Serra Club of Kansas City-North   Region 9 ~ District 12-02 ~ Club 1072 Chartered October 28, 2004

June 2 Newsletter In This Issue:   Upcoming Events President's Message     June President's Message V.P. Programs     June Membership Meeting V.P. Membership     Membership News Guest Articles     Reprint of Article re Fr. Christian Malewski     Reprint of Article re Fr. Duc Nguyen     Pope Benedict's Intentions for June     Frs. Christian Malewski and Duc Nguyen Ordained Dates To Remember     Third Thursday Mass for Vocations     Remember Those in Need     Serra International Annual Convention Priest Anniversaries This Month Visit Our Club Online   Upcoming Events   6/6/2009 - 10:00 AM at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception    Ordination of Permanent Deacons On Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10:00 a.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, four men will be ordained as permanent Deacons: Mike Dennis (Past President of the Serra Club of SE KC), Joseph C. LeMay, Doug Myler, and Paul Muller. Please plan to attend still another wondrous event!   6/13/2009 - 8:00 AM at Franciscan Prayer Center, Independence, MO    Franciscan Spirit Camp for Middle School Girls Girls in the Middle School grades can register for this wonderful experience. Contact Sr. Andrea Kantner, OSF, 816-252-1673, or email stfran2100@aol.com.   6/17/2009 - 3:00 PM at Univ of St. Mary, Leavenworth KS    Leadership Camp for Girls Leadership Camp 2009 for girls entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. This is an opportunity to take part in fun recreational activities: swimming, games, athletic events, crafts, and more. Registration is to be returned by May 22, 2009. Register early as space is limited. Sr. Mary Ann theisen, SCL, Univ. of St. Mary, Cantwell Hall, 4200 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048, 913-758-6556. Sponsored by Benedictine Sisters, Mount St. Scholastica, Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, and Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.   6/18/2009 - 11:00 AM at Chancery Chapel    Third Thursday Mass for Vocations 11:00, June 18, 2009, third floor of The Chancery, 300 E. 36th St., KCMO 64111. The Chapel holds a little over 34 people.   6/18/2009 - 11:00 AM at The Chancery    Third Thursday Mass for Vocations Third Thursday Mass for Vocations at The Chancery, 3rd Floor. Please use the elevator if needed. The Chancery address is 300 E. 36th St., KCMO, 64111. The chapel seats a little over 34 people. Carpooling to the Mass is suggested. Bring a friend!   6/19/2009 - 3:00 PM at Conception Seminary and Abbey    Companion Camp for Boys Registration for Boys going into the 6th, 7th and 8th Grade this Fall. Registration fee ($100). THE SCHEDULE: Day 1: Arrive at Conception by 3:00 p.m.; afternoon activities, recreation and prayer time. Day 2: Full day of recreation, prayer, special nighttime activities and talks. Day 3: 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, lunch, return home (family members are invited to lunch). For more information, please contact: Brother Paul Sheller, O.S.B. Office of Vocation Promotion P.O. Box 502 Conception, MO 64433 (660) 944-2886 vocations@conception.edu See the COMPANION CAMP 2009 article in this issue for a printable brochure.   7/1/2009 - 8:00 AM at at a church near you    Feast Day of Bl. Junipero Serra Feast Day/Birthday of Bl. Junipero Serra. Attend a mass for the intention of increasing vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.   7/7/2009 - 8:00 AM at Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph    Anniversary of Ordination Today is the 30th anniversary of Bishop Finn's ordination.   7/16/2009 - 11:00 AM at Chancery Chapel    3rd Thursday Mass for Vocations Third Thursday -- Diocesan Mass for Vocations 7/16/2009 at 11:00 AM Location: Chancery Chapel Description: The Chancery Chapel is located on the 3rd floor of the chancery. There is an elevator from the main level to the 3rd floor near the chapel. Consider carpooling. Some Serrans will be going to lunch at Winstead's on the Plaza after the Mass for Vocations.   8/16/2009 - 3:00 PM at Home of the Meiners    Annual Sister's Picnic 8/16/2009 - 3:00 p.m. SISTER'S PICNIC - The Meiners will be hosting the picnic again this year. Sponsored by SE Serra Club.   8/20/2009 - 12:00 PM at TBA    Annual Serran Mass and Luncheon The Annual Serran Mass and Luncheon with Bishop Finn will be held Aug. 20, 2009, I believe at Visitation parish. More info to follow.   8/26/2009 - 1:00 PM at Omaha, NE    Serra USA Board Metg 8/26/2009 - 1:00 p.m. In Omaha, NE - USA COUNCIL BOARD MEETING AND STANDING COMMITTEES followed by the USAC Annual Meeting and Officer Installation. Arrive for SI Convention one day earlier to experience Serrans working together on the national committees.   