Six nights of information are scheduled for men who would like to learn about becoming a Permanent Deacon and entering the formation program in September, 2008. The wives of married men are also invited.

All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and will last an hour. The dates of the meetings are:

• Thursday, Jan. 3, at St. Michael parish, East New York; call 718-647-1818

• Tuesday, Jan. 8., at St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Ninth St., Park Slope; 718-768-9471

• Thursday, Jan. 10, at St. Gerard Majella parish, Hollis; 718-468-6565

• Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Nativity BVM, Ozone Park; 718-845-3691

• Thursday, Jan. 17, at Our Lady of Monserrate, Bedford-Stuyvesant; 718-388-5196

• Tuesday, Jan. 22, at St. Joan of Arc parish, Jackson Heights; 718-429-2333

Sessions will be in English and Spanish. For more information call the Diaconate Office at 718-281-9577.