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"You did not choose me, I
chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit."
(John 15)
| Korean American Deacons Association (KADA) was founded in 1995 by Msgr. Augustine C. Park of NJ and Deacon Joseph CJ Lee of St. Paul/ Minneapolis Archdiocese. The purpose of the organization is to foster a sense of community among Korean deacons on a national level. KADA has members from Hawaii to Montreal, Canada. |
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The first organizing Meeting
| Dates: October 22, 23,1995 Place: Ramada Hotel, Newark International Airport, NJ Attended: 9 deacons and wives, 1 candidate Representatives: - Deacon Joseph C.J. Lee, St Paul/Minneapolis - Msgr. Augustine Park, NJ |
First executive members:
Executives |
Name |
Diocese |
President |
Deacon Joseph C. Lee |
St. Paul/Minneapolis |
Secretary |
Deacon Paul Chin |
Brooklyn, NY |
Eastern Rep. |
Deacon Pascal Hong |
Washington, DC |
Central Rep. |
Deacon Richard Leigh |
Chicago, IL |
Western Rep. |
Deacon Ignatius Suh |
LA, CA |
Canada Rep. |
No volunteer |
N/A |
Second Annual Meeting
| Dates: Feb. 2,3,4th, 1996 Place: Radisson Wiltshire Plaza Hotel, LA, CA Attended: 7 Deacons, 2 Candidates, and Wives President: Deacon John J. Kim, San Bernardino, CA Guest Speaker: Deacon Jonnie Hammonds, Director, Permanent Deacon Formation, Archdiocese of LA |
Third Annual Meeting
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Dates: October 11, 12, 13th, 1996 Place: Best Western Inn, Dorsey, MD USA Attended: 9 Deacons, 1 Candidate, and Wives President: Deacon John J. Kim, San Bernardino, CA Guest Speaker: Fr. Paul D. Lee, Archdiocese of Washington |
Second Executive Members:
Executives |
Name |
Diocese |
President |
Dcn John J. Kim |
San Bernardino, CA |
General Manager |
Dcn Paul M. Chin |
Brooklyn, NY |
Estern Rep. |
Dcn James J. Yun |
Washington,DC |
Central Rep. |
Dcn Richard Leigh |
Chicago, IL |
Western Rep. |
Dcn Ignatius J. Suh |
LA, CA |
Canada Rep. |
Dcn James H. Lee |
Toronto, Canada |
Fourth Annual Meeting
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Dates: October 10, 11, 12th, 1997 Place: Valhalla Inn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Attended: 10 Deacons and Wives President: Deacon John J. Kim, San Bernardino, CA Guest Speaker: 1) Fr. Bernard Lee, Toronto Archdiocese 2) Dcn Dan Murphy, Deacon Director, Toronto Archdiocese |
Note: Wife of Deacon James Lee, Toronto Archdiocese, volunteered to be a secretary
for the KADA and will publish News Letter every 3 months.
February, 1998: First Issue of KADA News Letter was published.
April, 1998: Second issue of News Letter published.
July, 1998: Third issue of News Letter published.
5th Annual Meeting
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Dates: October 9th, 10th, 11th, 1998 Place: Rotex Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA USA Attended: 8 Deacons and Wives President: Deacon John J. Kim, San Bernardino, CA Guest Speaker: Fr. Frank Ferrante, Associate Director, Diaconate Formation, LA Archdiocese |
New executive members were elected.
Executives |
Name |
Diocese |
President |
Dcn Peter H. Kown |
Richmond, VA |
President-elect |
Dcn Joseph C. Lee |
St.Paul/Minneapolis |
General Manager |
Dcn Paul G. Lee |
Camden, NJ |
Eastern Rep. |
Dcn James J. Yun |
Washington,DC |
Central Rep. |
Dcn Joseph C. Lee |
St.Paul/Minneapolis |
Western Rep. |
Dcn John Shinn |
LA, CA |
Canada Rep. |
Dcn James H. Lee |
Toronto, Canada |
Secretary |
Theresa Lee |
Toronto, Canada |
December, 1998: 4th issue of News Letter published.
