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Cathedral Chimes, June 1973

Being ordained at Cathedral on June 24, 1973, into the Permanent Deacon program of the Catholic Church is Dave Gurney, the fourth candidate to be interviewed these past months in the Chimes.

Dave and Helga live at 3562 Cass and are pictured here with five of their eight children.

Asked about his interest in the Deaconate program, Dave said: "For a number of years (beginning in the Army) I sensed a sad futility in the lives of many. This, I believe stemed from no or too little understanding of the love of God."

"As the years passed, I have sought a means to integrate my own life and pass on (for whatever value) this knowledge and experience to those who would also seek God."

"Since Vatican II we have seen many changes that reflect the Spirit of Renewal, not the least of which has been the resumption of the permanent deacon. This idea was refreshing to me and has been ever growing since our early days in 1971."

"We have learned to know more intimately this Man, Jesus, and this has been done by studying his words and actions as he formed community and revealed the Father to them and to us."

"I wish to perpetuate this growth of community in the Spirit of Jesus that is servant - as husband, father, on the job, in worship, and in the community at large."