of Lafayette. The candidates are continuing a journey towards ordination as Permanent Deacons for the Diocese which could occur as the program continues.

We are very proud of our own parish's Dwayne Joubert and the commitment he and his spouse, Mary, have made.

Of the twenty-six (26) current candidates representing the Diocese of Lafayette, the following five (5) men are from the North Region (St. Landry Parish):

Candidate	Parish	Spouse
Dwayne Paul Joubert	St. Landry Catholic Church	Mary
Scott Ellis Peyton	St. Peter, Morrow	Letitia
William Logan Pollingue	Our Lady Queen of Angels, Opelousas	Charmaine
Charles Ray Richard	Holy Ghost, Opelousas	Edith
Jerry Wayne Wyble	Our Lady of Mercy, Opelousas	Gloria

Please pray for these men and their wives, and for all deacons and their spouses of the Diocese of Lafayette:

Prayer for Deacon Vocations

Dear God, Jesus your son “emptied himself, taking the form of a servant” (Philippians 2:7). Jesus is for us an example of deacon love. In the gospel, Jesus told the disciples “not to be served but to serve” (Mt. 20:28). At the Last Supper, after having explained to the Apostles that He was among them “as one who serves” (Lk.22:27), Jesus made a humble gesture of washing the feet of the Twelve, giving an example so that his disciples might imitate him in service and in mutual love.

We ask you to raise up worthy men among us who love as Jesus loves. Raise up men who care for the church as the seven in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 6:1-7) cared. Fill those who are candidates for the Diaconate with enthusiasm and dedication. Help them persevere. Bless their wives and children. Build up your church through them. Amen.