During a Mass celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Hallowell on November 22, Bishop James Ruggieri instituted five deacon candidates – Arturo Ayala of Yarmouth, Doug Guerrette of Hampden, Peter Koch of Rumford, Adam Stearns of Skowhegan, and Timothy Winkeler of Falmouth – into the ministry of acolyte. Acolytes assist the bishop, priests, and deacons at the altar. As Bishop Ruggieri said, “The acolyte stands at the meeting point of worship and mission, the place where heaven touches earth and from which the Gospel flows out into the world.” Read more about this milestone in the men’s journey to the diaconate: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/deacon-candidates-instituted-acolytes
