Margaret will serve in our parish. We offer congratulations and welcome the Reverend Margaret Sherwood as our new Deacon.
Margaret’s Statement of Vocation
It is my firm conviction that Almighty
God has called me to servant ministry in His Church. My understanding of this
calling has led me to the diaconate. The clergy and members of the Parish of
St. Catherine’s and the Diocese of New Westminster have supported this
understanding.
Unless God otherwise directs me, I
offer myself to a lifetime of servant ministry including:
·
Identifying
services to support the marginalized in Port Coquitlam;
·
Developing,
creating and instituting creative programs for children and youth;
·
Nurturing
the parish family through visitation and support for nursing home services, and
Christian education initiatives;
·
Enabling
and supporting the people of God in carrying out the baptismal ministries to
which God calls them;
·
Being
visible as a Deacon and performing the liturgical functions of a Deacon as set
out in the liturgies of the Anglican Church of Canada; and
·
Assisting
and supporting my Parish Priest
As my faith and family ties are in Port
Coquitlam, I pray that I may fulfil this ministry in the community and within
the Parish of St. Catherine’s, Diocese of New Westminster.
