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S ERRA CLUB O F P O RT L A N D B U L L E T I N

PRESIDENT S MESSAGE

Change! Change! Change! Why can t things just stay the same? Why do we need to

have a new Archbishop? Why are many parishes going to have a new pastor? Why is

it time to have a change in our Portland Serra Club leadership? I suppose that is just the

way life works.

Support our Priests

The other day I was going through our Serran membership and I realized why there is

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such a need for new members. We have many very long-term Serrans who have pro-

Say a Prayer vided and will continue to provide much energy for our various activities. But it s time to

make sure there are new members who will continue the good work of Serra.

At this time approximately 40% of our Portland Serrans have experienced their 80th

birthday and over 30% have experienced their 70th birthday. Most are still very active in

Serran activities. But they would love to have some new members who could share the

load .

One of our most important goals presently is to establish vocation ministries in many

M AY parishes which presently do not have such a ministry. We need potential Serrans who

live in these parishes to come on board .

5/05 Rev. Joseph Heuberger

5/05 Rev. Richard Thompson

Once again I encourage you to ask at least three potential members to attend our special

5/06 Rev. Patrick McNamee

meeting on May 2 for prospective Serrans. We need their prayers and we need them to

5/09 Rev. Harry Holwell

5/09 Rev. Neil Moore share in the Serran goal to promote religious vocations.

5/16 Rev. Kelly Vandehey

5/17 Rev. Joseph Hoang

Blessed Junipero Serra, Pray for us! Ken Harris, President

5/18 Rev. Damian Kobus, OSM

5/18 Rev. David Shaw

ORDINATION OF TRANSITIONAL DEACONS

5/21 Rev. George Wolf

5/23 Rev. Michael Patrick

5/23 Rev. Richard Sirianni

The Archdiocese of Portland will be ordaining five Priestly Candidates to the

5/24 Rev. Theodore Frison

Sacred Order of Deacon on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St.

5/24 Rev. Kenneth Hume

Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. From the Archdiocese:

5/28 Rev. Michael Lau

Aniceto III Guiriba, James Manuel Herrera, Peter Nhat Hoang, Charles Edward

Holden, John Douglas Marshall. Reception to follow.

All Serrans are encouraged to attend and keep the candidates in your prayers.

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5/19 Rev. Robert W. Krueger 5/24 Rev. Carl Flach

5/01 Rev. Joseph Hau Duc Nguyen

5/07 Rev. Brian Allbright Most Rev. Kenneth Steiner R ev. George Wolf

R ev. John Brouillard Rev. James D ieringer

5/10 Rev. Msgr. Dennis O'Donovan

5/20 Rev. Msgr. Timothy Murphy 5/25 Rev. Bruce D. Brown

R ev. Cosmas White OSB

5/11 Rev. Rock Sassano R ev. Patrick Walsh Rev. Kenneth Hume

5/21 Rev. John McGrann R ev. Angel Armando Perez

5/12 Rev. Frank Knusel

R ev. Msgr. Carl Gimpl R ev. Jack Krall

5/13 Rev. David Cullings

5/14 Rev. Joseph Baccellieri Rev. Theodore R. Weber Rev. David J anes

R ev. Philip Waibel OSB 5/27 Rev. David Gutmann

Rev. Patrick Donoghue

Rev. Neil J. Moore Rev. J. Michael Morrissey

R ev. Jack Mosbrucker

R ev. Scott Vandehey R ev. Elwin Schwab R ev. Michael Sprauer

5/22 Rev. Karl Schray 5/29 Rev. Theodore Prentice

5/15 Rev. Leslie Sieg

R ev. Roy Antunez SJ Rev. Sean Weeks

5/18 Rev. Donald McHugh

R ev. Msgr. Charles Lienert Rev. Gerald Quintal 5/30 Rev. Msgr. Francis M. Campbell

Rev. Gary J acobson Rev. Vincent Cunniff

R ev. John Betts

5/23 Rev. Dale W addill 5/31 Rev. Daniel R eynolds

Rev. Joseph Beno

Rev. Louis Urbanski Rev. Michael Biewend, CJ

R ev. Edward D. Altstock

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PROGRAM RECAPS

April 4, 2012 - The pastor at St. Patrick s parish, Father Lucas Laborde, SSJ, spoke

to our Serra Club at the first meeting in April. Father Laborde, not only is pastor of St.

Patrick s, but he is also the campus minister at Portland State University. He was born

and raised in Argentina.

SERRA MEETINGS

Father Laborde related how he knew at an early age that he had a vocation to the

priesthood and that he wanted to minister to young people, to help them discern their

vocation. He eventually was asked by the superior of his priestly order to join a mis- May 2, 2012

sionary group to the United States. He accepted and found himself serving at the

Board Meeting rescheduled to 5/16

Newman Center at Oregon State University. Later he was assigned to St. Patrick s

NEW MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

and the Newman Center at Portland State University.

Social starting at 11:00

Lunch served at Noon

In his concluding remarks Father Laborde outlined what fosters a vocation . He

PROGRAM: Archbishop John G. Vlazny

cited the need for a special creation of an ambiance or environment in our parishes

which will develop a positive view of the priestly vocation, a view that considers it an

May 16, 2012

honor to be called.

