Serra Club of Lincoln

Serra Club of Lincoln Members of the Lincoln Serra club are Catholic men who are active in their parishes and committed to promoting vocations to the religious life.

Our page will be used to publish photographs of our activities and to update our members regarding the club's activities. Here is a list of our activities:

• Host the ordination receptions and final vows receptions at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ
• Host an annual dinner for seminarians at St. Gregory the Great Seminary.
• Host the graduation and reception for graduates, families, a

nd guests at St. Gregory the Great Seminary.
• Sponsor father/daughter retreats at the Christ the King and Marian Sisters motherhouses
• Host an annual golf outing for all Diocesan priests.
• Conduct an essay contest on vocations at all Lincoln Catholic elementary schools. The club awards a scholarship to Pius X High School to the authors of each of the top three essays.
• Host an annual dinner for seminarians and their parents.
• Host an annual appreciation dinner for all Diocesan religious sisters.
• Host a luncheon for retired Diocesan priests.
• Host a summer outing and barbecue for seminarians
• Host summer camps for altar boys and summer camps for girls with the Marian Sisters

After 25 years in Catholic education—as a teacher, coach, volunteer, sponsor, principal, lobbyist, and consultant, Jerem...
08/10/2026

After 25 years in Catholic education—as a teacher, coach, volunteer, sponsor, principal, lobbyist, and consultant, Jeremy Ekeler became the chief administrative officer at Pius X High School in Lincoln last year. He spoke to the Serra Club of Lincoln in August, and to provide an update on things happening at Pius X, and to share how his first year has gone at Lincoln’s only Catholic high school.

Each year, the Serra Club of Lincoln hosts a Priest Appreciation Golf Outing. The always popular event brought priests t...
08/10/2026

Each year, the Serra Club of Lincoln hosts a Priest Appreciation Golf Outing. The always popular event brought priests together from across the state to the August event where Serra Club members join the priests for fun and camaraderie. Some priests and members opt to just come for dinner and drinks and not golf. Either way, all enjoyed the day.

On August 2, the Annual Serra Club Seminarian/Parent Dinner took place at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln. Seminarians and...
08/10/2026

On August 2, the Annual Serra Club Seminarian/Parent Dinner took place at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln. Seminarians and their parents, priests, and Serra Club members and their wives gathered for this important and fun event.

In June, the Serra Club of Lincoln was blessed to hear from newly ordained priests, Father Brad Moss and Father Peter Fo...
08/10/2026

In June, the Serra Club of Lincoln was blessed to hear from newly ordained priests, Father Brad Moss and Father Peter Foley, as they shared their vocation stories that led them to the priesthood.

Serra Club members helped to serve drinks at SGTGS graduation on May 9,2026.
05/09/2026

Serra Club members helped to serve drinks at SGTGS graduation on May 9,2026.

2026 Graduates of St Gregory The Great SeminaryAnthony Wanner, Diocese of Fargo, Jon Kadlec, Diocese of Lincoln, Dalton ...
05/09/2026

2026 Graduates of St Gregory The Great Seminary

Anthony Wanner, Diocese of Fargo, Jon Kadlec, Diocese of Lincoln, Dalton Booth, Diocese of Fargo, Bishop Conley, Bishop of Lincoln, Braeden Connelly, Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph, David Javier, Diocese of Santa Rosa, Nicholas Hanus, Diocese of Lincoln, and Fr. Bian Kane, Rector.

December 19th was the Retired Priests Lunch.Four Retired Priests came,  Msgr Liam Barr, Fr Gregory Pawloski, Fr Val Bart...
12/19/2025

December 19th was the Retired Priests Lunch.

Four Retired Priests came, Msgr Liam Barr, Fr Gregory Pawloski, Fr Val Bartek and Jim Benton

Fr Chris Stoley was our October 17 meeting.Fr Chris Stoley Pastor of Sacred Heart (St James) Parish in CreteFr Stoley gr...
12/18/2025

Fr Chris Stoley was our October 17 meeting.

Fr Chris Stoley Pastor of Sacred Heart (St James) Parish in Crete

Fr Stoley graduated from Pius X High School in 2007, graduated from St Gregory the Great Seminary in 2011, and was ordained in 2015.

He took French in High School not Spanish.

In 2020, when he was assigned to be Pastor of Sacred Heart (St James) Parish in Crete, he thought that must have been a mistake since he doesn’t speak Spanish.

He was sent to Guatemala for 2 months to learn Spanish. When he returned to Crete, he found out that Spanish spoke in Crete was a Spanish Slang and not Proper Spanish.

Crete has 750 families that are German, Czech, Cuban, Guatemalan, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, El Salvadorians and Mexicans from three States each speaking a different Slangs of Spanish!

The Church has 250 seats. They have a Saturday night at 5 pm that is in English and the church is full. Then a Spanish Mass with 350! On Sunday a 9 am English Mass to a full Church and a 11 am Spanish Mass with 350!!

The school has 100 students with 65 speaking a Spanish and 35 English speaking. They have Christ the King Sisters teaching at the school.

Ron Lee was the speaker at our August 15 meeting,Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Cathol...
12/18/2025

Ron Lee was the speaker at our August 15 meeting,

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads people of faith to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul. Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice.
Almost all of our resources come from parish donations. A contribution to St. Vincent de Paul is unlike any other: Every single cent—100%— goes to those in need. Not one dime goes to any administrative costs. We never spend parishioner money on fundraising or any other overhead expense. With the exception of an occasional donation to the St. Vincent de Paul disaster relief fund every dollar of every contribution is spent to aid the less fortunate in the Lincoln area. Our mission is focused on helping the people in our immediate community.
your friends and neighbors in the parish dispense your contributions. We believe we are very prudent with your money.
Forms and bureaucracy do not drive us. Vincentians make decisions by talking with people. We go out in pairs and personally meet nearly all the people we help, most often by sitting in their living room or at their kitchen table and listening. We try to understand as best we can our neighbors’ circumstances. We ask ourselves what God would have us do.
Vincentians focus on the corporal works of mercy. We offer aid to those without food, facing eviction, turned off utilities, living without beds and furniture, and many other forms of emergency services.
Conferences: 11

Cathedral of the Risen Christ/Blessed Sacrament
Cristo Rey
North American Martyrs
St. John the Apostle
St. Joseph (Lincoln)
St. Joseph (Beatrice)
St. Michael
St. Patrick
St. Peter
St. Teresa
St. Vincent de Paul (Seward)
Sacred Heart/St. James (Crete under development)

Statistics for October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025
Calls received: 4,053
Number of cases worked: 1,172
Spent in Aid: $565,983

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Lincoln, NE

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