Come, Follow Me › 3091...Serra Club of North Houston - District 10 Page 10 Volume 4, Issue 3, March 2019 St. Joseph’s Altar at St. Ignatius of Loyola March 23, 2019 Beautiful St

Serra Club of North Houston - District 10 Page 1 Volume 4 Issue 3 March 2019

Come Follow Me Newsletter of the Serra Club of North Houston District 10 Volume 4 Issue 2 February 2019

Newsletter Index

Call to Discern Religious Life Page 2 March 16 Serra Spiritual Day of Reflection Page 6 March 23 St Maryrsquos Seminarians v Priests Basketball Game Page 7 March 23 St Josephrsquos Altar at St Ignatius of Loyola Page 10 Upcoming Events Page 12 Letter from the President Page 14 Dates to Remember Announcements and Prayer Page 15

Youth Mass at St Edwards with Father Richard McNeillie - March 31 2019

Beautiful Youth Mass at St Edwards with Fr Richard McNeillie celebrant and Fr Christian Bui con-celebrant Serrans Carol Cason Candice amp Ed Tyrrell and Maria Vitucci had a table in the Narthex full of discernment books and brochures such as To Save a Thousand Souls Is This a Call and Discerning Priesthood Many youth visited the table and were very interested After Mass delicious sandwiches were served for everyone by one of our newest Serran Anna Psencik parishioner at St Edwards


Welcome New Member

Javier Ruiz - Christ the Good Shepherd

Deacon Lolo lost his wife due to illness several years ago and after her passing decided to attend classes to become a Deacon Several years later Delores Villafranco Lolo was ordained to become a Deacon at the Co-Cathedral on Saturday Feb 23rd On Saturday March 9

th the CGS

Serrans gave Lolo a party to celebrate his Diaconate with 45 Serrans attending The Serrans gifted Lolo with a beautiful brass statue of the Holy Family

Please keep Lolo in your prayers as he continues to discern becoming a priest

Call to Discern Religious Life Diaconate Celebration for Deacon Lolo

March 9 2019


Call to Discern Religious Life contrsquod





Fun Raiser was held for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) on Feb 20

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Photo Fr Ray Cook OMI Fr Art Flores OMI (Guest Speaker) and soon to be Seminarian Pablo Henning Jr A little history of each Fr Ray Cook OMI Prior to entering the Oblate formation Fr Ray spent several years working in the field of Information technology He served as a Network Administrator for the Shubert Theatre in New Haven CT He then travelled for five years across the US teaching as a Microsoft Authorized Instructor and eventually served as Medical Software Instructor Database Developer Online Technical WriterCourse Developer for the Yale New Haven Hospital While at the Oblate pre-novitiate in Buffalo NY Fr Ray received a BA in Philosophy Summa Cum Laude at DYouville College in 2006 In 2007 he made his First Vows at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows in Belleville IL and his Final Profession in 2011 while at the Oblate Scholasticate in San Antonio His priestly ordination was also celebrated in San Antonio in May of 2012 After ordination Fr Ray served at Kings House Retreat and Renewal Center in Belleville IL before becoming Director of Campus Ministry and Chaplain at St Marys at Rice University in Houston where he also serves as President of the Joint Campus Ministry Association Fr Art Flores OMI - guest speaker Vicar Provincial and Director of Personnel at Oblate Headquarters in Washington DC Born in San Antonio He graduated from the Oblates St Antony High School Seminary in 1981 and then went to the University of Texas-Austin and St Edwards University where he received a BA in Math with a teaching certificate for secondary education in 1985 After entering Oblate formation Fr Flores made his First Profession in 1988 while at the Oblate Novitiate in Godfrey IL He studied Theology at CTU in Chicago and made his Final Profession at OST in San Antonio in 1992 before being ordained later that year by the Most Rev Michael Pfeifer OMI in the Chapel at St Anthonys High School Seminary In 2011 he was appointed SW Area Councilor for San Antonio He is currently serving his third term as Vicar Provincial amp Director of Personnel of Oblates in Washington DC and also serves on the Provincial Council and one of two Vicars-Provincial Pablo Henning (Jr) Born in Venezuela but lived in Houston most of his life Graduated from Rice University in 2016 with a degree in bio-engineering and art history Pablo began discerning for the priesthood in 2017 after undergoing hip surgery This was a very unexpected surgery resulting in Pablo never being able to run again It was a very humbling experience when seeing how everyone did everything for him for two weeks during his recovery In January of 2017 the Holy Spirit filled his heart when he heard the scripture readings of Jesus calling on the disciples to help those in need Now entering the Oblates and will begin training for Priesthood in Buffalo NY with Juan Ruiz (Javier Ruizs son who is a parishioner of Christ the Good Shepherd)


