WELCOME TO SERRA CLUB OF IPAJA LAGOS
Serra Club of Ipaja kicked-off as a Club-in-formation on 30, April, 2006 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Aboru and was granted Charter status officially on 20, October 2007. The Charter presentation and induction of members was done on Sunday, 18 May, 2008 at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, Ipaja. By this act, Serra Club of Ipaja became the 5th Club to be Chartered in Nigeria.
Serran Olusegun Anjorin
(President)
A culture of vocations is an attitude and social environment which uplifts and promotes vocations to the Catholic Priesthood and religious life.
A culture of vocations aims to enforce the idea that while the Priesthood and religious life are holy and mysterious callings from God, they are as valuable, vibrant and celebrated lifestyle choices as any other career or profession.
How do Serra clubs support and encourage this culture?
Serra's vocation activities broadly fall into the following categories:
Awareness:
Serrans coordinate events and programs that raise community awareness of the gifts of religious life.
Invitation:
Serrans are not afraid to ask: “Have you ever considered a calling to the religious life?”
Affirmation:
In ways big and small, Serrans affirm the lives and works of those who have already answered the call to religious life.
Prayer:
St. Pope John Paul II said, “Prayer moves the heart of God.” The foundation of all Serran efforts is prayer for vocations.
MISSION
Serrans are Catholic lay men and women who vigorously respond to the call to promote and support vocations to the Catholic ministerial Priesthood and consecrated life in the Catholic Church.
Since Serra International’s founding in 1935 in Seattle, over 1,100 Serra clubs have been chartered in 46 countries around the world. Today, Serra’s global lay vocations apostolate is made strong by over 12,000 members.
Serra Club of Ipaja Lagos, Nigeria has keyed into this wonderful mission to increase membership base.
Our three-fold mission:
Serra Club of Ipaja Lagos, Nigeria pursues the three-fold mission of Serra International:
Promote and support vocations to the ministerial Priesthood of the Catholic Church as a particular vocation of service and support Priests in their sacred ministry;
Encourage and promote vocations to the consecrated life in the Catholic Church;
Assist members to recognize and respond, each in his own life, to God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit.
