I am ready,” said Molen about her ordination. For years, debates over the ordination of deaconesses have divided Orthodox Christians worldwide. Some see it as a revival of an ancient practice ...

There is a rite for their ordination (1.41). Deaconesses are not seated among the clergy, but at the head of the rest of the women of the congregation. Later in the document, female presbyters ...

As Deaconess envisions it, the Deaconess ER & Urgent Care adjacent to the hospital system's Lynch Road clinic will eliminate the need for patients to self-diagnose before seeking medical attention.