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PASSING OF ROGER KEHEW - We regret to announce the passing of our Club's past president Roger Kehew on March 10, 2011. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection was offered on Friday, March 18, 10:00am, at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino. Our condolences and prayers are extended to his wife Mary and the entire family.

ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

This year the eighth-graders from St. Adelaide School in Highland, Holy Rosary Academy in San Bernardino, St. Anthony School in San Bernardino, Our Lady of the Assumption in San Bernardino, Sacred Heart Academy in Redlands and St Catherine of Siena School in Rialto participated in the San Bernardino Serra Club Essay Contest, an annual vocations themed essay contest.

Contest winners were recognized by Bishop Gerald Barnes during the Serra Essay Awards Dinner held on March 24, 2011 at Our Lady of the Assumption School. Overall honorees included Jesus Munoz from St. Anthony School, San Bernardino; Cloie Chiong from Sacred Heart School, Redlands and Reginald Paige from St. Catherine of Siena School, Rialto.

 

 Vatican's preparation & countdown to

Pope John Paul II's Beatification

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Monday kicked off the countdown to Pope John Paul II's beatification by posting a YouTube video of his famous first papal speech, when the Polish-born pontiff asked the Roman crowd in St. Peter's Square to correct him if he made mistakes in Italian.

The clip was one of several from the early years of John Paul's pontificate posted on the Vatican's YouTube channel and linked to on its new Facebook page ahead of the May 1 beatification. Both were launched Monday after The Associated Press reported on the initiatives this weekend.

The first clip shows the-then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla entering the Vatican in his crimson cardinal robes for the 1978 conclave to elect a new pope. After white smoke snakes out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, John Paul is seen emerging onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as pope after it was announced "Habemus Papam!" - Latin for "We have a pope!"

A relative unknown going into the conclave - there hadn't been a non-Italian pope for 455 years - John Paul told the crowd that his fellow cardinals had elected a new pontiff from a "far-away country" that was nevertheless close in the faith.

After pausing for a moment, as if the enormity of his election had finally sunk in, John Paul continued with a comment that seemed to endear him to the crowd and beyond.

"Even though I cannot express myself in your - our language," he said in Italian to applause, "If I make mistakes, if I make mistakes you will correct me."

John Paul was one of the most beloved popes, a globe-trotting superstar who died in 2005 after a 27-year pontificate.

Pope Benedict XVI put John Paul on the fast-track for possible sainthood after shouts of "Santo Subito!" or "Sainthood Immediately!" erupted during his funeral Mass. In January, Benedict approved the miracle needed for the beatification and set the date for the ceremony.

The May 1 event, drew as many as 1.5 million pilgrims to Rome, and was expected to be a major morale boost for a church still reeling from the clerical abuse scandals. The scandals has seriously tarnished John Paul's legacy since he presided over the church at a time when many of the crimes and coverups were committed.

 

 

New Priest at the Cathedral

 

 Fr Hieu Trong-Nguyen, SVD

Fr Hieu life’s journey began in Vietnam. His family was originally from Saigon. When the communists took over, the family moved to a small village for safety. For a short time, that community was a safe harbor for the many Catholic people who had moved south, until the entire country fell under communist control. Before the communists took over it was a difficult life but they were happy even with the meager food supply and poor living conditions.

The Catholic community offered great spiritual and secular support. During this time in Fr Hieu’s life, he heard a calling to serve God by being chosen to be an altar boy. This was a great privilege in the Vietnamese Catholic community.

There were many obstacles in Fr. Hieu’s life before he finally was ordained. Fr Hieu interrupted his studies with permission when his mother was having medical problems on two separate occasions. One occasion caused him to leave the seminary for over one year to help with the family finances. Another interruption occurred just one week before his graduation from school and just before he was to go to another country to finish some of his studies. During this leave from the seminary the family was informed that his mother had only one year or less to live and because of the spread of cancer throughout her upper body and her weakened condition no chemo could be administered.

God has blessed Fr Hieu’s family. It has been six years and his mother is doing well. In 2006, Fr. Hieu was ordained as a missionary priest for the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). His first assignment was in the Diocese of Oakland.

Last December Fr Hieu was reassigned to the Diocese of San Bernardino. We are blessed to have Fr Hieu as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of  the Rosary Cathedral. ---Thank you, Fr. Hieu!

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 WELCOME TO SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION

 

 

 

 

 OUR SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION WELCOMES THESE  NEW SEMINARIANS, ALONG WITH THE LISTED RETURNING SEMINARIANS

FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR!

