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April 2003 Newsletter
Grand Knight’s Report by
Paul Grenier
April
Our
focus this month will be on the following events:
º
Open House, Saturday, Apr 5th
3-6 PM Parish Center
º
Lantern Award, Monday, Apr 21st
6PM Sheraton Framingham
º
Holy Hour, Monday, Apr 21st
7 PM
º
Trailer Clean Out, Saturday, Apr 26th
8 AM
See
individual articles for specific details
Help
Needed for Events
We
are still looking for help with the following upcoming events:
º
Breakdown of Bingo for 1st
Communion,
Senior Luncheon & St. Vincent’s
Dinner
– A schedule will be available at our next business meeting
º
Honor Guard and Ushers for 1st
Communion and Confirmation
Search
Committee
The
Search Committee has already started the process of making phone calls to all
officers
to ask if they intend to stay at their current position, move up to the next
level or retire as an officer. In addition, other brothers will be contacted and
asked if they will be willing to take an officers position, pending the results
of the current slate of officers. All I ask of all brothers is to be honest with
yourself and the search
committee
in respect to your availability and commitment to your family and our council.
Comments
Let
us keep in our prayers all the allied forces involved in the war with Iraq. As
Americans we want to be successful in our goals in bringing Democracy to Iraq.
As
Christians,
we pray that peace talks may continue and can stop the war saving lives on both
sides. The power of prayer is greater than the offensive capabilities of any
armed
forces.
Vivat
Jesus, Paul Grenier
Recognition
T
he following were
recognized at the March 12, 2003 business meeting for their
outstanding
service:
February 2003
Knight
of the Month
Family of the Month
Bob
St. Martin
Jim McEnaney
Family
Membership
Open House
By
Paul Grenier
T
he Knights of Columbus
will be holding a Membership Open House on Saturday, April 5th
from 3 – 6 PM, in the meeting room at the parish
center. We would like to
invite
all Catholic gentleman age 18 or older to attend. Our goal is not to double our
membership, but to show prospective candidates and their families, who the
Knights of
Columbus
are and what they do. We strongly urge spouses and family members to attend the
Open House as they can also see what we are and help support the prospective
candidate. The Knights of Columbus are involved in the areas of Church,
Community,
Council,
Family and Youth, and were founded on the principle of providing financial
support to widows and orphans. Refreshments will be served, as members of the
Knights of Columbus will be on hand to give
St. Mary’s
Knights of Columbus Council 11690 April 2003
information,
show videos and answer any questions. There is no obligation to attend the Open
House, and we hope to see many new and familiar faces.
Dinner
for Priests & Religious
O
n Tuesday, April 29,
St. John’s Council #404 will be sponsoring it’s annual dinner for
Priests
& Religious of the Attleboro Deanery at St. John’s Council, as a way of
saying thanks for their gifts of ministry. Cocktails will be served at 6:00
followed by a chicken pot pie dinner at 7:00. The cost is $5.00 per person.
There will be a speaking program after the dinner.
I
extend to you and your spouses this invitation to join us on
honoring the Priests & Religious.
Fraternally,
Bro. Robert L. Nichols, M.S.
The
deadline for reservations will be at our business meeting on April 9th.You
can either sign up at the
business
meeting or call the Grand Knight with your reservation. As a council, we have
always had a good
representation
at this event, and I would expect no less this year. The message above is
paraphrased from
a
letter by Brother Bob Nichols.
Paul
Grenier
4th
Degree
News by
FN Norm Corriveau
O
n Saturday, March 15th, our Cardinal O’Connell Assembly, with a 10-
member Honor Guard, joined the Brockton Police and Fire Departments in
celebrating a St. Pat’s Day Mass at St. Edward’s Church in Brockton, in
memory of their deceased members. The Boston Gaelic Bagpiper Brigade led the
procession of Honor Guards and clergy. On Saturday, March 22nd, our Assembly, with a 12-member Honor Guard, joined the parishioners
of St. Ann’s Church in West Bridgewater in the celebration of a 4 PM Mass of
Thanksgiving for the reinstatement of their Pastor, Fr. McDonagh
and for the many priests who continued pastoral ministry in his 9-month absence.
