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In This Issue:
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| Upcoming Events |
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| President's Message |
| Preparing for Easter |
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| V.P. Communications |
| MEMBERSHIP |
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| Guest Articles |
| Raffle Drawing for Dinner, Theater and B&B |
| Sacrament of Confirmation |
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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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4/4/2012 - 7:00 PM at Cure' of Ars Church
General Meeting |
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| Guest Speaker, John Jurcyk, attorney to five a talk entitled "The Trial of Jesus as Seen by a Trial Attorney." |
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5/3/2012 - 6:00 PM at Cure' of Ars
Mass & Installation of Officers & Dinner |
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| Mass and installation of new officers at 6:00pm and will be followed by a catered dinner in the Fr. Burak Room. Msgr. Tom Tank will be the celebrant. |
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5/5/2012 - 7:00 AM at Nativity Church
Blisters for Sisters |
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| Additional information will be forthcoming. |
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5/19/2012 - 10:30 AM at Most Pure Heart of Mary, Topeka, Kansas
Transitional Deaconate Ordination |
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| Deaconate Ordination will be at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church, 1750 SW Stone, Topeka, Ks. The three seminarians to be ordained to the Transitional Deaconate are:
Nathan Haverland
Daniel Schmitz
Quentin Schmitz |
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5/26/2012 - 10:30 AM at St. Peters Cathedral
Priestly Ordination |
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| The priestly ordination of Rev. Mr. Oswaldo Sandoval will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral in Kansas City, Kansas. |
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6/28/2012 - 6:00 PM at Prince of Peace Church
Priest/Seminarian Mass & BBQ |
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| Annual Mass and BBQ to show appreciation to our priests and seminarians. Mass at 6:00pm with Archbishop Naumann as the main celebrant followed by dinner in the parish hall. |
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| President's Message |
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Preparing for Easter
by Nancy Gibson
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We are one week away from Easter. How have you spent this Lent? Have you been able to fulfill your Lenten promise? God doesn’t look negatively at us just because we ate a little chocolate that we said we were going to give up for Lent. He asks us to pray, fast and to help others during the Lenten season. It is always wonderful to see so many people who have made a special effort to attend daily Mass. Many of these find that it really is spiritually uplifting and continue to attend daily Mass when Lent is over. I hope your Lent has been spiritually uplifting.
We are soon to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. This is also the time that many will become in Full Communion with the Church at the Easter Vigil. Please keep these candidates and catechumens in your prayers.
I think most of us are aware of Pope Benedict’s visit to Mexico and Cuba in these past weeks. I know many of you say you don’t want to be part of Facebook but I want to tell you that through Facebook I am “friends” with Vatican news and get all the latest updates on our Pope and also can read his speeches to the people of Mexico and Cuba. You can read his homilies and just keep up with what’s going on in the Vatican. Another friend on Facebook is Timothy Cardinal Dolan. You can keep up with all the latest news on the USCCB by “hanging” with the Cardinal. Don’t forget that you can also see what’s going on with Fr. Mitchel and the Vocation office on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. We are in the era of social media to keep up with our friends whether they are family and close friends or our Catholic family and friends.
When I started the paragraph above the intent was to share with you a small portion of the speech that Pope Benedict XVI gave to the Mexican people regarding the importance of the laity. Here is what he had to say:
“Greater attention is due to the members of the lay faithful most engaged in the fields of catechesis, liturgical animation, charitable activity and social commitment. Their faith formation is critical if the Gospel is to become present and fruitful in contemporary society. It is not right for them to feel treated like second-class citizens in the Church, despite the committed work which they carry out in accordance with their proper vocation, and the great sacrifice which this dedication at times demands of them.”
What struck me about this part of his speech is that as Serrans we do have a commitment to pray and support vocations. Many of our members are catechists and are members of charitable organizations that also support our priests and religious. I believe we have the support of all our priests and we are very fortunate to have an Archbishop who also supports our work. I don’t think we have ever felt like second-class citizens but in some areas this is the case. Continue to be committed to our mission of Serra.
Don’t forget that our meeting this month is on Wednesday, April 4. Our guest speaker is John Jurcyk who will give a talk on “The Trial of Jesus As Seen By A Trial Attorney.” Please come to the meeting and bring a friend.
Mary, Queen of Vocations, Pray For Us.
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| V.P. Communications |
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MEMBERSHIP
by Janice Lawless
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In an effort to increase membership, bring a guest to our Serra meeting as this may encourage them to join us to promote vocations for the priesthood and support our Priests.
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Raffle Drawing for Dinner, Theater and B&B
by George Lents
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 At the next meeting we will begin to sell raffle tickets for a fun weekend in July. Tickets will be sold for $20 apiece and will include dinner, theater and B&B stay, for two. Two tickets will be drawn so you can count on four lucky people. The date will be the weekend of Friday July 27, thru the 28th. Dinner will be at a restaurant in Arrow Rock, MO followed by a live performance at the Lyceum Theater of “Boeing, Boeing” which is a uproarious jet propelled comedy. The Bed & Breakfast is at the Arth’s farm nearby. The B&B is, well your just have to buy a ticket to see, it’s been rated AAAA by some of your own Serra Club members. Tickets can also be sold to non-club members so take a few home for your family. |
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Sacrament of Confirmation
by Doug and BJ Taylor
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This is the time of year when many Serrans are involved in some manner with the Confirmation of our adolescents. We joyfully witness as these young Catholics receive this special sacramental grace. We are aware that it is a period when their faith is deepened and strengthened. At this formative time in their lives they are becoming more aware of the special place religion plays for them in their family and their community.
Congratulations to all the Serrans who have been assisting with the religious education, ceremonial preparation, responsibilities at the Confirmation ceremonies and attendance as parents, grandparents and friends.
The following is a list of some of the Catholic schools in Johnson County where students were or will be confirmed this year:
Church of the Ascension 7
Church of the Nativity 100
Cure’ of Ars 100
Holy Cross 36
Holy Spirit 69
Holy Trinity 116
Prince of Peace 234
Queen of the Holy Rosary 19
St. Agnes 32
St. Michael the Archangel 185
St. Pius X 19
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| This Month's Priestly Ordination Anniversaries |
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| Archbishop James P. Keleher - 4/12/1958 |
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