Our speaker at the August 26th Luncheon Meeting will be the former director of the Learning Club, Brad Grabs who has spent years working with children and knows they don’t always talk freely to their parents.  Brad says: “Most teenagers just need somebody who will listen to them in a non-judgmental way. A lot of kids can really flourish with that simple support from an adult friend.  But unfortunately, a lot of kids don’t have that.”

Can you identify anyone in this photo?                      Photo from The Leaven
Come to this meeting to learn how Grabs trains adults to form a one-on-one relationship with a student matched with them based on shared interests.

Serran - read some Religious Sisters' Appreciation Day Thank You messages.

I personally want to thank all of the Serrans and their wives for this lovely afternoon!  The $100, the Jack Stack meal, prayer patch and the opportunity to visit with my friends in the Charities of Leavenworth and Atchison Benedictines...as well as my own community who came with me. All of you are in my prayers for your kindness. 
Sister Ann Landers, CSJ

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Archbishop Shawn McKnight will say a Mass for all Serrans in the Kansas City area, both KS and MO, on Wednesday September 9^th at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Shawnee, KS.  All are invited to this Mass, not just Serrans.

After the Mass there will be regular Serra Club of Kansas City in KS lunch in the Parish Hall (basement of the church).  Archbishop McKnight will be our speaker.  All Serrans, spouses, and guests are invited to attend the lunch meeting, but they must register and pay for the lunch - $25.  Of course Serra Club of Kansas City in KS Serrans do not need to pay for the lunch.  You have already paid with your dues, but you must register either by replying to Bill Maloney’s e-mail invite which he will send out a few days before the event or you can register using the Zeffy app HERE.  Pay for your spouse HERE.

Here is the link to the Ordination of our 3 new priests and one deacon.

 "Technological progress — valuable in itself — requires careful discernment of the anthropological vision that guides it and the ends it pursues. If technological development advances without a corresponding ethical and social progress, the result may be an increase in means without a growth in humanity: “having more” without “being more."

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Dan Zwego, Rob Spaedy and John Tompken are Inducted into the Serra Club of Kansas City in KS.
From Left - Pat McAnany, Rob Spaedy, Dan Zwego, Gene Schreiner, John Tompken, Kevin Kearney and Steve Smith, VP Membership, at the podium.

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The Serra Club of Johnson County invites you to join them every Sunday evening at 8 p.m. as we pray the rosary with a special intention to increase vocations within our diocese.  The Serra Club of Johnson County, KS prays an "on-line" zoom of the rosary lead by Mike Skoch  (some of you know him - Father Tim Skoch's dad).  If you have time, and would like to join in, please do at 8:00 p.m. HERE.

New study reveals the culture of vocations giving rise to the Class of 2026 Ordinandi

We have a local seminarian Jimmy Mendoza who will be back in Kansas City this summer and is looking for a summer job. Unfortunately, most summer jobs don't work due to the tight schedule the seminarians get for the summer (most places don't want  to hire someone for only 6 weeks).  If you have a lead for him, please contact
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Archbishop Coakley elected head of U.S. bishops’ conference attended High School in Overland Park and attended Kansas University.
Read about him at: 
https://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/onetime-diocese-of-wichita-priest-okc-archbishop-coakley-elected-head-of-u-s-bishops-conference/

This is from the 2026 Archdioceses Call to Share report - ACTS.
Hopefully as Serrans, we can have a impact on some of these numbers in 2026.

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All Serrans are invited to attend the "St. Serra Mass" each month.

The Serra Club of Kansas City in KS Board of Trustees meets on the Tuesday following the first Membership Meeting each month, but before the Board meets we have to opportunity to attend Mass at 8:30 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Cross at 8311 W. 93rd St. Overland Park, KS 66212.  The Rosary is prayed before Mass beginning about 8 a.m.

In October the Mass will be on Tuesday Oct. 14th. 

Serra has completely reorganize the Serra USA website - serraus.org.  Take a tour of this amazing redesigned website at:

Tour of SERRAUS.ORG

This is an excellent and short video of why we should attend Priests' Ordinations.  Three of our seminarians were ordained on Saturday May 24^th at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood.  They are: Rev. Will Carey, Rev. Cesar Gomez, and Rev. Dan Mauro.  What an amazing celebration.  Our to be Archbishop McKnight attended.  Also, May 24th was a special anniversary for Archbishop Naumann - he has been ordained 50 years.

Next year plan to attend the ordination of three more men to the priesthood for our archdioceses - Dcn. John Donart, Dcn. Bob Rooney, and Dcn. Will Sutherland.

Click here to view the video explaining why you should attend an ordination.

Serra Clubs Celebrate Archbishop Naumann’s Dedication

 SHAWNEE   -   The Serra Clubs of Topeka, Atchison, Johnson County and Kansas City in Kansas honored Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann for his leadership, commitment, and spiritual direction to the organizations during a noon luncheon at Saint Joseph Catholic Church on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.  Over 100 members attended and presented him with a letter of commendation and contributions to the Heart-to-Heart Scholarship Fund.  The Heart-to-Heart Scholarship Fund, which began under Archbishop Naumann’s shared vison, helps offset the financial burden for a young man or woman answering their vocational call to the priesthood or consecrated life.

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The Serra meeting on March 27 was devoted to the vocations essay contest winners who presented their winning essays at the meeting.  They were joined by family, teachers and principals as guests of Serra.  This year thirteen schools participated and the first-place boy and girl each received $150 and the second-place boy and girl each received $75.  The school of each winner received $200.

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