Deacon Daniel Velasco makes history in Searcy church

PassionPlay Writer Posted on June 24, 2019 Posted in Latest news Tagged with Oberammergau Germany

Daniel Velasco, center, sings along with his family and Vocations Director Msgr. Scott Friend (left) during Velascos May 17 diaconate ordination Mass in Searcy. (Dwain Hebda photo) Bishop Anthony B. Taylor lays his hands on Daniel Velasco, ordaining him a transitional deacon. Velasco is the first vocation produced by St. James Church in Searcy. (Dwain Hebda photo With the assistance of Brother Luke Turner, OSB, of St. Benedict Abbey in Kansas, Daniel Velasco slips on the vestments of a deacon during his May 17 ordination Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo) Priests, deacons, brothers and seminarians from across Arkansas and the U.S. join Daniel Velasco for his ordination as a transitional deacon May 17 at St. James Church in Searcy. (Dwain Hebda photo) Family, friends and fellow St. James parishioners stand with Daniel Velasco after his diaconate ordination in Searcy May 17. (Dwain Hebda photo) A mariachi band serenades guests with a version of La Bamba after Daniel Velasco's ordination as a transitional deacon. The May 17 event was celebrated at St. James Church in Searcy. (Dwain Hebda photo) An estimated crowd of 300 guests enjoy dinner and music May 17. The crowd witnessed Daniel Velasco's ordination to the transitional diaconate, the first vocation from St. James Church in Searcy. (Dwain Hebda photo)