http://ocadl.com Ontario Catholic Association of Diaconate Leaders Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Saturday, November 7, 2009, at St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, the following ten men from the Permanent Diaconate Class of 2009 were ordained as deacons by Bishop Ronald P. Fabbro: Roy Brothers Gerard Charette Marcel DeClerk Jack Grim Bob Hartman Alex Litt Chris Masterson Doug Oltsher Rudy Terpstra Jeremy Tyrrell ... http://ocadl.com/2010/02/02/10-men-ordained-for-london-diocese/ The 10th annual convocation of the Ontario Catholic Association of Diaconate Leaders will be held in London at St. Peter's Seminary on the weekend of May 28 to May 30, 2010. The distinguished guest presenter will be Fr. Murray Watson, Lecturer in Biblical Studies, St. Peter's, who will take as ... http://ocadl.com/2010/02/02/ocadl-2010-announced/ At OCADL 2009 in Pembroke last summer, Deacon Bill Gervais presented the new Formation program for the Archdiocese of Kingston. The program makes extensive use of the S.T.E.P. (Satellite Theological Education Program) from the Institute for Church Life of the University of Notre Dame for the doctrinal dimension of ... http://ocadl.com/2010/02/01/kingstons-doctrinal-formation-and-vatican-norms/ On August 10, the great Feast Day of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, issued a letter of gratitude and encouragement to all permanent deacons. In addition, His Eminence calls all deacons to greater personal sanctification in our prayer lives and ... http://ocadl.com/2009/09/14/cardinal-encourages-permanent-deacons/ Our OCADL President, Deacon John Vallely has recently been appointed by Bishop Ronald Fabbro as Director of Permanent Deacons for the Diocese of London for a 5 year term. As well, Deacon John will continue as Director of the Permanent Deacon Formation and Study Program. In addition, Deacon Vallely will ... http://ocadl.com/2009/09/12/new-appointment-for-ocadl-president/ 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 ... http://ocadl.com/2009/07/10/region-2-diaconate-convocation-2009-in-rochester/ At the Annual Convocation of the Ontario Catholic Association of Diaconal Leaders, May 29-31, 2009, hosted by Bishop Mulhall and the Diocese of Pembroke, Deacon Bill Gervais was elected unanimously President-Elect of OCADL. This position commences a three year sequence of executive positions for Deacon Bill, namely president-elect, president, ... http://ocadl.com/2009/07/10/new-president-elect-chosen-at-ocadl-2009/ One of the highlights of the OCADL 2009 Annual Convocation was the dinner speech by the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Chaplain General of Canada, Deacon Padre Lawrence D. MacIsaac. Most of us had little or no understanding of the way the permanent deacons serve in ... http://ocadl.com/2009/06/12/padre-regales-ocadl-convocation-attendees/ At OCADL's 2009 Convocation, May 29-31 in Pembroke, Diaconate Leaders from the far corners of Ontario (and the centre, too) will share insights gained from over 30 years of identifying diaconal vocations forming candidates and assisting deacons to develop in their ministry and vocation For more information, view the preliminary-schedule-2009. ... http://ocadl.com/2009/05/04/ocadl-2009-in-pembroke-share-the-spirit/ April 22, 2009 marks the start of the NADD Convention for 2009 and also the first day of a year-long educational institute program for deacon directors, including four days of immersion at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. The dates are selected to allow directors to combine participation ... http://ocadl.com/2009/04/15/nadd-convention-new-directors-institute/