June, 2021 Serra Club Newsletter

of Louisville MISSION: To foster and promote “To always go forward – to never turn back!” vocations to the priest- – Saint Junipero Serra hood and religious life.

If you receive this through regular postal delivery, but would be willing to receive it by email, please contact Chuck Lynch, (502) 442-9302. “SERRA MEETS” ZOOM MEETING WAS DEACONS QUAN NGUYEN AND LOI PHAM ON SATURDAY MAY 8 WILL BE ORDAINED TO THE PRIESTHOOD ON MAY 29. The USA Council (USAC) of Serra International (SI) hosted its The ordination Mass will be at 11 am on Saturday, May 29, at the sixth monthly “Serra Meets” on Cathedral of the Assumption. All are invited to participate via Saturday, May 8. These are online livestream. Go to www.YouTube.com and search: Cathedral of the As- monthly meetings to keep Serrans sumption, Louisville, KY. in touch with USAC leadership and our vocation mission. Each meeting also has a keynote speak- er. This meeting was hosted by USAC VP of Communications, Jesse Gallegos. The main speaker was Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C., D.Min. – Executive Director of the Confer- ence of Major Superiors of Men of the U.S (CMSM). The SAC behind his name stands for the Latin phrase which means Society of the Catholic Apostolate. This order of men religious is also known as the Pallottines. He also Deacon Quan Nguyen Deacon Loi Pham has a Doctor in Ministry degree. Fr. Frank thanked us very SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR OUR JUNE much for our work, and noted that SERRA CLUB ELECTION he was wearing the Serra pin he received when he was 16 years old! It was given to him by a Ser- The following have volunteered This is the third notice to all for the Board of Trustees for the ran who was a member of his par- members announcing the slate. ish at that time. Born in 1966, Fr. fiscal year beginning June, 2021: The election will be at the first Bob Hublar - President & V-P of Frank is from Hammonton, New regular meeting in June – Mon- Jersey, the oldest of four sons. He Vocations; Ken Peet - Secretary; day, June 7. Jerry Gonsoski - Treasurer; Lynn made his first consecration as a Haner - VP of Membership; Paul Our Regional Director will Pallottine in 1986, and his ordina- Willett - VP of Programs; Chuck continue to be Ken Peet. tion to the priesthood was in 1994. Lynch - VP of Communications; Of course, Fr. Joe Voor will He has had many roles in the Other Trustees - John Tichenor, continue as our Chaplain; and Fr. Church, including provincial lead- Theresa Fiedler, Neil Manias, Pat Dolan will continue as our ership for his order; high school Debbie Farmer, Ralph Williams. Assistant Chaplain. chaplain; campus and young adult