Board Meeting 10:30

April 18. 2012 - Mary Sharon Moore, M.T.S., was introduced by Bob Turner. She is a Lunch/Meeting Noon

vocational consultant and the founder of AWAKENING VOCATIONS, which is based Keynote Speaker: Loretta Wiltgen, Pres .

in Eugene. Mary Sharon spoke on Anointed for a Purpose: Getting to the Heart of St. Andrew Nativity School

Vocations . She believes there is no shortage of vocations in the Church God has

June 6, 2012

never stopped calling .

Board Meeting 10:30

Mary Sharon shared with Serrans some insights into the nature of God s calling. She Lunch/Meeting Noon

gave us a peek into the awakening process that she brings to parishes, actual tools to PROGRAM: Srs. Janet Ryan and Lucinda,

make vocational discernment the norm and not the exception. The author of a forth- SNJM - Social Injustice of Trafficking of

Women

coming book, Anointed for a Purpose, Confirmed for Life in the Twenty-first Century,

Mary Sharon also has a radio program called Awakening Vocations, which airs on

June 20, 2012

Saturday and Sunday afternoons on KBVM, FM (88.3).

Mass Noon

UPCOMING EVENTS Special Lunch 75th Anniversary

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS (Official date is June 19, 1937)

APRIL 29, 2012

SPECIAL EVENTS

New Membership Drive Sunday, April 29, 2012

All Portland Serrans are asked to invite at least one person to attend our upcoming World Day of Prayer for Vocation

NEW MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON scheduled on Wednesday, May 2nd starting at

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

11:00 with a social and lunch at noon. This event will feature our own Archbishop

John G. Vlazny. This luncheon will help us attain our increased membership goals. 75th Annual Seminary Tea

All prospective members will be our guests. Serrans lunch price is $16/pp.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

T ransitional Deacon Ordination

77TH ANNUAL SEMINARY TEA

St. Mary s Cathedral at 11:00 am

On Wednesday, May 9 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. the Annual Seminary Tea will be held at

Saturday, June 9, 2012 - Priest

the Portland Golf Club located at 5900 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Portland. This tea is a

Ordination St. Mary s Cathedral

fundraising event to assist the Archbishop in funding the education of the seminarians

for our Archdiocese. Tickets are $25 and will be available at the door the day of the

June 18-21, 2012 - PORTLAND

tea.

Archdiocese 13th Annual Quo Vadis

Days - Little River Christian Camp/Glide, OR

CLUB

CLUB INFORMATION

SAVE THE DATE June 20-21, 2012 - USAC Annual

Meeting Providence, Rhode Island

Serra Club of Portland

ANNUAL MASS AT THE GROTTO

1500 NE Irving, Suite 440

June 21-24, 2012 -Serra International

Portland, OR 97232-4208

Ken Harris, Club President

Sunday, July 22 at noon Convention in Providence, Rhode Island

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June 24-27, 2012 - SEATTLE

Serra Club Bulletin

Archdiocese 10TH Annual Quo

Cost is $20 per person

Margret Harris / Lynn Jones, Editors

Vadis

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Guests are welcome!

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June 25-27, 2012 - YAKIMA

WEBSITE: www.serraportland.org

Archdiocese Annual Quo Vadis

Please

Please Pray for vocations

S e r r a C lu b o f Po rt l and B ul l et i n P ag e 3

PORTLAND SERRA CLUB

HOSTS 2012

REGION 12 CONVENTION

SPREAD THE GOOD WORD

SAVE THE DATES !

Friday,

Friday, Sept. 21 - Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012

Embassy Suites -Washington Square / Tigard, OR

Theme

Theme - The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another

ALL ARE WELCOME

INVITE FRIENDS, FAMILY & PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS

More Details to follow on hotel rates & conference costs Mary Ann Perlot, Committee Chair

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Fr. Brett Brannen

Pastor, St. Matthews Catholic Church and Chaplain, Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia

Author of highly acclaimed book: To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priest-

hood . Fr. Brett is an exceptional and dynamic speaker in high demand. We are honored and privileged to have him as

our Keynote Speaker for the 2012 Regional Conference in Portland, Oregon.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Reverend John P. Brennan, S.M.A.

A native of Ireland, Fr. Brennan was ordained in 1968 in the Society of African Missions. He erved as a missionary in

Argentina from 1969 to 1979. Currently Professor of Systematic Theology & Vice Rector at St. John s Seminary in

Camarillo, CA since 1991.

Fr. Mike Biewend

Fr. Mike was a member of the Josephite Fathers from 1971 until 2011. He incardinated into the Archdiocese of Portland

in Oregon in 2011. Fr. Mike served in several parishes before entering the Air Force Chaplain Service by direct commis-

sion on January 1984. He served 23 years on active military duty and retired in 2006. Fr Mike is currently Pastor of St.

Mary Magdalene Parish in Portland.

Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J.

Fr. Paul was ordained a priest in 2008 at St. James Cathedral in Seattle and has been teaching Freshman Faith Forma-

tion at Jesuit High since. He is Jesuit s head Ski Racing coach and serves as chaplain for the alumni sitting on the Na-

tional Alumni Board. Fr. Paul is deeply connected with the youth and has some great insights to share as a priest and a

teacher.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN HENICK

John Henick, a beloved Serran and dear friend, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2012 at his home with

his family. We will forever miss his good nature, his endearing smile, his laughter and whole-hearted en-

gagement with others. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Pat, his loving wife of 61 years, and his family.

May he rest in internal peace.

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