Reaffirming the Serra Club Mission
The Serra Club serves an essential role in our diocese. We are guided by four core goals:
- To Foster and Promote Vocations to the Priesthood: We actively pray for vocations to the ministerial priesthood, recognizing it as a vital call to service.
- To Encourage and Affirm Religious Vocations: We support those discerning a call to consecrated religious life, both brothers and sisters, within the Catholic Church.
- To Assist Members in Responding to God’s Call: The Serra Club fosters an environment of prayer and reflection, helping members identify and embrace their unique vocations in Christ.
- To Raise Awareness and Seek New Members: We strive to increase awareness of the Serra Club and its mission within the Diocese of Lexington, welcoming new members to join us in promoting vocations.
Saint Junipero Serra
(1713-1784)
Spanish Missionary in
Mexico and California
Patron of Vocations
The local Serra Club is a chapter of Serra International, that was recognized in 1951 as the “Lay Vocation Arm of the Catholic Church.”
Officers for the 2024-2025 year.
- President: Fred Payne
- President-Elect: Debbie Wagner
- Secretary: Bob Kuhn / Mary Duke (co-secretaries)
- Treasurer: Ed Maley
- Vice President for Communications: Dwayne Buckles
- Vice President for Vocations: Mark Wilden
- Vice President for Membership: Dwayne Edwards
- Vice President for Internal/External Programs: John Wagner
- Chaplain: Fr. Danny Taylor
- Parliamentarian: All Members
WHAT DOES THE SERRA CLUB OF LEXINGTON DO?
Monthly Rosary, Mass, Meeting and Social Hour
Serrans meet the 2nd Monday of each month (except July/December) in the Parish Life Center at the Cathedral of Christ the King:
TBD. Rosary for Vocations (CTK Sanctuary)
5:30 p.m. Mass for Vocations (CTK Sanctuary)
6:30 p.m. Meeting and Social Hour (Parish Life Center)
Evening of Reflection
Members, spouses, and guests reflect on their mission to pray for vocations.
Priests’ Appreciation Day
Diocesan Priests are treated to a day at an evening cook-out.
Sisters’ Appreciation Day
Events vary from year to year. Past offerings:
“A Grand Night of Singing” at the University of Kentucky, a day at the Keeneland Race Course, and a picnic at a local Thoroughbred horse farm.
Seminarian Send-off
Seminarians and their families are invited to a cookout and fun activities before leaving for the seminary.
Seminarians’ Visit
Serrans take a field trip to Diocesan seminarians at St. Meinrad in Indiana.
Vocations Holy Hours and Bishop’s Dinners
Holy Hours at different parishes throughout the year allow Serrans to pray for vocations with other parishioners in the diocese. Bishop’s Dinners allow individuals discerning a vocation to the priesthood or religious life to personally meet with the Bishop, priests, religious and seminarians of the diocese.
Altar Servers’ Award
All altar servers in the diocese receive certificates of appreciation at a special Mass celebrated by the Bishop at the Cathedral of Christ the King.
Leadership Award
The club annually presents an award to a Lexington Catholic High School senior for outstanding leadership qualities.
Hospitality Ministers for Ordinations
Serrans serve as co-hosts and Hospitality Ministers at the Ordination Mass for priests and deacons of the diocese.
Pre-Ordination Dinners for Priests
Serrans provide a dinner for priests along with family members the night before their ordinations in the diocese.
Vocations Poster Contest & Awards Presentation
Elementary students create posters promoting vocations in the diocese. Awards are presented during Catholic Schools Week Mass in January.
Annual Retreat Weekend
Serrans and their spouses participate in a fall weekend retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani or St. Meinrad to reflect on their mission to pray for vocations.
Priests’ Anniversary Celebration
Priests who reach benchmark anniversaries are recognized annually at a dinner at Christ the King.