Saint Serra of Des Moines

Saint Serra of Des Moines
​Des Moines, Iowa

     Join us to help create a 'culture of vocations'

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    • Importance of Vocations
    • Seminarians - Diocese of Des Moines
  • Calendar of Events
    • Thank you notes
  • Event Photos
    • Spiritually Adopt a Seminarian program
    • Permanent Diaconate Ordination 2022
    • Bishop's Burse 2022
    • Member Induction Mass & Dinner 2022
    • Priest Appreciation Picnic Photos 2021
    • Seminarian Luncheon Photos 2021
    • Sister "May Day Basket" Photos 2022
    • Sister "May Day Basket" Photos 2021
    • Holy Happy Hour
    • Member Socials
    • Priesthood Sunday
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What we Do
Annual Programs and Events to encourage vocations and to honor our bishop, priests, seminarians and religious
  • Sponsor “Making it Personal with Bishop Joensen” radio show on Iowa Catholic Radio
  • Recognize Catholic Schools Week - last week of January 
  • Fund monetary gifts to our newly ordained Priests and Deacons - June and July
  • Sister Appreciation Gift Baskets for ~35 sisters in the DM Diocese - March
  • Host New Member Induction Mass, Mass to Pray for deceased Serrans by Name and Milestone Membership dinner 
  • Host Seminarian Luncheon - August
  • Host Priest Appreciation Picnic- September
  • Host Deacon Appreciation Luncheon - November (Deacon Sunday - 2nd Sunday in October)
  • Host Bishop’s Burse dinner – November  
  • Host New Member Orientation (Review of 'What do Serrans do?')
  • Meet monthly for “First Friday Rosary and Mass” with  Chaplain, Fr. Larry followed by coffee/donut social hour
  • Host quarterly Holy Happy Hour (member program) with Mass, social time and speaker  
  • Support 31 Club (Daily Rosary for Vocations)
  • Support two “Seven Serrans” teams to say daily prayers for Vocation Directors Fr. Ross Parker (Diocese of DM) and also for Fr. Jared Holzhuter (Diocese of Madison, no Serra Club)
  • Fund birthday gifts to our Seminarians 
  • Established parish ambassadors to promote the Saint Serra Club to all metro parishes  
  • Invite members to pray a monthly Holy Hour at the Cathedral with the Bishop 
  • Provide bookmarks for Dowling Catholic HS retreat weekend and “freshman 101” orientation class
  • Establishing a (Spiritually) Adopt a Seminarian – August (New Seminarians until ordained Priesthood)
  • Establishing an Altar Server Recognition program – TBD (Select parishes in conjunction with parish ministry)
  • Introducing a Hispanic Outreach program
  • Establishing a Homebound Ministry – Deliver Priest Calendars, Seminarian Prayer Cards (Bishop Drumm)
  • Establishing a Traveling Crucifix program 
St. Serra Mission
Members of Serra are lay Catholic men and women of all ages and backgrounds who ensure the future of our Church by creating a “culture of vocations.”
​Our mission is three-fold: 
  1. Promote and support vocations to the ministerial priesthood of the Catholic Church as a particular vocation of service and support priests in their sacred ministry;
  2. Encourage and promote vocations to the consecrated life in the Catholic Church;
  3. Assist members to recognize and respond, each in his own life, to God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit.
 Become a Member
 St. Serra of DM -Prayer for Vocations
Pray for our Priests (download/print the daily Prayer Calendar below.  Updated each September) ​
priest_calendar_2023.pdf
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