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→Deacons and vestrymen today: Another diaconate function
* Member social services. This function might include disbursement of charitable funds to members having especially severe financial needs
* Member social services. This function might include disbursement of charitable funds to members having especially severe financial needs
* Pastoral and other staff salaries. (Deacons normally serve without salary.)
* Pastoral and other staff salaries. (Deacons normally serve without salary.)
* Paying the equivalent of honoraria to guest speakers. The members usually fund such honoraria through "designated love offerings."
* Paying the equivalent of [[honorarium|honoraria]] to guest speakers. The members usually fund such honoraria through "designated love offerings."
* Direct support of [[missionary|missionaries]], in addition to such support as an individual member might provide.
* Capital improvements, including the construction or expansion of a building or buildings.
* Capital improvements, including the construction or expansion of a building or buildings.
* Educational functions. These include adult and children's education on Sundays ("Sunday school") in matters of faith and might include keeping a day [[school]] for the children of members or other residents in the community.
=== Pastoral vacancy ===
=== Pastoral vacancy ===