Bishop Gayle E. Harris ordained 11 new deacons and received one priest at a service on Saturday, June 6 at Emmanuel Church in Boston.
Bob Greiner
Pictured with Harris (front, center), they are: (front row, from left) The Rev. Yolanda Rolle (sponsored by Emmanuel Church, Boston), The Rev. Andrea Wyatt (Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown), The Rev. Charlotte LaForest (St. Anne's-in-the-Fields Church, Lincoln), and The Rev. Aileen DiBenedetto (St. Stephen's Church, Lynn), all transitional deacons, and The Rev. Jim Chapman (St. James's Church, Amesbury), deacon; (back row, from left) The Rev. Eric Litman (Church of the Advent, Boston), The Rev. Stephen McCarthy (St. Paul's Church, Natick), The Rev. Edward Cardoza (St. Thomas's Church, Taunton), The Rev. Matthew Lindeman (Christ Church, South Hamilton), The Rev. Noah Van Niel (Church of the Good Shepherd, Waban) and The Rev. Michael Bousquet (St. John's Church, Charlestown), all transitional deacons, and The Rev. Brian Raiche (St. Paul's Church, Newburyport), received as an Episcopal priest.