Grand
Knight’s Message
August
by
Norm Corriveau
Our
Knighthood is a vocation: a calling
to service. We are called by name
to serve His Church, our
families, our community, the youth (our future),
and our own Council 11690. We
pride ourselves in responding generously to our calling by reaching out to
others as Jesus showed us. We do
this together, as a team, in
the spirit of fraternalism. This
means “being a joiner”
and stepping forward.
Our
monthly newsletter outlines a calendar of coming events,
inviting our Knights to participate.
All we ask is that you make an effort to join us in that spirit of
fraternalism. We are FAMILY !
Forget
About Me, I Love
You. = F.A.M.I.L.Y.
In
July, many Knights (17) and their
immediate family members (9) generously
volunteered at LaSalette Shrine in two Steubenville East Youth Conferences:
two weekends. Collectively, they
volunteered some 800 hours of service toward making our two Youth Conferences
run smoothly for the 5400 high-school students and their chaperones.
What a vivid and shining example for our youth who are our future!
This
year’s theme for the conferences was “Just
Live It” (John 15:16). We
collectively did just that. I am
exceptionally proud of all those who came forward to volunteer,
giving freely of their precious time and energy.
This
August, we celebrate the K of C Family Week, August 9 – 16, 2003. Let
us do something special to enhance our own family life.
Our Family Director, Jack Camara, graciously
has stepped forward again in reserving a block of box seats right behind
homeplate: a good time for the
family. The Pawtucket Red Sox will
face the Buffalo Bisons (Cleveland Indians) on Sunday afternoon, August 10th.
This game is the 7th Annual FanFest where you can meet the
players after the game. Jack may
still have some tickets available at $7.50 each.
Call Jack at 508-285-8472.
Our
St. Mary’s Parish is also in need of volunteers for our new year of religious
education. Again, our youth is our
future. Let us try to help out and
share our God-given talents.
St.
Mary’s Parish Family is also in need of volunteers for just 1 Friday evening
per month, working in any way at
Bingo. The more helpers we have,
the more our fraternalism will shine!
Vivat Jesus,
Norm
Corriveau
Recognition
The
following were recognized at the July 9, 2003 business meeting for their
outstanding service:
June
2003
Knight
of the Month
Family
of the Month
Henry
Comerford
The
Tom Castello Family
Reflections on
Steubenville East
Steubenville East is
known as two weekends of Youth Conferences at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro.
Each weekend had about 2700 high school students, who traveled with their
church youth groups from all over the eastern coast of North America to share
their faith by singing and worshiping together.
The speakers are from the Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.
Here are some
reflections from some volunteers of our council:
DGK
Norvel Cason: “
The theme “Just Live It”(John
15:16) was unknown to me. So, I
decided to ask one youngster at the Steubenville Conference:
“What does it mean?” I
was prepared for some vague answer that I would soon forget.
But, the response that came back caused me to freeze and become
speechless. The response was:
“GOD CHOOSES YOU”. It
was a revelation that I have been reflecting on since the youngster responded to
my question. I am convinced that
Steubenville East can be a cause for lifelong reflection, and many of the kids
do reflect on the experience, now and later in life.
It may sound cavalier, but the thought that “GOD CHOOSES YOU”,
coming from a kid is overpowering.”
PGK Paul
Grenier: “Every
year that I volunteer at Steubenville East,
I have the opportunity to see our youth celebrate their faith in various
ways, either individually or in groups. In
today’s world, it is rewarding to
see our future in their relationship with God.
As a volunteer, I am also rewarded with the spirituality from the Youth
Conference and with the excitement of the youth as well as of the volunteers.”
GK Norm
Corriveau: “At
Steubenville East, I am deeply
touched by seeing the grace of God pouring down on these high school students
who are our future. When these kids
board their busses on Sunday afternoon, they
are glowing with energy to further follow Christ and bear fruit for Him in their
daily lives. What a rewarding
experience to see God’s grace at work!
Lucile Drane:
“As
chairperson of Registration, I did not come in contact with the youth.
But, I was impressed with the dedication of the group leaders and
chaperones; they were eager about
the weekend, even sleeping in the
tents; and, many have been
attending these Youth Conferences for years.
Some had started as youth participants, but returned later as chaperones
when they were old enough. I
also worked concessions on Saturday night.
The youth were so enthusiastic and appreciative of all that the
volunteers were doing.”
Donald Thibeault:
“As
I was volunteering on the weekends of Steubenville East Youth Conferences,
I met two students: one from England and one from Bermuda.
Both were visiting friends who invited them to attend a weekend at the
Youth Conference. They were so
impressed by the spirituality of the weekend and by how well organized all the
events took place. They expressed
their wish of living close to a place like LaSalette Shrine.”
Dave Carnevale:
“I was an usher at
the Saturday Mass celebrated by
Bishop Reilly of Worcester. It was
very uplifting to see so many young people celebrating their faith and being so
genuinely enthusiastic. With the
many negative things we hear about today’s youth,
this event reveals and confirms the positive aspects of youth
ministry.”
Thank You
By Dave Carnevale
Thank you to all who
prayed and sent their sympathies at the passing of my mother in June.
I did not expect any Knights from St. Mary’s in Norton to travel all
the way to Ludlow. But, I was
surprised to see three Knights at the Friday wake and one more at the Funeral
Mass on Saturday.
Fourth Degree News
By
Paul Grenier
Our
next monthly Mass will be August 3rd at St. Francis in Braintree at 9
AM. The Supreme Master has
requested that all Councils and Assemblies send in the names of all members
currently serving in Iraq for a special presentation.
I
had the honor last night of presenting Norm Corriveau with his Past Faithful
Navigator lapel pin. I would like
to thank Norm for all he has done for our Assembly over the past fraternal year.
The
installation of officers is tentatively scheduled for September 13th
at St. Mary’s, starting with the 5:30 Mass.
The installation will take place in the church following the Mass.
Dinner will follow at St. Mary’s parish center immediately following
the installation of officers. We
are just waiting for confirmation of the Master for the date chosen.
The
winners for the July drawings were:
#
55 Juania McGranachan
of W. Bridgewater
#
63 Joe Daley of Norton
Calendar
Mon,
Aug 4 — Memorial Mass for Lenny Silvia, 9:00 AM
Wed,
Aug 6 — Officers’ Meeting, 8 PM Parish Center
Sun,
Aug 10 — PawSox FanFest, Tailgate BBQ—1PM Game
Wed,
Aug 13 — Business Meeting, 7:30 PM Parish Center
Wed,
Sept 3 — Officers’ Meeting, 8 PM
Parish Center
Wed,
Sept 10 — Business Meeting, 7:30 PM
Parish Center
Sat,
Sept 13 -
Fall
Plant Sale, Parish Center
Sun,
Sept 14
- Parish Picnic,
Parish Center
Sun,
Sept 28 -
Installation
of Officers, 4 PM at church
Dinner, 6 PM at KofC
Hall, Rte
106, So. Easton
Wed,
Oct 1 -
Officers’
Meeting
Oct
3-5 -
Tootsie-Roll
Drive
Wed,
Oct 8 -
Business
Meeting, begin
Turkey Raffle Drive
Mon,
Oct 13 - Columbus
Day, K
of C Mass at 9 AM
Living Rosary at 7 PM,
Parish
Center
Oct
18 – 19
Tootsie-Roll Drive after
each Mass
Mon,
Oct 20
- K of C Holy Hour,
at church, 7 PM