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FROM YOUR CLUB "PRESIDENT", RICH HERBST -

 

 WE ESPECIALLY NEED ALL MEMBERS TO ATTEND OUR WINTER PROGRAMS.

 SEE THE CALENDAR ON THIS WEB SITE FOR CLUB ACTIVITY DETAILS. ALSO, SEE A NUMBER OF ARTICLES BELOW REGARDING OUR ACTIVITIES

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Joe Buoye, one of the founding members of our club, died recently. Please keep him and his family in your prayers daily

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Thanks again for placing your trust in me as your president during this next year. I ask for your continued support for vocations, for our seminarians, and for the priests, deacons, and religious who serve in our diocese. Of course, we do this primarily through prayer but we must also put our good intentions into action.

  Siempre Adelante!  //Rich

  

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Mary, Mother of Vocations, Pray for Us.

 


 CONGRATULATIONS, BEST WISHES AND LOADS OF PRAYERS FROM ALL OF US TO OUR NEWLY ORDAINED PRIESTS.

The Ordinations were on Saturday, May 31, 2008

at:

 St. Paul the Apostle Church, Chino Hills.

 Bishop Gerald Barnes and Bishop Rutilio del Riego officiated.

 

 

Those ordained to the Priesthood:

 Eric Esparza, Assumption Seminary- Holy Family, Hesperia

Jorge Garcia, Assumption Seminary-Our Lady of Solitude, Palm Springs

Javier Gonzalez, Assumption Seminary - Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, Riverside

Luis Alberto-Guido, Assumption Seminary - St Catherine of Siena- Rialto

Minh Nguyen, Assumption Seminary - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Riverside

Deacon Eduardo Aguirre - St. Christopher, Moreno Valley

 

 


The Blessed Junipero Serra Statue is Dedicated

The Diocese’s Four Serra Clubs purchased the statue of Blessed Junipero Serra

for the Serra House of Formation in Grand Terrace.

 

The statue of Blessed Junipero Serra was dedicated on June 10, 2008. This event also included the installation of the “new” club officers for the four Serra Clubs in the Diocese. The festivities started at 6:00 PM with Holy Mass at Christ The Redeemer Church, Msgr. Tony Ferraro presider. The group then proceeded to Serra House. The statue is located just outside the entrance to the Chapel.

CLUB VP COMMUNICATIONS, JAY PLOWY, LEADING PROCESSION

THE NEW STATUE OF BL. JUNIPERO SERRA

 

 

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JOE HERTEL FUND PROVIDES $32,400 TO DIOCESE

Joe is credited as the founder of the San Bernardino Club. He left a large sum to the Club/Diocese at death. Today, the corpus is about $750,000+. Joe’s idea was to help the Diocese with the costs of Seminarians. Today our Four Clubs are looking at these funds as helping Seminarians at the Serra House of Formation in Grand Terrace, helping about 10 per year. //Howard Littlefield, Past President

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 WELCOME TO SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION

 

 SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION WELCOMES NINE (9) NEW SEMINARIANS ALONG WITH FIVE (5) RETURNING FOR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR!

John Guerrero, St. Catherine’s, Temecula 

Richard Ahumada, St. Francis, La Quinta 

Antonio Guzman,  Holy Family, Hesperia 

Tomas Guillen, St. Christopher’s, Moreno Valley

Arturo Franco, St. Christopher’s Moreno Valley  

Charles (Gino) Galley, Blessed John XXIII, Fontana 

Pablo Quiroz, Blessed John XXIII, Fontana

Dan Rogers, The Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands

Vern Schweiger, Our Lady of the Desert, Apple Valley  Note: Vern will begin after Christmas!

 

Those Seminarians continuing at Serra House are:

Carlos Martinez, Israel Caballero, Salvador Dueñas, Nick Guzman, Alex Rodarte.

 

HERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR SEMINARIANS 2008-2009

J.