SERRA CLUB OF LOUISVILLE, KY Great Lakes Region, District 158, Club 130 Page 1 www.ArchLou.org/Serra JUNE, 2021 “SERRA MEETS” UPCOMING MEETINGS (continued from page 1) AND EVENTS ministry; consultant to the USCCB on evangeliza- Regular meetings - We target the first and third Mondays tion; popular speaker in a number of dioceses, reli- of each month, at 11:45, in O’Bryan Hall, on the third floor of St. Louis Bertrand’s Parish Office Center. gious communities, and various organizations; Direc- (1104 S. 6th Street, elevator available.) All attendees must tor of the Catholic Apostolate Center; lecturer on the- bring their own food, drink, napkins, and utensils. No ology at three charge to attend, but reservations are recommended for colleges and non-members. universities; ——————————————————————————————————————————— and a member June 7 (Mon) 11:45 am - Regular luncheon at St. Louis of the board of Bertrand – Annual election of officers. Speaker - Mike Ford of Our Lady’s Rosary Makers. the CMSM the June 12 (Sat) – 12 noon Louisville time - “Serra Meets” last three years. - national Zoom meeting for all Serrans. (2nd Saturdays For a full bio, thru Dec 2021) – for details, click here. click here. June 14 (Mon) at 7 pm - Rosary for Vocations, by Since he’s Zoom. (Now on all 2nd Mondays) the Executive June 17 (Thu) - 7 pm - Holy Hour for Vocations at Im- Director of maculate Conception parish. CMSM and June 21 (Mon) – 11:45 am - Regular Luncheon at St. has also served Louis Bertrand - Speaker - Fr. Pat Dolan on Transub- in provincial stantiation. leadership for June 29 (Tue) 11:45 - Serra Board meeting - St. Marga- his order, he spoke on the topic of religious commu- ret Mary Spirituality Center. July 1 (Thu) 8:30 am Mass – to celebrate St. Junipero nities of men. He broke down the description into Serra’s feast day – by Fr. Anthony Chandler, Director three areas – prayer, life, and the order’s apostolic of Vocations, at St. Francis of Assisi parish, 1960 Bard- work as a community. stown Road, Louisville. Plus installation of officers. Just as every order of men has an apostolate (a July 6 (Tue) 11:45 am - Regular luncheon (moved to religious or evangelistic activity or works), he talked Tuesday due to the holiday) at St. Louis Bertrand – about the Serra Club’s apostolate being the promo- Speaker to be determined. tion of vocations. For men in religious orders, he July 10 (Sat) – 12 noon Louisville time - “Serra Meets” nd talked about some members living in monasteries, - national Zoom meeting for all Serrans. (2 Saturdays while some have “external ministries.” Fr. Frank thru Dec 2021) – for details, click here. spoke of some men being brothers / friars, while July 12 (Mon) at 7 pm - Rosary for Vocations, by Zoom. (Now on all 2nd Mondays) some go on to become priests. Some orders of men RD religious have brothers, some have priests, and some July 19 (Mon) REGULAR 3 MONDAY MEETING CANCELED – replaced by July 30 event. have both. July 27 (Tue) 11:45 - Serra Board meeting - St. Marga- He spoke of some orders as “mendicant orders” – ret Mary Spirituality Center. orders of men who travel, preach and evangelize - July 30 (Fri) 11:45 – Seminarian Luncheon at Archdi- examples being Franciscans, Carmelites, and Domin- ocesan Pastoral Center, not open to the public. icans. Questions? - Contact Chuck Lynch at (502) 442-9302 or On the subject of formation, Fr. Frank spoke of [email protected]. men starting out as “novitiates” or “aspirants.” Even- tion must find the community, charism and spirituali- tually they take simple vows. Then some move on to ty to which he is called. This can be service as educa- what are called final vows, or solemn vows, or con- tors, preachers, missionaries, contemplatives, Church secration for life. However, some, instead of this sec- lawyers, scientists, social workers, healthcare profes- ond step, decide to go on to be ordained as temporary sionals, spiritual advisers, parish directors of reli- deacons and then ordained to the priesthood. gious education, pastoral associates, or in other min- In addition to the “evangelical counsels” of pov- istries. In response to one question, Fr. Frank men- erty, chastity, and obedience, each community of tioned that with some orders, the kind of work a man men religious has a charism or apostolate or life of ends up doing might reflect the kind of work he did the community. The man discerning a religious voca- before joining the order.