Fr. McDonagh is a 4th Degree Sir Knight in our Assembly. Also on March 22nd, six of us formed an
Honor Guard for the 7 PM Ecumenical Prayer Service at St. Coleman’s Church in
Brockton.. The Sisters of Jesus Crucified in Brockton sponsored and organized
this elaborate Prayer Service for World Peace. March 25th
was the deadline for receiving essays from area 8thgraders who plan on attending a Catholic
High School in September. SK John Drane has received 36 essays to judge. The
winner of this contest will receive the 4th Degree Monsignor Pitaro Scholarship
of $500. Our 703rd Monthly Mass will take place at the 7:30 AM Mass of
St. Joseph’s Church in Holbrook (route 37).
Many
of us will be attending the Lantern Award Dinner at the Sheraton Framingham
Hotel on
Monday,
April 21st, Patriot’s Day. The recipient of this 47th
Annual Lantern Award is the retired General Patrick
Henry Brady, a Fourth Degree Member of our Order in Washington State. The
lottery winners from the March 26th drawings
are:
#
9 – Joe Nicastro of Quincy, MA
#
79 – Ray Bonin of Pawtucket, RI
#
80 – PFN & PGK John Killory
One man with courage
makes a majority
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Be strong and of a good courage...for the
Lord thy God
.
..will
not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Deuteronomy 31:6
St.
Patrick’s Dinner
By
Mark Bowditch
T
hanks to all who helped
in putting on yet another great St. Patricks day dinner. The Corned
Beef
and Cabbage boiled dinner was enjoyed by about 125 Parishioners and KofC family
menbers.
We
again served the meal Family Style and it went without a hitch thanks to all
your help.
Special
thanks to Chef Frank, who made his ancestry proud and the kitchen crew who put
on a great meal. Thanks as well to all those on the Parish baking tree for the
great assortment of goodies donated for our desert. I am pleased to report as
well that we raised almost $500 for our
council
from the ticket sales.
Prayer
Requests
By
Norm Corriveau
L
et us continue to pray
for our Brother Knights who are fighting some physical ailment:
PGK
& PFN John Killory, John Doherty, Donald Thibeault, Donald Spencer, and
Lenny Silvia.
Congratulations
By
Paul Grenier
O
ur newest member is
Robert M. Wood, who made his 1st and 2nd degree in Middleboro on March 25, 2003.
Lets make a point of welcoming Robert at our next business meeting.
Pro-Life
Prayer of John Paul II
"Oh Mary,
we entrust to you
the cause of life.
Look down upon
the vast numbers
of babies
not allowed to be born.
Grant all who believe
in your Son
to proclaim
the Gospel
of Life.
Obtain for them the grace
to accept that Gospel
as a gift ever new,
to bear witness to it resolutely,
to the praise and glory of God,
the Creator and Lover of Life.
Amen"
CALENDAR
Apr
2 — Officers’
Meeting
Apr
9 — Business
Meeting
Apr
21 — Lantern
Award
Apr
26 — Clean out
Trailer
Apr
27 — Third Degree
- Middleboro
May
3 — Spring
cleanup
May
4 — 1st Communion
May
7 — Officers’
Meeting
May
10 — Plant Sale
& Senior Luncheon
May
14 — Business
Meeting
May
17 — Living
Rosary—La Salette Shrine 2pm
May
17 — St.
Vincent’s Fund Raiser Dinner
May
21 — Confirmation
June
4 — Officers’
Meeting
June
7 — 4th Degree
Exemplification
June
11 — Business
Meeting
NEXT
MEETINGS
April
9, 2003
May
14, 2003
June
11, 2003