8/27/2009 - 4:30 PM at Omaha, NE    Serra International Annual Convention 8/27/2008 - 4:30 p.m. Opening Mass - SERRA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION in Omaha, NE. Check out the link below for information on Speakers. Additional information and registration details at www.serra.org   President's Message June President's Message   by Clarissa Grill   Over the last couple of weeks our Diocese has been blessed with two newly ordained priests, three transitional deacons and four permanent deacons. WOW!!!! It sure is an exciting time to be a Serran. (Be sure to read the articles in the Key about these blessed events - reprinted in this newletter). We too have been blessed. We have been given the opportunity to serve our Church as Serrans. As Serrans, we are given numerous opportunities to show our love and support to our religious and to develop close and caring relationships with them. They rely on us and we definitely rely on them. As you all probably are aware, Pope Benedict XVI has designated June 19, 2009 through June 18, 2010 as the Year for Priests. This year-long celebration begins on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a day on which we pray for the sanctification of all priests. The Holy Father has likewise declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of all Priests on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the saint’s death. We need to continue to pray for our priests that they might always be faithful to their sacred calling. Over the next twelve months let's all try to look for ways to make our priests feel extra special and express to them our appreciation for all they do for us. We also have been urged by the USA Council of Serra International Board to take part in the prayerful effort to canonize Blessed Junipero Serra. Only one more miracle is needed to be submitted to the Church body examining Father Serra’s cause for canonization. Below is a prayer for his canonization. Prayer card copies will be available at our membership meeting on June 10th. His feast day is July 1st. Heavenly Father, we ask you to look lovingly on the missionary journey of your faithful servant, Blessed Junipero Serra. Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra. His steadfast efforts in founding nine missions in California and the conversion of thousands of Native Americans have inspired the formation and work of Serra International. This ministry in Father Serra’s name is to encourage and affirm vocations to priesthood and vowed religious life. We pray that you bless this holy and courageous Franciscan missionary and grant him the ultimate honor of Sainthood in your heavenly kingdom. We ask this in the name of thy Blessed Trinity and Mary, Queen of Vocations. Amen. Just a reminder that our social time has been changed to 6:15-6:45 from 6:30-7:00. Orders for dinner will begin at 6:45. While the food is being prepared, installation of 2009-2010 Officers will take place along with a short meeting, followed by our guest speaker, Dr. Claude Sasso. If you are unable to attend the dinner, you are more than welcome to attend the program portion of the meeting. Any questions, please let me know. AGENDA Social Order Dinner Opening Meeting Prayer - Clarissa Installation of Officers Fr. Jim's Comments Secretary's Report Treasurer's Report VP Communications VP Membership VP Programs VP Vocations President Elect President Grace/Dinner Program Closing Prayer   V.P. Programs June Membership Meeting   by Joyce Bischof   Our speaker for June is Dr. Claude Sasso, fellow member of our Serra Club North. He will speak on the History of the Church. We are excited about our big pot luck coming up on July 8. We will be inviting all our seminarians and our priests from the Northland. All the other Serra clubs in our district will also be invited. We will all bring a nice large dish to serve. The meat, buns and condiments will be provided by our St. Therese Knights--thanks to them. This will be in the Wooldrige Center at St. Therese Parish. We hope to get Focus to come in August. I have sent the E-mail and will let you know the result. Thanks to Tom Robinson we will have Fr. Charles Rowe talk with us in September on the End of Life issues in the church. I am already getting my questions ready. We have a speaker in mind for October, and will let you know next month. In November, we will have a potluck dinner at a parish TBA. In December, all the Serra Clubs are invited to the Mass and dinner for the Seminarians on Dec. 26, at St. Thomas More.   