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The Serra Clubs of Kansas City in Kansas and Johnson County in Kansas hosted the annual Seminarian Send-Off on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at St. Joseph Church in Shawnee, KS. Look inside to get the full experience.
The Serra Club of Johnson County in Kansas celebrated the 25th anniversary of its charter with a Mass, dinner, and program on the evening of May 2, 2024. Look inside for details about this terrific evening!
In the effort to promote vocations in our parishes and Catholic schools, the Serra Club of Johnson County is dusting off a program with an invitation to area parishes to consider beginning a Traveling Chalice/Traveling Crucifix program. Read on for details,
Expanding on a July story of Lourdes, written just after my return from pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, this is the second of a series of stories of Lourdes, including the life of St. Bernadette Soubirous, Marian Apparitions that occurred at Lourdes in the span of six months in 1858, and miracles that happen in Lourdes every day. Friday, December 8, 2023, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Hear more about the pilgrimage experience and about Lourdes at our General Membership meeting on the eve of the great Feast of Our Lady!
I learned that pilgrims are called to Lourdes by Our Lady. A trip to Lourdes doesn't just happen. Blessed to travel with 145 other pilgrims from around the United States, I witnessed grace in action. Traveling with the intent to serve others as part of a medical team, I received much more than I gave. Read on to learn more about Lourdes, St. Bernadette, and spiritual food for pilgrims.
Members of the Serra Clubs of Johnson County and Kansas City, Kansas joined in a pilgrimage visit to St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, CO, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. There were smiles and many positive comments all around! Huge thanks to Kelly Kmiecek, Administrative Assistant at the Vocations Office for her help in organizing!
Not long ago, I had the chance to have breakfast with two individuals, among thousands, whose lives are forever changed because of FOCUS. During that conversation, one of the men looked at me and said, "Every FOCUS alum ought to be a Serra Club member!" This triggered the development of this first of a four-part series on the spiritual connection between FOCUS and SERRA.
National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual week-long celebration in the Catholic Church in the United States, dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, permanent diaconate, and consecrated life.