10/28/2026
National Vocation Awareness Week is just around the corner, taking place November 1-7 this year. It is a time officially designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood, permanent diaconate, and consecrated life.
The Lake Charles Serra Club is one of hundreds of clubs across the world that make up Serra International, an organization whose specific mission is to promote, encourage and affirm vocations to the ministerial priesthood, permanent diaconate, and consecrated religious life in the Catholic Church.
This past July, Lake Charles’ own John J. Halloran Jr., a retired US Army Colonel, became president of Serra International’s USA Council. In this role, he leads about 8,000 lay Catholics across the country in fulfilling Serra’s vocation-focused work.
Halloran’s top goal as president of Serra’s US Council is to get more American Catholics concerned and passionate about promoting religious vocations to join Serra and amplify its mission. The theme for his two-year term, “Concern, Commitment, and Courage” describes the qualities needed for those who feel called to be a part of the Serra apostolate.
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