Serra Club of Kansas City
 
Region 9 ~ District 12-2E ~ Club 25
Chartered April 2, 1947
 
2011 Spring SerraNader
In This Issue:
 
Upcoming Events
V.P. Communications
    2011 Spring SerraNader
    Seminarian Appreciation Mass Pixs
Priest Anniversaries This Month
Visit Our Club Online
 
Upcoming Events
  3/2/2011 - 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows
   Mass and Lunch
Women Religious of serving Kansas City will be our guests.
  3/4/2011 - 8:00 AM at Franciscan Convent, Independence
   Come and See Weekend
Are you seeking a fulfilling way of life? Do you have the Courage to seek a different path? Are you willing to take a step in finding the path to which the Lord is calling you? Then come and spend some time with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist as they share with you a life filled with love, joy and excitement. The Sisters will be holding two Discernment weekends in March. March 4-5, 2011 will be for high school girls aged 14-18 March 11-13, 2011 will be for ladies 18 and over. For more information contact Sr. Mary Clare, OSF at: stfraneucharist@aol.com or Phone: 816-252-1673. Sr. Mary Clare, OSF+ Vocation Director Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist 2100 N. Noland Road Independence, MO 64050
  3/8/2011 - 4:30 PM at St. Thomas More
   Board Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting
  3/9/2011 - 6:30 AM at Catholic Churches
   Ash Wednesday
Ashes are distributed in Catholic Churches throughout the world
  3/11/2011 - 8:00 AM at Franciscan Convent--Independence, MO
   Come and See Weekend
Are you seeking a fulfilling way of life? Do you have the Courage to seek a different path? Are you willing to take a step in finding the path to which the Lord is calling you? Then come and spend some time with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist as they share with you a life filled with love, joy and excitement. The Sisters will be holding two Discernment weekends in March. March 4-5, 2011 will be for high school girls aged 14-18 March 11-13, 2011 will be for ladies 18 and over. For more information contact Sr. Mary Clare, OSF at: stfraneucharist@aol.com or Phone: 816-252-1673. Sr. Mary Clare, OSF+ Vocation Director Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist 2100 N. Noland Road Independence, MO 64050
  3/16/2011 - 7:00 AM at St. Elizabeth's Church
   Mass and Breakfast
Women Religious serving the Kansas City area will be our guests
  3/17/2011 - 11:00 AM at Diocesan Chancery Chapel
   Mass for Vocations--CANCELLED
Monthly Mass for Vocations CANCELLED
  3/26/2011 - 8:00 AM at Conception Seminary
   Encounter with God's Call
Young men considering a possible call to the priesthood are welcome to spend a weekend geared toward helping them with their vocational discernment. They interact with and hear a series of talks by the seminarians of Conception Seminary College. Participants are able to experience the seminarian’s daily routine and gain a fuller understanding of what life as a seminarian entails.
  4/2/2011 - 8:00 AM at Avila University
   Spring Leadership Planning
Annual Region 9 District XII-2-E Spring Leadership Meeting for incoming officers.
  4/6/2011 - 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows
   Mass and Lunch
Father Gerald Waris will address the club.
  4/12/2011 - 4:30 PM at St. Thomas More
   Board Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting at St. Thomas More--Note: Moved to Tuesday.
  4/20/2011 - 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows
   Mass and Lunch
Bi-monthly meeting. Speaker to be Announced
  4/21/2011 - 11:00 AM at Diocesan Chancery Chapel
   Mass for Vocations--CANCELLED
Montly Mass for Vocations CANCELLED
  4/24/2011 - 12:00 AM at Catholic Churches
   Easter
Mass will be offered world-wide in honor of the Resurrection of Jesue
  5/4/2011 - 12:00 PM at Our Lady of Sorrows
   Mass and Lunch
Bi-monthly meeting: Speaker to Be Announced
  5/7/2011 - 7:30 AM at Church of the Nativity
   Blisters for Sisters
All of the Serra Clubs in Kansas and Missouri will honor the Sisters serving the Metropolitan Area. Church of the Nativity 119th Street and Mission Road Leawood, Kansas 7:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Walk Begins 10:00 a.m. Mass 11:00 a.m. Lunch
  5/10/2011 - 4:30 PM at St. Thomas More
   Joint Board Meeting
Both the present and the incoming board meet. Meeting is held on Tuesday.
  5/15/2011 - 12:00 AM at World Wide
   World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations
  5/19/2011 - 11:00 AM at Diocesan Chancery Chapel
   Mass for Vocations
Montly Mass for Vocations
  5/19/2011 - 5:30 PM at St. Thomas More & Blue Hills Country Club
   Installation Banquet
Annual Installation of Officers for the coming year. 5:30 Mass at St. Thomas More 6:45 Cash Bar--Blue Hills Country Club 7:15 Dinner and Program
  5/21/2011 - 10:00 AM at TBA
   Transitional Diaconate Ordinations
Several men will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate. Serrans are welcome.
  5/28/2011 - 10:00 AM at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
   Ordination of Louis Farley
Louis Farley will be ordained to the Priesthood at the Cathedral. Serrans are welcome.
 
V.P. Communications
2011 Spring SerraNader
  by Dick Shaw
 
Fellow Serrans,

Here is the Spring Edition of the Serra-Nader. It contains:

Seminarian's Mass and Dinner
Letter from President Steve Pierce
Officers for 2011-2012
International Convention
New Serrans
Pilgrimage to Conception & Clyde
Blisters for Sisters Announcement
Do You Know These Serrans
Support Our Seminarians
5th Grade Vocation Days
FIRE
Anglicans Become Catholics
Diocesan Vocations
Respect for Life
Valentine's Day Dinner
Calendar

Additional Pictures from the Seminarian's Mass and our New Serrans


Mary, Queen of Vocations, pray for us.

Dick Shaw
Editor

John Froeschl
Publisher
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Seminarian Appreciation Mass Pixs
  by Dick Shaw
 
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This Month's Priestly Ordination Anniversaries
Rev. Bernard Branson - 3/14/1959 - St. Ann (Independence)
Rev. Robert Cameron - 3/14/1959 - Chancery
Rev. Thomas Cronin - 3/15/1969 - Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph
Rev. Robert Deming - 3/22/1958 - Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph
Rev. Ronald Elliot - 3/2/2002 - St. John LaLande
Rev. Michael Gillgannon - 3/22/1958 - Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph
Rev. John McCormack - 3/18/1961 - Little Sisters of the Poor