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Serra’s Objectives and Purpose

Founded in 1935 in Seattle, Washington, the apostolate contains over 12,500 members in 35 countries on 6 continents. With over 195 clubs (“ministries”) in the US and 7,300 members, we are united with members around the world towards the following objectives:

To foster and promote vocations to ministerial priesthood in the Catholic Church and to support priests in their sacred ministry.

To encourage and affirm vocations by men and women to consecrated and religious life in the Catholic Church.

To assist Serra members in recognizing their own vocation, individually and as a group, causing them to respond to God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ with and through the Holy Spirit.

What Atlanta Serrans Do

  1. Pray daily for vocations
  2. Meet monthly for lunch with speaker to grow in faith and to enjoy community
  3. Sponsor a Candidacy mass/dinner during the annual Archdiocesan Seminarian retreat
  4. Sponsor annual reception/dinner/overnight for all Archdiocesan Sisters, “Sister’s Night”
  5. Sponsor a “Day of Recreation” of golf & tennis for all Archdiocesan Priests with
    reception/raffle/dinner afterward starting their biennial Convocation
  6. Support Vocation Days for two separate age groups in Archdiocesan Schools
  7. Organize a Mass for each Archdiocesan Seminarian on his birthday
  8. Send an appreciation card to each Archdiocesan Priest on their ordination anniversary
  9. Annual year end Advent Mass /Reception/Dinner for Archbishop, Serrans and their seminarian parents.

Prayer For Our Priests

Oh God, who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live, grant, we beseech Thee, through the intercession of Blessed Junipero Serra and all the saints, an increase in laborers for Your Church – fellow laborers with Christ to spend themselves for souls, through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the Unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

For more information about vocations in Atlanta, contact Fr. Rey Pineda, Archdiocese Vocations Director or Sally Scardiss Vocations Director’s Assistant at:

Vocations Director
Archdiocese of Atlanta
2401 Lake Park Dr. S.E.
Smyrna, GA 30080
404-920-7460

Ongoing Ministry – Elijah Cup Program

Help encourage young men and women to answer the Call and promote vocations in their parish.  Involve the entire parish at Mass.  Watch the holy Spirit work in families through prayer.  An Elijah Cup is a chalice given to a family at Sunday mass which they take home for the week and pray around at meals encouraging their children to participate.  For more information about the Elijah Cup program and how to start the prayer in your parish, please visit our Elijah Cup page.