Serra GB National Conferences

National Council meeting of 3rd April 2022

Following some 2 years of restrictions due to Covid, our Serra GB board shared and regenerated many of our external programmes to be adopted as soon as possible within our dioceses. The emphasis on restoring our membership which has declined over the past two years is still of concern. We need new members to help us expand our work in order to encourage more vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. If you are interested in supporting us and our Church, please contact us on our SERRA GB website.

Emphasis was placed on the continued support we must give to our Bishops and vocations directors, through prayer and action, the most important aspects of our work.

Congratulations to our Liverpool club on their 65th Anniversary
The first Serra club in Europe.
His Grace the Archbishop of Liverpool

The Most Rev Malcolm McMahon, will welcome all

to the Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW..

Thursday 28th April 2022 at 6-30 pm.
to commemorate the event and pray for all deceased Serrans

Our last National conference due to Covid was held in 2019, .
developed on the Holy Father's document "Christus Vivit."

Theme: "Serra and vocational discernment."

Glasgow Serra had the honour of organising and hosting our
Serra GB National Conference of 2019
at The Best Western Lancashire Manor Hotel.

It was indeed a most inspiring presentation given by our keynote speaker Fr Eamonn Mulcahy C.S.Sp. (Spiritan Fathers) who guided us through the Holy Father's apostolic exhortation "Christus vivit." We were introduced to Fr David Pember f rom the "Just Youth Volunteers" also of the Spiritan Fathers with some of his young members. M any of the young volunteers go forward to seminary or novitiate to become priests or religious, but mainly they work promoting our faith among young people.

Serra International Conventions

SERRA'S 79TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TORONTO

JULY 14-17, 2022

For three years, Toronto Serrans have been hard at work crafting an unbelievable convention for their brother and sister Serrans from around the world

This summer, they are proud to welcome you to Canada's largest and most-visited city, full of world-class splendour and fun!

REGISTER FOR THE CONVENTION HERE

RESERVE YOUR ROOM AT THE SHERATON CENTRE HOTEL HERE.

Your hotel reservation will be made directly with the hotel and is separate from your convention registration.

Serra GB focus newsletter.

April Easter edition 2022

February edition 2022

The Focus newsletter reflects the core mission of Serra, to encourage priestly and consecrated religious vocations, and assist our members and friends in knowledge and understanding of our faith.

The bi-monthly Serra GB focus contains information about our apostolate, vocations stories, articles relating to our liturgical calendar and news items from home and abroad. The Serra GB focus is distributed to our members, associates, friends of Serra and those interested in our vocations apostolate. Should you wish to view previous issues, enter Serra GB focus on your browser and select the month from the dropdown list or contact the Secretary.

Current events:

As we return to some kind of normality we hope to return to our normal programme of events in the near future. Our Serra clubs are reopening, returning to our normal meetings.
Consult each club for their progress.

Vigils for vocations:

Around the time of the Holy Father's vocation messages on Good Shepherd Sunday, our Vigils take on national and international importance with vigils being held around the country. Vigils for Vocations have returned to various parishes throughout the country, with Mass, reflections, Eucharistic Adoration, speakers, seminarians and finishing with Benediction and Night Prayer.

Contact your local Serra club for more information.

Schools events:

It is still not possible to join our school partners. We will return when schools deem it responsible to do so.

Our senior schools events, with students from 4th-6th years, attract some 500-600 students viewing our religious and diocesan exhibitions for priesthood and consecrated life, followed by discussion groups and concluding with concelebrated vocations mass. School events are very popular with staff and chaplains. We hope we are planting the seeds for the Lord's call.

Rosary for Vocations:

Serra Internatioal Rosary for Vocations here:

Serrans from all over the world are invited to join in a
recitation of the Rosary for vocations. Our monthly international Rosary which started in 2017 continues on the last Saturday of every month. To join the Rosary free of charge from your computer, tablet or smart phone. Join here:

You can also download a Rosary for vocations for you or your Rosary group, with intentions, from our resources page under
Holy Hours

59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 8th, 2022

Sunday 8th May 2022 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, when the Church celebrates the World day of Prayer for Vocations. Pope Francis released his message for the 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations on the theme 'Called to Build the Human Family,' and encourages each vocation in the Church to give the very best of themselves 'in this great divine plan!'

Based on the Synod for 2021- 2023, for a Synodal Church, the Holy Father asks us to be called to be protagonists together of the Church’s mission, called to be guardians of one another and of creation, called to welcome and respond to God’s gaze and be called to build a fraternal world.

The Holy Father concludes by imploring us: Let us pray, brothers and sisters, that the People of God, amid the dramatic events of history, may increasingly respond to this call. Let us implore the light of the Holy Spirit, so that all of us may find our proper place and give the very best of ourselves in this great divine plan!