SERRA INTERNATIONAL REGION 9 • DISTRICT 12-1 • CLUB 19 NOVEMBER 2014 SERRA CLUB OF SAINT LOUIS A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT H appy days are here as we celebrate vocations week at the archdiocese! Posters are being delivered all over our huge diocese. Serrans are making contacts from Perryville to Silex to Potosi to downtown St Louis. Friends are being made, Ann Moloney and it’s all to create a culture of vocations! The Christmas party is December 17th, treat someone to a wonderful evening, what is your clergy doing that night? Send a priest or nun an “I’m thankful for YOU” card this month of Thanksgiving! Please mark you calendar for May 18th, Monday. Serra Golf tournament. Who do you know that can sign up today to play, they won’t be sorry! ~Ann Moloney Pope Francis a Man for Our Times Remarks by Mary Wainscott to the Serra Club of Saint Louis October 8, 2014 By: Tom Fasl M ary Wainscott PhD, SFO, and Serran presented a concise, enlightening and entertaining history of the priest we know as Pope Francis to our lunch meeting on October 8, 2014. Mary recalled that she was in rehab when the new Pope was introduced to the world and that Pope Francis’ election had been preceded by a period of tumultuous speculation because of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Mary believes that there may be more written about Pope Francis than the Saint who is his namesake. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires Argentina, heard the call to the Priesthood while preparing to propose to a young lady he had been dating, Mary recalled. Sixteen years later Jorge was ordained a Jesuit Priest. As his career advanced from Chaplain Father Chris Martin Director of Vocations(314)768.1888 Officers for 2014-15 President Ann Moloney 314-265-6481 President-Elect Robert Helmsing 314-822-4413 VP Programs Chuck Raymond 636-733-7620 VP Vocations Deacon John B. Wainscott 314-842-1230 VP Communications Thomas J. Fasl VP Membership JoAnn Muenks 636- 273-4465 Luncheon Coordinator JoAnn Muenks 636-273-4465 Secretary Paul R. Kohl Treasurer Paul Knese Historian Glennon E. Mertens 314-638-5417 Trustees - Eileen Wohlert - John Stansfold -George Kerry Past President Trustees - Anita Mulligan - Paul Knese Newsletter Editor Elise Rich 314-605-5293 Newsletter E-mail - [email protected] Serra Club of St. Louis Website www.serrastl.org District Governor William E. Polka Serra International 70 East Lake St. Ste 1210 Chicago IL 60601 1-800-488-4008 Priest to Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal his Jesuit responsibilities included Master of Novices, Professor of Theology, and Rector of the Argentinian Jesuit Seminary. Mary reflected that then Cardinal Bergoglio had developed the skills to combined Academic Teaching, Parish Pastoral Ministry and Spiritual Direction during his active and fruitful ministry in Buenos Aires. Continued Pope Francis ... continued “Then came the Conclave” said Mary! Souls And Goals Soccer Match SEMINARIANS 6 CLERGY 1 As the conclave opened the Cardinals and Bishops talked about the characteristics that they would look for in the individual who would be the next Pope. Five characteristics emerged: “The next Pope must be someone with a genuine sense of the Universal Church” “He must have a great pastoral sense” “He must be a gifted administrator and be a reformer” “He must be fully committed to the New Evangelization and be a natural Evangelist” “He must be a person of Prayer and Holiness” Mary contends, as do many Catholics, that “the demand for reform in the Curia played a pivotal role in the selection of [Jorge Bergoglio to be] Pope Francis.” Quoting Pope Francis “The curia must not govern the Church but rather provide service to the Pope”. “How many of us recall Pope Francis’ first appearance?” Mary asked. “His simplicity, his profound gesture of bowing his head to receive the blessing invoked on him by the people, his spontaneous greeting, ‘brothers and sisters, Buena Serra, good evening’.” Mary further recalled and reminded all of us that at dinner the evening of his election Pope Francis said to all of the Cardinals “ May God forgive you for what you have done.” Pope Francis’ first homily, Mary reflected, was impromptu, and based upon three verbs, to Journey, to Build and to Profess. Mary ended her remarks with a caution to all of us. Pope Francis is very open, he speaks in an off handed manner that is often missunderstood and miss represented by the world media, carefully choose your interpreter of the Holy Fathers message. Good Advice! Thank you Mary!! Do you need a Serra Club Shirt? We currently have an inventory. Women’s One-- small One-- medium Two—large