Ralph Richardson Passing - Nov. 3rd
Ralph Richardson, age 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on November 3, 2026. Ralph was a long time Serra member of the Serra Club of Kansas City in KS.
Services will be held at St. Joseph Church in Shawnee, Kansas, on Thursday, November 12 with a visitation from 9:30 am to 10:45 am; Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 am, and burial will immediately follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Contributions can be made to our Serra Club in Kansas City, Kansas. Ralph's obituary is HERE.
2026-2027 Seminarians
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You can also download as .pdf HERE.
On each day of the month, please pray...
...One Hail Mary for the Seminarian, Priest, or Archbishop of the Day...
...One Hail Mary for an increase to Vocations to the Priesthood + Consecrated Religious Life...
...One Hail Mary for Your Vocation...
Number of priests in the world rises for the first time in five years
Article in the Wichita Catholic Advance
Read Ordination Story from "The Leaven"
Here is the link to the Ordination of our 3 new priests and one deacon.
Religious Sisters' Formation Awards
The Fraternity of Missionaries, The Poor of Jesus Christ convent in Kansas City, MO accept the check for $5,748.
Serrans' THANK YOUs from Sisters
Serran - read some Religious Sisters' Appreciation Day Thank You messages. They are published in a photo gallery HERE.
Aug. 26th Meeting Speaker - Brad Grabs - Friends in Faith
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.
Pope Leo's Encyclical on Being Human in the Digital Age
"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."
Newest Serrans
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.
Serra Central Region Convention 2026
www.serraus.org/events
Then click on "Serra USA Central Region Conference"
Rosary for Vocations Sundays at 8 p.m.
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.
How Well Do You Know Your Priests?
New study reveals the culture of vocations giving rise to the Class of 2026 Ordinandi
Prayer request from Fr. Tom Tank
Summer Job for a Seminarian?
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
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/
Serrans Can Impact These Statistics
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.
Spanish delegation visits California to mark 10th anniversary of St. Junipero's canonization
Read all the details Here
Chris Kreslins of Vianney Vocations to tell Us about the "Vocation Pathway" Initiative
Rosary and Mass at Holy Cross
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.
Amazing Serra Website - Find all about Serra!
Serra has completely reorganize the Serra USA website - serraus.org. Take a tour of this amazing redesigned website at: