{"id":10315,"date":"2019-05-06T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/?p=10315"},"modified":"2019-05-06T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:03:40","slug":"to-serve-and-not-to-be-served","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/","title":{"rendered":"To Serve and Not to Be Served"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday, Erin and I and our family had the privilege of witnessing the ordination of our good friend, Chris Korte, to the permanent diaconate for the <a href=\"http:\/\/diojeffcity.org\">Diocese of Jefferson City<\/a>. Chris was part of a class of thirteen men who will, no doubt, serve our diocese well.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10315 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/chris1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Chris1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Chris1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Chris1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Chris1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Chris1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10317'>\n\t\t\t\tcourtesy of Jay Nies and the Catholic Missourian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/hands\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hands-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hands-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hands-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hands-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hands.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10318'>\n\t\t\t\tcourtesy of Jay Nies and the Catholic Missourian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/prostrate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/prostrate-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/prostrate-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/prostrate-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/prostrate-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/prostrate.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10320'>\n\t\t\t\tcourtesy of Jay Nies and the Catholic Missourian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/laying-on-of-hands\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laying-on-of-hands-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laying-on-of-hands-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laying-on-of-hands.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10319'>\n\t\t\t\tcourtesy of Jay Nies and the Catholic Missourian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/group\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/group-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/group-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/group-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/group-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/group.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10316'>\n\t\t\t\tcourtesy of Jay Nies and the Catholic Missourian\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Erin and I have been very close to Chris, his wife Katy, and their family for a very long time. Erin met Chris when he started dating her good friend, Katy, back in college. Chris and Katy were already married when Erin and I met, and they have been a great example of marriage and friendship to us ever since. We are so excited for Chris and his family and ask that you join us in keeping them in your prayers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\">United States Conference of Catholic Bishop&#8217;s website<\/a> has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/beliefs-and-teachings\/vocations\/diaconate\/faqs.cfm\">FAQ page<\/a> about deacons. The first question asks, &#8220;Who is a Deacon?&#8221; Part of the answer written reads &#8216;Deacons are ordained as a sacramental sign to the Church and to the world of Christ, who came &#8220;to serve and not to be served.&#8221; It has been my great honor to know many deacons who I believe embody those last few words, which are paraphrased from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/10\">Mark 10:45<\/a>. This list includes my Uncle Pete Cerneka, John Neudecker (a good friend and our parish deacon), and my Father-in-Law, Dan Ramsay. In my view, these men continuously live as examples of what it means to say &#8220;yes&#8221; to the call of Jesus, and I am grateful for them.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10315 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/pete\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pete-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pete-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pete-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pete.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10321'>\n\t\t\t\tMy uncle, Pete Cerneka (with the crucifix). (courtesy of St. Joseph Parish, Lebanon, IL)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/13040922_10206650670407515_8977512718213811250_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13040922_10206650670407515_8977512718213811250_o-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13040922_10206650670407515_8977512718213811250_o-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13040922_10206650670407515_8977512718213811250_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13040922_10206650670407515_8977512718213811250_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10322'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Neudecker (left), and my father-in-law, Dan Ramsay. (courtesy of Kay Neudecker)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Please pray for and support those in our Church trying in earnest to live their vocations. Please also continue to pray that all Christians, you and I included, remain always open to what God may be calling us to do and be.<\/p>\n<p>-Shannon<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also, in a somewhat related note, Chris is a percussionist who has been part of past variations of the Oddwalk band. Stay tuned late this month as the Oddwalk band sacrament-a-palooza continues. Dan and Katie, our bass player and his fiancee, get married May 18th!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">This past Saturday, Erin and I and our family had the privilege of witnessing the ordination of our good friend, Chris Korte, to the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Jefferson City. Chris was part of a class of thirteen men who will, no doubt, serve our diocese well. Erin and I have been very&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2019\/05\/06\/to-serve-and-not-to-be-served\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,19,91,90,64,3,12,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholicism","category-friends","category-jesusjusticejoy","category-joy","category-ministry","category-oddwalkia","category-prayer","category-scripture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10315"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10326,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10315\/revisions\/10326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}