Men’s One—medium Three—large Three—Xlarge Pricing: S thru XL $18.00 2XL and larger $21.00 Contact Tom Fasl if interested 314-373-8231 Serra Events November 12th luncheon meeting: Sr. Mary Michael, Carmel DCJ, Vocation Directress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus ~Central Province, St. Louis will share with us the exciting growth of young vocations to her order and introduce us to a surprise postulate or novice. Why are the Carmelite Sisters attracting young women while so many orders are in critical decline? We will pack the house for this insight into the fruits of the Holy Spirit in the Carmelite Sisters DCJ right here in St. Louis. Sr. Mary Michael will warm your heart. We will not have a meeting on November 26th, the day before Thanksgiving. Our only get together in December will be our Christmas Mass/party/dinner on the 17th. Look for your invitations in the mail and please RSVP promptly! February 25th Pastor’s Luncheon Spiritual Works As a Serran family we wish to pray for our Serra Club members, benefactors and friends who have gone before us and pray that they are celebrating with our Lord in heaven. Now we wish to pray for the safe return of Lynn Messer to her family. We wish to pray for Eileen Wohlert who underwent a total knee replacement, Nena Van Camp, Karen Taylor’s daughter Theresa Wacker, Howard Kirkpatrick 11, son in law of Vic Schulte, Pete Racher Sr, father of Joseph, Michael Powers son of Leslie Powers, Clara Doyle, John O’Rourke, Dr Mary M. Wainscott, Michael Seiffert, son of Leo, Fr Jim Edwards, Tom O’Toole, Bill Patience, Sr Mary Joseph Heisler DCJ, Denise O’Rourke, Dick Dames, Jim Doherty, and Leo Tevlin. Please join Serrans in prayer for the family of Joseph Lugalambi. Joseph is from Uganda and a seminarian at Kenrick Glennon. His family was involved in a car accident, which killed his siter Carol, his uncle Michael and hospitalized his brother Stephen. Serra Prayers For Priests 1.) HAGER, REVEREND RAYMOND D., 05/24/97 HALEY, REVEREND THOMAS J., 05/20/78 2.) HALLEMANN, REVEREND JOHN L., 03/26/55-RET. HAMBROUGH, REVEREND MONSIGNOR PATRICK K., 12/14/85 3.) HAMPE, REVEREND MONSIGNOR RAYMOND A., 04/03/54-RET. HANNEKE, REVEREND MONSIGNOR RICHARD E., 05/22/76 4.) HANSON, REVEREND MONSIGNOR JAMES E., 03/18/61-RET. HAUCK, REVEREND HERBERT C., 12/16/64-RET. 5.) HAYDEN, REVEREND PATRICK T., 01/13/90 HECKTOR, REVEREND BRIAN E., 05/24/08 6.) HEIL, REVEREND JOHN P., 05/18/74 HEIM, REVEREND EDWARD , 08/25/71 7.) HEIMOS, REVEREND ROBERT L., 03/11/67-RET. HEMAN, PH.D REVEREND RICHARD J., 03/11/67-RET. 8.) HENDERSON, REVEREND TIMOTHY J. , 05/29/04 HENKE, D.TH.M. REVEREND DONALD E., 01/16/93 9.) HENNING, REVEREND MICHAEL L., 05/18/74 HERMANN, V.G. MOST REVEREND ROBERT J., 03/30/63-RET. 10.) HERZOG, REVEREND LAWRENCE A., 05/24/80 HICKEL, REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN J., 03/26/55 11.) HILGEMAN, REVEREND EDWARD J., 03/08/52-RET. HOGAN, REVEREND MONSIGNOR DANIEL M., 02/28/53 12.) HOLBROOK, REV. JAMES A., 05/29/10 HOLTMANN, REVEREND CHRISTOPHER F., 05/27/00 13.) HOLWAY, REV. CRAIG T., 05/29/10 HOPMEIR, REVEREND RONALD J., 01/12/91 14.) HOPPING, REVEREND JOHN PAUL , 06/08/85 HOUSER, REVEREND MICHAEL J., 05/24/08 15.) HUBER, REVEREND LARRY T., 05/27/95 HUGHES, REVEREND JOHN JAY, 04/03/54-RET. 16.) JIANG, REV. JOSEPH XIU HUI, 05/29/10 JOHNSON, REVEREND JOHN J., 03/26/66 17.) JOVANOVIC, REVEREND MONSIGNOR ROBERT P., 03/18/61 KASTENHOLZ, J.C.L. REVEREND NICHOLAS E., 05/25/02 18.) KASZNEL, REVEREND RICHARD C., 04/03/65 KEENOY, REVEREND JOHN A., 01/03/87 19.) KELLER, REVEREND THOMAS G., 05/24/97 KEMPF, M.A. REVEREND JOSEPH G., 05/24/80 20.) KEMPF, M.DIV. REVEREND WILLIAM G., 12/15/84 KENNEDY, REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN J., 06/07/49-RET. 21.) KERBER, REVEREND JOHN V., 03/22/58 KERSGIETER, REVEREND PAUL J., 06/02/45-RET. 22.) KESTER, REVEREND WILLIAM J., 06/13/70-RET. KIRCHHOEFER, REVEREND THOMAS A., 05/23/98 23.) KLEBA, REVEREND GERALD J., 03/11/67 KLUMP, REVEREND GREGORY S., 05/23/98 24.) KNIGHT, REV. MSGR. JEFFREY N., 01/16/88 KNIGHT, REVEREND ROBERT D., 05/21/83 25.) KNOLL, REVEREND URBAN H., 06/07/69-RET. KOCH, REVEREND DONALD J., 04/02/60-RET. 26.) KOENINGER, REVEREND FRANCIS F., 05/26/79 KOPFENSTEINER, REVEREND THOMAS R., 07/18/81 27.) KOVALCIN, REVEREND JOHN A., 05/23/81 KRAHMAN, REVEREND PHILIP G., 05/20/72 28.) KRILL, REV. PHILIP D., 04/25/81 KUNZ, REVEREND ERIC J., 05/24/08 29.) LAMPERT, REVEREND ROBERT E., 04/03/65-RET. LANE, REVEREND ROBERT C., 06/07/69 30.) LEACH, REVEREND MONSIGNOR WILLIAM J., 03/22/58 LEIBRECHT, REVEREND ROBERT G., 03/22/58-RET. “He Never Met a Serran He Didn’t Like” Remarks by Ray Mohrman to the Serra Club