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The Portland Serra Club was a substantial supporter of the vocation rally held on March 20th at St. Pius X parish with 490 parochial school 6th grade students in attendance. The day began at 7:30 a.m. with the set-ting up of the facility and at 8:30 the buses and cars arrived, bringing the students. Our Serra Club members arrived early to help the religious sis-ters who were in charge of the program. Then throughout the day our members provided coffee, tea and light food items for all the clergy and religious who were presenting the program. The program is set up so that the students are divided into three groups, with each group being guided to their designated activity by one or more Serrans. Serrans also helped during the lunch break, providing each stu-dent with cookies and a fruit drink to supplement their brown bag lunch which they brought to the rally. I would extend a big “Thank You” to the Serrans who were able to attend and support the rally. The Archdiocesan Vocation Committee does an excellent job of organizing, planning and presenting the vocation rally event in the Portland and Salem areas.

Blessed Junipero Serra, Pray for us! Dean Petitt President

PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE

79th ANNUAL SEMINARY TEA

The Annual Tea will be held Wednes-day, April 30 at the Madeleine Parish Hall. Archbishop Alexander Sample, Archbishop Emeritus John Vlazny, Bishop Ken Steiner and Abbot Gregory from Mount Angel will all be in atten-dance. Tickets are $30 and are avail-able at the door.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

SERRA MEETINGS

April 2, 2014 Board Meeting moved to 4/16 NOON—SPECIAL LUNCHEON AT ST. JOHN VIANNEY

April 16 2014 Board Meeting 10:30 Lunch/Meeting PROGRAM: Msgr. Joseph Betschart, President-Rector, Mount Angel

May 7, 2014 Board Meeting 10:30 Lunch/Meeting PROGRAM: TBD

May 21, 2014

NEW MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SPECIAL LUNCHEON 11:30 Social Noon Lunch PROGRAM: Father John Henderson, Chaplain

June 4, 2014 Board Meeting 10:30 Lunch/Meeting INSTALLATION NEW OFFICERS

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fri-Sun, April 4-6, 2014 Spring Leadership Planning Conference - Edmonds, WA

Sunday, April 20, 2014 Easter

Sunday, May 11, 2014 World Day of Prayer for Vocations FRIDAY, June 6, 2014 Archdiocese Priest Ordination St. Mary’s Cathedral June 22-26, 2014 15th Annual Quo Vadis Day CYO Camp Howard

PORTLAND CLUB NEW OFFICERS ELECTED

The following slate of Officers and Trustees for 2014-15 was approved by the general session on March 5: President Paul Harris Past-President Dean Petitt VP Programs Jodi Kilcup Treasurer Ed O’Hanlon VP Communications Margret Harris Secretary Monique Harris VP Vocations Art Diederich 1-yr Trustee Jim O’Hanlon VP Membership Dick Safranski 2-yr Trustee Quenton Czuba Webmaster Lynn Jones 3-yr Trustee Bob Turner

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD Mahatma Gandhi

MAY 5/04 Rev. Justus Alaeto 5/05 Rev. Joseph Heuberger 5/05 Rev. Richard Thompson 5/06 Rev. Patrick McNamee 5/09 Rev. Harry Holwell 5/09 Rev. Neil Moore 5/16 Rev. Kelly Vandehey 5/17 Rev. William Beauchamp, CSC Rev. Joseph Hoang 5/18 Rev. Jeffery Eirvin Rev. Damian Kobus, OSM Rev. David Shaw 5/23 Rev. Michael Patrick 5/23 Rev. Richard Sirianni 5/24 Rev. Theodore Frison 5/24 Rev. Kenneth Hume 5/26 Rev. Matthew Libra 5/28 Rev. Michael Lau 5/30 Rev. John Donato, CSC

MAY

5/21 Rev. Philip Waibel OSB Rev. Neil J. Moore Rev. Elwin Schwab 5/22 Rev. Karl Schray Rev. Roy Antunez SJ Rev. Gerald Quintal Rev. Gary Jacobson 5/23 Rev. Dale Waddill Rev. Louis Urbanski Rev. Edward D. Altstock 5/24 Rev. Carl Flach Rev. James Dieringer 5/25 Rev. Bruce D. Brown Rev. Kenneth Hume Rev. Jack Krall Rev. David Janes 5/27 Rev. David Gutmann Rev. J. Michael Morrissey Rev. Michael Sprauer 5/28 Rev. William Hund, CSC 5/29 Rev. Theodore Prentice Rev. Sean Weeks 5/30 Rev. Msgr. Francis M. Campbell Rev. Vincent Cunniff 5/31 Rev. Daniel Reynolds Rev. Michael Biewend

MAY

5/01 Rev. Joseph Hau Duc Nguyen 5/07 Rev. Brian Allbright 5/10 Rev. Msgr. Dennis O'Donovan Rev. Cosmas White OSB 5/11 Rev. Rock Sassano 5/12 Rev. Frank Knusel 5/13 Rev. David Cullings 5/14 Rev. Joseph Baccellieri Rev. Patrick Donoghue Rev. Jack Mosbrucker Rev. James Rigert, CSC Rev. Scott Vandehey 5/15 Rev. Leslie Sieg 5/18 Rev. Donald McHugh Rev. Msgr. Charles Lienert Rev. John Betts Rev. Joseph Beno 5/19 Rev. Robert W. Krueger Most Rev. Kenneth Steiner Rev. John Brouillard 5/20 Rev. Msgr. Timothy Murphy Rev. Patrick Walsh 5/21 Rev. John McGrann Rev. Msgr. Carl Gimpl Rev. Theodore R. Weber

