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SERRA CLUB NUMBER #518

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

Welcome to our Club's Web site! The site serves the San Bernardino, California Serra Club #518, its members, and those committed to religious vocations and lay careers throughout the Diocese's San Bernardino Vicariate.

As of July 1, 2009 the Club will celebrate its 30th year and is chartered by Serra International.

The San Bernardino SERRA Club is honored that you are visiting our Web site. Being a religious organization, we are always striving to find new ways to get our message out to current and prospective members. This Web site allows us to reach people we may never have been able to contact before.

Serra welcomes both men and women lay Catholics and permanent Deacons who are interested in sharing in the work of the Church by promoting and supporting vocations to the ordained ministry and consecrated life and by enhancing their own faith journey.

We work with individual parishes in the San Bernardino Vicariate to develop a vocations "awareness" in the parish. We reach out through various programs to encourage and assist seminarians; to invite young men and women who appear to have a "calling" to such a vocation, to give thought to it; and to encourage, support and show appreciation to our priests and religious for dedicating their lives to serve us and the Church.

Various Programs are also scheduled to help increase and deepen our understanding of our Roman Catholic faith.

Please use this site to access the information you need about SERRA and as a resource for broadening your faith. We look forward to hearing from you and answering any questions you might have.

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JOE BUOYE, FOUNDING MEMBER, PASSES AWAY, DECEMBER, 2008

JOE AND HIS FAMILY WERE GREAT SUPPORTERS OF SERRA AND THE NEED FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE. JOE, WE ALL LOVED YOU. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE IN THE ARMS OF THE LORD.

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CLUB WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS

JIM AND DIANE EBLE, FROM THE CATHEDRAL PARISH IN SAN BERNARDINO, WERE INSTALLED THIS PAST FALL AT THE SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION IN GRAND TERRACE BY PRESIDENT RICH HERBST AND CHAPLAIN FR. JERRY OCHETTI. A WARM WELCOME TO JIM AND DIANE!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO FOUR NEW DEACONS IN THE DIOCESE.

The ordination was celebrated at St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula in September.

Pictured (clockwise from bottom left): Deacon Paul Ahan, St. Andrew Kim, Norco, Deacon Nelson Glass, St. Anthony, San Bernardino, Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego, Deacon James Kincaid, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Temecula and Deacon Armando Luevano, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Beaumont/Banning.

SIX NEW PRIESTS FOR THE DIOCESE

(See "Latest News" Section)

Special Club Activities

See the Calendar of Events page for information about Club activities. In addition, Club Members:

PLEASE MARK OUR WINTER, 2009 ACTIVITIES ON YOUR CALENDAR.

Our programs for our Club's membership strive to keep us informed about many issues we face as the "Body of Christ". We build our faith through active participation and “doing things” as Serrans. See you soon.

Please bring a guest and possible future member to our activities.

Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list for announcements and special events.

OF GREAT INTEREST - SEE OUR "LATEST NEWS" SECTION FOR THE NAMES OF THE NINE (9) SEMINARIANS WHO ENTERED THE SERRA HOUSE OF FORMATION FOR THE 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR.

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WE PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Lord, You told us that "The Harvest indeed is great

but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of

the harvest to send laborers into His fields." We ask

You to strengthen us as we follow the vocation to

which You have called us. We pray particularly

for those called to serve as priests, deacons, sisters,

and brothers:

Those whom You have called.

Those You are calling now.

Those You will call in the future.

May they be open and responsive to the call of

serving Your people. We ask this through Christ,

our Lord. Amen.

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ALWAYS GO FORWARD, NEVER TURN BACK

-Blessed Junipero Serra