Sole: That part of the shoe that covers and encloses the plantar aspect of the foot The sole is made of hard-wearing materials that both cushion and protect the foot: Insole: The innermost part of the sole on which the foot rests, often cushioned: Shank: A metal strip extending from the middle of the heel to the tarsus: Bottom fillings
Elizabeth Catherine Ferard, first deaconess of the Church of England. The ministry of a deaconess is, in modern times, a non-ordained ministry for women in some Protestant churches to provide pastoral care, especially for other women. The term is also applied to some women deacons in the early church.
Deaconess & Home Missioner Ministry. About this Office. Deaconesses and Home Missioners are laywomen and laymen who are called by God to be in a lifetime relationship in The United Methodist Church for engagement with a full-time vocation in ministries of love, justice, and service.