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Februray 2003 NewsLetter
Grand
Knight’s Report
by
Paul Grenier
Our
focus this month will be on the following events:
•
District Free Throw on Saturday, Feb 8th
in Bridgewater from 4:30-6:30
•
Providence Bruins on Sunday,Feb 9th
at 4:05 PM
•
Holy Hour on Monday, Feb 17th
at 7:00 PM
•
Bowling Family Style on Sunday, Feb 23rd
at 4:00 PM
•
Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Mar 2nd
8:00 AM Mass
See
individual articles for specific
details
We
are still looking for help with the following upcoming events:
•
Chair, Co-Chair, and volunteers for St.
Pat’sDinner on Saturday, Mar 15th
•
Chair and Co-Chair for Pot Luck Social, Saturday,
Mar 29th after
5:30 Mass
We
have just completed our most successful membership drive to date, receiving six
applications
at our open house. I would like to thank Bob Smith and Tom Castello for their
efforts. Also, I would like to thank Fr. Bob and Brother Knights who spoke at
the Masses on behalf of the Knights. Another thank you to Rick Fusaro, Insurance
Agent from Mansfield who helped during the open house.
Both
the Semi-Annual Audit and the Fraternal Survey have been completed and submitted
to Supreme and the Mass State Council. I would like to thank all those who
helped with the audit (great job, Glenn) and those who participated with the
fraternal survey.
As
we move into the Lent, let us take the time in our busy lives to reflect daily
the path we have chosen and pray that we can follow the light of Christ on our
journey. It’s not too early to think about the 4th
Degree Exemplification on June 7th. Any
interested 3rd Degree
Brothers can talk to our Faithful Navigator, Norm Corriveau or myself on the
principles of Patriotism. Also, we will be looking for members to represent our
council at the State Convention in early May. Any interested brother can contact
myself or the Deputy Grand Knight for details.
Vivat
Jesus,
Paul
Grenier
Recognition
T
he following were
recognized at the January 8, 2003 business meeting for their outstanding
service:
Knight
of the Month Frank
McLaughlin
Family
of the Month Tony
Medeiros Family
6th
Annual Mass and
Communion Breakfast
by
Norm Corriveau
O
ur 6th Annual K of C Mass will take place at the 8:00 AM Mass on Sunday, March
2, 2003, with the presence of our Fourth Degree Honor Guard. Immediately
following the Mass, we will gather at the LaSalette Shrine Cafeteria for our
Breakfast,
served
buffet style. The cost of tickets is $7 for adults, $4 for children 5-13, with a
cap of $20 per immediate family. Tickets can be obtained from Norm Corriveau ,
no later than Feb. 23rd,
2003. Invite your friends.
4th
Degree News by
Norm Corriveau
Our
lottery winners
for
January are:
•
# 44 - Arthur Sullivan of Milton
•
# 97 - Martin Johns of Wareham
Our
700th Mass was celebrated in grand style on Sunday, Jan.
12th at
St. Patrick’s Church in Brockton. We were graced with the presence of:
State
Deputy Tom Ledbetter and his wife Carole;
Master
Anthony Manzelli and his wife Barbara:
the
Master’s Secretary John Amico and his wife Suzanne;
our
Faithful Friar Rev. Richard Crowley who concelebrated;
our
own District Deputy Tony Medeiros and his wife Johanna;
and
our newly adopted seminarian, Matt Westcott of St. John’s Seminary.
Our
Honor Guard counted 24 Sir Knights in colorful regalia.
Following
the 10:15 AM Mass, 110 people gathered at The
Carriage
House
of Easton to savor
a delicious brunch, prepared and served by Sir Knight Gary Sirois.
Our
Faithful Navigator then made presentations of appreciation to
Father
Crowley, to Master Tony Manzelli, and to State Deputy Tom
Ledbetter.
In turn, our Cardinal O’Connell Assembly was awarded
with
the State’s Civic Award from Master Tony Manzelli.
Our
701st Mass will be celebrated at the 9:00 AM Mass of
St.vMichael’s in Avon, on Sunday, Feb. 2nd.
Breakfast will take place at The Breakfast Connection,
also
on Route 28. Our own SK John Drane is chairing our 11th
Annual Essay Contest,
featuring
our Monsignor Pitaro Scholarship of $500 to the winning 8th grader
who plans on attending a Catholic High School in September 2003. The essay of at
least
300 words must be received by John Drane no later than March 25, 2003. For
details, call John Drane.
State
Raffle Ticket
by
Norvel Cason
A
s many of you are
aware, we participate in the state raffle each year. We have used the raffle
proceeds to help in our charitable works and wish to continue the tradition.
This year, forty thousand dollars are being given by the State in prizes and
each dollar our council generates, we retain 40% of that dollar. Many of you
have booklets to sell but if you do not, please contact me and I will gladly
provide you with a few to sell. Someone will be contacting members who currently
have no books to sell. The deadline for returning the raffle booklets is the
20th of April 2003. If you feel you will not sell all of your booklets, please
return the unsold booklets by the end of March 2003 – someone else may be able
to sell them. Imagine for a moment how ethereal this process would be if each
member made a genuine effort to support the council in the ticket sales. Please,
let’s make this an excellent year.