V.P. Membership Membership News   by John Lusero   Thanks for all you do for membership. Due to the recent cancer discovery of her mother, Lori Baker and her husband Arnold will not be joining the club at this time. We ask your prayers for her and the family and hope that we will again have them with us in the future. I am still working on a Sunday at St. Charles and have been promised a date this week. I'll keep you informed. Remember to invite someone to dinner and let them see what we do for vocations. Godspeed, John Lusero, Membership   Guest Articles Reprint of Article re Fr. Christian Malewski   by Editor   Deacon credits mother for his conversion, ordination By Kevin Kelly Catholic Key Associate Editor Deacon Christian Malewski stands near the tabernacle of St. James Parish in St. Joseph, where he was baptized in 2002. On May 30, Deacon Malewski will be ordained to the diocesan priesthood. ST. JOSEPH — Chalk this one up to mom. Connie Malewski is not only responsible for her son Christian becoming a priest, she is also the reason he’s a Catholic. And it isn’t because she carried him as an infant into a church to be baptized. Deacon Christian Malewski will be ordained to the diocesan priesthood on May 30 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City. He wasn’t baptized until Easter Vigil 2002 — March 30, his 24th birthday, and one year after his mother was baptized at St. James Parish in St. Joseph. Deacon Malewski was baptized as a Mormon, although his family didn’t practice that faith. Deacon Malewski said his mother’s conversion took him by surprise. “I told her she was crazy,” he told The Catholic Key less than three weeks before his ordination. “Then she invited me to come to Mass the next Christmas,” Deacon Malewski recalled. “I was very impressed. I saw this little kid genuflecting, and I thought ‘What is that all about?’ But I was drawn by all the reverence.” Suddenly, after bouncing around looking for a life, he felt at home, he said. After his graduation from St. Joseph Christian School, Deacon Malewski said he took classes at Missouri Western State, but dropped out to go to welding school. That career quickly proved wrong. “It was grueling and wasn’t for me,” he said. He then enrolled at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) to become an industrial arts teacher, but that wasn’t it either. Once again at his mother’s suggestion, he enrolled in Benedictine College in nearby Atchison, Kan., where he completed his degree in history while working his way through as a pizza delivery man. He thought he might continue graduate studies and teach, but then he felt another call. It was the spring of 2003, and Deacon Malewski had been Catholic for just a year. But watching then-pastor, Father Vincent Rogers, celebrate Mass, Deacon Malewski felt drawn to the priesthood. “He’s got such a charismatic personality,” Deacon Malewski said. “I looked at him and said, ‘I want to be like that guy.’ I went to him and said, ‘I’m thinking about the priesthood.’ I just threw it out there to Father Rogers.” His pastor’s response was quick. “He said, ‘If you feel that way, you need to go to the seminary. That’s where you discern,’” Deacon Malewski recalled. Father Rogers told Christian to contact Father Stephen Cook, newly assigned in 2003 to the diocesan Vocations Office. “I’m his first ‘recruit,’” Deacon Malewski said. But Father Cook, interviewing a young man who was baptized just a year earlier, expressed appropriate skepticism, the deacon recalled. “He asked me if I was just on a ‘Catholic high,” — overly enthusiastic with his newfound faith, Deacon Malewski recalled. “I told him, ‘I am on a ‘Catholic high’ every time I walk out of the confessional,” he said. Deacon Malewski went through the thorough application process including psychological testing and entered Conception Seminary College for the first of two years of pre-theology, followed by another four years of graduate theology studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. When he began, he thought six years was forever. “It wasn’t easy,” Deacon Malewski said. “I had a basic knowledge of the Gospels and Christ, but not a personal relationship. There were a lot of things I didn’t know, and I had a lot to learn.” Deacon Malewski said by the time he entered Conception, and including his time preparing for baptism, his entire experience with Catholicism was limited to two years, all at St. James. At Conception under the direction of Benedictine monks, his prayer life became deeper. “Getting into the habit of prayer was what Conception did for me,” Deacon Malewski said. That prayer would sustain him through the rest of his seminary career, particularly through the nagging self-doubt, common of seminarians, of being perfect, holy and worthy enough to be a priest. “By the end of those two years at Conception, I was not by any means certain” of his vocation, he said. “But I have come to realize since that is completely normal. “The ultimate pitfall for all seminarians is thinking we had to be perfect, holy men,” Deacon Malewski said. “But you realize it doesn’t happen overnight. You have to work at being holy,” he said. “I realized at the end of those two years that I couldn’t make an informed decision one way or the other about my vocation, so I decided to continue,” he said. Deacon Malewski said he is still wrestling with the notion of his worthiness to be a priest. But Kenrick-Glennon Seminary taught him that it only means he is human. “It was at Kenrick where I faced this whole sense of unworthiness. I realized I wasn’t perfect, and that was OK,” he said. “I will always have to make these leaps of faith and trust in God,” Deacon Malewski said. “There were times when I thought I’d like to be a ‘normal’ man, get married and have a family. Then I would ask myself, ‘Are you any more prepared to take that on?’ Honestly, the answer is no.” Deacon Malewski said he is giving his priesthood to God, realizing that God, not he, is in charge. “To say Mass, to pastor souls, to administer sacraments in the name of Christ, no one is worthy to do that,” he said . “I used to say I wanted to be a perfect priest, but I know now that’s not realistic and I would be setting myself up for a lot of hurt,” Deacon Malewski said. “I want to be a priest who prays that he needs redemption as much as anyone else,” he said.     Reprint of Article re Fr. Duc Nguyen   by Editor   Deacon Duc Nguyen talks with Vocations Director Father Stephen Cook. Deacon Nguyen will be ordained to the diocesan priesthood on May 30. KANSAS CITY — Deacon Duc Nguyen knows he was born in 1968. But he doesn’t know the date. That’s what happens when a war robs a boy of his childhood. When he emigrated to the United States in 1982 after two years in a refugee camp in Malaysia, he simply put down “June 1” as his birthday on his visa application. It seemed to the 14-year-old boy as good a birthday as any. Two days before his 41st birthday, Deacon Nguyen will be ordained a priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, fulfilling a promise he made one night on a small boat in the Pacific Ocean. “We were drifting in the ocean for many days,” Deacon Nguyen said. “I prayed that if I would make it to a free land, I would offer my life in service to the church.” It would take him another 29 years before he could keep that promise. But he never forgot it. Without a trace of bitterness in his voice, Deacon Nguyen described a life journey that took him to the priesthood that some might consider harrowing. Deacon Nguyen instead considers himself blessed by God. He was born to a Catholic family in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, during the year of the Tet Offensive that changed the course of the Vietnam War. He was just seven years old when Saigon fell to the communist Viet Cong. His father, Vu Nguyen, was a successful home builder in the former capitol city of South Vietnam. But after the war, there was no work. His family moved to the countryside village where his father tried to scratch out a living as a farmer. After two years with his family all but starving, Duc’s parents gave their nine-year-old son to a parish priest who housed and fed him for the next three years. Then one night, Duc’s uncle, Khanh Nguyen, got the boy. “My uncle organized a boat,” Deacon Nguyen said. “It cost a lot of money to escape from Vietnam, but I went for free. I was the only one in my family to escape. If you got caught, you would go to prison. But I only had to escape once.” With meager provisions, Duc was crammed into a small boat with men, women and children, and even babes in arms. The provisions didn’t last long. “We were caught by pirates,” Duc said. “The pirates took everything you had — food, anything.” For days, the small boat filled with refugees stayed on the ocean without food. It didn’t bother young Duc. “I was so seasick, I didn’t think about being hungry,” he said. At night, with nothing but the ocean and a star-spangled sky above him, Duc remembered to pray with the intensity that the priest who raised him for three years had taught him. He had already learned to trust in God’s providence when there was nothing else to trust. He still has no idea how long his ocean voyage took. He estimates it was around two weeks. But one day, the people on the boat saw two welcome sights: Malaysia, where they were trying to reach; and a U.S. Navy ship that picked them up, fed them and took them the rest of the way to a refugee camp. Duc would live in the camp for two years. He still considers himself lucky. “It was nothing,” he said. “Some people lived in the camp for eight, 10 years.” Under the sponsorship of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Duc was allowed to emigrate to the United States, without knowing a single word of English. He spent a year in public high school in Philadelphia learning English. Then he transferred to Bishop Shanahan High School in suburban Downington where he earned his high school diploma. Deacon Nguyen said he didn’t forget his promise to God, nor the three years he spent living with the priest he felt indebted to for his life, nor the call he was feeling strongly from God to the priesthood. But a high school diploma was a ticket to a job, and he and his extended family — in both the United States and Vietnam — needed money. “I was young, and I wanted to help my family,” Deacon Nguyen said. “I thought I should go to work, so I put it off.” After several years of working and sending money back to his parents who were still in Vietnam, Duc finally entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1995. He continued his studies for the priesthood nearly through his second year of graduate theology studies when he was forced to put it off again. “My sister became sick and I felt I had to help,” he said. “So I went to work in a bank for a while.” By 2006, he decided to finish his seminary studies. But Philadelphia archdiocesan officials suggested he wait another year or two to discern his vocation. It wouldn’t wait, Deacon Nguyen said. “I searched around for a diocese who would take me,” he said. During a visit to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, Duc met Matthew Benjamin, a seminarian from the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph who put him in touch with Father Stephen Cook, diocesan vocation director, who introduced him to Bishop Robert W. Finn. “Bishop Finn was so kind to take me in,” Deacon Nguyen said. Father Cook placed him at St. Anthony Parish in Kansas City, whose entire history has been one of service to an immigrant church, for an internship, then to Kenrick-Glennon to finish his studies. Deacon Nguyen was ordained to the transitional diaconate in May 2008, then completed his graduate degree in theology the following December. He has been serving at Co-Cathedral Parish in St. Joseph since then. His life, Deacon Nguyen said, is a gift from God. “I live in a country of freedom with so much to offer,” he said. “At first, I felt left out. I didn’t feel like I belong or a part of this society of freedom,” Deacon Nguyen said. “But I saw at St. Anthony that this is a society of immigrants — Spanish-speaking, Vietnamese,” he said. His first assignment as a priest will be at St. Therese Parish in Parkville, and he is anxious to begin. “I’ll be a bit overwhelmed,” he said. “The parish is big. But I am looking forward to working with 3,000 families, the school and the parish.” After that? “Whatever God wants from me,” Deacon Nguyen said. “I am open to receive whatever he hands to me.”     Pope Benedict's Intentions for June   by Vatican   General: That international attention towards the poorer countries may give rise to more concrete help, in particular to relieve them of the crushing burden of foreign debt. Mission: That the particular Churches operating in regions marked by violence may be sustained by the love and concrete closeness of all the Catholics in the world.     Frs. Christian Malewski and Duc Nguyen Ordained   by Editor   Kevin Kelly/Key photo Bishop Robert W. Finn anoints the hands of Father Duc Nguyen as Father Christian Malewski waits. KANSAS CITY — Reminding them that the people of God will look to them to be “dependable teachers,” Bishop Robert W. Finn ordained Father Christian Malewski and Father Duc Nguyen to the diocesan priesthood before a congregation that packed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception May 30. “We must never weaken or dilute the mandate of the Gospel as given through the magisterium and guaranteed by the Holy Spirit,” Bishop Finn said in his homily, just before he ordained the two men. “Faithfully guard and transmit the whole deposit of faith which is entrusted to you as Catholic pastors and teachers,” he said. “Be trustworthy sons of the Holy Father who, as Bishop of Rome and successor to St. Peter, ‘is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of the bishops and the whole company of the faithful,’” the bishop said, quoting the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium. Referring to the Gospel reading in which Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd, Bishop Finn said there is a difference between a true shepherd and a “hired hand.” “The shepherd looks with constant love upon the sheep. They are his own,” he said. “They are worthy of all his attention and care. He loves them so much that he considers them worthy even of his life. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. “You must love God’s people and take care of them as your own,” Bishop Finn said. “Your call — after the example of Christ — is nothing less than to be ready to lay down your life for the sheep. As a faithful co-worker, you must guide them always in union with the church so that there will be one flock, one shepherd.” As a way to “fortify yourself for this work,” Bishop Finn told the diocese’s newest priests to “immerse yourself in the mystery of the Holy Eucharist.” “See in the daily offering of the Holy Mass your identity as priests and your greatest service to God’s holy people,” he said. “By the manner of your celebration of the Holy Eucharist and other sacraments, the faithful will understand most fully the transcendent truths of the faith,” the bishop said. “In the purity of the sacred mysteries celebrated with integrity and a deep commitment to the church’s maternal prerogative, you will be fit instruments for the transmission of the supernatural riches of the church,” he said. Bishop Finn urged his new priests to be men of prayer. “Pray before Mass. Pray in