At St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in East Lansing a celebration of ordination took place among the people of God.  Four of our seminarians [bottom photo L to R]  Rev. Mr. Joshua Bauer (St. Elizabeth in Tecumseh), Rev. Mr. Ryan Ferrigan (St. Martha in Okemos), Rev. Mr. Jacob Derry (St. John the Evangelist in Fenton) , and Rev. Mr. Peter Randolph (Christ the King in Ann Arbor) were ordained as deacons.  They will be serving in the parishes around the Diocese for a year as they step closer to priesthood.  Congratulations to them all!