Serra Spiritual Day of Reflection March 16 2019

Father James Burkart and Father Richard McNeillie gave exceptional talks at the Serra Spiritual Day of Reflection on March 16th Everyone walked away energized and filled with the Holy Spirit Praise God that Father James and Father Richard both listened when God called them to the Priesthood We were very blessed to have these two very Holy and busy Men share their words of wisdom with us on vocations Likewise we heard a lot of wisdom from our Serrans as they shared life experiences during our Day of Reflection Father James shared his Recipes for Holiness and instructional guidance on the types of prayers His instruction on how to pray ldquoWe and Irdquo prayers was fantastic We hope Serrans will have many more beautiful Spiritual Days of Reflection


Basketball Game - Seminarians vs Priests March 23 2019

The Priests vs Seminarians Basketball Game was held at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Gymnasium on March 23rd After losing hard fought games to the priests the first two years the Seminarians claimed a 49-36 victory this year

Seminarians WIN 49 TO 36


Basketball Game - Seminarians vs Priests March 23 2019 contrsquod

Even the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province joined in the fun Possibly extra prayer resulted in their win

Jesuit was sold out for the event Proceeds benefitted St Maryrsquos Seminary

Fans chose sides cheering for the teams Team Priests comprised of 11 diocesan and religious priests and pastors Team Seminarians

comprised of 14 seminarians and deacons



After the game the Seminarians were presented with a beautiful trophy for their win and congratulations from their friends and family members


St Josephrsquos Altar at St Ignatius of Loyola March 23 2019

Beautiful St Josephs Altar at St Ignatius Loyo-la parish on Saturday March 23rd Fr Norbert spoke beautifully on the St Josephs Altar and said it was the largest attendance ever with around 600 people Fr Frances and Fr James were also in attendance


St Josephrsquos Altar at St Ignatius of Loyola March 23 2019 - contrsquod


Upcoming EventsmdashApril 27 2019


Upcoming EventsmdashApril 28 and May 5 2019


Fellow Club of North Houston Serrans As you can see from the above pictures and articles we were very busy this past month Many thanks to Father James and Father Richard for organizing our terrific Serra Day of Reflection on March 16th It was a great day of reflection with lots of words of wisdom from Father James and Father Richard followed by great sharing of life experiences by our members Father Richards talk on the importance of the vocation of marriage and family for vocations to the priesthood and religious life and Father Jamesrsquo talk on his Recipes for Holiness and the types of We and I prayers were top notch Lets all pray some I and We prayers that the Serrans continue having these beautiful Spiritual Days of Reflection Also my many thanks to Terrie Mancini a Past President of our Club and an original member when our Club was Chartered in 1997 for taking the lead And to our many Serrans who volunteered to make our day a success - especially Lynn Lewis who overcame some car troubles and Candice Tyrrell Governor of the Serra Clubs of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Port Arthur Beaumont My many thanks to Carol Cason who is chairing our Board of Trustees Nominating Committee Carol is very close to having a complete slate of Officers and Trustees to present to our membership at our Program meeting on April 24th For those of you who were at our February program meeting you may recall that we will be filling 16 seats on our Board of Trustees -- 13 officer positions and three trustee positions Officers except for the President serve for one year and Trustees serve for three years The President serves our membership for three years - first as President Elect then as President and finally as the Immediate Past President If Carol reaches out to you about serving on our Board and you think you arent qualified - remember God doesnt call the qualified he qualifies the called To Yolanda Cadena --- my many thanks for organizing Candices 65th Birthday dinner at Gringos on Valentines Day What a beautiful birthday celebration you organized for my wife Thank you Luke 102 - The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few Ask the Lord of the harvest therefore to send out workers into his harvest field I look forward to hearing from you Siempre Adelante Your Brother in Christ Ed Tyrrell

