What a joy it was for us to join our Bishop, Joe Burnett, to ordain our fourth intern, Ryan Hall, to the transitional diaconate on Monday, june 11th. He was presented to the bishop by the rectors of Holy Spirit in Bellevue and St Mark's on Campus in Lincoln as well as by members of Holy Trinity in Lincoln. His summer internship supervisor from the Rosebud Lakota Reservation in South Dakota, friends from seminary, and friends from all over Nebraska attended and greeted The Rev. Ryan Hall. He was presented with a beautiful signed Bible by the bishop.A reception in the undercroft included a green and white cake congratulating Ryan. The congregation later presented him with a generous check to start his discretionary fund.
I preached a sermon emphasizing what a joy it is to present and ordain such a bright committed young adult who desires to serve Christ in his church. Such moments make us realize that the body of Christ is very much alive and growing.
Alleluia!
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