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March 5 - Father Martin Grassel, OSB is the curator at the Benedictine Monastery in Mount Angel. His presentation to the Serra Club concentrated primarily on the decision of the monks at the abbey to start a brewery. The St. Benedict Abbey in Mount Angel is a self-contained and self-supported community of religious men. In the past the abbey supported itself primarily by operating a tree farm and a dairy, performing pastoral work in three parishes, and raising money through donations. However the tree farm has not been producing substantial revenue and the dairy is no longer operational. Twenty years ago the abbey considered starting a brewery and the thought has returned. The monks will emphasize how the beer is brewed. The labels will integrate the St. Benedict icon and, in keeping with monastic tradition, a percentage of the profits will be given to other North Pacific non-profit organizations. Their product will only be available at the abbey. The goals of the undertaking are to generate needed revenue and to promote Christian values in the world around us by having bottles which will emphasize Benedictine values.

Feb 19 - Father Mike Biewend was our guest speaker sharing his vocation story and his mother’s influence. He said there were 3 things in his life that he did not want to do: 1) Be a Priest; 2) Be in the military; 3) Live in Oregon! But you don’t tell God what to do!! Both his mom and dad were instrumental in his vocation decision. They handled the vocation decision in their own unique way. He had two older brothers and a twin sister. He fully expected his brother to respond to the call of a priestly vocation. But in 1971, this was not a popular thing to do. He was the one who kept getting the pull from God to be a priest. He knew what his mom wanted him to do. She wanted him to apply for college. She wanted him to pursue a secular career, get married, and give her grandchildren. When he tentatively decided to go to the seminary, he was hoping he would be thrown out. God was going to have to make it happen! But, you do not tell God what to do. Finally he decided to attend the Los Angeles Diocesan Seminary. As the time approached, his mom continued to ask “are you sure you want to do this? You are going to be lonely.” He knew it was going to be hard for her but she seemed to be letting go. When she took him to the seminary, she said “I give you my son”. WOW! Six months later he had a real crisis and felt he could not continue. He called home and asked his mom to come pick him up. She said “no!” She said “Do not write - no communication for two weeks. After two weeks we will honor your decision.” She knew how miserable he was, but she taught him a valuable lesson “Wait and See!” He shared this example to show how she supported him throughout his profession. When he was ordained he asked his mom and twin sister, Mary, to vest him. They were his biggest supporters! His mom presented a chalice to him at ordination inscribed with “This is my beloved son with whom I am well

MEETING RECAPS

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2014 ANNUAL CLERGY APPRECIATION DINNER

Over 60 priests and deacons joined in fellowship with 45 Serrans at the club’s Annual Clergy Appreciation Dinner held at the Double Tree on February 23, 2014. The evening started with a social including piano music, followed by a wonderful dinner and ending with

a few words from Archbishop Sample. It was a great event and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves!

Father Pat McNamee, Archbishop Alexander Sample, Father Theodore Lange and Archbishop Emeritus John Vlazny

Msgr. Donald Buxman with fellow priests

PORTLAND SERRA CLUB HOSTS ANNUAL VOCATIONS RALLY AT ST. PIUS X

Serrans helped host the Archdiocese of Portland 7th Annual Vocations Rally held again this year at St. Pius X on March 20th. There were a record 490 sixth graders who spent the day learning about and having interaction with priests, brothers and sisters. All reli-gious communities were invited to participate. Our club provided lunch to the Sisters, Brothers and clergy participating in the event. There was music and high levels of enthusiasm from the kids who participated. Great efforts and great rewards!!

Portland Serra Club Annual Appreciation dinner honoring Priests, Deacons and Religious brothers

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SERRA CLUB HOSTS PORTLAND ARCHDIOCESE SEMINARIAN DINNER

Serran’s Affirm Calls to Religious Vocations – The Portland Serra Club recently hosted their annual Seminarian Appreciation Dinner on March 1st at St Patrick Church in downtown Portland. This dinner honors Portland Archdiocese seminarians and their families. Serrans and Seminarians gathered in a casual atmosphere to give encouragement and support to not only Seminarians in responding to their respective calls to the priesthood, but to the Serrans for their steadfast support for religious vocations. The dinner was well attended and everyone had a wonderful time.

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This year the International convention is close to home and we’d like to encourage your attendance! Register for the conference TODAY and you’ll receive a discounted price of $300/per person (savings of $100/pp). Special offer ends April 15 (after that date, price increases to $400/pp). Your registration includes access to all convention events: three dining events; opening reception (which includes heavy hors d’oeuvres); the annual awards lunch and the annual banquet on Saturday the 12th.. Check out the details of the event and Sacramento on the SI website. We will also forward a copy of the agenda as a separate email or attachment. https://www.serra.org/index.php/serra-conventions/2014-annual-convention

Go to SI website to register for the convention: https://www.serra.org/index.php/serra-conventions/2014-sacramento-registration The Hyatt Regency of Sacramento is the official hotel of the convention. Serra has negotiated a room rate of $129 per night for convention registrants. All convention events, except masses, will take place at the Hyatt. Make hotel reservations on the dedicated website for Serrans to book their rooms : https://aws.passkey.com/event/10855557/owner/2084/home