Posts in December, 2009

Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate complete – all priests adopted!

December 27th, 2009

The Serra Club of Boston is pleased to announce that all 750 of our beloved diocesan priests have been spiritually adopted individually by name by the lay faithful via the Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate!

The apostolate was inaugurated on Priesthood Sunday 2009 and will run until Priesthood Sunday 2010 (Oct 31, 2010). Already we have heard very positive and wonderful feedback from both priests and Adopters with regards to this apostolate.

We are certain that the fervent, daily prayerful support of so many committed souls on behalf of the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston will bear much good fruit, especially during this Year of the Priest.

Thanks to everyone who has adopted a priest.  Please keep praying for and supporting our priests!

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Boston Pilot features Serrans Mary and Francis Jesch

December 5th, 2009

Boston Serrans Francis and Mary Jesch recently appeared as the featured couple in the Boston Pilot’s “Living the Faith” column. This is a well-deserved honor, and Serra Boston wishes to congratulate Francis and Mary on this accolade!

The Boston Pilot reports:

As Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley often says: “Vocations are everybody’s business.” At St. Bridget Parish in Framingham, Francis and Mary Jesch have taken that call to heart. Four years ago, the couple became the parish’s Vocation Awareness Program coordinators.

In order to create a community of people all praying for an increase in vocations, the Jesches have set up posters inviting everyone to pray for vocations. The parish has also recently celebrated Priesthood Appreciation Sunday, where parishioners were given prayer cards and spiritual bouquets for the Year for Priests.

Read the full article, which contains several other ideas for promoting the priesthood, at: Boston Pilot: Living the Faith: Francis and Mary Jesch

Everyone at the Serra Club of Boston is very proud of Mary and Francis, and grateful to all they do for the club and to promote vocations in the Archdiocese of Boston.

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New web site highlights priestly contributions

December 2nd, 2009

A new web site at www.careforseniorpriests.org spotlights the invaluable work of the archdiocese priests.  The site also offers suggestions on how to donate to the Priest Pension and Healthcare Funds, which support retired priests of the Archdiocese of Boston.

The Boston Pilot reports:

With the Christmas collections, one of the major sources of income for the Priest Pension and Healthcare Funds just weeks away, a new website has been launched that aims to spotlight the invaluable work of the archdiocese priests.

The new web site is directed to pastors, parish staff, and all parishioners throughout the archdiocese.

“CareForSeniorPriests.org is focused on sharing information about our priests and the significant contributions they make in our lives and those of our loved ones,” remarked Joseph D’Arrigo, Executive Director of the Funds. “We hope this website will educate the Catholic community about the Priest Pension and Healthcare Funds and encourage them to be generous in support of our priests.”

Read the full Pilot coverage at: Boston Pilot: New website provides information on Priest Pension and Healthcare Funds

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