 

BLESSED JUNIPERO SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION 

12725 Oriole Avenue, Grand Terrace, CA  92313

  

SEMINARIAN                                      DOB                       PARISH                                                COLLEGE/LEVEL

BASH, Christopher                              03/31/91                 St. Patrick, Moreno Valley                                  RCC

xchrisbashx@yahoo.com

 

CABALLERO, Israel                            12/20/87                 Sacred Heart, Palm Desert                                  RCC

cicaballero@aol.com

 

ESSER, Michael                                    10/22/88                 Sacred Heart, Palm Desert                                  CSUSB

michael.esserhvac@gmail.com

 

GUZMAN, Antonio                            03/12/83                 Holy Family, Hesperia                                         RCC

antguz08@yahoo.com

 

LOPEZ, Juan                                         04/15/70                 St. Christopher, Moreno Valley                         RCC

pazservicio@yahoo.com

 

MANZANO, Roberto                         11/23/76                 OL Mount Carmel, Rancho Cucamonga           RCC

roberto_apple12@yahoo.com

 

MORALES, Cesar                                03/08/90                 OL Assumption, San Bernardino                      RCC

jcesar.morales@yahoo.com

 

ORTIZ, Raciel                                       06/03/92                 St. James, Perris                                                    RCC

ritchie951@yahoo.com

 

PHAM, Long                                        02/26/72                 Serra House, Grand Terrace                               Diocese 101

fxlongpham@yahoo.com

 

ROBLES, Juan                                      09/29/79                 St. George, Ontario                                              RCC

juanrobles3471@yahoo.com

 

SIMENTAL, Noel                                11/24/84                 St. Frances of Rome, Wildomar                         RCC

noelsimental@yahoo.com

 

SOLIS, Renato                                      06/11/78                 Sacred Heart, Palm Desert                                  RCC

rent2solis@yahoo.com

 

VEGA, Francisco                                  02/22/82                 Serra House, Grand Terrace                               RCC

frandepure@yahoo.com

 

VU, Dominic                                          06/22/82 OL           Perpetual Help, Riverside                                  Diocese 101

L800thaynam@yahoo.com

 

VU, Hau                                                 08/25/87                 OL of the Assumption, Claremont                    Diocese 101

zeroburnfx@hotmail.com

 

VU, Ken                                                 09/10/71                 Serra House, Grand Terrace                               Diocese 101

vutuankiet@hotmail.com

 

ST. JOSEPH SEMINARY AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY  (Philosophy Level)

6551 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL  60626

 

SEMINARIAN                                       DOB                      PARISH                                                E-MAIL ADDRESS

EZEOKE, Peter-Damian                       01/21/87                 Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga    pdnald@yahoo.com

 

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

 

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

 

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

 
ASSUMPTION SEMINARY  2600 West Woodlawn Avenue, San Antonio, TX  78228

(studying philosophy at St. Mary’s University or at MACC San Antonio, TX

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

RIVERO, Fidel                                       04/24/55                 St. Joseph, Barstow                           riverofidel@hotmail.com

 

ST. JOHN'S SEMINARY  (Theology)

5118 Seminary Road, Camarillo, CA  93012

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ASSUMPTION SEMINARY  (Theology)

2600 West Woodlawn Avenue, San Antonio, TX  78228

 

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

DANG, Johnny                                     4/10/81                   Serra House, Grand Terrace               johnnytridang@yahoo.com

 

GONZALEZ, Rogelio                          03/31/7                   Guadalupe Shrine, Riverside              Rogerg32001@yahoo.com

 

KIEU, Kien                                            03/16/73                 Serra House, Grand Terrace              kientrungkieu@yahoo.com

 

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

 

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

 

PEREZ, Raul Adan                               10/05/78                 Our Lady of Guadalupe, Ontario     radameof@hotmail.com

                                                                               

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

 

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

SANDOVAL, Juan                               10/09/77                 OL of Mt. Carmel, R.C.                        jusaven@gmail.com

 

TRINH, Sinh                                         04/16/68                 Serra House, Grand Terrace                  trinhsinh1989@yahoo.com

 

TRIPP, Tyler                                         05/23/86                 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Banning         ttripp01@gmail.com

 

 

WE ENJOY OUR TALENTED CHAPLAIN: 

FR. JERRY OCHETTI

A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT VOCATIONS GLEANED

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

 

Ø      Serra Vocation “seeds” need to be planted in the parishes; lots of folks don't know who we are.....we, too, need to really know each other; it's more that just going to a meeting.

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

Ø      Today, not many are “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      Time to talk/twitter 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. Like it or not, non-native born English speakers need on-going effective speech/enunciation training to maximize their ability to communicate. And it should be mandatory.

Ø      It’s everyone’s mission. Serra needs to attract young adults. Younger men are needed in the Diaconate.

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

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.

           Sanctify!  Make them Holy!

*        "The Lord finds us......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.

*        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! God is a compassionate God.

*        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.