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1 October 2015 S E R R A C L U B O F P O R T L A N D B U L L E T I N Support our Priests Send a card Say a Prayer Let them know that we care November 11/7 Rev. Ed Coleman November 11/05 Rev. Robert Palladino 11/07 Archbishop Alexander Sample 11/08 Rev. David Gutmann 11/10 Rev. Joel Adams, SJ 11/11 Rev. Patrick Hannon, CSC 11/15 Rev. William Holtzinger 11/18 Rev. Msgr. Richard Paperini 11/19 Rev. Francis Chun 11/23 Rev. Ed Coleman 11/25 Rev. John Dougherty, CSC 11/27 Rev. Charles Gordon, CSC 11/30 Rev. Bruce Cwiekowski VOCATIONS PRAYER Gracious God, You have called me to life and gifted me in many ways. Through Baptism You have sent me to continue the mission of Jesus by sharing my love with others. Strengthen me to respond to Your call each day. Help me to become all You desire of me. Inspire me to make a difference in others' lives. Lead me to choose the way of life You have planned for me. Open the hearts of all to listen to Your call. Fill all with Your Holy Spirit that we may have listening hearts and the courage to respond to You. Enkindle in my heart and the hearts of others the desire to make the world a better place by serving as Lay Minister, Sister, Priest, Brother or Deacon. Kevin Van Hoomissen Sisters Appreciation Brunch A Saint Junipero Serra Blessing The sun was shining and the Double Tree Hotel was filled with joy and the love of Christ & Saint Junipero Serra, as the Portland Serra Club hosted over 90 people at the Annual Kevin Van Hoomissen Sisters Appreciation Brunch on September 27. Sisters throughout the Portland Archdiocese were invited with 53 sisters from 13 different orders attending. There were over 90 attending the event in all including special guests: Mary Jo Tully, Portland Archdiocese Chancellor; Father John Henderson, Chaplain of the new Tualatin Valley Serra Club & Pastor at St Anthony Parish; members of the new Tualatin Valley Serra Club; the Van Hoomissen family, and several guests of Portland Serrans. The event began with a social hour, including wine & appetizers, allowing time for comradeship with Arletta O Hearn (from St Pius Parish) providing all with her talent at the piano, and concluded with a special brunch and a few words of thanks to all the Sisters for what they do for Christ and the good of the Church Seeing all of the sisters gathered together, conversing with each other, and reflecting joy of the occasion is a blessing for all to see. The event not only recognizes the Sisters for the essential work they do, but also gives the Sisters a chance to meet others they may not have seen during their busy yearly schedules. For example, this year, Serrans reached out to Sister Dorothy Radoli, belonging to Sisters of Kakamega, and who is from St John Fisher and relatively new to the area to attend the event. She was elated to be invited and meet other sisters whom she had not previously had the opportunity to meet. As this yearly Serran Affirmation Event not only shows our appreciation to the religious for what they do, it is also an occasion to highlight and promote the call to religious vocations throughout our community. Hopefully, some of those attending or those in our families or parishes who personally experienced or had opportunity to hear of this event will be moved to discern the call to religious life. Finally, we hope those who were not able to attend this year, and all those who attended, will mark their calendar and save the date to attend next year - SAVE THE DATE: September 25, We owe a special thanks to all Serrans who attended, and those who couldn t attend but made contributions, for making this program such a success. Saint Junipero Serra - Pray for Us! Paul Harris, President Amen.

