Serra in the USA Today

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Serra in the USA Today

• Patricia DeJarnett Carden, PhD
• Vice President of Vocations
• USA Council Serra International

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Lloyd CrockettSerra International President

• Only One Priority
• To resolve the issues that confront us
• To resolve them in a peaceful way
• Dialogue meeting early December
• Archbishop Elden Curtiss, moderator
• Jim Jones, BGE, facilitator
• Cardinals Rigalis advice

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Lloyd Crockett

• The work of Serra continues
• Promoting Vocations
• Building Membership
• Improving Communications
• Enhancing Internal Programs

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Lloyd Crockett

• His Pledge
• I will work with all my strength and with all my
  heart to build a stronger more unified Serra.
• We come from 40 different countries but are one
  Serra, under one Church

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Ernie DoclarPresident USA Council of Serra

• Theme Responsibility
• Vocations is everyones responsibility
• Membership
• Recruit 50-60 years old
• Parents of Priests, Religious, and Seminarians

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Ernie Doclar

• Serra Internationals Current Restructuring plan
• 14 Regions become 7 independent Councils
• Each Council 1 representative on SI Board
• Council managed by District Governor
• All dues go to SI

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USA Council Regions
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Ernie Doclar

• Restructuring Plan continued
• Each Council receives 10,000 annually for
  vocations
• USA Council Office is closed
• New national coordinating office is established
  to serve the 7 councils

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Ernie Doclar

• Board Reaction
• Positive 7 votes better that 1, but
• Agree we dont like the plan
• Lose control of USA dues
• Believe USA Council office more effective than SI
  office
• All volunteer force of DGs run the 7 Councils

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Ernie Doclar

• Despite this
• Goal is to stay focused on the task of Vocations
• Safeguard the integrity of our Council

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Ernie Doclar

• Please pray for a peaceful resolution
• Discussion scheduled for early December
• Questions or comments
• everbeke_at_serraus.org
• 888.777.6681

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Vocations

• Patricia DeJarnett Carden VP
• Judy Cozzens Chair
• Current Programs
• Parish Contact Program
• Priesthood Sunday October 28, 2007
• Touring Monstrance

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Vocations

• Programs continued
• National Vocations Awareness Week
• NVAW Usually begins on Baptism of the Lord
• January 13-18, 2008
• World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
• On February 2 or the Sunday following
• February 3, 2008

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Vocations

• Programs continued
• World Day of Prayer for Vocations
• Good Shepherd Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Easter
• April 13, 2008
• College Connection
• NET Ministries
• Serra sponsored Venturing Clubs

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Membership

• Greg Lynch VP
• Frank Gerner Chair
• Growth Decline

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Membership

• Goals
• Regional Directors start 1 new Club
• District Governors start 1 new Club
• Club Presidents add 15 new members
• Monthly report will be published

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Communications

• Joseph R DeLoy VP
• Don Simoneaux Chair
• Goals
• All Clubs will have a CCC
• More Serrans on the Communication Committee

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Communications

• Goals continued
• Every Serran should publicize Serra and Serra
  activities
• Parish Bulletins
• Secular Press
• Radio
• Television

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Communications

• Goals continued
• Publicize Serra at the California Missions
• Assist in promoting the sainthood of Blessed
  Junípero Serra

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Programs

• Doug McRoy VP
• Bob Goldsmith Chair
• Resources
• Program Manual Part I
• Program Manual Part II
• Program Manual Part II Training PowerPoint

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Programs

• Resources continued
• In His Steps recommitment program
• Vigil Service for a Deceased Serran
• Suggested Club Program Calendar
• Program Process
• Spirit of Serra Study Guide

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Programs

• Baptism
• Blsd Junípero Serra
• Called Gifted
• Celebrating the Third Millennium
• Christ the King
• Christfideles Laici
• Christian Hope

• Ecclesia de Eucharistia
• God the Father
• In His Steps
• Life as a Vocation
• Mission Ministry of a Serran
• M M of Jesus
• M M of Religious Life

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Programs

• M M of Serra
• M M of the Priesthood
• M M of the Church
• Our Lady of Guadalupe
• The Beatitudes

• The Birth of Our Lord
• The Liturgical Seasons
• The Magnificat
• The Mass
• Triumph of the Cross

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Resources

• Ed Verbeke
• Peter Cunningham
• Anne de Courtenay
• Jan Cholke
• Pat Stade
• www.serraus.org
• 888.777.6681