SERRA CLUB OF LOUISVILLE, KY Great Lakes Region, District 158, Club 130 Page 2 www.ArchLou.org/Serra JUNE, 2021 “SERRA MEETS” president of Serra International, from Thailand, whose topic will be “No Hands Up” – a presentation on how (continued from page 2) young people can see a religious vocation as a viable He also spoke of five ways we Serrans can assist alternative to what the world is offering. You can find men considering a religious vocation. First, of the link and phone number to the next Zoom meeting course, is prayer. Of course, discerners are also pray- here. ing; and it was also noted that with people isolated more in the last year, including many young men, it FR. PATRICK DOLAN SPOKE ON appears the number of entrants into seminaries is up CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION this year. AT OUR MAY 17 MEETING Secondly, he suggests we accompany the individ- ual men considering a vocation – with prayer and Fr. Patrick Dolan, Assistant Chaplain for the Serra moral support - never forgetting that the world is al- Club of Louisville, spoke on Catholic education in ways tugging at them to go in a different direction, colleges and universities, the use of Newman Centers, and never forgetting that sometimes even family and and related topics. friends will discourage a man from seeking a reli- Fr. Pat began by reminding us that our Serra Club gious vocation. mission statement calls for Thirdly, he suggests we each learn what we can our own faith formation; and about different men’s communities. Invite members then he gave us some history of religious orders to attend our meetings, and even on education in the Church. to speak on the specifics of their orders. Of course, in the first couple Fourthly, he suggests we educate ourselves on of centuries after Christ’s the different ways men can minister to the Church Resurrection, there were no through priesthood and other ministerial forms of Catholic schools of any kind. life. There are many options. Even few of us Serrans In fact, some people trying to know all the options for religious life. So, you can start them were quickly mar- imagine how hard it is for a young man to be aware tyred. of all these options. In the 800s, King Charle- Finally, the fifth way we can help is to assist magne gathered scholars to young men with opportunities to experience the reli- promote theological studies. gious life. This might be helping with fundraising so Emperor Otto I, and some of his successors, continued they can visit orders, going on retreats with them, to foster Catholic teaching. But at this early time in inviting them to our meetings, encouraging them in the Church, even the clergy learned primarily by be- their discernment, driving them to vocation visits, ing apprentices under other priests. Monasteries pri- etc. marily taught agriculture, carpentry and craftsmanship Fr. Frank also responded to one question about - used by the monks to be self-supportive; but they one author stating that order priests are somehow also taught the truths of the faith. “theologically higher” or “taking more perfect vows” In the 1100s, there was some consolidation of than the diocesan priests (sometimes referred to as Catholic instruction, especially as it related to the cler- “secular priests”). First of all, he said the diocesan gy. Archbishop Peter Lombard of Paris authored the priests don’t really take vows, but, instead, make The Book of Sentences on general theology, philoso- promises. Secondly, he said that the only reason a phy and morality. The Church started using this as the few rare individuals might speak of the religious or- standard to educate seminarians. der priests as theologically higher is simply that their The first Catholic university was the University of vows put them more in line with Christ, in that they Bologna formed in Italy in 1098. live lives of poverty, celibacy, and obedience, wheras After the Crusades and from 1100 on, there was an diocesan priests don’t take a vow of poverty. explosion of new religious orders and growth in Cath- We wish to thank Fr. Frank Donio for taking the olic education. Some of this was due to the leadership time to share with us his thoughts on vocations. To of such people as St. Francis of Assisi and St. Domi- watch a video of the entire meeting, click here. nic and the huge number of their followers. It became The next “Serra Meets” will be on Saturday, June common for the Catholic universities to teach Latin, 12, noon Louisville time, when there will be a former languages, philosophy and law. However, a number

