Reverend Mr. Roland E. Desjardins was born in Derby, VT, on July 10, 1934, the eldest son in a family of 10 children.  He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science degree in business.  Entering the military service, Deacon Roland served at several U.S. and Canadian bases, overseas, and combat assignments in Korea and Vietnam.  While in the military and stationed in Canada, he met and married Frances C. Downey, who passed away June 14, 1998, after 41 years of marriage.  Their four children and nine grandchildren have made Deacon Roland a proud dad and grandfather.   Following 30 years of military duty, he received a call for service in the church, He began four years of formation study that led to his ordination as a deacon, in the Orlando Diocese, by Bishop Thomas Grady in May 1985.  His first assignment was to Good Shepherd parish in Orlando, followed by an opportunity in June 1987 to serve the faithful at St. Frances Cabrini parish in Spring Hill, FL.  Here, Deacon Roland, developed and organized, a new program as director of RCIA along with other responsibilities.  As a result of the loss of his beloved wife, Fran, he realized that his loneliness was a feeling experienced by multitudes of people in the death of someone deeply loved.  This gave rise to a plan of how we, as a parish, can provide hope and reassurance to the bereaved in their time of great loss.  By doing so, we share this burden of loss with them.  A new ministry, just begun, is called "HOPE ANEW" coordinated by Deacon Roland.  He invites all to the meetings every Monday morning, at 10 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. in Cabrini Center rooms 1 & 2.