Spaghetti
Supper by Mark Bowditch
O
n Behalf of Frank
McGlaughlin and myself, I would like to thank all the brother
knights
who came by to help out with our Spaghetti Supper. This year we had decided to
try out something a little different and serve everything “family style”.
In
order for this to work, we knew we would have to have a real good turn out of
volunteers, and you all certainly all stepped to the plate. With your help, we
were
able to serve enough spaghetti (60 lbs.) and meatballs (50 lbs.) to feed around
200 people and had all out in less than 20 minutes! Great work guys!
This
event also turned out to be a decent fundraiser for us as we netted $ 433.27 for
the council, $135.00 of which came from the 50/50 raffle (thanks Leo & Bob).
So
thanks again for all your efforts and to all that bought tickets and came and
enjoyed a great night out. Ps. My apologies to Frank who made the sauce: who
would have thunk carrots would be good in spaghetti sauce?
Great
job Frank! The sauce was awesome.
Knight's
of Columbus Crown Champions by
Peter Levesque
T
he St. Mary's Knights
of Columbus, Council #11690 of Norton, awarded 12 winner plaques in their Annual
Free Throw Championship. Over 75 boys and girls from 6 towns, competed in the
Championship and all participants were awarded
patches.
The Championship was held at St. Mary's Parish Center in Norton, MA.
The
Winners were: Girls Under 10- Shelbi Rushia of Norton, Boys Under 10- Paul
Gannon of Norton, Girls 10 year old - Alexandria Grimes of Norton, Boys 10 year
old- Robert Cormier of Norton (in triple overtime), Girls 11 year old- Michelle
Kilburn of Norton, Boys 11 year old- Adam Carey of North Attleboro (with 14 out
of 15), Girls 12 year old- Samantha Varnerin of Norton (with 12 out of 15), Boys
12 year old- Michael Umberger of Norton (with 14 out of 15), Girls 13 year old-
Jennifer Brown of Norton, Boys 13 year old- Ryan McAuliffe of Norton (with 14
out of 15), ),Girls 14 year old- Brittney Castello of Taunton, Boys 14 year old-
Jared Bissonnette of Norton (with 14 out of 15). The winners in the 10-14 year
old age groups will advance to the District Championship at St. Thomas Aquinas
Parish Center in Bridgewater, MA on Feb. 8th, with an eye toward moving on to
the Regional and State Championships. The Knight's would like to congratulate
the winners and wish them luck in the next rounds.
K
of C Bowling Party by
Bob St.Martin
O
ur Annual Bowling
Party will be held once again at Ryan’s
Amusement Center, located on Route 44, not far from Benny’s. This event will
be held on
Sunday,
February 23rd at 4:00 PM. The kids and adults always enjoy this
hour of bowling, followed by a pizza party. If you and your family would like to
join us, please sign
up at our next business meeting, Wed. Feb. 12th. Or, you
can call me at 781-784-9799.
Prayer
Requests by
Norm Corriveau
L
et us remember in our
prayers those Brother Knights who are having health
problems.
Don Thibeault is finally getting his knee replacement on Thurs. Jan. 30th.
He
had to wait months for this; our prayers were answered. A couple of weeks ago,
he received a pacemaker after undergoing so many tests. Now, he is hopeful for
the future. His wife, Gertrude, also needs our prayers; something is pinching
the sciatic nerve, which is very painful. Lenny Sylvia also needs our prayers in
making a serious decision on whether to undergo surgery. Let us pray for all who
are
dealing
with pain of one sort or another. God always answers our prayers: always in our
best interests.
Celebrating
Life by
Norm Corriveau
T
hanks to all who
joined us for the celebration of our Pro-Life Mass on Sunday, Jan. 26th. It was exhilarating to see a full church, with so
many Knights, to celebrate God’s precious gift of Life.
We were graced with the generous presence of nine Sir Knights of the 4th Degree
to form the Honor Guard at our Annual Pro-Life Mass.
Be
the Sun
Be
the Sun you were created to be And you will do those things the Sun has done.
Be
a source of light without which we could Not see what is good and beautiful.
Then,
like the Sun, you can touch The whole world without census.
And
when your life on earth is ended, You too will have given enough
To
those who needed your life So that they could live on.
By
Casimir Cypher, U.S. Franciscan missioner
murdered
in 1975 in Honduras for siding with the oppressed.
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700th Monthly Mass and Holy Communion held at St. Patrick Church on January 12, 2003
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Feb
5 — Officers’
Meeting
Feb
9 — P-Bruins'
Game
Feb
12 — Business
Meeting
Feb
17 — Holy Hour
Feb
23 — Bowling
Mar
2 — Communion
Breakfast
Mar
5 — Officers’
Meeting
Mar
12 — Business
Meeting
Mar
15 — St.
Patrick’s Dinner
Mar
17 — Holy Hour
Mar
29 — Pot Luck
Social
Apr
2 — Officers’
Meeting
Apr
9 — Business
Meeting
Apr
21 — Holy Hour
Apr
26 — Clean out
Trailer
May
3 — Spring
cleanup
May
7 — Officers’
Meeting
May
10 — Plant Sale
& Senior Luncheon
May
17 — St.
Vincent’s Fund Raiser Dinner
Short Takes
The best way to teach
Character is to have it
Around the house
A righteous man who walks in integrity –
How blessed are his sons after him.
Proverbs 20:7 NASB