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FR. PAT DOLAN so, once a Catholic institute of higher learning gets to (continued from page 3) be large, it has to get into regulations pertaining to ten- ure, publishing, etc. of men studied these subjects and went on to other One of the disadvantages of being large is that the careers outside of the Church (serving in royal institutional nature of the university, and the attempt courts). The Church needed formation specifically to be many things to many parts of society, begins to for seminarians. work against having a truly Catholic nature. It be- In the 1200s, universities began to focus on stud- comes harder to put an emphasis on the Eucharist, ies to produce good theologians, who could continue community prayer, the profession of faith, and many teaching Catholic studies, educating seminarians, other aspects of the Catholic Church. etc. Secular universities were evolving, and their Even some Catholic colleges and universities have emphasis was to prepare men for secular careers. watered down their Catholicism for many reasons – The theological studies for seminarians could be fo- including appealing to more people, appearing to be cused on Church careers. more inclusive, to qualify for science grants, and In the 1300s the Black Plague hit Europe in more. Parents expect their children attending such three waves, killing priests and university profes- schools to come out strong in the Catholic faith, but sors, as well as many in the general population. are often disappointed. There was also the Great Western Schism, in which In many college settings the Newman Connection two men claimed to be popes and excommunicated / Newman Centers, and F.O.C.U.S. (Fellowship of the followers of the other. The loss of so many Catholic University Students) programs have been a priests and university teachers resulted in the very positive force in promoting Catholicism and sup- Church process of training priests becoming less porting Catholic students, sometimes even resulting in rigorous, in order to quickly ordain priests who religious vocations. Fr. Pat has spoken to groups of could bring the Sacraments to the dying. youth, through these programs, on subjects like ethics In the 1400s, the two-pope issue was resolved by and theology. the Council of Constance. Locally, the U of L Catholic Ministry has done By 1500 there were 85 major universities in Eu- much to reach students on campus. On Sundays, they rope – which had grown out of schools affiliated have a 5 pm Mass often attended by 100 to 200 stu- with cathedrals from those earlier times of Charle- dents. And Holy Name parish, right off of campus, has magne and Otto. At that time, men and priests made a 10 pm Sunday Mass to reach students who can’t up most of the students of higher learning. Later in make it to Mass earlier. that century, Luther started the Protestant Refor- Fr. Pat said one of his big concerns is that we have mation, and the Council of Trent (1545-1563) colleges and universities that are Catholic in name, but cleaned up some of the related problems. That not making Catholicism their highest priority – hiring Council also standardized the training of seminari- many professors, department heads, and even presi- ans; and the Jesuits (founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius dents who are not Catholic; watering down teaching to of Loyola and his companions) began to develop try to be more “inclusive”; calling themselves Chris- universities that taught these Church standards. tian instead of Catholic; and, basically, giving in to the Other universities were also created. The An- secularization of our institutions. gelicum in Rome (founded in 1222, with under He listed an alternative: groups that have recently 1,500 students today) is one such smaller university founded some extremely Catholic schools, with stu- used by seminarians from around the world. The dents who want to be intensely Catholic, such as the University of St. Thomas in the Philippines Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio (for (founded in 1611) is a much larger school, with which tuition is now free), Ave Maria University in around 43,000 students today. Florida, Wyoming Catholic College and Christen- Fr. Pat then began to talk about the issues related dom College in Virginia. These schools have a radi- to Catholic colleges and universities getting to be cally different atmosphere compared to their secular very large. As a large institution, the Catholic uni- counterparts and even compared to many other Catho- versity needs to advance all learning. This means lic institutes of higher education. He says the atmos- incurring the expense of certain departments – espe- phere in the very Catholic institutes even produces cially in the sciences, with the cost of labs, equip- many religious vocations. ment, telescopes, etc. Part of the reason for being Fr. Pat also pointed out that we need to recognize large is to compete with the secular universities. Al-

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FR. PAT DOLAN PRIESTS ANNIVERSARIES (continued from page 4) Congratulations to our priests celebrating anniver- the sacrifices that some people make in order to sup- saries of ordination in June. This list includes priests port these intensely Catholic institutions – including from religious orders and other dioceses, working in our Archdiocese. The asterisk (*) indicates “Retired.” teachers who take lower salaries than they can get in large secular institutions. Bertrand, O.P., Rev. Emmanuel, 6/5/98, 23 years Another option is to really support and promote Breen, O.P., Rev. Joseph Anthony, 6/13/63, 58 yrs the Newman Centers, Catholic centers, and Do, Rev. Peter Q., 6/8/02, 19 years F.O.C.U.S. groups in secular schools. Erdman, Rev. Jonathan M., 6/29/17, 4 years What can we do to support stronger Catholic Gatlin, Rev. Jeffrey D., 6/3/00, 21 years higher education? Fr. Pat named three things. First is Goodin, O.F.M., Rev. Richard, 6/14/14, 7 years prayer. Second is making an effort to truly know and Gregor, C.P.M., Rev. Robert, 6/10/00, 21 years understand the options in Catholic education. And Hubbard, Rev. J. Randall, 6/2/90, 31 years thirdly, he recommends we let prospective college Kenney, Rev. Brian A., 6/8/02, 19 years students, and their parents, know this difference. Mitchell, C.P., Rev. Joseph, 6/13/81, 40 years Naylor, Rev. David W., 6/3/00, 21 years Fr. Pat also announced that for a period of at Padgett, Rev. Gary T., 6/5/99, 22 years least one year, he will be assigned to the Southern Parks, C.P., Rev. Richard, 6/15/70, 51 years Kentucky Catholic Mission Churches of Holy Rogers, CPM, Rev. Joel C., 6/10/00, 21 years Spirit in Jamestown, Good Shephard in Columbia, Sánchez, Rev. David, 6/8/02, 19 years and Holy Redeemer in Greensburg. But he will still Schwartzlose, Rev. John A., 6/3/00, 21 years be able to serve as our Assistant Chaplain in Louis- Stevens, Rev. Gladstone, 6/3/00, 21 years ville. We wish him well in his new assignment. Stoltz, Rev. John J., 6/2/90, 31 years We want to thank Fr. Pat for his presentation. To Voor, Rev. Joseph H.*, 6/3/50, 71 years see his Facebook blog, “Elf in Sheep’s Clothing,” click here. To check out his books, click here. DEACON ANNIVERSARIES

