Diocese and Bishop
Archdiocese of Toronto – Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
Newsletters (PDFs)
Winter 2025
15th Charter Anniversary Special Edition 2024
15th Charter Anniversary Souvenir Program 2024
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
2020 Special Edition
Winter 2020
Winter/Spring 2019
Meeting Times & Location
Club meetings are held every first Saturday of each month at Precious Blood Parish located at 1737 Lawrence Ave. E, Scarborough, Ontario. M1R 2X7. Our meetings start with Holy Mass at 8:30 am, followed by Eucharistic Adoration, and then we proceed to a potluck breakfast at the Parish Hall for fellowship and our general meeting.
Members
Our membership is made up of married couples and single men and women who are deeply committed to the Catholic faith and come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Our club members are parishioners of the following parishes:
- Blessed Trinity Parish
- Chinese Martyrs Catholic Parish
- Good Shepherd Parish (Thornhill)
- Precious Blood Parish
- St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Parish (Markham)
- St. Aidan’s Parish
- St. Barnabas Parish
- St. Joseph’s Highland Creek Parish
- St. Justin Martyr Parish (Markham)
- St. Luke’s Parish (Markham)
- St. Martin de Porres Parish
- St. Patrick’s Parish (Markham)
- St. Rose of Lima Parish
- St. Theresa’s Parish, Shrine of the Little Flower
- St. Thomas More Parish
We continue to promote the club to parishes in Markham and Scarborough and we welcome members from parishes in these two districts, as well as from outside these areas.
Annual Dues
Annual dues are for $150 for married couple and $80 for single person. New members are always welcome.
Annual Club Activities
Our members participate in a wide range of vocation-related activities and programs sponsored by our Club, as well as annual joint activities with other Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Some of our key activities include:
- Annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards for Service
- Annual Ordinandi Dinner
- Invitation Coin/Medal Program
- Parish’s Travelling Vocation Chalice Program
- Priest and Religious Appreciation Dinner
- Serra Council for Canada Spring & Fall Conferences headed by District Governors in Ontario
- Priests Portraits Program
- Sunday Rosary for Vocations via Zoom
- Welcome Kits for new seminarians at St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary
With hearts rooted in faith, we joyfully promote and support the annual Serra International Convention in the summer and US Rally in January. Our Club, together with other Serra Clubs within the Serra Council for Canada, was truly blessed to host the 79th Serra International Convention in Toronto, Ontario, on July 14–17, 2022 — an inspiring celebration of God’s call to be “Witnesses of the Word” and our shared vocation to serve Him.
List of Officers
President — Samantha Koon – skoon.scms@gmail.com
President Elect — Theresa Vandenbroek – atvandenbroek@rogers.com
Past President — Dennis Wahking – dwahking@hotmail.com
Treasurer — Maria Luz Manalo – mlmanalo@sympatico.ca
VP Programs — Fran Pulumbarit – travelchalice@gmail.com
VP Vocations — Kathryne Pena – kathrynepena@yahoo.com
Assistant VP Vocations — Francine Mcintyre-Wheatley – francine.pray247@gmail.com
VP Membership — Nenita MacKenzie – nenitamackenzie@yahoo.ca
VP Communications — Paul Di Pietro – pauldipietro99@hotmail.com
Secretary — Bebe Ngosiok – choy4bee@yahoo.com
Trustee — Fran Pulumbarit – travelchalice@gmail.com
Trustee — Felisa (Baby) Pulumbarit – 88chalice@gmail.com
Trustee — Maria Luz Manalo – mlmanalo@sympatico.ca
Trustee — Evelyn Manalo – evelynmanalo20@gmail.com
Trustee — Dennis Wahking – dwahking@hotmail.com
Trustee — Wilfred Gomez – wilfredgomez@yahoo.ca
Chaplain — Rev. John-Mark Missio – Pastor, Precious Blood Parish – jmissio@archtoronto.org
Contact Information
Samantha Koon
skoon.scms@gmail.com
647-831-6076
Communications Mailbox
scmscomms@gmail.com