A Friend in the diocese for 25 years

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Priests and deacons gather before the liturgical procession
Priests and deacons gather before the liturgical procession
Bishop Taylor and Msgr. Friend preside
Bishop Taylor and Msgr. Friend preside
The anniversary Mass was held at Christ the King Church in Little Rock
The anniversary Mass was held at Christ the King Church in Little Rock
The consecration and elevation of the Blessed Sacrament
The consecration and elevation of the Blessed Sacrament
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Msgr. Friend greeting family and friends at a reception after Mass
Dancing at a reception after Mass
Dancing at a reception after Mass
Mariachis perform at a reception after Mass
Mariachis perform at a reception after Mass

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NextMsgr. Scott Friend, vicar general and vocations director, celebrates his 25th anniversary as a priest with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor during a Mass at Christ the King Church in Little Rock June 17.
Msgr. Friend’s nephews, Patrick and Joseph Friend, assist him. Both are entering the seminary this year.
Msgr. Friend, a Little Rock native, was ordained by Bishop Andrew J. McDonald June 20, 1987. He has spent much of his career working in Hispanic ministry, serving as pastor of St. Barbara Church in De Queen and St. Raphael Church in Springdale and many others.
From 1989 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001 he was the diocese’s Hispanic ministry director. He became vocations director in 2005.