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Recognition
T
he following were
recognized at the February 19, 2003
business
meeting for their outstanding service:
January
2002
Knight
of the Month
Family of the Month
Mark
Bowditch
Donald Spencer Family
Grand
Knight’s Report
by
Paul Grenier
March
Our
focus this month will be on the following events:
•
Regional Free Throw, Saturday, Mar 1st @ Carver
HS
•
Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Mar 2nd 8:00 AM
Mass
•
St. Patrick’s Annual Dinner, Saturday Mar 15th
6:30 PM
•
Holy Hour on Monday, Mar 17th
at 7:00 PM
•
Pot Luck Social, Saturday,
Mar 29th 6:30
PM
•
Tentative Blood Drive, Wednesday Apr 2nd, details to follow
See
individual articles for specific details
Help
Needed for Events
We
are still looking for help with the following upcoming events:
•
Volunteers for St. Pat’s Dinner on Saturday, Mar
15th
•
Volunteers for Pot Luck Social, Saturday, Mar 29th
after 5:30 Mass
•
Breakdown of Bingo for 1st
Communion, Senior Luncheon
& St. Vincent’s Luncheon
Search
Committee
At
our business meeting this month, I will ask the Trustees to start a search committee for the upcoming 2003-2004 fraternal year. The
committee will interview candidates for Officer positions as we move into our
last quarte r of the fraternal year.
State
Convention Weekend
This
years State Convention is being held at the Sheraton Hotel in Hyannis on the
weekend
of May 2nd – 4th. This year
we have a conflict with our 1st Communion
being held on Sunday, May 4th. We
present an Honor Guard as well as ushers to ensure an orderly celebration. The
council sends two voting delegates to the convention, which starts 6 PM on
Friday and ends at 12 PM on Sunday. If anyone is interested in
participating as a delegate, please contact the Grand Knight. Any brother
can
attend
the convention as a non-voting delegate, with no time restrictions.
Comments
Let
us keep in our prayers all the victims and families of the tragedy in Rhode
Island. As a society, I pray that we can all learn from this tragedy at the
“Station”. Remember as we move into the Lent, to take time to reflect on
our individual
path
and what we can do to keep the light of Christ bright.
Vivat
Jesus, Paul Grenier
St.
Patrick’s Dinner
By
Mark Bowditch
O
ur council is once
again having its now famous annual corned beef and
cabbage
boiled dinner in celebration of St. Patrick’s day. It is being held at the
parish center on Saturday, March 15th
and doors will open at
6:00pm. Dinner will be
served
at 6:30. Because of the success of the spaghetti dinner, we will once
again
be serving the meal “family style”. This format seems to work well with a
large crowd as it eliminates the long lines and our patrons can just relax and
enjoy a
nice
sit down dinner. In order for us to pull this off, we have to have a lot of
help, especially with serving. So please, if you can make it, even for half an
hour,
please
call me at 226-8726 to sign up. Tickets will be sold after all Masses this
weekend and next and are priced as follows.
$10.00
per person (adult)
$5.00
per person (16 and under)
Kids
7 and under are free (we will be offering pasta for those picky kids who wont
try anything new, mainly the Bowditch kids) Lastly, this is open to all so
invite
your
friends and family members as well. Hope to see you there.
February
Family Fun
by
Norm Corriveau
O
ur gratitude goes out
to SK Bob St. Martin, our Family Director, for running two fun-filled family
events in February:
•
Feb. 9th,
at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence. We had 12 Knight
families
enjoying an exciting 4 pm hockey game between the Providence Bruins
and
the Manitoba Moose. The Bruins won by the score of 4 – 2, their goalie Thomas
getting the MVP award.
•
Feb. 23rd,
at Ryan’s Bowling Alleys on Route 44 in Raynham. We had 11 Knight
families
bowling in 8 lanes. The event ended with a Pizza party. Once again,
thanks
Bob!
Short
Takes
A
good reputation is more valuable than money
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A
good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
Proverbs
22:1
Year
of the Rosary
by
Norm Corriveau
O
ur Holy Father, Pope
John Paul II, has proclaimed the period between October 2002 and October 2003 to
be the Year of the Rosary. He calls all Catholics to “reclaim the full meaning
of the rosary”. The rosary is “an inner journey which brings the faithful
into living contact with the mystery of Christ and his Blessed Mother”. The
rosary is a means of learning from Mary the secrets of Jesus and of
understanding His message of our eternal salvation. Mary appeared at
Fatima to remind us of the importance of the rosary in our prayer life. A person
praying the rosary meditates on the mysteries of Jesus’ life, whereby He
revealed to us the Good News of our eternal salvation. With the start of Lent,
we can make the rosary a priority: not “something to give up”. The family
that prays the rosary together, actually places Jesus at the center of their
lives, putting their needs and their plans in His hands.
Congratulations
By
Norm Corriveau
O
ur most sincere wishes
to welcome five new members to our council. On Tuesday, Feb. 25th, the Middleboro Council hosted a First Degree and
Second
Degree
Exemplification: 24 candidates in the First, and 38 candidates in the Second.
