KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
BISHOP CLAUDE DUBUIS COUNCIL #7445
Sacred Heart Parish Richmond, Texas November 1999
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BISHOP CLAUDE DUBUIS COUNCIL #7445 Sacred Heart Parish Richmond, Texas November 1999 http://www.intertex.net/users/sacredht/SocKC.htm |
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"What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Mark 8:36
Dear Brothers and Families,
Food for thought from Challenge 2000: A basketball
team had just celebrated a prayer service before playing in the state tournament.
During the service, the chaplain said to the team, "The important thing
ten years from now won't be whether or not you won the state championship.
Rather, it will be what you
became in the process of trying to win it."
After the prayer service, the coach said to the players, "Sit down a minute.
Our chaplain said something that is bothering me. I wonder what we've
become trying to put together a winning season. Have we become more
loyal to one another? More loving? Better Christians? I hope
to God that we have. Because if we haven't, we've failed God, we've
failed one another, we've failed ourselves." How would you answer
the coach's question regarding your Knights of Columbus and your personal
life up to this point? Not very proud of your answer? Neither
am I, but take comfort my friends with these words of Bonnie Prudden -
"You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again." Wind
up your Knights of Columbus clock and get involved.
What should we as a Council do for all the
work Fr. Eric has done for this Parish and for his continuous support
of our works as a Council these past 12 years? Bring your ideas to
the next meeting Tuesday, November 9. Also at the meeting we will
vote on the proposed purchase of a Bar-B-Que pit for $2,000.
Another agenda item will be the New Year's breakfast
following the 11:15 PM Mass. Remember to bring your canned, non-perishable
food during November's Food Drive.
A final note - continue to pray for all the sick, but especially Brother Dennis Barrett as he continues his courageous fight with cancer. Pray for his healing, for God's comfort in dealing with his pain, strength for his wife, Margie, and for the entire family as they go through this time of trial. Pray for our youth, especially those who are fighting their religion and God.
Live life to the fullest,
Michael
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| November
Sundays Sunday, 7 Tuesday, 9 Sunday, 14 Tuesday, 16 December
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Food Baskets Members Altar Flowers in Honor of Deceased Members Regular Meeting Softball with Life Teens Officers’ and Directors’ Meeting Breakfast With Santa
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LAST MEETING
Bubba Meyers had a real fish fry on October
12. We had fish to fry left over. Were you there? It
was an open meeting with several families attending. A good time
was had by all with more than enough to eat.
NEXT MEETING
Come to the meeting on November 9, 1999.
Among other things the details of the Christmas Party will be discussed.
Also, beautiful golf shirts should be available.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Parish Bazaar crews were heavily manned by Brother
Knights. Thanks for all your help.
In the next couple months, there will be functions
that will need your help, talents, and time. We can finish planning
with help from you. In the coming months we will need your commitment
to a few hours of your valuable time. So during the month of November,
members of this Council will be calling each Brother Knight for some updating
in our data bank. Please give the information and assistance they need
to accomplish the job.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Youth activities for the coming year include:
1. Softball with Life Teen - Sunday, November 14 - 2:30 PM at Y field. We need at least 10 brothers to field a team. Call Mike Spiech or sign up at the November meeting.
2. Adopt a 1st Communicant (Spiritual Support)
- 1st Communion in May; spiritual support ongoing
Paul Metcalf is heading up this activity
and will be contacting you soon to solicit your spiritual support for at
least one of our 1st communicants (85-90 total). John Healey, Ray Ireland,
Rick Bilski, and Leroy Vacek have volunteered to help. This is an ideal
activity for those of you who cannot make it to meetings but want to have
some involvement. A great opportunity for all!
3. Breakfast With Santa - December 4; Mike McConnell will chair this activity while Paul Metcalf, Bubba, and Leroy Vacek have volunteered to help. Duties include cooking pancakes and sausages and clean up.
