How do you address a deacon?

[Generic_Name]

The youth in the parish call him “Deac” for short at all times.

I hope I’m not the only one who finds this inappropriate. I guess it’s better than calling him “Tob” at all times.

 

[Generic_Name]

If it suits him, fine I guess. Doubt I would allow my children to address someone that way.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

I can’t resist asking…are you originally from the United States? I am curious. It happened only one time to me, and during a visit to a certain place there in what would have been a former colony, that I was addressed by that specific honourific. I would not have thought it had any currency or been a title even mentally present among the Americans of what was then the 20th century. I hope that my facial expression did not betray my inward surprise at the usage by an American.

For starters, my tongue was firmly in my cheek when I wrote that. As far as background, I’m Massachusetts-born Irish / French Canadian. My awareness of the term “Your Worship” is solely based on watching too many historical BBC dramas.

 

[Dove1]

Deacon or Reverend

 

[Brendan]

I think deacons should dress themselves.

The question was 'How to ADDRESS a deacon"

Same way as any other package; just write the street, city, state and zip of wherever you are sending him clearly with sharpie on his forehead.

Make sure you stick enough stamps on him too, Deacons ain’t exactly postcards, ya know.

 

[Shawnq]

The question was 'How to ADDRESS a deacon"

Same way as any other package; just write the street, city, state and zip of wherever you are sending him clearly with sharpie on his forehead.

Make sure you stick enough stamps on him too, Deacons ain’t exactly postcards, ya know.

That makes more sense. Sorry, I had my Marx brothers filter on.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Deacon or Reverend

Nope, not “Reverend,” as documented in earlier posts. “Rev. Mr.” for transitional deacons.

 

[Deacon_Ed_Smith]

In our diocese, we are most often called Deacon and a first or last name. In writing Reverend Mr. and first/last name. Our ordination cards were titled Reverend Deacon and our name. Ordination cards for priests are titled Reverend Father. Mail from the diocese is most often addressed to Reverend Mr. ______. My parish always addresses things Reverend Mr. and lists us that way on our website. Most mail from vendors etc., are usually addressed Deacon and our names, but sometimes Rev. Mr.

Since there is only one order of deacon, the idea that Reverend Mr. is used only for transitional deacons is a weak point to assert - and not asserted by my bishop.
DE

 

[DoGodsBidding]

The question was 'How to ADDRESS a deacon"

Same way as any other package; just write the street, city, state and zip of wherever you are sending him clearly with sharpie on his forehead.

Make sure you stick enough stamps on him too, Deacons ain’t exactly postcards, ya know.

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