Christopher E. Grief and Zachary Halloran (a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Mobile) are instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte by Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, on Feb. 19, 2021, at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. COURTESY OF DEACON COREY D. BRUNS
Christopher Grief instituted into Ministry of Acolyte
BY WKC STAFF
On Feb. 18, 2021, Diocese of Owensboro seminarian Christopher Grief, second year theology, was instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte at a Mass held at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. In this role, he will now be charged with assisting at Mass, bringing Holy Communion to the sick, and assisting in the purification of vessels at Mass. This is his next step on his journey toward being ordained a priest for the Diocese of Owensboro. Grief belongs to St. John the Evangelist Parish in Paducah.
Originally printed in the April 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.