As a new year begins, I would be most ungrateful if neglected to thank the Board of Directors and the general membership for all the support I have received during the first six months of my term as President. A simple thanks is small in comparison to the support I received from each member of the Serra Club.
VP for Membership - Jim Vredenburg and his committee has done a outstanding job of putting together a very successful inquiry night for potential new Serra Members. Father Kyle was extremely please to be a part of the evening and he said that our Club hit a homerun with the presentations. The District Governor and three Presidents from the other Clubs in the
District also attended. All of them were most impressed with the presentations and the total evening.
The evening displays two very powerful messages. First the accomplishments can be made by the forming of a team instead of one person working alone. Second the organization a strong team with each person sharing the load each person contributing to the organization. Many thanks for such a excellent program Jim and committee.
Pat LaPosta has provided many fine programs for each of our meetings. While Pat does not have the title of VP for programs, he functions as same. Great job Pat!
VP of Vocations - Bruns Watts keep our club focused on our primary goal of working for vocations by keeping us involved in Father Kyle work.
VP for Communications - Gerald Santiago keeps our Club informed of the happening of our Club through our excellent News Letter “Good News”. Many very favorable comments have come fro the other Serra Clubs.
President Elect – Zack Whitley (the slave of the President) assist in many task each month could be done without his assistance. Treasury - Dan Single keeps us in the black, and Secretary Dick Kolkka keeps track of what we do. Many thanks for all you do.
Your Board of Directors has approved some changes for the coming year. Our monthly meetings will be held each month at the Saint Maria’s Center which is a very nice convenient location for a large majority of our membership. Some of the meals will be catered
by our members. Peter Hatton has volunteered to head up a Hospitality Committee charged with the responsibility of setting up for our meetings and the cleanup after our meetings. Please offer your assistance in this endeavor.
Our monthly Mass said for vocations has moved to Saturday Mass at the Carmelite Monastery on Bowen Road. If the last Mass we held there is any indication of what the future will be, the decision to make this change was the right decision.
The fellowship for the meeting was excellent. All of us Serrans have had a wonderful year together working and praying together for vocations. For all of you I am very thankful and very proud to be your President. We have some new opportunities in the New Year to increase our
involvement in the work for vocations. I feel confident that each of you will make contributions according to your means. The involvement is what drives our Club to great success.
Thank you for all the things that you do to help with our work for vocations.
God Bless You and keep you always in His Love.
Tom Murphy, President
