From the diocese’s Facebook page:

Here are some great images of the ordination to the diaconate of 12 men from across the Diocese of Lansing at Saint Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing on Saturday, May 17. Deo gratias.

“Brothers and sons, be conformed to Christ the loving servant. Your place at table is entirely one of service, of love. Manifest that and your word will be a sound echo of the very word of the master,” said Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing in his homily.

“This, then, brothers and sons, is what must fill your words and your deeds, you who will be touched by the Lord himself: God’s very word, filled with the sap of sacrificial love. Wrap your minds around this, embrace it, and think with the very heart of Jesus Christ himself, a heart filled with the joy of the Lord.” The 12 men ordained were:

• Deacon Ron Stacey, Saint Anthony of Padua, Hillsdale | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Peter Randolph, Christ the King, Ann Arbor | Transitional Deacon
• Deacon Leon Demers, Saint Patrick, Brighton | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Joshua Bauer, Saint Elizabeth, Tecumseh | Transitional Deacon
• Deacon Joe Fedewa, Saint Mary, Westphalia | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Jacob Derry, Saint John the Evangelist, Fenton | Transitional Deacon
• Deacon Andy Cocagne, Holy Family, Grand Blanc | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Ryan Ferrigan, Saint Martha, Okemos | Transitional Deacon
• Deacon Paul Godfrey, Christ the King, Ann Arbor | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Luke Goerge, Most Holy Trinity, Fowler | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Larry Gjernes, Saint Joseph, Ypsilanti | Permanent Deacon
• Deacon Wayne Carpenter, Saint Mary Cathedral, Lansing | Permanent Deacon

As you will note, eight of the above men are permanent deacons while four are transitional deacons. That means they will progress to the ministerial priesthood, Deo volente.

Congratulations and welcome, brothers! Ad multos annos!