Breakout Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss!

Whether you’re looking to grow your club, deepen your mission, or sharpen your communication tools, these sessions are packed with inspiration, practical strategies, and expert insights.

Amplify Your Club’s Voice: Practical Tools for Communications

Speaker: Christa Pichler

Strong communication is essential to growing your Serra Club and sharing the mission of vocations. In this session, Christa Pichler will draw on her experience designing Serra websites and advising clubs nationwide to highlight best practices for websites, social media, email, and print. You’ll see real examples of what works, learn practical tips you can put into action right away, and leave with a simple checklist for strengthening your club’s outreach. The session will wrap up with Q&A around your biggest communication challenges.

Ignite Vocations: Using Serra SPARK to Build Local Programs

Speaker: Moira Quinn Leite

Explore how SerraSPARK.org can transform your club meetings into vocation-building powerhouses! Learn to navigate the site, use its videos and editable helper documents, and collaborate with Diocese Vocation Directors to launch impactful programs tailored to your community.

Fuel the Flame: Membership Retention Through Mission & Holiness

Speaker: Gino DiMattia

Retention starts with purpose. Discover how club meetings can nurture members’ call to holiness and reinforce their role in our shared mission. Plus, get inspired by the 7 Serrans Prayer Program—a spiritual anchor for every club.

Spiritual Leadership: Chaplains Roundtable

Speaker: Bishop Daly

A special gathering for chaplains to reflect, connect, and share their unique role in guiding Serra’s spiritual mission. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from Bishop Daly and fellow chaplains.

Growing with Purpose: Membership & Cultural Outreach

Speakers: Candice Tyrrell & Jesse Gallegos

Join this dynamic panel as they share real-world success stories in attracting new members through intentional membership strategies and cultural outreach. Discover how embracing diversity can energize your club/district and expand your reach in meaningful and practical ways.

Inbox Impact: Emailing with Confidence in Club Express

Speaker: Don Simoneaux

Panelists: Christa Pichler and Lawrence Neuhoff
This session begins with Don Simoneaux walking through the essentials of using Club Express for effective email communication—creating lists for committees or members, building a simple reusable template, and avoiding common pitfalls like attachments. Then, in a workshop format, you’ll have the chance to follow along on your own computer as we guide you step by step through sending a test email. We’ll close with a 20-minute panel discussion featuring Lawrence Neuhoff and Christa Pichler, where you can bring your questions and hear practical insights from Serra leaders who use these tools regularly.

Finance Fundamentals: Treasurer Best Practices

Speakers: Ed Tyrrell

Get clarity on budgets, audits, donation tracking, and filing the right version of the 990. Whether you’re a seasoned treasurer or new to the role, this session offers practical tips and insights to keep your club financially sound.