Deacons
What is the name of the first rank of the deacons?
How many ranks of diaconate are there?
5
What does a chanter do?
Sing and chant with the rest of the deacons
How many sacraments are there?
7
What does being a deacon mean?
Being a servant, helping the preist
How many signs of the cross does the bishop do to ordain someone?
3
What does a reader do?
prepares and reads the litrugcial readings
Which sacraments involve water and Myron?
Baptism and Confirmation
What word does Epsaltos come from?
Epsalmos- hymns/ Psalms
What is the third rank of deacons?
Sub deacon
What does the Epideacon do?
Assists the preist and other deacons, tending the shoria and keep the order of the chuch
What sacrament does the diaconate fall under?
The Sacrament of Priesthood
What are the requirements of the reader?
18 years or older, and have read the bible and understand it
What does a full deacon do?
Can give out Blood during communion
Which sacrament requires a bishop?
Ordination and Consecration
How many times does the bishop cut the deacon's hair? and what pattern?
5 areas in the shape of the cross
The roles of the Epi(Sub)Deacon
Keep the church safe and orderly, light the candles, prepare the shoria, help other deacons
What does the Arch Deacon do?
Leads the rest of the deacons, and manages them
Baptism, Christmation, Communion, Confession and Repentance, Unction, Marriage, Priesthood