Serra GB focus newsletter, April 2020 edition: here
In this April edition of the Focus we reflect on the issues raised by the Covid-19 virus
The bi-monthly Serra GB focus is distributed to our members, associates, friends of Serra and those interested in our vocations apostolate. It contains information relating to our apostolate, vocations stories, themed events related to our liturgical calendar
and news items from home and abroad.
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Retrace St Junipero Serra's footsteps, courtesy EWTN: here
Due to the present health crisis many of
of our Current Events are cancelled.
Spiritual Communion and Prayers for release from Covid-19 here
Vigils for vocations: Cancelled
Around the time of the Holy Father's vocations message on Good Shepherd Sunday, 3rd May, our Vigils take on national and international importance with vigils being held around the country. Vigils for Vocations are on going in 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.
Anniversary: Cancelled for present
Glasgow Serra will celebrate the Golden anniversary of their charter on 9th May 2020
Planning is ongoing for an eventful period of celebration.
Schools vocations event: Cancelled
Our senior schools events, with pupils from the 4th-6th years attract some 500-600 pupils viewing our religious and diocesan exhibitions for priesthood and consecrated life followed by discussion groups and finishing with a concelebrated vocations mass. These school events are becoming very popular with the staff and school chaplains. We hope we are planting the seeds for the Lord's call. View some of our photos
Rosary for Vocations:
The last Saturday of every month, Serrans from all over the world are invited to join in a recitation of the Rosary for vocations. Our monthly international Rosary continues on Saturday 30th December and each last Saturday thereafter in 2019. To join the Rosary free of charge from your computer, tablet or smart phone, click: here You can also download Rosary for vocations intentions from our resources page under Holy Hours.
Holy Father's 2020 message for The 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, here "Words of Vocation"
The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publically fulfill the Lord's instruction to, "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). As a climax to a prayer that is continually offered throughout the Church, it affirms the primacy of faith and grace in all that concerns vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. While appreciating all vocations, the Church concentrates its attention this day on vocations to the ordained ministries (priesthood and diaconate), to the Religious life in all its forms (male and female, contemplative and apostolic), to societies of apostolic life, to secular institutes in their diversity of services and membership, and to the missionary life, in the particular sense of mission "ad gentes".
On the 4th of August last year, the 160th anniversary of the death of the Cure of Ars, The Holy father chose to write a letter to all those priests who daily devote their lives to the service of God's people in response to our Lord's call. He chose four words pain, gratitude, encouragement and praise as a way of thanking priestsand and supporting their ministry. Those words can be addressed to the whole people of God against the backdrop of the Gospel passage the recounts the remarkable experience of Jesus and Peter during a stormy night on the Sea of Galilee (Mt 14:22-33)