ASSOCIATION OF EPISCOPAL DEACONS (AED)
AED is a membership-funded association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate
Learn more online at http://www.episcopaldeacons.org. AED has published "Competencies for Deacons" to guide those in formation and those preparing them for ordination.
NEW ENGLAND DEACONS NETWORK (NEDN)
The NEDN is a group that encourages deacons, deacons in formation, and friends interested in the diaconate.
NEDN CONTACTS
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RI - Jan Grinnell jan.grinnell@gmail.com
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VT - Catherine Cooke catherinecooke@burlingtontelecom.net
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MA - Pat Zifcak pzifcak@diomass.org
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MA - Michael Hamilton michael.hamilton@comcast.net
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CT - Bonnie Matthews bmatthews228@comcast.net
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CT - Kyle Pedersen kyle.pedersen@sbcglobal.net
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W MA - Jane Griesbach frontierproductions@charter.net
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ME - Sudie Blanchard sblanchard@stgeorgesyorkharbor.org
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ME - Aaron Perkins aperkins@episcopalmaine.org
Connect with the NEDN on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NEDeacons/
NEDN BIENNIAL CONFERENCES
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2018 Sept 28-29, 2018 - Sheraton, Framingham, MA
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2016 Walking Together in Hope - Sept 30 - Oct 01, 2016 - Sheraton Wakefield Hotel, Wakefield, MA
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2014 Extraordinary Promise: Love and Service to the World - Oct 3-4, 2014 – Sheraton, Framingham MA
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2012 Crushing Poverty: Service and Solidarity with Those on the Edge - Sept 28-30, 2012, Sheraton, Framingham, MA
PROVINCE 1 DIACONAL COMMUNITIES / RESOURCES
Maine Deacons Community
https://www.episcopalmaine.org/program-groups/40-diocesan-programs/112-community-of-deacons
Massachusetts Deacons Resources
http://www.diomass.org/deacons
Episcopal Church in Connecticut Deacons Blog
http://episcopalct-deacons.blogspot.com/
Deacons in Rhode Island
https://www.episcopalri.org/connect-with-us/deacons-in-rhode-island/
