1. Serra Leadership Webinar
Welcome!
Serra
Leadership Webinar
February 2019

2. Purpose:
To provide information to District Governors and other Serrans in leadership positions
So they in turn can pass that information on to clubs to help clubs be more effective at accomplishing the Serra Mission
YOU are the FACE of SERRA!

3. Overview RALLY Recap (Mike Downey) NEWMAN CONNECTION (Voc. Comm)
World Day of Prayer for Vocations: May 12, 2019 (Voc. Comm)

4. Action Items for DGs Encourage clubs to return the Vocations survey
Ask clubs to appoint a Serra Foundation Rep
Encourage clubs to start identifying incoming officers
monthly Planning Calendars to your club officers
Start and utilize district council meetings
Create awareness of New Member Orientation (NMO) resource on serraus.org website

5. New Member Orientation
35-minute Recorded Webinar Link:
Supporting Documents to use with Webinar:
Highly recommended new members watch with at least one club officer present to answer questions

6. Serra Rally Recap Overview
Importance of Serra’s Work
Membership Growth
Speaker Insights about Vocations
District Governor Training

7. Importance of Serra’s Work
“There is no more important way to serve our church at present than the Serra Mission.” -- Judy Cozzens, President US Serra
Serra’s work has always been important, but it especially important now with the scandal rocking our Church.
Many good priests and religious have been unfairly tarred, and they need our support
Pope Francis to Serrans: “WE NEED YOU!”

8. Membership Growth -- Judy Cozzens, President US Serra
“We are marching into a desperate battle, and we need more soldiers!”
-- Judy Cozzens, President US Serra
The Church needs many more Serrans to accomplish the Serra Mission
Membership Growth is a Top Priority!

9. Membership Status as of Dec. 31, 2018
Current Members: 7,663
Increase of 35 since Jan (0.5% increase)
5 Regions showed a gain in membership; 4 Regions showed a loss of membership
Table following shows annual gain or loss of members by Region & District

10. Membership Growth Strategy # 1
The Red Envelope Program
Being mailed this week to all Serrans in US
DG’s asked to get in contact with club officers to encourage them to:
read the contents
Answer the 10 questions
View the Tom Thibideau video on Serraus.org
Have club officers call all their members to do the same + list and contact solid Catholics about joining Serra.
DG’s to follow up with Club presidents

11. Membership Growth Strategy # 2
Focus on New Club Start-Ups
27 New Clubs under consideration
Range from ideas/recommendations to actively working with Voc. Dir. & Bishop
$5000 fund/ up to $500/start-up club
New Quick Start Manual for New Clubs
Short and concise (12 pgs)
Expect revisions as we learn more how to do this better

12. Speaker Insights Cardinal Colllins: “Action follows prayer”
Fr. Hemrick:
“Images are becoming more powerful than words”
“Mystery comes through the eyes”
Fr. O’Donnell:
Pope to Serrans: “WE NEED YOU”

13. Speaker Insights (con’t)
Fr. Hutton:
“It is the responsibility of the WHOLE Church to pray for vocations.”
Re discernment: “I tell young men many are called to be seminarians, and it may also be that God and the Church will call you to be a priest.”
Fr. Davoren (former LAPD):
The importance of personal surrender to the call to be a priest.

14. Speaker Insights (con’t)
Sr. Elizabeth Therese (Carmelites):
“A culture of vocations requires a culture of encounter.”
Fr. Sam Ward (Voc. Dir. for LA):
Young people are still open to the possibility of a vocation but they find courage in numbers (the importance of “Come & See” retreats)

15. Speaker Insights (con’t)
Sr. Jennifer Marie Zimmerman (Srs of Notre Dame):
“There is not so much a vocations crisis as there is a prayer crisis—young people do NOT know how to pray!”
All on Vocations Panel:
Stressed the importance and effectiveness of FOCUS volunteers on college campuses. But FOCUS needs Newman Connection to know who to contact.
Student loans are a real obstacle to vocations

16. Speaker Insights (con’t)
Christina Lamas (Exec. Dir. NFCYM):
Generation Z: First totally digital generation
Asks her daughter: ”Where have you seen God today?”
Gen Z wants to be engaged, looking for purpose
With I-phone, Gen Z can become street preachers in every corner of the globe.
The power of Grandparents!