 

BLESSED JUNIPERO SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION,  12725 Oriole Avenue, Grand Terrace, CA 92313

Rev. Jose Sanz, Rector (909) 783-0260 Rev. Juan Garcia, Spiritual Director

SEMINARIAN                 DOB                     PARISH                                                                             COLLEGE/LEVEL

*AHUMADA, Richard         08/02/75             St. Francis of Assisi, La Quinta                                                 RCC,     tofotex3@msn.com

CABALLERO, Israel           12/20/87             Sacred Heart, Palm Desert                                                        RCC,     cicaballero@aol.com

DUEÑAS, Salvador             12/25/71             St. Anthony, San Jacinto                                                           RCC,      daypstj@yahoo.com

*FRANCO, Arturo               11/15/63             St. Christopher, Moreno Valley                                                RCC,        arturf07@hotmail.com

*GALLEY, Charles (Gino)    04/12/87            Blessed John XXIII, Rialto                                                        Chaffey,     ieutenant_fox@yahoo.com

*GUILLEN, Tomas              04/30/89            St. Christopher, Moreno Valley                                                  RCC,        tguillenradiomonarch@yahoo.com

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*GUZMAN, Antonio 03/12/83 Holy Family, Hesperia, RCC antguz08@yahoo.com

GUZMAN, Nick 08/27/86 St. Martha, Murrieta RCC, rcatholic003@hotmail.com

MARTINEZ, Carlos 08/19/85 Holy Family, Hesperia CSUSB, carmartz85@hotmail.com

*MARTINEZ, Ricardo 01/15/78 St. Edward, Corona Diocese 101, ricardosanantonio@hotmail.com

*QUIROZ, Pablo 04/02/90 Blessed John XXIII, Fontana RCC, bquiroz2@netzero.net

*ROGERS, Dan 01/17/88 Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands RCC, dantakesphotos@gmail.com

RODARTE, Alex 03/23/82 St. Catherine of Siena, Rialto RCC, skoobydriver@aim.com

*SCHWEIGER, Verne 07/04/50 Our Lady of the Desert, Apple Valley. vschweiger@sbdiocese.org (Verne will begin after Christmas)

ST. JOSEPH SEMINARY AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (Philosophy Level),  6551 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626

SEMINARIAN             DOB                 PARISH                                                         E-MAIL ADDRESS

FELIX, Arturo                10/21/88           St. Joan of Arc, Victorville                                darth_yoda1@msn.com

LINES, David                 11/20/81           St. Mel, Norco                                                 davidlines7@hotmail.com

ASSUMPTION SEMINARY studying philosophy at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX,  2600 West Woodlawn Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78228

PADILLA, Antonio         02/15/84             St. Joan of Arc, Victorville                                 lords456@hotmail.com

OROZCO, Jose Antonio  01/17/79             Sacred Heart, Palm Desert                                 beatohoy@hotmail.com

ASSUMPTION SEMINARY (Theology),   2600 West Woodlawn Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78228

BUI, Anthony                   11/15/75             Serra House, Grand Terrace                               anth1115@yahoo.com

CARDOZA, Manuel         03/22/76             St. Edward, Corona                                             mcardoza@ost.edu

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MAI, Joseph 11/13/82 Serra House, Grand Terrace jmai82@yahoo.com

NGO, Khan 07/14/81 St. George, Ontario ngo_khan@yahoo.com

PHAM, Toan 07/26/71 Serra House toangocpham@yahoo.com

PHAN, Peter 06/28/67 Serra House ngochophan@yahoo.com

PONCE, Lawrence 03/01/84 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio elilor@gte.net

(Lawrence will begin after Christmas)

RUBIO, Roman 02/12/80 St. Catherine, Rialto peacenick80@yahoo.com

SALDAÑA, Omar 06/26/68 St. Catherine, Riverside OSaldana626@aol.com

TON, Nhan 01/15/76 Serra House nhanton@yahoo.com

WAMBACH, Bill 05/03/57 Holy Name of Jesus, Redlands wwmbk@aol.com

PARISH INTERNSHIP PARISH ASSIGNMENT

DO, Truong DOB: 05/04/75 St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula

truongdo75@yahoo.com Home Parish: St. Catherine, Temecula

GAMINO, Alex DOB: 04/29/75 St. Joseph, Barstow

seminarian007@catholic.org Home Parish: St. Christopher, Moreno Valley

GONZALEZ, Rogelio DOB: 03/31/76 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mecca

