St. Columba Catholic Church

        Dothan, AL

 

                   

"On behalf of the Serra Club of Dothan, you are invited to participate in Priesthood Sunday, October 26, 2008.  We owe our priests, deacon and Trinitarian sisters a debt of gratitude for all they do for us during the year.  Please take an opportunity before or after Mass to show each one of them your love and gratefulness on that weekend."

Priesthood Sunday USA | October 26, 2008

 

SERRA Club, Dothan Deanery

Mission Statement

The  SERRA Club of Dothan is a deanery wide, internationally organized club, whose primary purpose is the promotion and encouragement of priestly and religious vocations. These goals are achieved through daily prayer, but especially at a dedicated mass for vocations, celebrated by the club Chaplin on the third Saturday of each month.  Members become educated in the concerns and needs of seminarians, priest and other religious, foster education in the faith, and promote socialization at the gathering following the monthly mass. The club also sponsors a non-dues paying "31 Club" in which members agree to pray for vocations on their dedicated day of the month. In addition, the club promotes the diocesan "Good Shepherd Club", distributing prayer cards to interested parishioners, and helps to promote and encourage participation in the "Elijah Cup" program.  

The local club is deanery wide, so it can include membership from St. Columba-Dothan, St. John-Ozark, St. John-Enterprise, St. Martin-Troy, Holy Redeemer-Eufaula, and Christ the King-Andalusia.

 Contemplation of the SERRA acronym[1]:

S = Spiritual growth of the laity.

E = Encouraging church vocations.

R = Religious education of the membership.

R = Responsible lay leadership.

A = Association of Christian fellowship.

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 Contemplation of What SERRANS must do[1]:

 SERRANS MUST

Be devout Catholics.

Fight materialism.

Work for strong moral values.

Strive for strong religious values.

Support the church’s teachings.

Love and support our priests and religious.

Be concerned about vocations.

Work for vocations.

Pray for vocations.

Be loyal to the Holy Father.

Consider financial support to needy seminarians and religious.

Pray for unity, love, conformity and charity among the presbyterate.

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[1]From Serran Reflections, Catholic Week.

[2]From Eric Selley, Past Pres., Serra Intl.,

  except last two statements.

Explore the following links to find out more about SERRA

Serra USA

Serra International

The USA Link has a logo and image of Junipero Serra that you can use.  Blessed Junipero Serra of California fame is the patron of the Serra International, so his image can be used.  If you click the link to Blessed Junipero Serra, you will see two more images you can copy or download.