Come, Follow Me · Come, Follow Me Newsletter of the Serra Club of North Houston District 10 Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2018 ... November birthdays of Seminarians and Religious

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Come, Follow Me Newsletter of the Serra Club of North Houston District 10 Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2018

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful and tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields. for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests; For your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way (especially …). O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen. By St. Charles Borromeo

O Holy Mother of God, pray for the priests your Son has chosen to serve the Church. Help them, by your intercession, to be holy, zeal-ous, and chaste. Make them models of virtue in the service of God’s people. Help them be pious in meditation, efficacious in preaching, and zealous in the daily offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Help them administer the Sacraments with love and joy. Amen.

Newsletter Index:

Prayers for our Priests Page 1 Religious Life and the Priesthood Page 2 National Vocations Awareness Week Page 2 Adoration Page 3 Baytown Deanery’ Mom’s of Seminarians and Religious in Formation Page 4 Serrans on the Move run into Seminarian Marco Casanova Page 5 Sept 26: CGS Monthly Speaker - Father John Rooney Page 6 Prayer and Reflection Page 7 November birthdays of Seminarians and Religious Page 8 Letter from the President Page 9 Dates to Remember, Announcements and Prayer Page 10

The Daily Prayer for Priests by St. Theresa of the Child Jesus


Welcome!

Religious Life and the Priesthood

Jimmy Touzeau— Seminarian at Christ the Good Shepherd. Two weekends per month Jimmy will be at CGS. He is originally from South Carolina. Derek Junek has a change in his schedule and will not be at Christ the Good Shepherd, His home parish is Sacred Heart Church in Richmond, TX. Houston Okonma—serving his pastoral year at St. Anthony’s of Padua

National Vocations Awareness Week

Mark your Calendar: November 4—10, 2018 is National Vocations Awareness Week. Bring awareness to priesthood, consecrated religious life, and sacramental marriage.


Adoration

With Father Richard McNeillie Director of Vocations St. Mary’s Seminary

Hosted by

Serra Clubs of the Archdiocese of

Galveston-Houston Daniel Knaggs, a singer and concert composer that has won several awards and honors for his musical compositions, will perform spiritual inspirational music. Daniel was commissioned by Houston’s Annunciation Catholic Church for their 150th Anniversary which will premiere April 25th and 27th, 2019 in Houston, TX. For a sample of his heavenly music CLICK HERE (http://danieljknaggs.com/projects/ave-maria-project/).

October 22, Monday, at 7:00 pm St. Mary’s Seminary—Chapel

9845 Memorial Dr., Houston 77024

Did you know that a partial indulgence is granted to those who visit and adore the Most Blessed Sacrament without the three constants or for any period less than one half hour?

http://danieljknaggs.com/projects/ave-maria-project/


Baytown Deanery Mom’s of Seminarians and Religious in Formation - September 12

“Behind and before every vocation to the priesthood, or consecrated life, there is always strong and intense prayer from someone, a grandmother, a grandfather, a mother, a father, a community. … Vocations are born in prayer and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit”…

- Pope Francis, St. Peter’s Square, April 21, 2013

“Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:3

Serra member Susan Stawaisz with Baytown Deanery Mom's of Seminarians and Religious in For-mation. Sept 12 was the group’s first monthly Mom's Rosary Coffee Morning held in Nassau Bay. Baytown Deanery is very active, planning trips and activities for the area. Sept 19 they had a histori-cal guided tour of St. Mary’s Seminary.

In thanksgiving for these young men and women’s Yes to serve God and His people and for them to be guided by the Holy Sprint let us pray for:

• Joseph Blackburn, St. Charles Borrameo Seminary, PA, for the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsyl-vania (Elizabeth)

• Mary Aquinas Cheng, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI

• Brother Christopher (Mark) Daniel, Dominican Friars of St. Joseph House of Studies, Washing-ton, D.C.

