Twelve candidates in their fourth year of formation for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Honolulu were instituted into the ministry of lector by Bishop Larry Silva in the St. Stephen Diocesan Center Chapel on Jan. 10. They are, kneeling, from left, David Watson, St. Joseph, Hilo; Christopher Ribucan, Holy Rosary, Paia; Valdyn Sakai, Christ the King, Kahului; and Gerald Streff, St. Jude, Kapolei. Standing, from left, Glenn Michael Brown, St. Jude, Kapolei; Ricardo Burgos, St. John the Baptist, Kalihi; Craig Camello, St. John the Baptist, Kealakekua; Andres Emayo Jr., Holy Cross, Hanapepe; Raymond Lamb, St. John the Baptist, Kalihi; Rafael Mendoza, Co-Cathedral St. Theresa; Alfred Nebre Jr., St. Catherine, Kapaa; and Jonathan Ocampo, Immaculate Conception, Ewa. Deacon candidates receive the ministries of lector and acolyte before they are ordained. (Photo courtesy of the Diaconate Formation Office)
