Sunday, September 27, 2020

Grand Rapids Serra Club Newsletter Template

 


Serrans are lay Catholics-men and women from all walks of life, lawyers, doctors, accountants, business people, nurses, engineers, sales people, clerks, retirees, etc., all dedicated to promote and foster vocations.


September 23, 2020.

Serra Club International President John Liston  Forwarded from Always Forward, Never Back:

Five Years Ago Today, Blessed Junipero Became a Saint.

It was a hot day and the lines were long in Washington, D. C.on September 23, 2015, when His Holiness Pope Francis canonized our patron, St. Junipero Serra.  To keep their spirits and to pass the time while waiting among thousands to get to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Serrans from Mexico cheerfully sang "Siempre Adelante", and the crowd moved forward!

St. Junipero has faced many challenges to his legacy in the past year, but we celebrate him as our patron, our inspiration, and our mission's personal ally in the communion of saints.

News of the restoration of Mission San Gabriel.

Thanks to You, We Have Almost Reached $20,000.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of so many Serrans, the Serra International Foundation has raised nearly $20,000 to help Mission San Gabriel's  restoration efforts after fire damaged the mission roof and the church interior.

If you have already donated to this fund, thank you.

If you would like to donate to the Mission St. Gabriel fund, type in Donate Mission Saint Gabriel fund.

Mary, Mother of Vocations, Pray for Us.