• Brother Benedict Hernandez, entering the Novitiate of the Dominican Friars of St. Joseph, Cin-cinnati, OH

• Thomas Hodges, discerning joining the Capuchin Franciscans, Denver, CO

• David Michael Moses, Transitional Deacon for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Angleton, TX

• A.J. Motte, Notre Dame, Seminary, New Orleans, for the Diocese of Tyler, TX

• Monica Ramirez, entering the Missionaries of Charity Sisters, Contemplative, Plainfield, NJ

• Sarah Sokora, Postulant and soon to be a Novice. Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, Bronx, New York, NY

• Sister Joanna Teresa of Mary, Mother of the Church


Serrans on the Move Look who Ed and Candice Tyrrell met after Mass at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, North Whales, PA, church before leaving to the airport for Houston. The Tyrrell’s had been visiting Ed’s brother’s family. Seminarian Marco Casanova from St. Martha’s church in Kingwood attended a retreat at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in PA and loved the place so much he decided to enter their seminary. Candice recently had lunch with Fr. Richard McNeillie and he said we have been wondering how we can get him back. After Mass when greeting the Pastor, Msgr. Conway, and saying they were from Houston, the priest pulled them over to the other side of the Narthex to meet Marco! Divine intervention! Ed and Candice were very impressed upon meeting Marco, a young seminarian so filled with God’s joy!!


Father John Rooney - September 26, 2018 Speaker

Father John Rooney, Director of Spiritual Formation at St. Mary’s Seminary was the guest speaker at our monthly program on September 26, 2018. His presentation was very inspirational and enjoyable. Father Rooney also commented that he teaches a class to the Seminarians on Thomas Merton’s Priesthood. He provided us with an excerpt from Thomas Merton’s book, The Sing of Jonas p. 293:

The Whale’s Belly: Thomas Merton’s Priesthood

“The task of a priest is to spiritualize the world. He raises his consecrated hands and the grace of Christ’s resurrection goes out from him to enlighten the souls of the elect and of them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Through his blessing material creation is raised up and sanctified and dedicated to the glory of God. The priest prepares the coming of Christ by shedding upon the world the invisible light that enlightens every man that comes into the world. Through the priest, the glory of Christ steeps out into creation until all things are saturated in prayer.” At the end of his presentation, Candice Tyrrell, District 10 Governor, and Ed Tyrrell, North Houston Serra Club President, presented Father Rooney with a Divine Mercy “I Trust In Him” bronze plaque from their pilgrimage at Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacramento gift shop in Alabama to show our appreciation.


Prayer and Reflection...

Prayers from In Sinu Jesu

The Chaplet of Reparation or, Offering of the Precious Blood for Priests

This chaplet of reparation and intercession is meant to be prayed on an ordinary five decade rosary.

Incline (+) unto my aid, O God’ O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. (After Septuagesima: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.) On the Our Father beads: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Thy Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish or spot, in reparation for my sins and for the sins of all Thy priests. On the Hail Mary beads: By Thy Precious Blood, O Jesus purify and sanctify Thy priests. In place of the Glory be to the Father: O Father, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named, have mercy on all Thy priests, and wash them in the Blood of the Lamb. (see March 8, 2010)


Happy Birthday to You, and You, and You!!! Quite a few birthdays in November

Please keep them in your prayers on their birthdays and ask that God grant them many more years on Earth.

Seminarian birthdays:

Michael Drab Nov 2 Deacon Justin Cormie Nov 8

Thuc Nguyen Nov 11 Chad Henry Nov 11 Ryan Kapevik Nov 14 Aaron Padilla Nov 15 Julian Anyaegbu Nov 22 Trey Chapa Nov 26 John Le Nov 28

Chancery Office birthdays:

Sr. Gina Iadanza, MSC Nov 10


Fellow Club of North Houston Serrans: It was great seeing many of you at our September meeting. Our guest speaker, Father John Rooney shared some inside baseball on his work as the Spiritual Director at St. Mary’s Seminary, where over 70 young men are discerning to become priests. Father John told us about the four dimensions of priestly formation: Human, Pastoral, Spiritual and Intellectual. He also told us about the life of Thomas Merton, who was a Trappist Monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. Father John recommended Merton’s book The Seven Story Mountain. After listening to Father John’s talk about Merton I am putting this book on my on deck circle. As published in our Newsletter, Monday, October 22

nd, is Adoration with Fr. Richard McNeillie and

Daniel Knaggs, composer. This promises to be a fantastic evening – all Serrans are invited. We hope to see you there. Please don’t forget to purchase your $5 Walmart gift cards (only Walmart and $5 each), holy Christmas cards and holy note cards for our 72 Seminarians! Please bring these items to our program meeting on Wednesday, November 14