of Saint Louis October 22, 2014 By: Tom Fasl R ay Mohrman, past president of the Serra Club of Saint Louis 1985-1986 and President of Serra International 1997-1998 presented the history of the Serra Club of Saint Louis to our lunch meeting on October 22nd. Ray stated in his opening comments that his reflections would focus on the beginning of our Serra Club through the year 2000. All United States Serra Clubs were born in Seattle Washington in 1935. Four men joined together, to pray for and promote religious vocations, choosing Junipero Serra as their patron. Ray reflected that unlike other Catholic Organizations, the Serra Club has one single purpose; the promotion of vocations! In the 1940’s there were nineteen Serra Clubs in the United States. The Saint Louis Serra Club was number nineteen. May 26, 1943 Clyde Hilton became the first President of the Saint Louis Serra Club. Msgr John Cody, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, served as the Chaplain of the newly formed Serra Club. When Msgr. Cody was elevated to Auxiliary Bishop he appointed Msgr James Hoflich to succeed him. Ray recalled that Msgr. Hoflich attended every Serra Board meeting and provided much needed continuity to the Board Members who changed on an annual basis. Msgr. Hoflich’s commitment to the Serra Club of Saint Louis included his desire to provide for the Club in his estate planning. When he passed away, before his will could be modified, Serrans petitioned the Archbishop to acknowledge Msgr Hoflich’s wishes. The Archbishop honored Msgr Hoflich’s wish and the Hoflich Fund was born. Ray shared that in the 1950’s Serra aggregated to the Vatican congregation for Catholic Education and Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations. That is why today Serra is referred to as the Vocation arm of the Church. It was also in the 1950’s that the Serra Club of Saint Louis produced the movie “God’s Career Women” which showcased twelve religious orders in the area. The 1950’s were a time of expansion for the Serra Club. As the number of clubs multiplied; District 12, the home district of the Saint Louis Club, was divided in two to accommodate the expansion. During the 1960’s the Serra Club organized and participated in a three day Vocation Exhibition sponsored by Cardinal Ritter. One hundred ten exhibitors were in the Kiel Center. One hundred twenty five thousand students from schools in the Archdiocese attended. The 1970’s saw the inauguration of the Annual Lunch for Priests, the 31 Club, and Vocation –fest as well as the Seminary adoption program which helped Seminarians find summer employment. The 1980’s were equally eventful and successful for the club. Frank McKeon and Ray initiated the “I am waiting to be asked” program at every Parish. Their objective was to invite parishioners to identify those individuals whom they believed might be a candidate for the priesthood or religious life. The program was well received and recognized by Serra International with the Junipero Serra Award for 1984-1985. Funding for the continuation of this program was generated from the inauguration of the “Beat the Bishop” golf outings. During the 1990’s the Saint Louis Serra Club produced two videos. One video was directed at Black and Hispanic vocations, the other was called “Gods Call a Family Affair”. In the 1990’s Serra International changed their membership policy; allowing women to become Serrans. In 1997 the Serra Club of Saint Louis accepted women members. Dolores Mohrman, wife of Ray Mohrman was the first; Mary Leber was the second woman to become a Saint Louis Serran. Past President Anita Mulligan was the third and Pat Van Camp was the fourth woman to join the Saint Louis Serra Club. At the 1990 International Convention in Chicago the Saint Louis Club received another Junipero Serra award for its unique use of essay contests for sixth grade and high school students. The Saint Louis Serra Club has hosted a number of International Conventions beginning in 1948, and continuing in 1951, and 1966. The 2016 convention is scheduled to be held in Saint Louis. Ray wrapped up his remarks with a reminder to all Serrans “the vocations are out there…it’s up to us to find them” Dolores Mohrman echoed Ray’s pride in being a Serran and shared her wish that we all continue to “thank our priests for their service to our beloved Church”. Mary Mother of Vocations Pray for Us November Birthdays Patricia Van Camp 2 Jeanne McEwan 7 Jo Ann Muenks 7 Lee Hanley 8 Louis Holtmann 8 Molly Kertz 12 Victor Schulte 16 Claire Doyle 22 Mary Alice Helmsing 22 Leo Tevlin 24 Leandra Vonder Haar 24 George Convy 28
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