Coffee Hour At The Commons

Alli interviews three deacons, the Rev. Patricia (Pat) Jackson, the Rev. Bonnie Matthews, and the Rev. Felix Rivera.  The Rev. Patricia (Pat) Jackson is a retired clinical researcher within the pharmaceutical industry. She is a “child of the soil - Jamaican soil, that is.” She came to Connecticut over 30 years ago from Jamaica by way of Canada, England, and New York. She was ordained a deacon in September 2007 and currently serves at Church of the Holy Trinity in Middletown. Pat’s diaconal passion centers around reaching out to the poor, lonely, sick, forgotten, housebound, and marginalized both inside and outside the Church community. This passion has led her to be an advocate for our retired deacon community whom she faithfully serves both in their lives and at the time of their deaths. Pat is a proud mother of two grown children and a nana to six grand babies.    The Rev. Bonnie Matthews was ordained in 2012. She is the chair of the Deacons' Council and was elected to Mission Council during the 2018 Conve