The Serra Club of Bangalore that works for the fostering and promoting of vocations in the Catholic Church, held its 8th Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 21 May 2015, at Mount St. Alphonsus, Richards Town, Bangalore 560 084.
The AGM opened with an Opening Prayer. The Notice convening the AGM was read and the President presented the Annual Report which covered their work in the following areas:
1. VOCATIONS : A reaching out to the Youth through a large number of presentations done at schools and colleges, Altar Servers programmes and also the Annual Scripture Quiz that was held on 2nd August 2014 in collaboration with the Catholic Club.
2. COMMUNICATIONS : Spreading the good news. Newsletters covering the 17th Serra Asian Convention with reports on the Panel Discussion and Take-away messages were sent out to Bishops, Provincials, delegates, friends and Serrans in India and abroad. This year Serrans have begun work on the setting up of their Online Vocation Guide (OVG) and hope to launch it this year.
3. NEW MEMBERS : 5 new enthusiastic members joined during the year and are actively involved.
4. PROGRAMMES FOR SERRANS’ OWN SPIRITUALITY such as Adoration Services, and Eucharistic celebrations for special Serran intentions are conducted regularly.
Col. Fredrick D’Sa was appointed the Election Officer, and the following were elected :
Jeanette D”Souza : President
John Rosario : Vice President
Anisha Lingham : Secretary
Brian D’Lima : Treasurer
Carol Beck : Member
Evelyn Coutto : Member
Priscilla D’Gama : Member
Elfreda Lobo : Member
Eric A. Rodrigues C.Ss.R. : Member
The President Mrs. Jeanette D’Souza called for all to stand for a minute in prayerful silence for Serrans’ family members who had passed away during the year.
The AGM concluded with the Vice President thanking all who attended and with a concluding prayer by our Chaplain.
