Diocese of Gulf Coast of Episcopal Church celebrates ordination of Saloom to priesthood Wednesday

Diocese of Gulf Coast of Episcopal Church celebrates ordination of Saloom to priesthood Wednesday

Bishops, priests and parishioners of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast of the Episcopal Church celebrated the ordination of Dr. Salem G. Saloom Wednesday night at Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore. According to the Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer, an ordination is the rite in which God gives authority and the grace of the Holy Spirit to those being made bishops, priests and deacons, through prayer and the laying on of hands by b…