| November 2009 Newsletter |
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In This Issue:
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| Upcoming Events |
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| President's Message |
| November Potluck |
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| V.P. Communications |
| Nominating Committee |
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| V.P. Programs |
| November 11, 2009 Meeting |
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| V.P. Membership |
| Membership News |
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| Guest Articles |
| Growing Vocations in the Home - Roper Presentation |
| Why Be a Serran? |
| Pope Benedict's November Intentions |
| Prayer Intentions for November 2009 |
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| Dates To Remember |
| Adoration Schedule of Northland Churches |
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| Priest Anniversaries This Month |
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| Visit Our Club Online |
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| Upcoming Events |
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11/11/2009 - 6:00 PM at St. Gabriel Church
Monthly Meeting of Serra Club North |
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| Our November meeting is a potluck and mass at St. Gabriel's Church. Potluck starts at 6:00 pm., Our program is at 7:00, and mass is at 8:00. Speaker is Beth Tilling, District Governor. |
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11/22/2009 - 6:00 PM at St. Thomas More
Chili Supper Fundraiser |
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| The Kansas City Serra Club (downtown club) is sponsoring a chili supper on November 22, 6:00 pm, at St. Thomas More church. This is a fundraiser to support the retreat for seminarians at Lake of the Ozarks next summer. The lake retreat has been sponsored by the Kansas City club for many years. Please mark your calendar to attend this worthy cause. Please call or email Clarissa Grill or Sandy Sutton with your reservations. |
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12/8/2009 - 8:00 AM at Your Church
Feast of Immaculate Conception |
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| Please attend Mass on this special day. |
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12/21/2009 - 6:00 PM at St. Thomas More
Bishop's Annual Christmas Mass and Dinner With Sem |
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| Please mark your calendar to attend the Bishop's annual Christmas mass and dinner with the Seminarians on December 21 at St. Thomas More church. This dinner will replace our usual monthly dinner/meeting at Cascones. Mass will begin at 5:30, with dinner and reception following. |
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1/10/2010 - 8:00 AM at Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
National Vocation Awareness Week |
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| National Vocation Awareness Week is January 10 to January 16, 2010. More information will be provided later. |
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| President's Message |
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November Potluck
by Clarissa Grill
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 Wow, it’s hard to believe it's November already!!! With this month comes the opportunity to reflect on the numerous blessings we have received this year. As I reflect on mine, our Northland Serra Club is definitely included. We will be celebrating our 5th year anniversary at our membership meeting this coming Wednesday, November 11th. Reflecting over the last five years since the establishment of our club, our Diocese has seen the number of our seminarians drastically grow, our membership has supported and continues to support in every way possible the Serra mission and we have experienced very informative guest speakers who have assisted us in learning more about our faith and growing in our spiritual life. We couldn’t have made it these last five years without the guidance and total support of the Downtown Club, Southeast Club, and District Governors. They were there when we were trying to get established and continue to be there for our club. Special Serran friendships have developed between our club members and with our fellow Serrans thru out the Diocese. We have been very blessed. Thank you, Lord.
Our fellow Serran, Linda Nelson has worked very hard in setting up “Growing Vocations in the Home: What’s Your Soil Like?" which is being presented by Bob and Kelly Roper on November 18th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Therese Parish in the Wooldridge Center. Bob and Kelly will discuss ways to cultivate the soil of our homes to be fertile gardens for holy priests and religious, mothers and fathers, and/or single adults. They will draw wisdom from Scripture, the Saints, and local and national surveys to identify action steps to help us prepare our children and grandchildren for whatever God has planned for them. Our club will be providing desserts and beverages. There will also be a raffle. You should have received an invitation and your raffle tickets in the mail. A free will donation will be taken up to help support vocation work in our Diocese. Please extend an invitation to your family and friends. If you would like to volunteer and haven’t done so yet, you can contact Linda at (816) 781-4301.
The Downtown Club is sponsoring a Chili Supper on Sunday, November 22nd at St. Thomas More Parish from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The proceeds will be used to help cover the cost of the Seminarian Retreat at the Lake of the Ozarks. This is a special ministry for their club. Let’s give them our support.
Have a very blessed Thanksgiving. |
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| V.P. Communications |
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Nominating Committee
by Editor
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| Our Nominating Committee has been selected. At our November board meeting, it was decided that Rick Grindel and the Trustees would comprise the Nominating Committee. All club members are asked to please consider heading up a committee or taking an office if approached. Volunteers, of course, are always welcomed and encouraged. |
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| V.P. Programs |
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November 11, 2009 Meeting
by Joyce Bischof
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 Don't forget the potluck on Wednesday, Nov 11, at St. Gabriels Church. We will eat at 6 PM followed by presentation by our District Governor, Beth Tilling, and mass celebrated by Father Jim. Board members will bring a meat dish and the rest of our members will bring veggie, salad or desert.
