Diocese and Bishop

Archdiocese of Toronto – Most Reverend Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto

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Meeting Times & Location

Club meetings are held every first Saturdays of each month at Precious Blood Parish located at 1737 Lawrence Ave. E, Scarborough, Ontario. M1R 2X7. Meetings start with Mass at 9:30 am and then we proceed to a potluck breakfast at the Parish Hall for fellowship and our general meeting.

Members

Members consist of married couples and single men and women who are dedicated to the Catholic Faith from various ethnic backgrounds. Our club members belong to the following parishes:

  • Blessed Trinity Parish
  • Chinese Martyrs Catholic Parish
  • Precious Blood Parish
  • St. Aidan’s Parish
  • St. Barnabas Parish
  • St. Joseph’s Highland Creek Parish
  • St. Justin Martyr Parish (Markham)
  • St. Martin de Porres Parish
  • St. Patrick Parish (Markham)
  • St. Rose of Lima Parish
  • St. Thomas More Parish

We continue to promote the club to other parishes in Markham and Scarborough and our goal is to have representation from parishes such as St. Boniface, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Thomas the Apostle, Prince of Peace and St. Mark’s by 2025.

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 engage in many vocation activities and programs sponsored by our Club, and annual vocation activities jointly with other Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Toronto. For example:

  • Parish’s Travelling Vocation Chalice Program
  • Welcome Kits Program for new seminarians at St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary
  • Zoom Sunday Rosary for Vocations
  • Annual Ordinandi Dinner
  • Annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards for Service
  • Priest and Religious Appreciation Dinner
  • Serra Spring/Fall Conference

In addition, we participate in helping to promote and support Serra International Conventions. In fact, our Club, in collaboration with other Serra Clubs in Serra Canada Council, had the opportunity to host the 79th Serra International Convention held in Toronto, Ontario, from July 14 – 17, 2022.

List of Officers

President – Dennis Wahking – dwahking@hotmail.com
President Elect – Samantha Koon – skoon.scms@gmail.com
Immediate Past President – Wilfred Gomez – aggiewilfred@bell.net
VP Programs – Nenita Mackenzie – nenitamackenzie@yahoo.ca
VP Vocations – Kathryne Pena – kathrynepena@yahoo.com
VP Membership – Evelyn (“Evie”) Manalo – evelynmanalo20@gmail.com
VP Communications – Theresa Vandenbroek – atvandenbroek@rogers.com
Asst VP Programs – Classina Lewis – classina@rogers.com
Asst VP Membership – Evelyn Vallada – eyvallada@gmail.com
Asst VP Vocations – Francine Mcintyre-Wheatley – francine.pray247@gmail.com
Asst VP Communications – Gwyneth Faustin – gwenfaustin@gmail.com
Secretary – Bebe Ngosiok – choy4bee@yahoo.com
Treasurer – Maria Luz Manalo – mlmanalo@sympatico.ca
Trustee – Dennis Wahking – dwahking@hotmail.com
Trustee – Maria Luz Manalo – mlmanalo@sympatico.ca
Trustee – Evelyn Manalo – evelynmanalo20@gmail.com
Trustee – Fran Pulumbarit – travelchalice@gmail.com
Trustee – Felisa (Baby) Pulumbarit – 88chalice@gmail.com
Chaplain – Rev. Xavier De Pinto – Pastor, Precious Blood Parish – xdepinto@icloud.com

Contact Information

Dennis Wahking
647-828-5346
dwahking@hotmail.com