thanksgiving after Mass,” he said. “Though you never do this for show, do not hesitate to let your parishioners see that you are a man of prayer,” he said. “They will be inspired both to pray more fervently themselves and also to pray for your perseverance.” Bishop Finn noted that the two ordinations were occurring as the church entered a year that Pope Benedict XVI had designated as the “Year of the Priest.” “The priests mission, the pope emphasizes, must always be carried out in faithful communion with the hierarchical and doctrinal principles of the church,” Bishop Finn said. Quoting the pope, Bishop Finn said that without the ordained priesthood, “there would be neither the Eucharist, nor even the mission, nor the church herself.” “You have wonderful personal gifts. Share them generously,” he told the new priests. “But remember, your vocation is to the priesthood. The church ordains you as priests. Therefore be priests,” Bishop Finn said. “Be willing to be priests who stand in the person of Jesus Christ. Allow yourself to be recognized as priests, not for the sake of privilege and honor, but as a sign of your ready service and faithful devotion to God’s people,” he said. “Be spiritual fathers and guides, be holy directors of souls. Let your priesthood be your joy,” Bishop Finn said. Bishop Finn urged Father Malewski and Father Nguyen to love the Sacrament of Penance. “Make it clear to the faithful that this Sacrament of Reconciliation is a vital part of your life,” he said. “Love Confession for the sake of your own sanctification and as an opportunity to extend the Father’s mercy in the person of Christ. Be available to God’s people in this sacrament and they will come to you, drawn by the grace of the Holy Spirit.” Bishop Finn said that the “gift of celibacy” will allow the new priests to “give yourself completely to the church with an undivided heart.” “In this way, it will be clear that you belong entirely to Jesus Christ, and your love for others will be at the same time deeply personal and all-embracing,” he said. “By your example, you will inspire others to live an outgoing love that is pure and holy.” Bishop Finn urged the new priests to “allow God to make you an instrument of justice and peace.” “Promote the dignity and respect of all human life from its inception until natural death,” he said. “Support with zeal those who have no voice of their own: the unborn, those with special needs, the aged and the dying,” the bishop said. “Defend the integrity of marriage and the family which, as the church teaches, are at the core of our society,” he said. “Be in solidarity with those who suffer injustices in our society, those who are targets of prejudice, the poor, the migrant and the refugee,” Bishop Finn said. “Be for them the sign of God’s love and mercy.” And when they feel that they need help, turn to Mary and Joseph, Bishop Finn said. “She is the mother of the high priest. She is the mother of all priests,” he said. “When your pastoral duties weigh upon you, ask St. Joseph, guardian of the Redeemer, patron of the universal church and our diocesan patron, to help you carry the load without becoming discouraged.”   Dates To Remember Third Thursday Mass for Vocations   by Editor   Third Thursday Mass for Vocations at The Chancery, 3rd Floor. 11:00 a.m. Please use the elevator if needed. The Chancery address is 300 E. 36th St., KCMO, 64111. The chapel seats a little over 34 people. Carpooling to the Mass is suggested. Bring a friend!     Remember Those in Need   by Praying Daily   For those who are ill, or are preparing for surgery, or are recovering from illness: Fr. Angelo Bartulica, John J. Jurcyk-District 12-2 Central Governor, Ken Karr, Dustin Howell (Sandy Sutton's son). Special Intentions: Pope Benedict XVI; Bishop Robert W. Finn; Bishop Emeritus Raymond J. Boland, all priests, deacons, men and women religious, for novices and postulants. For all seminarians at Conception, Kendrick, Holy Apostles, St. Gregory the Great, and in Rome as they continue their studies and discernment. For the successful efforts to charter a new Serra Club in Diocese of Jefferson City, MO. For Chaplain Lt. Joseph Reardon and all priests serving as Military Chaplains and all who serve in the US Military service at home or abroad.     Serra International Annual Convention   by Editor   Save the Date: Aug 27-30. Thanks to Homer Radford for the attachment regarding the speakers, etc. * Click Here To View The Attachment   This Month's Priestly Ordination Anniversaries Bishop Raymond Boland - 6/16/1957 - Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Rev. Justin Hoye - 6/3/2006 - St. Gabriel Rev. Matthew Link - 6/4/2005 - St. James, Liberty, MO Rev. Thomas Ludwig - 6/13/1987 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Msgr. Joseph Mancuso - 6/6/1964 - St. Andrew the Apostle Rev. Joseph Miller CPPS - 6/18/1977 - St. James, Liberty, MO Rev. Kenneth Riley - 6/6/1992 - St. Charles Borromeo Rev. Alexander Sinclair - 6/1/1957 - St. Gabriel