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Deacon
* Most deacons are married and they are Catholic clergy.
* Some deacons serve the church in a full-time capacity such as archdeacon or educational specialist.
* also have responsibility for ushering at church services
  - prepare communion and prepare the sanctuary for worship
  - witness weddings, and lead benediction and prayer services
* are a vital resource in the present struggle against the Culture of Death
  - administrative assistants to the bishops
  - both servants and messengers
  - chief slaves, waiters, stewards
  - clergy who can be married
  - clergymans
  - leader servants for the effective performance of service
  - leaders who serve under the elders
  - leaders, designated servants, leaders in ministry
  - members of the clergy
  - men who function as helpers to the pastor
  - officers of the church
  - part of the rank within many of the churches today
  - people who have hearts for helping and serving
  - priests
  - probationary members or associate members who have been ordained
  - routinely in contact with the persons for whom they care
  - servant leaders
  - servants of the church
* are the eyes, ears, hands, arms and feet of the bishop
  - hands of compassion and service in our church
  - weapons
* assist in worship, preach, and minister to people wherever they happen to be
  - the priest in the administration of the liturgy
* can also act as administrators of parishes
  - perform all the sacramental roles of a priest except the consecration of bread and wine
* church officer
* comes from the Greek word, diakonos , meaning servant.
* deal with the more temporal matters of the church.
* encourage others to become involved.
* function in ministries of liturgy, word, and charity.
* have no authority over the church or pastor, but are servants to the church
  - special responsibilities as assistants in the liturgy and in charitable work
* make no vows.
* often have special clerical duties.
* perform the task of ministering to others including the sick and needy.
* play a key role in moving their churches into missions of justice, mercy, and compassion.
* receive and administer benevolences, as well as care for the sick and needy.
* serve as a bridge between church and community
  - in the ministry of liturgy, of the word, and of charity
* wear the stole over one shoulder, priests and bishops over both shoulders.

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Deaconess
* are deacons
  - servants whose primary function is the care of the laity
* often do volunteer work with churches as well.
* perform services such as health care, teaching and social ministries.

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Civil servant
* are also owed months of back pay as are soldiers, who have mutinied in the past
  - civilians
  - government workers
  - indirectly organs of the state
  - officials
  - often in positions of great power
* can quit their jobs and go home at night.
* comprise a majority of the wage-earning middle class.
* do election work in various democracies in the world.
* have a different attitude towards job security, which can be bad for business
  - separate entitlements and can retire at full pay
* is an official
* live in a 'static' environment.
* tend to be more concerned about their own welfare than the benefit of their country.

Coast guard official
* hold conferences
  - news conferences
* see doctors.

Diplomat
* Many diplomats have law degrees.
* are a different breed
  - bands
  - mediators
  - representatives from one nation who conduct relations with another
* go and visit places all the time.
* is an official
* sometimes talk about a different sort of balance of payments.
* tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.
* usually possess an uncanny mastery over speech.