Name: Derick Cranston
Age: 43
Family: Wife Kim, and daughter Angel
Occupation: Pastoral Associate
Parish: Cluster parish of Riverside, Richmond and Wellman
How did you know you were being called to the diaconate?
How did you know that you were called to marry someone? It is sort of the same process. There is the initial attraction, followed by a deeper commitment that unfolds over time. Deacon formation was like that.
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