Kokomo Serrans trav-

elled to Mishawaka to

the Sisters of St. Francis

of Perpetual Adoration

to witness Sr. Mary

Grace Richey in the Rite

of Temporary Profession

of Vows. A daughter of

St. Patrick Church and

the daughter of Todd

and Karla Richey, fellow

Serrans, entered the St.

Francis Convent three

years ago. On August

10th, after professing her

vows, she was clothed

with the black veil and

presented the Rule and

Constitution of the reli-

gious community.

Todd and Karla escort

Sr. Mary Grace to altar.

Professing Vows

Sr. Mary Grace Richey Professes Vows

Serrans Host Seminarian Picnic August 4, 2013

B U S I N E S S N A M E

Kokomo Serra Club A U G U S T 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 3 S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Serrans witness

Sr. Mary Grace

Rite of Vows

Four new

members in-

ducted on Au-

gust 6, 2013

Serra Clubs

host Seminar-

ian Picnic at St.

Maria Goretti

on August 4,

2013

The Kokomo and Lafayette

Serrans hosted the annual

seminarian picnic at St. Maria

Goretti on August 4th, with

families of the seminarians

enjoying fellowship with other

families, as well as getting to

know Serrans, Vocation Di-

rector, Fr. Hasser and Bishop

Doherty. Food, fun and fel-

lowship shared once again.

P A G E 2

Seminarian Picnic in Pictures

K O K O M O S E R R A C L U B

President’s Place

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 3

Wow! What an eventful week

the Serra Club had in just

seven days! I would like to

thank all the Serrans who at-

tended the events of last week, including the

Seminarian Picnic, the regular meeting and

induction of new members and the Rite of

Vows of our daughter, Sr. Mary Grace. I’m

sure that all the religious also appreciated

our support, as well as in the future. I be-

lieve we should attend more of

these types of ceremonies, since

that is truly what Serra Club is all

about. All of your dedication and

hard work is paying off in regards

to religious vocations. God Bless.

Todd Richey

If you plan to buy SCRIP cards after church, please list

the beneficiary as SERRA CLUB. All proceeds will go

towards our scholarship fund to send high school youth

to Destination Jesus or The Call. The treasurer has

several cards to sell at our meetings, so you can also

purchase them at the next meeting.

New Members Inducted in Kokomo Serra Club Kokomo Serrans welcomed four new members on August 6th: Marge Sayers, Bruce & Lisa LeClerc and

Lisa Sipes. Chaplain for Serra Club, Fr. Tony Rowland, inducted the members in a candlelight ceremony.

We welcome the new members and look forward to working with them with their contributions to

promoting and fostering religious vocations. They each will be an attribute to the philosophy of our

club.

Please keep Serran

Sam Vent in your prayers.

Kokomo Serrans will provide the

Saturday lunches for the aspiring

Permanent Deacons in formation.

If you have not already signed up

to provide a food item for one of

the Saturdays, please contact

Mark and Madelyn Stanforth.

Oct. 12 ~ Nov. 9 ~ Dec. 14

Jan. 11 ~ Feb. 8 ~ Mar. 8

Ap. 12 ~ May 17 ~ June 28

Serra Club is an organization with

three main objectives: to foster and

promote vocations to the priesthood in

the Catholic Church as a particular vocation

to service, and to support priests

in their sacred ministry; To encourage

and affirm vocations to consecrated

religious life in the Catholic Church; and

to assist its members in recognizing

and responding in their own lives to

God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ

and through the Holy Spirit.

The Kokomo Serra Club meets on the

first Tuesday and attends mass together

on the third Sunday of every

month. Tuesday meetings are usually

held at St. Joan of Arc at 7:00 p.m. On

even months, we attend 9:00 a.m. mass

at St. Joan of Arc Church and on odd

months, we attend 8:00 a.m. mass at St.

Patrick Church. Our meetings involve a

program or guest speaker concerning

our Catholic faith.

Next Meeting: September 3rd.

Speaker: Mark Ford of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

Refreshments: Jim & Ellen Harris

Todd Richey

President

Barb Miller

V.P. Membership

Linda Flodder

V.P. Vocations

Cella Kirchner

V.P. Programs

Dottie Burns

V.P. Communications

Sheryl Zachman

Secretary

Jim Harris

Treasurer

Russ Kirchner

District Governor

Fr. Tony Rowland

Chaplain

Deacon Dinners

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