THANK YOU TO FR. PETER DO AND Congratulations to our Deacons celebrating ordi- TO FR. KIEN NGUYEN nation anniversaries in June. The asterisk (*) indicates “Retired”; (^) indicates “Senior Deacon.” The names We want to thank Fr. Peter Do, who has been the of the wives of deacons are in parentheses. Associate Vocation Director since 2017 (while he has also been the Pastor at St. John Paul II parish) and Bidwell, Lee G.^ (Fran), 6/14/81, 40 years thank Fr. Kien Nguyen, who has been appointed to Dever, Robert G.^* (Bonnie), 6/1/96, 25 years take his place (while continuing as pastor of St. Greg- Lewis, John M.^ (Dotty), 6/5/99, 22 years ory Church in Samuels, Ky). The changes are effec- Mattingly, Thomas E.^*, 6/11/83, 38 years tive June 16. YOUTH SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN THE PANDEMIC

Two Sacred Heart students, cousins Jacqueline Teague and Amelie Beck, have made national and local news helping over 2,000 people, especially sen- iors, get vaccine appointments during the Covid-19 pandemic. They started out helping grandparents, and ended up helping many others, while keeping up with their full-time student schedules. Their example and leadership is exemplary. For more details, check out the stories here and here. Fr. Peter Do Fr. Kien Nguyen

SERRA CLUB OF LOUISVILLE, KY Great Lakes Region, District 158, Club 130 Page 5 www.ArchLou.org/Serra JUNE, 2021 The Serra Club of Louisville and the Archdiocesan Office of Youth and Young Adults have teamed up to promote The Newman Connection for all of our high school graduates!

THE FACTS: WAYS YOU CAN HELP: • An estimated 80% of Catholic students leave the (If someone other than the student or their parent would like Church before they turn 23! to submit a name, please courteously ask permission of the student or their parent first!) • Only 15% of U.S. Catholic college students take the time and effort to locate the Catholic ministry on their 1) Tell every high school graduate, parent or college campus! grandparent of a graduate you know! Encourage them to go to https://signupnc.newmanministry.com • A study completed for the U.S. Bishops confirmed that and sign up! those who are active in Campus Ministry also attend 2) Provide names directly to us! (See contacts below.) Mass more often, donate more to their parishes, All that is required for each students is: (see *Note) become leaders in their parishes, and are likely to con- • First and last name, sider a vocation to the Priesthood or Religious Life! • The college this student plans to attend (exact name since some college names are similar), and • Conclusion: Increasing student’s participation in Catholic campus ministry activities greatly benefits • The city and state of the college the individual and the Church in many ways! 3) Encourage every high school grad to download the Newman Connect app! It is available from both By informing the local Catholic ministry leaders on or the Apple App Store and Google Play! near any of over 2,500 public and Catholic college campuses nationwide through The Newman Connec- Drawing for a $500 college scholarship! All grads tion, the college student will be contacted and will then who are manually submitted by their school, parish, or know there is a place for them in the Church, meet new individually through the Office of Youth & Young Catholic friends, stay connected, and grow in their faith! Adults or Serra Club will be automatically entered. *Note: To be eligible for the drawing, individual entries must also include student’s email and phone number.

