>In North America, deacons associate under the umbrella of the National Association of Deacon Directors (NADD), which is divided into 14 regions. This enables deacons from groups of dioceses to meet, to study, to pray, and have fun being together without having to travel thousands of miles.
Regions consist of several dioceses, and each one makes an effort to facilitate fellowship, learning and faithfulness to the diaconal calling among the deacons in that region. Every two years our group of northern New York and southern Ontario dioceses (Region 2) holds the convocation. It moves from diocese to diocese.
The Convocation this summer will be held at the Ambassador Conference Resort in Kingston, Ontario. The distinguished keynote speaker will be Dr. Michael Higgins, author, broadcaster, Vatical affairs specialist, columnist and long-time Catholic educator, scholar and administrator, who will give the address “Ecclesial Crisis: And a Way Forward”!
Please take advantage of the Early Bird registration; $150.00 per person if post-marked by May 2, or $175.00 after May 2. Price includes meals. Please register ASAP.
You may download the pdf registration form by clicking here.
The brochure for the conference is also available by clicking here.
For more information, please contact Deacon Phil and Peggy Carney, at 1-613-634-0796 or psychbus@cogeco.ca .
As Deacon Bert once said, “Let’s make this the best convocation yet!”
