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Grand Knight’s Message
May 2004
by Norm Corriveau
We
Catholics recognize the month of May as the month dedicated to Our Blessed
Mother. Mary is the best of
mothers; she is the Mother of God.
And, Jesus, from the Cross, gave
her to all of us. No matter how old
we are, we are always her beloved little ones.
She cares very much and will guide us to our heavenly Home.
Catholic Charities
Appeal
Our Diocese of Fall River
is now celebrating its 100th Anniversary.
What better gift can we make than to share more generously in its many
charitable services and programs, that reach out and touch the lives of those
very dear to Our Lord and His Blessed Mother:
those who have less and need healing from their broken lives?
This year’s Catholic
Charities Appeal runs from May 2nd to June 17th, 2004.
Kudos
·
Thanks to our Advocate, Peter Pino, for
chairing the revision of our Council’s By-Laws.
·
Thanks to all the Knights and their family
members who joined together to celebrate our Corporate Mass at 8:00 AM on Divine
Mercy Sunday.
·
Thanks to Frank McLaughlin and his kitchen
crew for cooking up a very generous Communion-Breakfast on April 18th.
·
Thanks to all the Knights who got actively
involved in our Annual State Raffle, and to its co-chairs, PGK Mark Bowditch and
Fred Pope.
·
Congratulations to Matthew Tatarczuk and
his wife Catherine on the birth of their son, Ryan Matthew, on Friday, April 16th.
Congratulations
to Robert Diestel for making his 2nd Degree on Tuesday, April 27th.
Vivat Jesus,
Norm Corriveau
Special
Recognition
For March 2004
The
following were recognized at the April 14, 2004 business meeting for their
outstanding service:
Knight
of the Month
PGK
Mark Bowditch
Family
of the Month
The
Leo Schleicher Family
Four-year-old
Sarah Caffelle of Norton is the recent recipient of a Charity Award from our
State Council of Knights of Columbus, in
the amount of $4,000.00 to help cover the cost of two hearing aids.
This is the third Charity
Award granted by our State Council to residents of Norton within the past 10
months. It is certainly gratifying
to see the fruits of the effort we put into our October Tootsie-Roll Drives.
On October 24, 2003, we
presented to the State Council a check in the amount of $4,221.17.
Like the saying goes: “What goes around comes around”.
Good work, Worthy Brother
Knights!
Our
St. Mary’s Council held its Eastertide Corporate Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday
at the 8:00 AM Mass. It was great to see so many Knights celebrate Mass together.
The Divine Mercy Prayer was read by GK Norm Corriveau before the Final
Blessing.
The Cardinal O’Connell
Assembly of Fourth Degree Knights joined us with an Honor Guard consisting of
Commander Chris Gilday, Faithful
Navigator Paul Grenier, PFN’s
Gerald Graziano & Norm Corriveau; SK’s
Donald Thibeault, John Meyer, and Fred Kippenhan.
Frank McLaughlin and his
kitchen crew awaited us at the Parish Center with a plentiful
Communion-Breakfast.
Let
us continue to pray for our Brother Knights and their family members who are
experiencing physical ailments:
·
Donald Spencer
·
Charles McDonald
·
Richard Charette
·
Maryann Daley
·
newborn Ryan Tatarczuk
Let us pray for the repose
of the soul of Thomas W. Levis, who died on April 28th. He is the brother of
John Levis, a member of our St. Mary's Council 11690.
Fourth
Degree News
By Paul Grenier
The
Cardinal O’Connell Assembly has again applied to the Master for both Patriotic
and Civic awards, based on our activity over the past fraternal year.
On May
2nd, the Assembly will celebrate its 716th Monthly Corporate Mass at
8:00 AM, at St. Mary’s Church, located on route 28 in Randolph.
The breakfast will follow at The Vera Cruz Council Hall, located on Teed
Drive (off North Street, Randolph).
Members of the Cardinal
O’Connell Assembly will once again present an honor guard for the upcoming
First Communions and Confirmation of St. Mary’s Parish, as well as members of
our council assisting as ushers at all three events.
The lottery winners at the
April 28th meeting were:
·
#43 Al Amoroso of Brockton
·
#60 Paul Schleicher of Norton
Reporting
on the Communion -Breakfast
On
Sunday, April 18th, approximately 80 people came to enjoy the meal
prepared by our dedicated Brother Knights.
We had scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast sausage, linguica, chourico, ham,
home fries, toasts, pancakes, doughnuts, fruit salad, orange juice, apple juice,
coffee and tea. For those who
missed it, plan on attending next year’s Communion-Breakfast.
