At the 2017 Serra International Convention existing members of the board of directors got a personal audience with Pope Francis.

On June 15, 2017, Bay Area Serra Club welcomed nine new members at an Induction Ceremony during 6:30 p.m. Holy Mass celebrated by Club Chaplain,Fr. James Courville at St. Joseph's Chapel, Mary Queen Church, Friendswood, Tx. Deacon of the Mass was Dcn. Vincent Eklund. Seminarian, Joey White served as Acolyte and delivered a reflection on forgiveness. New Serran Mary Catherine Heeb and Maggie Adams, wife of Serran Wade Adams, provided organ and vocal accompaniment for the Mass. Afterwards, all enjoyed dinner and desserts in abundance.

June 2017 Galveston Serra Club's Ed Montoya, VP of Vocations, presents Prayer Contest Awards to some of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School winners.