Tony Hiatt ordained deacon

Tony Hiatt was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, by the Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr. The Rev. Fred Barber, former rector of Trinity and director of Episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School, preached.

Hiatt has lived in Fort Worth since 1999. He and his wife Lydia have been married for 31 years. They have three adult children and became grandparents for the first time in July. Hiatt was raised in the United Methodist Church and discovered The Episcopal Church while he and his family lived in the Chicago area in the 1990’s. After moving to Texas, he was confirmed in The Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Sam Hulsey in 2000. He served on the vestry and as senior warden at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, and later on the vestry at Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth. He has been actively involved in the Cursillo movement for several years and helped to launch Cursillo in the reorganized Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in 2012.

Hiatt graduated from Brite Divinity School with a Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry in May, 2014. He also completed additional formation for Episcopal ordination at the Iona School for Ministry in the Diocese of Texas. Following ordination to the diaconate, he will serve as deacon at St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth, while continuing preparation for ordination to the priesthood.

There was a reception following the ordination.

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Watch a video of the sermon.