The Delchester Serra Club
Region 3 District 28
Club #114 
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Mission Statement and Prayer for Vocations
About the Delchester Serra Club
About the Delchester Serra Club
Parishes Served by Delchester
Serra
Mission Statement
To foster and promote vocations to the priesthood in
the Catholic Church as a vocation to service, and to support priests in their
sacred ministry.
To encourage and affirm vocations to the consecrated
religious life in the Catholic Church.
To assist its members to recognize and respond in their own lives to God’s
call to holiness in Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit.
Serra Prayer for Vocations
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, Blessed 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
Serra Prayer for the Perseverance of Vocations
O God, You have constituted Your only begotten
Son supreme and eternal Priest for the glory of Your majesty and the salvation
of mankind: grant that those whom He has chosen ministers and dispensers of His
mysteries may be found faithful in fulfilling the ministry they have received.
Amen
Favorite Links
Serra International
www.serra.org
Serra
Archdiocese of
Archdiocese of
Vocation Office St. Charles Borromeo Seminary www.scs.edu
Delchester Serra
Club
club@delchester.org
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About the Delchester Serra Club
History
The club was founded in 1954 to foster and preserve
vocations to the religious life. The club’s territory served the southern
section of
Monthly Meetings - 1st Saturday of the Month
Morning
Mass
Membership Meeting 8:45am – Rectory Meeting Room - Our Lady of Charity
Officer and Trustee Meeting – 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Meeting
All Members Welcome
Officers and Trustees
President
Margaret Flanagan
Vice President –
Programs
Louis Soscia
Vice President –
Vocations
Lawrence E. Bruggeman
Vice President –
Membership
Dolores O’Malley
Vice President – Communications William E.
Grogan
Secretary –
Recording
Nora M. Grogan
Treasurer
Ronald L. Parra
Fund
Representative
Anne Wilson
Chaplain
Rev. Anthony J. DiGulielmo
Trustees
Ted Brodzinski
Gerald D. Farrell
Thomas P. Cavanaugh, Past President
About the Club
History
The club was founded in 1954 to foster and preserve vocations to the religious life. The club’s territory served the southern section of Delaware County in Pennsylvania around the city of Chester. Today, the club meets on a regular basis at Our Lady of Charity in Brookhaven, PA.
Monthly Meetings - 1st Saturday of the Month
Morning Mass 8:00am - Our Lady of Charity Church
Monthly Membership Meeting 8:45am – Rectory Meeting Room - Our Lady of Charity
Officer and Trustee Meeting – 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Monthly Meeting 7:30pm – Rectory Meeting Room – Our Lady of Charity
All Members Welcome
Activities
May
2007
Charter Night Dinner – TBA
July 2007 Priests’ Barbecue –
October 2007
Sisters’ Dinner – TBA
November 2007 Member and Guest
Luncheon – TBA
December 2007 Visit to the Villa Saint
Joseph, Darby – TBA
Christmas Mass and Gala – TBA
February 2008 Essay
Contest - TBA
March
2008
Member and Guest Luncheon – TBA
Parishes Served by Delchester Serra
Aston Saint Joseph
Boothwyn Saint John Fisher
Brookhaven Our Lady of Charity
Chadds Ford Saint Cornelius
Chester Heights Saint Thomas the Apostle
Chester Saint Katherine Drexel
Eddystone Saint Rose of Lima
Essington Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Glenolden Saint George
Kennett Square Saint Patrick
Lenni Saint Francis de Sales
Linwood Holy Savior
Marcus Hook Immaculate Conception
Media Nativity B.V.M.
Milmont Park Our Lady of Peace
Morton Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Norwood Saint Gabriel
Ridley Park Saint Madeline
Secane Our Lady of Fatima
Sharon Hill Holy Spirit
Swarthmore Notre Dame de Lourdes
Wallingford Saint John Chrysostom
West Chester Saint Agnes
West Chester Saint Maximillian Kolbe
West Grove Assumption B. V. M.
Vocation Programs
The Delchester Serra Club offers presentations on Vocations to all the parishes in our area. The programs offered at this time are for CCD and School aged children. Each program is a 20 to 30 minute presentation in either a classroom or assembly-like environment. We are currently putting together programs for presentation to all ministreries in your parishes – Women’s Club, K. of C., School’s Parent Organization, Holy Name Society, etc. If you would like more information about these programs contact Delchester Serra at vocations@delchester.org .
Schedule
for 2006 – 2007
Scheduling for next year is now in progress.
Membership
We welcome new members from our Catholic Community. Our goal is for each parish in our service area to be represented by a parishioner. For membership information, please contact the Delchester Serra Club at membership@delchester.org .
Newsletter
DELCHESTER SERRA CLUB
JUNE NEWSLRTTER
May was a great month.
It started with a great Charter Night dinner, with the largest crowd in
recent years, and a great speaker, Andrew Walton. We had the induction of our new President,
Margaret Flanagan and our new Membership Vice President, Dolores O’Malley. The winners of the 2007 Essay Contest, Bridget Backer,
The Delchester Serra Club was well represented at the Annual
Pastors/Ordinati Luncheon, which was held in downtown
Plans are in progress for the Clerical Cookout. See the July Newsletter for details.
Recent Events
Altar Server Award
Andrew Santoleri with Father
Paul
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