GET YOUR PARISH, YOUTH MINISTRY, AND CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INVOLVED! • Parish offices can help find your parish’s high school graduates, create bulletin announcements, and post flyers! • Youth Ministers or YM contacts often have a good idea who your parish’s public high school graduates are! • Catholic High Schools have their list of current graduates and their intended colleges, too! • Share this flyer! Pastors, Principals, Youth Ministers, Scout Leaders, Coaches, Teachers, Parents, Grandparents!

For further information, please contact: Archdiocese of Louisville Office Serra Club of Louisville of Yo h & Young Adults Chuck Lynch, Program Chair ut 502-636-0296 502-442-9302 x1207 (Viv) or x1210 (Karl) [email protected] [email protected]

Page 6 A FATHER’S DAY POEM FOR PRIESTS HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I Thank Thee Father to all Fathers, Grand- (gratitude for our priests) Fathers, Godfathers, and I thank thee Father for all thou hast done: for giving us God’s only Son; Priests we call “Father.” for all the Sacrifices thou dost make; for consecrating the bread we take I thank thee Father for the sacraments: POTPOURRI – Baptism, Communion, and Penance VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST for helping us to sanctify our souls’ hunger to satisfy Member birthdays this Month: Debbie Farmer, June 7, I thank thee Father for thine obedience Paul Koprucki, June 27, Ramsey Kraft, June 28 for being our shepherd for thy guidance ****************************************** for leading us into pastures green for lifting our hearts to things unseen Pope’s Prayer Intentions for June – Intention for evangelization - The beauty of marriage - Let us pray I thank thee Father for thy vocation for young people who are preparing for marriage with for spreading the Gospel to every nation the support of a Christian community: May they grow for giving thy life that we might live in love, with generosity, faithfulness and patience. I thank thee Father for all thou dost give ****************************************** I thank thee Father for thy selflessness Serra has a new website – check it out here. Particu- for all the ways thou dost bless larly for non-members to learn more about Serra our lives amidst the world’s wretchedness Clubs and to get in touch with a club near them. for giving thine all and nothing less ****************************************** Serra International Convention – Chicago – Oct 7 I thank thee Father for thy guiding light – 10 - As of the date of this newsletter, we’ve got at amidst a world in dark of night least three members planning on driving together to like our Lord for shining bright Chicago. If any other members wish to consider at- for being the King’s trustworthy knight tending, call Chuck at 442-9302. For more infor- mation, click here. I thank thee Father for being there in times of joy, or in despair ****************************************** for thy words of counsel and consolation What does it mean to be a brother – read the article I thank thee Father for thy vocation here. ****************************************** By the Society of St. Pius X, used with permission Golfer? Accountant? Monk! Profile of Brother James Jensen, O.S.B. – read the article here. ANNE ROAT SPOKE ON THE “SEIZE ****************************************** THE DAY WITH GUS LLOYD” SHOW Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teacha- ble moment – read the article here. Gus Lloyd’s show is a Catholic online show and ****************************************** podcast of his interviews with many people in the At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me Catholic Church. to hang around’ – read the article here. Anne Roat is the VP of Vocations for the USA Council of Serra. She was interviewed by Gus Lloyd Thanks to Mary Means and Lynn Haner for to talk all about Serra. In this 16-minute interview, proofing our newsletters. she talks about Serra International, the S.P.A.R.K. program, discernment of religious vocations, and building a culture of vocations. To listen to the whole Newsletter questions, comments, or submissions? interview, click here. Contact Chuck Lynch at (502) 244-2752.

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