17. District Governor Training
The District Governor Job
Spring Leadership Training

18. The Four Essential Functions
Be the “FACE of SERRA”
Through your personal presence, info & service
Let Clubs KNOW they belong to something BIGGER than just their club
Be a CHEERLEADER to Clubs you serve—inspire!
Advise v. Direct
”Servant Leadership”
KNOW the Clubs you serve and your Bishops
IDENTIFY and DEVELOP your replacement
Job Duration: 2-5 years ?

19. The District Governor’s TOOL KIT
A freeconferencecall.com account to use for presidents’ conference calls
Group lists:
Presidents in your district
Treasurers in your district
For each club in your district, a group list that includes: President, Treasurer, VP’s of Vocations, Programs, Membership & Communications
Ready to Go ppt presentations for club programs
“Membership: Its more than Just Asking”
“10 Keys to a Successful Club”
District Governor’s Manual
New Club Quick Start Manual

20. Spring Leadership Training
Purpose
Delivery Options
Sample Content

21. To provide information To Inspire Leadership Development
Spring Leadership Training
Purpose:
To provide information
To Inspire
Leadership Development

22. Inspiration Sources Speakers Readings
Short vignettes from To Save a Thousand Souls (Pgs: 5 (first 3 paragraphs); 18; 17; 12 (bottom);13; 10; 8; 19; 21; 22 (quote from St. John Vianney))
Pope Francis message to Serrans 2017: “Special Friends to priests”
St. Junipero Serra’s Life & example

23. Spring Leadership Training
Delivery Options
Face-to-Face full or half day sessions
Webinar-based training by computer
Club visits/presentations
National Webinar for those who missed their district SLT session

24. Spring Leadership Training CONTENTS
Sample Agendas (& Evaluation Forms) from prior years
Sample Presentations from prior years
Morie Ratuiste (PNW: F-t-F format)
Mike Downey (Iowa 9E: Webinar format)

25. Other Items Rally ReCap IRS 990 Strategy
Get approval from IRS to simplify annual filing
Reinstatement of non-profit status for all clubs
Priesthood Appreciation Sunday
US Board approved moving to September
Still need approval of Bishops and Priests groups
Hope to announce date in March 2019

26. 2019 RALLY ReCap
Questions
Comments
Discussion

27. Newman Connection
Keeping Young Catholic Adults connected to their Catholic faith When they go to College

28. Newman Connection
The Link between the Catholic youth entering college with Newman Centers and Catholic campus ministries like FOCUS and St. Paul’s Outreach.  
But, only 10 percent of the incoming Catholic freshmen students will find campus ministry on their own…1 out of 10!

29. Newman Connection www.newmanconnection.com
80% of Students Stop Practicing their Faith at Some Point During College
A key time for vocation callings!
Bishops believe young people who participate in Catholic campus ministry more likely to consider vocational call
Serra Club involvement: Assist with gathering and uploading student information to Newman site (information from Catholic high schools, and in 2019 to reach more public high school Seniors with parish-based recognition events.)
In past three years over 150,000 students connected with Catholic College Ministries each year.
Contact or x 708

30. Keeping Students Connected to the Catholic Church
Connect. Unite. Grow.

38. In 2019 we need to reach out to enroll Seniors in public schools in Newman Connection

39. 2019 Outreach to Catholic Seniors in Public Schools
DGs and Club VP Vocation will be mailed NC Materials
Encourage Club VP Vocations and Committee to Contact pastors:
Seek their involvement to connect all Catholic Seniors with the Catholic Campus Ministry at their college by having a recognition within Mass or a separate event.
Share NC materials with pastor and staff. Encourage a recognition event.
Offer to provide support for an event by hosting a reception for Seniors and parents after the recognition.
Art the enroll those honored in the NC program.

41. Newman Connection
Questions
Comments
Discussion

42. World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 12, 2019
Resources:
Ideas from the National Religious Vocations Conference, including message from the Vatican for WDPV for 2019
A collection of 42 wonderful prayers for vocations
Many products and resources that could be adapted to World Day of Prayer for Vocations

44. Next Leadership Webinar
July 2019 after the Serra International Convention in Mexico City Thank you for all you are doing for Serra and for Vocations!