Saint Serra Mission:
Our mission is to foster and affirm vocations to the ordained priesthood and vowed religious life, and through this ministry, assist our members’ common Catholic faith.
Vision:
Our vision is to
Our mission is to foster and affirm vocations to the ordained priesthood and vowed religious life, and through this ministry, assist our members’ common Catholic faith.
Vision:
Our vision is to
- educate and inform our members and the Catholic community of our commitment to promote the ordained priesthood and religious life;
- encourage and affirm the ordained priesthood and vowed religious life as a positive lifestyle;
- inspire and call forth a well-trained and dedicated corps of leaders, through the perseverance of a spiritual and practical aspect, at all levels of Serra.
What we Do
Annual Programs and Events to encourage vocations and to honor our bishop, priests, deacons, seminarians and vowed religious
Annual Programs and Events to encourage vocations and to honor our bishop, priests, deacons, seminarians and vowed 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 Fr. Jared Holzhuter (Diocese of Madison)
- 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
- (Spiritually) Adopt a Seminarian – August (New Seminarians until ordained Priesthood)
- Support Altar Server Recognition program – (in conjunction with parish ministry)
- Foster an Hispanic Outreach program
- Establishing a Homebound Ministry – Deliver Priest Calendars, Pray for our Seminarians, and all religious
- Establishing a Traveling Crucifix program
Pray for our Priests (download/print the daily Prayer Calendar below. Updated each September)
| priest_calendar_2023.pdf |
Link to Serra International website (available in multiple languages):
To find the Spanish version, click on the rightmost flag on the Serra International home page.
Para encontrar la versión en español, haga clic en la bandera situada más a la derecha en la página de inicio de Serra Internacional.
To find the Spanish version, click on the rightmost flag on the Serra International home page.
Para encontrar la versión en español, haga clic en la bandera situada más a la derecha en la página de inicio de Serra Internacional.
