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Among the twenty men who were ordained a deacon by Bishop Walter Sullivan at the Cathedral on February 22, 2003 were "our own Chris Colville and Chris Malone. Priestly rumor has it that our two guys were the "cream of the crop", but we already knew that! Indeed, they are two very special men, alike in some ways and very different in others . We've already seen these guys "at work", we've heard them preach and we watched them lead services when the priest was away. We look forward to seeing them take on an ever-expanding role in the life of the Redeemer parish. |
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 Deacon Chris Malone CMalone@ChurchRedeemer.org |
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Chris Colville and his wife Terry, Redeemer's Minister of Religious Education, have three daughters. Mary Beth will graduate from James Madison University in June and be married in the fall. Christina is in her 3rd year at Virginia Tech (dad's alma mater). Molly is in middle school at Liberty Middle School in Ashland. Terry is a graduate of James Madison and Chris holds undergraduate, masters and graduate degrees from Tech. Looks like Molly will be the tiebreaker. Chris Colville spends his "for hire" hours as an Assistant State Supervisor for Vocational Education, overseeing vocational and educational training for adults and children in the state's penal system. His "unpaid" jobs, here at Redeemer, include serving as a Prayer Leader, singing in the choir, working with RICA, Small Communities of Faith, and the Christian Car Committees. Chris enjoys watching Tech sports activities and participating on Redeemer's basketball and softball teams. He is also a member of Redeemer's Knights of Columbus Council. It appears that this Chris may have always had a slight leaning toward the ministry. He is from a very LARGE Catholic family, and he attended Catholic elementary school. Following graduation from high school, he attended two different seminaries for a short time before going into the field of education. Obviously the deaconates training was right up his alley; and according to Terry, his is looking forward to his ministry as a deacon. For
Terry, the best part of the training was being involved mutually with
Chris in something they both revere - the study of their Catholic faith,
and having an opportunity to be with him on a regular basis, even if
it was in a classroom setting. It was "time spent together"
to which she looked forward and which she hopes may continue in some
fashion or other. |
Chris Malone, is also a product of a Catholic education. He grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria and the College of William and Mary. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia, and practices with the law firm of Thompson & McMullan PC in Shockhoe Slip. Chris and his wife Nancy, a schoolteacher, are parents to five children, and they became grandparents six years ago with the birth of a daughter to their oldest son, Zy. Matthew is currently on "sabbatical" from the University of Virginia and is working for Circuit City. Daughter Cecilia attends the Hanover Development Center and Ryan who graduated from high school last June, works as an airline mechanic. Their youngest son Brandon, is a high school freshman. In addition to a host of civic activities a pro bono legal work - his work for Redeemer on the baptismal font alone has earned him a number of stars in his heavenly crown - Chris juggles a myriad of volunteer positions at Redeemer. He serves as Prayer Leader and lector, teachers Confirmation and religious education classes, is on the Social Ministry Committee, distributes communion on a regular basis at Memorial Regional Medical Center, and has worked with the Refugee Resettlement Program. And his long-standing work with the Scouts is legendary. It seems it took an invitation - a nudge perhaps? - from Fr. Jim four years ago for Chris Malone to take a good look at himself and discover gifts he may not have known he possessed but which were obvious to many others, and decide to become an deacon. It appears to be a good fit. For Nancy Malone,
the deaconate gave her a chance to meet people throughout the diocese,
provided some excellent adult education (especially classes taught
by some of the Benedictine monks), and was a chance for her and Chris
to spend time together and to give them food for thought. |
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