On Saturday March 1, Archbishop JOB ordained Subdeacon Benjamin Ronald Tucci to the Holy Diaconate at St Mary's Cathedral, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Deacon Benjamin is a son of St John the Baptist Church, Campbell, Ohio and a graduate of St Tikhon's Seminary. Deacon Benjamin presently serves as the youth director at St Mary's Cathedral.
Archbishop JOB also tonsured readers Steve Memorich, David Nelson, David Johnston and blessed Alexander Gulachek, Nicholas Manzoni and Alexei Memorich to wear the subdiaconate orarion.