Letter from your President hellip


DATES TO REMEMBER

April 16 Tuesday Chrism Mass at 700 pm at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart April 24 Wednesday Serra Program Meeting with guest speaker Kate Mims Director of Holy Name Retreat House Meeting begins at 715 pm at Christ the Good Shepherd Social Hall April 27 Saturday Serra Spring Leadership Training 1100 am Training begins with Mass at 1000 am More details to follow April 27 Saturday Sesquicentennial concert The Church of the Annunciation For details httpbitlysesquicentennialConcert or call 713-222-2289 April 28 Sunday Serrans visit Darrington prison after 40 men (inmates) return from a Kairos Retreat Please phone Maria Vitucci at 281-844-4513 to sign-up or Darla Marinoff at 832-434-6736 You must fill out an application a month in advance to be able to attend A bus will leave from Prince of Peace at 1200 pm One of the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy ndash comfort the prisoners April 28 and May 5 Sundays St Paul Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn See Upcoming Events in this newsletter for details May 4 Saturday Frassati Gala Frassati Catholic High School invites you to ldquoAloha Frassatirdquo 6th annual event from 600 pmmdash1100 pm $25 per ticket purchased before April 12 Online registration httpsFrassati19givesmartcom All proceeds benefit the students faculty and programs at Frassati May 10 Friday Bishop Brendan Cahillrsquos Roasting in Victoria See flyer in newsletter for info May 18th Saturday Diaconate Ordination Co-Cathedral Houston Reception to follow at St Maryrsquos Seminary Borski Center 1000 am May 19 Sunday Serrans host Fr Desy Danielsrsquo 30th Priestly Ordination Anniversary Celebration at T Wayne and Mary Jane Brewsterrsquos home beginning at 500 pm Details to follow May 25 Saturday Serra new officer installation at St Maryrsquos Seminary with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo Mass at 500 pm followed by dinner $35 per person Everyone is invited June 1 2019 Saturday Priestly Ordination Mass begins at 1000 am at the Co-Cathedral Houston Reception to follow at St Maryrsquos Seminary Borski Center 1000 am June 15 Saturday St Ignatius of Loyola - Serrans and Knights host Altar Server Appreciation Details to follow June 19 - 23 2019 Serrarsquos 77th International Convention in Mexico City Mexico This year we are honored to be the guests of Mexico City Serrans who are at this moment crafting an event that will not only be spiritual and educational but also a cultural feast Of course a very special Mass at the Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe is planned Our venue will be the Hilton Mexico City Reforma in downtown Mexico City The convention room rate will be USD $14200 before taxes Click Here for more details

ldquoAlways ForwardmdashNever Backrdquo Saint Junipero Serra


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

Serra Club of North Houston Board Members President Ed Tyrrell Immediate Past President and Governor of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Beaumont amp Port Arthur Candice Tyrrell VP of Programs Susan Stawaisz VP of Membership Phil Duggan VP of Vocations Carol Cason VP of Communications Lynn Lewis Treasurer Ramona Scarlett Secretary Yolanda Cadena Trustee Maria Vitucci Trustee Patty Sukala-McCollum Trustee Terrie Mancini Chaplain Father James Burkart Newsletter Ann Zdansky

Quick Reference List

Serra District 10 website wwwSerra10com Serra International website wwwSerraInternationalorg Serra US website wwwSerraUSorg Email items to Newsletter Editor SCNHNewslettergmailcom

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements and news articles wanted If you have an announcement or interesting article that you think would be beneficial to the Serrans please send it to me at my email address below Please send photos on a JPG format

In order to streamline and organize the receipt of photographs and articles to put in upcoming newsletters please email them to SCNHNewslettergmailcom Thank you Ann Zdansky Newsletter Editor


Welcome New Member

Javier Ruiz - Christ the Good Shepherd

Deacon Lolo lost his wife due to illness several years ago and after her passing decided to attend classes to become a Deacon Several years later Delores Villafranco Lolo was ordained to become a Deacon at the Co-Cathedral on Saturday Feb 23rd On Saturday March 9

th the CGS

Serrans gave Lolo a party to celebrate his Diaconate with 45 Serrans attending The Serrans gifted Lolo with a beautiful brass statue of the Holy Family

Please keep Lolo in your prayers as he continues to discern becoming a priest

Call to Discern Religious Life Diaconate Celebration for Deacon Lolo

March 9 2019








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Come, Follow Me › 3091...Serra Club of North Houston - District 10 Page 10 Volume 4, Issue 3, March 2019 St. Joseph’s Altar at St. Ignatius of Loyola March 23, 2019 Beautiful St