Heeding God’s Call: The Ordination of John Ira Kennedy Jr. to the Sacred Order of Deacons

About this episode

This episode features a sermon delivered by The Rev. Trey Kennedy for his father's ordination to the diaconate.

This is a sermon I delivered for my dad’s ordination to the diaconate at St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church in Birmingham, AL. For a permanent link to this and other sermons, please go to therevtreysthoughts.blogspot.com

People in this episode

Host: The Rev. Trey Kennedy

Topics covered

• ordination
• sermon
• diaconate
• Episcopal Church
• spirituality
• family

Keywords

• ordination
• sermon
• diaconate
• John Ira Kennedy Jr.
• St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands
• Birmingham
• Episcopal Church

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church

Places: Birmingham, AL

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