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On August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, Rev. Mr. Robert W. Andrews � a member of the 91����� � became a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, marking the culmination of a five-year program of formation. Deacon Andrews received the Sacrament of Holy Orders at St. Pius Catholic Church in Redwood City, at the hands of a dear friend of 91����� Aquinas College � the Most Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco and the College�s 2016 Commencement Speaker.

�I have long envisioned that I would do something to serve the Lord once my working career ended,� Deacon Andrews, formerly the managing director of Cambridge Associates LLC, Catholic San Francisco. �As a deacon, I can minister to others with the life-giving balm of the Gospel, and I will also be able to assist at holy Mass, weddings, baptisms, and funerals.�

Deacon Andrews and his wife, Lisa � who undertook much of the five-year theological education alongside her husband � live in Menlo Park. They are the parents of two adult children, and the couple has long been active in parish ministry.

�A deacon is a minister of service and of God�s word,� he says. �This is an enormous grace and privilege. I am humbled by the call and eager to serve.