Those joining our Council 11690 are: Paul Brassard, Robert LaConte, James
O’Neil, Chris Regan, and Timothy Woods. Our own Worthy District Deputy, Tony
Medeiros, organized and led the exemplification, graced with the presence of
State Secretary
Richard
Guerreiro, State Advocate Bill Donovan, and State Membership Director Peter
Healy. Also present were many DD’s, Field agents, and Grand Knights.
We
had nine of our Council who came to support our new members: GK Paul Grenier, DD
Tony Medeiros, PGK Tom Castello, FA Rick Fusaro, DGK Norm
Corriveau,
Jack Camara, Leo Schleicher, Ed Groden, and Frank McLaughlin.
Prayer
Requests
By
Norm Corriveau
P
GK Jack Killory was
immediately admitted to Boston Medical Center on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, after undergoing a routine “stress test” for
shortness of breath.
He was scheduled for a triple by-pass, but he ended the surgery with a quadruple
bypass. All went well. As you all know, Jack is a “fighter”; but he does
need the support of our prayers. SK Donald Thibeault is now getting around
fairly well with his new left knee. He was very patient in overcoming an endless
flow
of obstacles in getting it done. He is very grateful for our prayers over the
past months. Let us keep him in our prayers during the rehab process. Let us
also pray for Lenny Silvia and many other Brothers who may be dealing with pain
or illness.
Family
of the Month presented to Jarbeau Family. State
Secretary Richard Guerreiro and State Program Director Dave
Curreri,
District Deputy Tony Medeiros, and Grand Knight Paul Grenier join in presenting
the Family of the Month to the Jarbeau
Family.
6th
Annual Family
Mass and Communion- Breakfast
by
Norm Corriveau
O
ur 8 AM Mass for
deceased K of C members on March 2nd
was graced with the
colorful presence of our Fourth Degree Honor Guard: Commander Chris Gilday,
Faithful Navigator Norm Corriveau, PFN Bob DiBona, PFN John Perrotta, and Sir
Knights Al Amoroso, Greg Belcher, Tom Castello, John Drane, Paul Grenier, Mike
Hatch, Fred Kippenhan, and John Meyer. Our Communion-Breakfast took
place
at LaSalette Shrine Cafeteria, counting 83 people. State Secretary Richard
Guerreiro spoke on how the Knights of Columbus promote the values of good family
life in our modern society. Then, he awarded the Family of the Month Plaque to
the
Jarbeau
family, highlighting the good works of each family member. Joining him in the
presentation were State Program Director Dave Curreri, District Deputy Tony
Medeiros, and Grand Knight Paul Grenier. GK Paul Grenier also presented a
$500.00
scholarship to our adopted seminarian, Bill Sylvia. With a final note to the
program, PGK Tom Castello presented to our State Secretary 2 medallion
coins
that he personally made: one of Our Blessed Mother and a matching one of Fr.
Michael McGivney, both engraved with our K of C logo on the reverse sides.
4th
Degree News
by
Norm Corriveau
O
n March 15th, our Cardinal O’Connell Assembly will be joining
Brockton’s Police and Fire Departments in celebrating a 10AM Blue Mass at St.
Edward’s
Church
in Brockton. The Monsignor Pitaro Scholarship of $500 will be awarded to the
winner
of our 11th Annual Essay Contest, for 8th-graders who plan on attending a Catholic High
School in Sept. 2003. If you know of any 8th-grader
with that
intention,
ask John Drane at 508-226-2034 for an application form. These essays of at least
300 words must be received by John Drane, no later than March 25th.
Potluck
Supper
By
Bob St.Martin
O
ur Annual K of C
Potluck Supper will be held on Sat., March 29th, following
the 5:30 PM Mass. To participate, you may bring either a hot dish, a cold dish,
a salad, or a dessert. In order to balance the number of dishes in each
category, please call Bob St. Martin at 781- 784-9799 to inform me of what dish
you will contribute.
If
you plan on attending the 5:30 PM Mass, you can bring your hot dish to the
Center’s kitchen beforehand. Someone will be there to receive your dish.
We
also need volunteers to setup the hall, and then clean up afterwards. A sign-up
sheet will be available at the business meeting of March 12th.
Regional
Free-Throw Contest
By
Norm Corriveau
T
he 2003 Regional Free-
Throw Championship took place at the Carver
High
School on Sat., March 1st. The competition in each category
started
at 10:30 AM, using 4 stations. Ryan McAuliffe of Norton won 1st
place
for the boys of age 13. Samantha Varnerin of Norton won 2nd
place for girls of age
12. Congratulations! We are very proud of you. Just keep going. State Secretary
Richard Guerreiro, State Advocate Bill Donovan, and State Program Director Dave
Curreri
presented the awards and trophies to all the first-place and second-place
winners. Thanks to FDD Michael O’Leary of the Avon Council for organizing this
event.
Pro-Life
Rosary Rally
By
Joe Daley
T
he Massachusetts State
Council is holding a Pro-Life Rosary Rally at LaSalette Shrine on Saturday, May
17th. The Rosary starts at 2:00 PM; Mass will take place
at 4:30 PM. All Knights of Columbus are urged to attend this event during this
“Year
of the Rosary”, as promulgated by Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.
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
14 — Business
Meeting
May
17 — St.
Vincent’s Fund Raiser Dinner
June
4 — Officers ’
Meeting
June
11 — Business
Meeting