National Association of Asian Pacific American Deacons

(NAAPAD)

 Deacon Luan Tran

President

          1305 Sailfish Dr.

          Bay City, TX 77414-8319

         979-245-0694 (H)

          luan_tran@sbcglobal.net

December 1, 2007

Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Burns,

Executive Director

Committee on Clergy, Consecrated life and Vocations

3211 – 4^th. St. NE

Washington, DC 20017

202-541-3038

Dear Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Burns,

Peace of the Lord be with you.

As the number of the Asian Pacific deacons is growing in United States, the NAAPAD has been born in year 2001 by the Korean Deacons with a request from the Secretariat for the Diaconate at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to serve all the Asian Pacific American Deacons. This association is only several years old and the Asian Pacific Deacons in the United States is small (about over 300) among the 15,000 Deacons in United States.  They scatter all over in most of the Dioceses, so many of them do not know about the NAAPAD.

The purpose of the NAAPAD is to bring all Asian Pacific Deacons together to one body; encourage vocation to the Diaconate among Asian Pacific Americans; strengthen relationship and support of Asian Pacific Americans Deacons with Bishops and Priests; and to seek opportunities to collaborate with other American Deacons.

Dear Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Burns, if it is possible, would you please introduce the NAAPAD to all the Bishops and to all of the Diaconate Directors in the United States so they can introduce the NAAPAD to their Asian Pacific Deacons.

May God bless you, and I am looking forward to working with you in the future.

Sincerely in Christ,

Deacon Luan Tran

President of NAAPAD

CC: Most Rev. Frederck F. Campbell

        Bishop of Columbus, OH

        Chairman of Bishops’ Committe on The Diaconate.