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Serra Newsletter for April 2020

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Message from our Leadership We’re well into the month of April and the weather continues to be cold. Where is Spring? It  will  come!  Catholics are amazing people! Wherever possible, we continue with Mass and adoration online without skipping a beat. And Serra intends to do the same. Our goals and objectives for this year are still on target – providing as much support as we can to encourage and enhance vocations in the Diocese.  The isolation we are all experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic can be a both curse and a blessing. The blessing is you have time to think about what you can do to promote vocations. And the number one thing you can do is to pray. Another is to take the extra time you have to send a note or a card to a priest, deacon, sister, nun, brother or seminarian, to let them know how much you appreciate them.  As for increasing our church’s vocations, it is certain that communication, education, dialogue, and enthusiasm are essential to getting the attention of those whom God is seeking to lead our church in the future. And it will take many of us to inspire a few. So let’s pray for the success of everyone involved and may God’s voice be heard by those He calls. God bless you all, Thom Field President Serra Club of Bridgeport

Message From The Editor The Month of April 2020 will be one that will go down in the History of the world.Let us continue to pray that this pandemic and all the destruction it causes passes quickly. Please remember that May 3rd is Vocation World Day of Prayer and let us pray that the harvest will be abundant and the workers will be many. Pax, Mike Roberts

This Month's Features

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World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Being a Priest during a pandemic

Let's salute all our heroes including our essential clergy !

Learn about Spark Vocation Tools Welcome to the Serra Promotion And Resource Kit (SPARK!) Brought to you by the U.S. Council of Serra International, SPARK is a free online collection of best-practices tools in religious vocations ministry—as curated from parishes, dioceses, and religious orders around North America.

Please click on the image to see an example of The CORE. During these difficult times. It is a great time to meditate on the Gospel, Catechism and more. Sign Up For The CORE

O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner but rather that he be converted and live, grant we beseech you, through the intercession of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, Saint Joseph, her spouse, St. Junipero Serra, and all the saints, an increase of laborers for your Church, fellow laborers with Christ to spend and consume themselves for souls through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary,  We, your children of every nation,  Turn to you in this pandemic.   Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great.   Grant that we might deposit them at your feet,  Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart,  And obtain peace, healing, rescue,  And timely help in all our needs.  You are our Mother.   Pray for us to your Son. Amen.

Thank You for viewing our newsletter. We ask that you Pray with us on our Facebook page and consider becoming a member.The more volunteers we have the more we can do to help the diocese promote vocations. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be considering a vocation in the church. The biggest thing you can do to influence vocations is just ask someone you think might be a great priest, deacon, sister, nun or brother ! Please contact us if you would like to become a member. We specifically ask our clergy to recommend parishioners that may be able to help build a Vocations Team in your Parish. Pax Christi, The Serra Team

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