International Study Conference
Diaconal Spirituality: yesterday - today - tomorrow
held 26-29 March 2009 in Vienna, Austria, and
organised by the International Diaconate Centre (IDC), has been a great success.
There were 185 participants of 30 different nationalities, of whom 84 members of the IDC.
A new Board has been chosen:
President: Klaus Kießling, Germany
Vice-President: Bert Cambre, Canada
Vice-President: José Espinos, Argentina
Board members:
Deacon's spouse: Nelleke Wijngaards Serrarens,
The Netherlands
Secretary: Erik Thouet, Germany
Delegates:
Ferenc Molna, Hungary
Jose Duran y Duran, Brasil
William Ditewig, U.S.A.
Michael Kuhn, Austria
Greg Garnie, South Africa
Montserrat Martinez, Spain
Terttu Pohjolainen, Finland
Tony Schmitz, Scotland
Co-opted: Charles Dube, Zimbabwe
and Gilbert de Lima, India
The former President, Rob Mascini, resigned, as well as the Secretary, Klaus Kauß.
Below some impressions of the Conference and the IDC members' meeting.
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Roosendaal
Group
Rob Mascini, Klaus Kiessling,
former President IDC President IDC
Opening speech by Rob Mascini
Information stall
Mass in the chapel of the Kardinal König Haus
Please scroll down for a photo impression of the Conference and the IDC members' meeting.
Before............. and during a presentation
Deacon Wim Tobé leads the afternoon prayer
Break in the garden of the Kardinal König Haus
Rob Mascini, Klaus Kießling and Klaus Kauß ready to open the IDC members' meeting
One of the workshops
Farewell to the IDC President Rob Mascini, by Klaus Kießling, Bert Cambre and José Espinos
The former and the new IDC President:
Rob Mascini and Klaus Kießling
Afternoon prayer lead by the Spanish speaking ladies
The interpreters who did a marvellous job!
Nelleke Wijngaards Serrarens and Montserrat Martinez who do research on deacon's spouses
Closing mass in Vienna's Stephansdom
The church choir
