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Altar Server Mass and upcoming events

October 19th, 2008

At our most recent meeting, Father Dan updated club members on recent and upcoming vocations events around the Archdiocese.

Altar Server Mass

The Altar Server Mass was very well attended, and Cardinal Sean was glad to see so many parents and children attend this happy event. About 750 kids from over 60 parishes attended the Mass, and so many servers were nominated that they had to distribute extra awards.

Photos from Cardinal Sean's blog

Seminarians and volunteers were on hand to scoop ice cream after the Mass, with all ice cream generously donated by Hood Ice Cream.

Altar Server 2008 - Ice Cream social

The Boston Pilot and Boston Globe provided coverage of the event:

The recent Pro-Life March and Seminarian night (also covered on Cardinal Sean’s blog) were also successful and well attended.

There are several other events related to vocations coming up in the Archdiocese:

Oct 26 - Priesthood Sunday

This Sunday (in one week!) is Priesthood Sunday, a day to reflect upon and affirm the central role of the priesthood in the life of the Church. This nationwide event is coordinated by Serra US, and is sponsored by the USA Council of Serra International and the Serra International Foundation.

All Serrans are invited to promote Priesthood Sunday in their parish, and to pray for priests on this special day. For more information, please visit the official Priesthood Sunday web site.

Oct 31 - “Night of the Living”

The Vocations Boston office is organizing a Young Adult gathering on All Hallow’s Eve. This event will feature Mass with Cardinal Sean, Eucharistic Adoration and an authentic North End Style Coffee House.

More information can be found at the Vocations Boston page for Night of the Living.

Nov 8 - Ordination for Shawn Carey

Shawn Carey is a hearing impaired seminarian currently studying in California. He will be ordained November 8 with his classmates, and then travel back to Boston to be ordained with the Boston seminarians.

More information on Shawn’s story can be found at the links below:

Apr 3-4, 2009 - Eucharistic Congress for Young Adults

Father Dan recently met with a team of people to begin organizing the second annual Eucharistic Congress for College Students and Young Adults.

Keep checking the web site at www.eucharisticcongress.com for updates on this event.

Serrans are requested to keep these events in their prayers, and to ask the Lord to inspire volunteers to help make these events successful!

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Sat 9/20 meeting with Mr. Daniel Kennedy

September 14th, 2008

Just a reminder that our next monthly meeting is this Saturday, September 20th. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Daniel Kennedy, father of Rev. Daniel Kennedy who passed away in January of this year. Mr. Kennedy will talk about Fr. Kennedy, his son’s vocation and his love for the priesthood.

Also, please check your calendars and see if it would be possible for you to help Fr. Dan Hennessey and the Vocations Office with the Altar Server Appreciation Mass and ice cream social on Saturday, October 4th at the cathedral. Volunteers are needed to man the tables and are asked to help out in any way possible! For more information on this event, please visit the Vocations Boston page on the Altar Server Appreciation Mass, or register an altar server for the event at the online registration form.

See you this Saturday!

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