Deacon James Ward at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church

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DEACON JAMES WARD

Deacon Jim is an ordained Deacon of the Catholic Church. At St. Thomas a'Becket, he:

reads the Gospel at Mass and preaches;
assists the priest at the Eucharist;
presides at Communion services, weddings and baptisms,
counsels parishioners whose lives have been touched by crime or prison;
serves as the chaplain for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

He works primarily in prison ministry as a volunteer chaplain and Head of Religious Volunteers. This work includes:

Visiting the inmates at the Huron Valley Women's Prison;
Conducting Communion services and Bible studies;
Counseling women and their families;
Coordinating volunteers to visit the prison;
Offering an approachable, non-judgmental acceptance and outreach.

Is it difficult for you to imagine what this ministry involves? Download Deacon Jim's story of a day in the life of a prison chaplain.

Would you like to join the Prison Ministry? Contact Deacon Jim Ward at (734) 981-1333 or email him at deacon.jim@abecket.org.

To contact Deacon Jim, call (734) 981-1333,
email him directly at deacon.jim@abecket.org or connect with him on Facebook.

I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
Isaiah 42: 6-7
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Please pray for all those in prison, here and abroad, their families, those hurt by them, those guarding them, and all who assist them in finding a better life.

St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church | 555 S. Lilley Road | Canton, MI 48188 | (734) 981-1333 | www.abecket.org