2 Serra Club of Portland Bulletin Page 2 P R O G R A M R E C A P S August 19 - Paul and Monique Harris, the Northwest Regional Couple for Teams of Our Lady, gave a presentation on their marriage ministry. Teams is a movement of Catholic married couples, encouraging all to fully live the sacrament of marriage, deepen their conjugal spirituality and live Christcentered family lives. MARK YOUR CALENDARS SERRA MEETINGS Each Team consists of 5-7 couples who meet once a month to share a simple meal, personal highs and lows of the month, a time of prayer (including a Gospel reading, prayer on the reading, prayer intentions, and a liturgical Psalm reading) and discussion of a monthly spiritual topic. Teams provide the nest and the fertile ground from which religious vocations can grow and be nourished. Teams of Our Lady began in France in 1947, founded by Father Caffarel, and has spread to more than 65 countries and is recognized by the Vatican, under the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Teams is blossoming in the Portland area and beyond with over 20 Teams forming in the last few years. For more information contact: Paul & Monique Harris ( ) or Sept 16 - Tom Stein, a former President of the Portland Serra Club, has spent forty years of his life in ministry. He has served the youth in the Baker, Yakima and Portland Dioceses. He has helped the Haitian Project to bring Catholic education to the children of Port Au Prince, Haiti. Currently he is the CEO of BonZeb, which is an organization dedicated to converting elephant grass to charcoal for the energy needs of the people of Haiti. It also increases their employment opportunities. BonZeb in the Haitian Creole dialect means good grass. Through this nonprofit entity Tom is seeking to employ and use the Haitian people to grow grass and convert it into charcoal as an alternative to eliminating trees in their environment. Elephant grass is a readily renewable resource and this will lessen the negative impacts on the Haitian environment. It will also employ many people to produce a badly needed alternative energy product. Eighty per cent of the Haitian people are unemployed. Currently labor in Haiti is generally paid at the rate of $3.60 per day and charcoal is sold for $1.85 per pound. Ninety-eight per cent of the island is deforested. It is estimated that they have about five years of trees left for 30 million people to produce charcoal for their energy needs. About forty per cent of Haitians use charcoal for energy. Making charcoal from grass will save the trees and enable reforestation, and it will also be helpful for the topsoil which is currently eroding away. BonZeb s goal is to create an active, flourishing industry for the Haitian people in making charcoal for their use. BonZeb will work to have adequate placement of water which will reduce the day-long chore of finding and carrying water back to their families for their survival. This will change their traditional reliance on trees. As the trees are saved, it will enhance the value of the land on the island and reduce the ill effects on health from the current dependence on trees. For more information: CLUB INFORMATION Serra Club of Portland 1500 NE Irving, Suite 440 Portland, OR Paul Harris, President paulnmonique@comcast.net Serra Club Bulletin Margret Harris / Lynn Jones, Editors / ksmboston@gmail.com lcayanusjones@frontier.com WEBSITE: tstein@bonzeborg.com Website: bonzeborg.com MARK YOUR CALENDAR DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PARTY ANNUAL SERRA CHRISTMAS PARTY will be held WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 Social and Luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. Serrans are encouraged to invite your spouses, parish priests & retired priests October 7, 2015 Board Meeting 10:30 Lunch/Meeting Noon PROGRAM: Dan/Lynn Jones & Jim/Terry O Hanlon - Canonization of Junipero Serra Oct 21, 2015 Mass Noon Lunch/Meeting PROGRAM: Claude Karam, Sacred Heart Monastery Nov 4, 2015 Board Meeting 10:30 Lunch/Meeting Noon PROGRAM: Mary Ann Perlot, Seminarians in Columbia Nov 18, 2015 Mass Noon Lunch/Meeting PROGRAM: Br. Cyril Drnjevic, OSB, Laudato Si December 2, :30 a.m. Christmas Party SPECIAL EVENTS October 10, 2015 Transitional Diaconate Ordinations St. Mary s Cathedral at 11:00 a.m. October 25, 2015 Priesthood Sunday November 1-7, 2015 National Vocation Awareness Week November 1, 2015 Mount Angel Annual Seminarian Benefit Dinner Convention Center 4:00 pm QUOTE FOR THE DAY We must restore hope to young, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace. Pope Francis

3 Se r r a C lu b o f Po rt l and B ul l et i n Pag e 3 PATRON SAINT JUNIPERO SERRA Pope Francis - Canonization Mass Our beloved patron, Junípero Serra, was canonized a saint by His Holiness Pope Francis on Wednesday, September 23 in Washington, DC at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Portland Serrans Jim & Terry O Hanlon and Dan & Lynn Jones along with our Chaplain, Fr. Jeff Eirvin, had the honor of being there. Tickets were limited and we each had different access to see the Pope - but just being there was awesome! About 90 Serrans braved hours in long lines in the hot mid-day sun to join the approximately 25,000 faithful in attendance at this magnificent event. "Junípero Serra always went forward because Christ was waiting," His Holiness said in the conclusion of his homily at the canonization Mass. "He always went forward because his brothers and sisters were waiting. He always went forward until the end of his life. Like Saint Junípero Serra, may we always go forward. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so we ll share photos taken at this blessed event by Lynn Jones & Father Jeff Eirvin. Blessed Pope Francis - Check out the rays of sun shining on him the holy spirit was there! Pope Francis (the People s Pope) in the Pope Mobile approaching the Basilica The Basilica (photo on the left). Mass was held outside the Basilica to the right of this photo. On the right, Fr. Jeff Eirvin, Serra Chaplain and Vocations Director for Archdiocese of Portland, with Lynn Jones. This is where the photos of the Pope above were taken. They had security clearance for this special section just outside the entrance to the Basilica.

4 Se r r a C lu b o f Po rt l and B ul l et i n Pag e 4 PATRON SAINT JUNIPERO SERRA - Pope Francis - Canonization Mass A little exploration and getting the lay of the land the day before the Canonization Mass. Left: Dan Jones checking out the entrance to the Bisilica draped with soon to be Saint Junipero Serra Right:Transitional Deacon Anthony Ahamefule (Mount Angel) and Father Jeff exploring the inside of the Bisilica An Historic moment for Serra and for our Church Deacon Anthony, Lynn Jones & Fr. Jeff heading to see the Pope arrive at the Bisilica Pope Francis gives homily at the Canonization Mass outside the Basilica Serra International President, Tim O Neill, presents the new Saint Junipero Serra icon at the SI celebration dinner after the mass After the canonization celebration in Washington, DC some Serrans and clergy continued onto Philadelphia to catch the final days of World Meeting of Families - Theme of event: Love is our mission: the family fully alive! Left: Dan Jones; John Liston, SI Exec Director; Tim O Neill, SI President; Bob Labat,Past USAC Pres; and Father Jeff Eirvin collected Serra vocation materials to take to the Vocations exhibit booth at the World Meeting of Families. Right: Fr. Jeff Eirvin with Transitional Deacon John Becerra (Mount Angel) in Logan Circle awaiting the Pope s parade in Philadelphia

5 Serra Club of Portland Bulletin Page 5 KEVIN VAN HOOMISSEN ANNUAL SISTERS APPRECIATION LUNCH We had a wonderful luncheon with all of the Sisters on Sunday, Sept. 27! The Sisters were delighted to have the opportunity to meet with others from the 13 different orders represented at this event. This luncheon would not have been possible without the support of many financially, presence, and prayers. Many thanks to all of you!!! Special thanks to Monique Harris for all the wonderful photos & the collage!!

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