Rogerg32001@yahoo.com Home Parish: Guadalupe Shrine, Riverside

NGUYEN, Tong DOB: 11/06/69 St. Francis of Assissi, La Quinta

nguyentong@yahoo.com Home Parish:St. Francis of Assisi, La Quinta

PEREZ, Raul Adan DOB: 10/05/78 St. Francis X. Cabrini, Yucaipa

radameof@hotmail.com Home Parish:Our Lady of Guadalupe, Ontario

QUINTERO, Haider DOB: 03/25/72 Studying in Colombia for 1 year

haider_q@hotmail.com Home Parish: St. Francis of Assisi, La Quinta

 

 

 Everyone's prayers for these men and their families are requested. If you are know anyone interested in a vocation as a priest, deacon or religious, please call the Office of Vocations, (909) 783-1305 or via e-mail vocations@sbdiocese.org.

 


 

WE ENJOY OUR TALENTED CHAPLAIN  - FR. JERRY OCHETTI

THE CLUB HAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYS HAVING FATHER JERRY AS ITS CHAPLAIN.  FATHER JERRY WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CATHEDRAL BEFORE ORDINATION. FOLLOWING ORDINATION, HE HAD A THREE YEAR ASSIGNMENT AT SACRED HEART PARISH, REDLANDS (AND A SHORT SABBATICAL). HE THEN ASSUMED HIS NEW DUTIES AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE DIOCESE’S VOCATION OFFICE LOCATED AT THE SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION IN GRAND TERRACE. HE RESIDES IN GRAND TERRACE.

FR. JERRY HAS PARTICIPATED ACTIVELY IN CLUB BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES, SERRA DISTRICT MEETINGS,  AND CONTINUES WITH MANY NEW ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE VOCATIONS OFFICE.

FR. JER HAS AN "ADDITIONAL" RESPONSIBILITY AS INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR OF ST. JOSEPH CHURCH IN UPLAND. GOD BLESS YOU PADRE JER!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


JUST SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT VOCATIONS GLEANED

FROM THE PAST FEW YEARS – by Dick Weeks, Past President

 

Ø      Vocation “seeds” need to be planted in the parishes.

Ø      Every Catholic is responsible for the calling to the Priesthood.

Ø      Today, no one is “inviting”. The role of Serra is to explain to the community that we are “all” inviters.

Ø      We have to look at the realities of our culture today. There is more to "coming together" than having

           bi-lingual liturgies.

Ø      It was hard then; it’s hard now.

Ø      Build strong communities.

Ø      Time to talk on the cell phone vs. time talking to God.

Ø      An “invitation” confirms the “calling”.

Ø      The “sense” of the priest shortage doesn’t seem that important at the parish level.

Ø      It’s everyone’s mission.

**      Some parishes have turned down an additional Priest because they don't have funds to pay them.

Ø      Give Bibles to our Altar Servers.

Ø      Connecting people to Jesus Christ’s love is infectious….falling in love with Jesus.

Ø      We have a real problem.

Ø      Be persistent; get vocations high on the radar.

*        We witness in the world we live in.

*        As we recess out of Holy Mass, the Cross (Christ) leads us....the Kingdom of God is outside! Evangelize!

           Sanctify!  Make them Holy!

*        "The Lord found me....and we respond."

*        The "Call" is never in isolation.....affirm the gifts and call of everyone.

*        Never short-change yourself on how strong our witness is.

*        All gifts come together to make the whole.

          It's "community" that keeps Serrans connected. The shared love of Christ connects us.*

*        God is mystery; God is active in our lives; life is a mystery

*        Getting "commitment" is tough today; Gratitude always!

*        People want to be part of something...............

*        How can I serve? Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me, and just be my friend................

*        It's what you do, that makes the difference.

*        Jesus wept; so we can.

*        Where is the Lord leading us these days?

*        Priests need to know they are supported. Pray for them.

*        The Lord found us - and we respond.

Ø      We Catholics believe that our most important task is handing on our faith.

Ø      Significant Adult Education is missing from our parishes; and, perhaps, has never been there.

 

“Always Go Forward” -  Mary, Mother of Vocations, Pray for Us.