Resources

Documents

Title

Description

Author

The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of the Permanent Deacons – 2nd edition

NADD 2nd Edition

Norms and Guidelines – Complete

Norms & Guidelines

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Norms and Guidelines – By Chapter

Bishop Fisher’s Statement

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Mission / Vision Statement

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Accountability of the Deacon

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Advisory Structures

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The Ministry of the Deacon

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Particular Norms & Responsibilities

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Deacon Status

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Ongoing Formation

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Financial

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Deacons State in Life

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Christian Burial of the Deacon

Norms and Guidelines for the Diacoante in the United States

Norms and Guidelines for the Diocese of Buffalo – 2023

USCCB

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Contacts

Deacon Contacts

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Parish Diaconal Application

Family Application for deacons to seek thier family assignment

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Diaconal Service Agreement

This form is to be filled out with the Pastor and Deacon. If applicable, the deacons wife should also be present.

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Social Media Policy

The Diocese of Buffalo’s Social Media Policy applies to parish and personal social media applications

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Request for Letter of Good Standing

Deacons who will need a letter of good standing in another diocese should complete this form no later than 3 weeks to actual date. (Exception, funerals) VIRTUS must be completely up to date.

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Liturgical

Adoration

Detailed description of how to lead Exposition, Adoration and Benediction

Deacon Timothy Chriswell

Altar Server Handbook

Complete description of the roles and responsibilities of Altar Servers. It is customized to OLP, but as a Word document, it is easily modified.

Dcn John Gaulin

Learning

Theological Reflections

Form on how to conduct a theological Reflection

Formation Team

Writing Theological Reflections

Form on how to write a theological Reflection

Formation Team

The Love that Brings New Life Into the World

Outstanding document providing insight into Marriage through the experience of the Garden of Eden.

Jonathan Sacks

The Beatitudes

A beautiful explanation of the Beatitudes

St. Clement Mary Hofbauer

The Deacon in the Church of Evangelii Gaudium

Weigel explains how the Diaconate works with and within the Church in her mission to ‘convert the times’, and remind the world in these times, as indeed she reminds all times, that history is His-story, God’s story, in which the final chapter has already been revealed to us in Holy Scripture.

George Weigel

2nd Sunday in
OT, Cycle C

Homily on the Wedding Feast at Cana

Deacon Mike Ficorili

Theology of the Body Presentation

A PowerPoint presentation introducing JPII’s Theogy of the Body

Deacon Mike Ficorili

Theology of the Body Homily

An audio recording explaining the concept of Theogy of the Body

Deacon Mike Ficorili

Preaching

Preaching… a word many priests and deacons dread. The feeling before a Sunday – scrambling to come up with a homily amidst all the to-dos, or having a homily that simply seems to fall flat. Good preaching is a gift to parishioners and can be one of the most powerful evangelization tools in your parish. So how can we proclaim the Gospel and present the compelling, informative, and inspiring homily that really touches the hearts of those in the pews?

Fr Mike Schmitz – Augustine Institute