th. As many of you know we devote this meeting to

prayer, reflection and preparation of gift bags for each Seminarian. Our October program meeting is just around the corner --- Wednesday the 24

th. We are going to

have a great speaker, Michael Zizelmann, who will be sharing religious relics with us. Finally, please mark your calendars for January 26

th --- St. Mary’s Seminary is hosting their annual

Vocation Expo on that day beginning with Mass at 9:00 a.m. Our Club’s very own District Governor, Candice Tyrrell, is the chairperson for the Expo. Candice is putting together a great line up of speakers and events for the day. Lunch is only $5/Jason’s Deli. The Expo ends with closing prayer at 3:00 p.m. Luke 10:2 – The Harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, there-fore, to send out workers into the fields. I look forward to hearing from you. Siempre Adelante!!! Your Brother in Christ, Ed Tyrrell

Letter from your President ….


DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 22nd, Monday: Adoration at St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel with Father Richard McNeillie, Direc-tor of Vocations at St. Mary’s Seminary. Daniel Knaggs, a singer and concert composer that has won several awards and honors for his musical compositions, will perform spiritual inspirational music. 7:00 pm. Oct. 24th, Wednesday: Guest speaker at CGS, Michael Zizelmann, DDS, speaking on Relics to view and venerate, 7:15 pm. Nov. 10th - 11th, Saturday and Sunday: Recruiting at St. Edwards Catholic Church after each mass. Talk to Lynn Lewis to schedule your time slot. Nov. 14th, Wednesday: Fill Christmas gift bags for Seminarians. 7:15 pm. Nov. 26th, Monday: Adoration at St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel with Father Richard McNeillie, Direc-tor of Vocations at St. Mary’s Seminary, 7:00 pm. Dec. 2nd, Sunday: Serra Advent Dinner Party at Prince of Peace, St. Andrew’s Discipleship Center, 5:00 pm. Dec 15th, Saturday: Christ the Good Shepherd Altar Server Appreciation—details to follow. January 17 - 20, 2019: Serra US Rally in Ventura, CA. Pilgrimage to follow the rally. For details, Click Here (https://serraus.org/event/serra-rally-2019/) January 26, 2019, Saturday: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Vocation Expo at St. Mary’s Seminary. Registration starts at 8:30 am, mass starts at 9:00 am. Vocation Expo follows mass and ends at 3:00 pm March 23, 2019, Saturday: Priest vs. Seminarian Basketball Game at Strake Jesuit, 11:00 am Click Here (https://smseminary.org/events/annual-priests-seminarians-basketball-game) May 11, 2019, Saturday: Diaconate Ordination, Co-Cathedral Houston. Reception to follow at St. Mary’s Seminary Borski Center 10:00 am. May 25, 2019, Saturday: Serra new officer installation with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Everyone is invited. June 1st, 2019, Saturday: Priestly Ordination, Co-Cathedral Houston. Reception to follow at St. Mary’s Semeinary Borski Center. 10:00 am. June 19 - 23, 2019: Serra’s 77th International Convention in Mexico City, Mexico. There will be an excursion to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. More details to follow.

“Always Forward—Never Back!!!” Saint Junipero Serra

https://serraus.org/event/serra-rally-2019/

https://smseminary.org/events/annual-priests-seminarians-basketball-game


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 and 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

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SURVEY RESULTS: So far, only 25 people responded to the survey: On October 2, 2018, you should have received an email from Serra Club of North Houston referencing Serra Club of North Houston’s Survey of Involvement in Parish Ministries. The survey identifies various ministries that you may volunteer for at your parish. Don’t worry, this is just for statistical information purposes, we won’t contact you and your information will not be given out to anyone. Serrans are loving and giving individuals! I will keep the survey open for a little longer to give those that haven’t had a chance to take the survey more time to do so. I will hold off on publishing the counts in the October newsletter. In order to streamline and organize the receipt of photographs and articles to put in upcoming newsletters, please email them to: [email protected] Thank you! Ann Zdansky Newsletter Editor

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Come, Follow Me · Come, Follow Me Newsletter of the Serra Club of North Houston District 10 Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2018 ... November birthdays of Seminarians and Religious