Special thanks to Father Bob Oliveira, PGK Mark Bowditch, PGK Tony Medeiros DD, GK Norm Corriveau, Norvel Cason, Jim McEnaney, Dave Carnevale, John Kilroy, and Jim O’Neill. Without their help, this would not have been possible. Thanks also to other Knights who helped in various ways.
Reporting
on the Lantern Award
This
year’s Lantern Award was presented to LaSalette Father Philip Salois on
Patriot’s Day at the Sheraton Framingham.
Before his ordination to the Priesthood, he served in the combat zones of
Vietnam, surviving in miraculous situations.
Today, Father Salois serves as Chief Chaplain to Vietnam veterans.
It was a great meal and
celebration with the presence of Archbishop Sean O’Malley,
Bishop O’Donnell, and Bishop Reilly.
Those in attendance from our St. Mary’s Council were:
GK Norm & Rachelle Corriveau; PGK
Tony Medeiros, DD, and his wife Johanna; PGK
Tom Castello, DW, and his wife Christine; PGK
& FN Paul & Debbie Grenier; PGK
John & Lucile Drane; Norvel Cason, Frank McLaughlin, and Joe Daley.
Election
of new Officers
The
election of new officers for the fraternal year of 2004-2005 will take place at
the business meeting of June 9, 2004.
Our Trustees have been
appointed as the Nominating Committee and are interviewing members for the
officer positions. If you are
interested in any officer position or would like to nominate someone, please
make it known to any Trustee. At
the time of electing our new officers, other nominations may be made from the
floor before the balloting.
The slate of officers at
this time is published in this newsletter.
Grand
Knight -
Norvel Cason
Deputy
Grand Knight -
Francis McLaughlin
Chancellor
- Paul Schleicher
Warden - James McEnaney
Advocate - Peter Pino
Recorder - Robert
St.Martin
Treasurer
- Joseph Daley
Inside
Guard -
Jean Paul Sirois
Outside
Guard -
James O’Neill
1st
Year Trustee -
PGK Norman Corriveau
2nd
Year Trustee -
PGK Paul Grenier
3rd
Year Trustee -
PGK Mark Bowditch
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Reporting
on 404’s Appreciation Dinner
On
Tuesday, April 20th, St.
John’s Council 404 of Attleboro served an appreciation dinner in recognition
for the ministries of our Priests, Deacons, and Religious in the Attleboro
Deanery. Present from the State Council were: State Deputy Tom Ledbetter,
State Secretary Richard Guerriero and his wife Patricia, and State
Treasurer Vincent Rumasuglia.
Those in attendance from
our St. Mary’s Council were: Father
Bob Oliveira, Norm & Rachelle
Corriveau, Tony Medeiros,
Paul Grenier, Norvel & Edna Cason,
Frank McLaughlin, Joe &
Ann Daley, and John Drane.
Reporting
on the Parish Clean-up
We
had 15 Knights who came forward to help in beautifying our church grounds, and
those of the rectory and parish center. With
5 wheelbarrows rolling, the huge mounds of mulch soon disappeared within 2
hours. Thanks to all of you!
We only wish someone had a camera to catch Norvel on his hands and knees,
crawling among the yellow blooms of the forsythia shrubs.
Calendar
Sat,
May 1 —
State K of C Pro-Life Rosary & Mass, 3 PM
Homilist: Fr. Tom DiLorenzo
La Salette National Shrine, Attleboro
Sun,
May 2 —
St. Mary’s First Communion,
10:00
AM & 1:00 PM; St. Mary’s Parish Center
Wed,
May 5 —
St. Mary’s Confirmation, 7:00
PM,
Parish Center
Thurs,
May 6 —
Basketball 7 PM;
Activities-Planning Mtg. 8 PM
Bingo setup at 8:30 PM
Sat,
May 8 — Norton
Senior Luncheon, Parish Center, 1 PM
Plant Sale, 8 AM – 2:30 PM
Wed,
May 12 — Regular
Business Meeting, 7:30 PM
Sun,
May 16 —
Group Trip to Roger Williams Park Zoo
May
21-23 —
Mass. State Convention, Danvers
Wed,
June 2 —
Activities-Planning
Meeting, 8 PM
Sun,
June 6 — 4th
Degree Exemplification,
Chicopee
Wed,
June 9 — Regular
Business Meeting,
7:30 PM; Election of new Officers
Sun,
June 13 —
Mass for Armed Forces, 11:00
AM