4. St. Nicholas Party - December 7 (A simple prayer service and distribution of candy canes to our CCE youth) A leader for this activity is needed - Call Mike Spiech to volunteer to head it up
5. Free-throw contest - January, 2000; John Gillespie will lead this activity with John Healey, Rick Bilski, and Greg Waleke already having volunteered to help
6. Lock-in for Junior High - Friday Night/Saturday Morning, probably January 14-15. If his schedule permits, Jim Mensay will lead this activity but will need a few additional Knights to help with cooking and other duties
7. 4th/5th Grade Retreat (Assist as Needed) - A Friday night in February (7-11PM) Greg Waleke has volunteered to lead this activity and will probably need a few additional brothers to help
8. Volleyball with Life Teen - Sunday, March 12 at Sacred Heart. I need someone to coordinate this with Tony Langerud - Call Mike Spiech
9. Workday for the Elderly (Assist Elementary Children in Project) - tentative April 22 Hugh Burton and Mike Cutbirth have volunteered to help in this activity. I need a volunteer to work out details with Hugh and Virginia Ewald – Call Mike Spiech.
Tony Langerud may provide some additional activities to support for the Life Teen group.
If you don’t see your name above, please consider giving some of your time to any of these projects or suggest some others that you believe would be of value to our parish youth. We are here to help our parish be the best that it can be – look inside and help where you can, even if you only participate in one activity or at least pray for its success.
Thanks for your support for these youth activities
and may God guide you to determine where you can best help.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Holiday Season is fast approaching and we
would like to remind you that our Council’s Christmas Dinner and Charity
Event will be December 14, 1999. Please reserve this date on your
calendars and bring the entire family. A primary objective of the
event will be to practice our Christian giving as we have traditionally
provided support to a very deserving organization. At the same time,
we can bring our entire families together for good food, entertainment,
and some fellowship. Remember, reserve, Tuesday, December 14, and
bring the whole family.
KNIGHT OF THE MONTH
We would like to recognize Mike McConnell
for the month of October. Mike was a solid contributor to the September
barbecue when we were short on resources and volunteered to become our
"Chef in charge of Beans" for each of the Barbecue events. Mike,
we appreciate very much your support of this very important fund raiser
for the Council.
CONTACTS
· Hugh Burton (281-342-4302) for:
Membership
Lists, Telephone Lists,
Other Brothers’ addresses and phone numbers,
Changes of your address, phone numbers - home
and work, employment, children, sports, and corrections for birthdays,
anniversaries, etc.
· Tom Petrosewicz (281-341-1553) for your name tags.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED
Johnnie Sullivan
Ed Tusa
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES IN NOVEMBER
| Brother Michael and Dana Cutbirth
Brother Arthur and Jane Hausler Brother Kyle and Jennifer Nohavitza |
Brother Allen and Virginia Ewald
Brother David and Julie Heath Brother Michael and Dianne Scappa |
BROTHERS AND WIVES WITH BIRTHDAYS IN NOVEMBER
| Brother Glenn Blaizer
Brother Chris Fucik Ann (Brother Rick) Hail Brother Anthony and Carol Langerud Brother Dennis and Melba Meek Brother Brian Nowak Brother Thomas Pawelek Judy (Brother William) Reinecker Brother Daniel Ries Brother John Sanchez Brother Patrick Stryk Brother Terry Wolke |
Brother Rev. John Broussard
Brother Gene Gritczek Ingrid (Brother Ray) Ireland Brother James Lutz Patti (Brother John) Michalek Dianne (Brother Ronald) Peschke Susan (Brother Thomas) Phalen Brother James Ries Brother Gerardo Saldana Tracie (Brother Edward) Smajstrala Brother Bill Willis |
EDITOR’S NOTE
To allow adequate time for the newsletter to
be word processed, proofread, copied, folded, stapled, addressed and mailed
before the regular monthly meeting, input is needed 10 days before the
meeting date.
This newsletter is printed for internal use of
the Knights of Columbus by
The Newsletter Editor, Ray Ireland, of
Council 7445. Copies may be obtained on
request by writing to: Newsletter Editor,
P.O. Box 688, Richmond, Texas 77406-0668.
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS PRAY FOR PRIESTS PRAY FOR THE SICK
WEAR YOUR EMBLEM
SEE YOU AT THE MEETING
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