Our club will meet on Dec. 21 for our dinner with seminarians and families (more later on location).
Our programs committee will be meeting at the end of November to plan for 2010. God bless. |
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| V.P. Membership |
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Membership News
by John Lusero
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 If any of you would like me to visit your parish for a Serra Club/31 Club talk, please arrange it with your pastor and check with me for a date. Please invite someone to our next meeting as our guest and show them the good work we do for the church.
Godspeed,
John Lusero,
Membership |
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| Guest Articles |
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Growing Vocations in the Home - Roper Presentation
by Linda Nelson
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Growing Vocations in the Home: What's Your Soil Like?
Our club will be sponsoring a presentation given by Bob and Kelly Roper on Wednesday, November 18th, titled “Growing Vocations in the Home: What’s Your Soil Like?” In this talk Bob and Kelly will discuss ways to cultivate the soil of our homes to be fertile gardens for holy priests and religious, mothers and fathers, and/or single adults. They will draw wisdom from Scripture, the Saints, and local and national surveys to reach conclusions and identify action steps that will help us to prepare our children and grandchildren for whatever God has planned for them.
The presentation will be at St. Therese Parish, Wooldridge Center, 7207 NW Highway 9, Kansas City, Mo. It will begin at 7 p.m. We will be raffling off three items: First prize: A beautiful framed print of the Pieta by Jason Jenicke; Second Prize, Framed print of St. John Vianney with prayer for priests by Jason Jenicke; Third Prize: The Priest Game. We will also be accepting a Free Will donation to help us in our support of vocations in our diocese. We need each of our members to bring a dessert that night. All desserts need to be at the church no later than 6:30 p.m. If you have not signed up to help with any committees for this activity or have any questions, contact Linda Nelson at 781-4301. |
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Why Be a Serran?
by Sandy Sutton, Editor
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Why be a Serran?
I pondered this about three months after I joined Serra. After being sent a brochure and materials about Serra, I was asked to consider joining the club up North and did so as a favor to my sponsor. I told my sponsor that I would just take a look see. I asked the usual questions: what is Serra; what do the members do; is there a fee to join; where do they meet? I attended 3 or so meetings, but didn’t really know if Serra was the right fit for me. I decided to quit. I turned in my resignation, but was asked to reconsider, so I remained a member. I was reminded that I had not been to any of the Serra functions, and that I wasn’t a member of a committee. I continued to attend the meetings and really did enjoy the speakers. But I was still trying to figure out this club. What could I do? How could I help? Where did I fit in? I continued to be encouraged to go to some of the functions and get busy on a committee. So I attended my first function. I even joined a committee. My supporters were right. You don’t really get a true feel for what Serra is if you just come to the meetings. Part of what makes Serrans special is our quest for knowledge and growth in spirituality. But Serra is much more than just a monthly dinner meeting with an educational speaker.
Serra is praying for vocations once a day and attending at least one mass a month for vocations. Serra is seeing a priest or seminarian being fitted for a new suit, or receiving a gift certificate, or one of the many other gifts and prizes donated every year at the annual Priests and Seminarians Golf and Card Tournament. Serra is watching as a seminarian is ordained a transitional deacon; and then congratulating him one year later as he is ordained a priest. Serra is seeing the joy on the faces of sisters and nuns as they celebrate their 25th, 50th, or even 75th jubilee. Serra is talking to a new seminarian who is learning English and full of wonder at the greatness of our country. Serra is seeing the amazement on the faces of the sisters and nuns as they enter the host house for the annual Sisters’ Picnic and see all the food and treats, and all the people who have come to make the day special just for them. Serra is bending down to say hello to an elderly sister sitting in a chair, just to be friendly, and finding out that she has a Master’s Degree in Teaching, was a teacher for many years, AND is 99 years old!!!
Serra is many things. What is Serra to you? What will be your memories? |
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Pope Benedict's November Intentions
by Vatican
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 November 2009
General: That all the men and women in the world, especially those who have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation.
Mission: That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace. |
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Prayer Intentions for November 2009
by Editor
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For deceased Serrans and family members, those who need our prayers, are ill, or are preparing for surgery, or are recovering from illness and surgery, or are looking for jobs: Ken Karr, Rick Grindel's mother, Leanne Wessling's daughter Jennifer, George Cascone, Dustin Howell, Kenny Sutton.
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. |
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| Dates To Remember |
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Adoration Schedule of Northland Churches
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Please see attached chart for a schedule of Northland churches. I have also included churches in SE Kansas City, as printed in the SE Serra Club newsletter.
Please find a time weekly to spend one hour with Jesus in thanksgiving for vocations, and ask for an increase in vocations.
Sandy Sutton |
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| This Month's Priestly Ordination Anniversaries |
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| Rev. Jack McClure CPPS - 11/13/1976 - Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph |
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| Rev. Aidan McSorley OSB - 11/28/1969 - Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph |
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