Brothers,
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Jean and I want to wish everyone a very happy, safe, memorable Christmas this year, and a very prosperous Happy New Year as well.
We hope to see everyone at the Christmas dinner on December 11th. If you haven’t got your ticket yet, please give John Price or myself a call.
Vivat,
SK Jeff Smith
We have lots of fun planned for our Christmas Party on December 11th. Not to mention a fantastic meal. Be sure to join us! Contact either John Price or Jeff Smith for tickets.
Note: Euchre is now on the third Friday of each month.
November 20th: John Price and Dave Flegg.
December 18th: Adam Gulikers and Jack Palleschi.
January 15th: Jeff Smith and Fred Dubrick.
February 19th: Ken Gaffney and John Price.
March 18th: Larry McCabe and Dave Flegg.
April 15th: Jim Kelly and Harry Visser.
May 20th: Hosts needed.
June 17th: Hosts needed.
We will be changing how people move from one table to the next after each hand, to reduce confusion.
There is no more head table (although you can still use the bell to signal the change-up).
When people pay at the door, they can be issued either a White score card or a Blue score card. The colour of the card indicates how they will move around. So couples could get the same colour if they want to play together all night, or different colours if they want to mix it up.
Be sure before they start that there are two blue and two white cards at each table.
At the end of each hand, those with white cards move clockwise, those with blue cards move counter-clockwise (or whichever direction the host chooses). This will help eliminate playing against the same person several times.
We’ll try this out at the December 18th Euchre and see how it goes.
A big Thank You to Dave Franks for organizing the November Communion Breakfast. It was well attended and we had a great meal at the Queen’s. Thanks also to those who volunteered at the Mass at Immac’s.
John Price brought an issue to our attention regarding Physician Assisted Death, where not only is it possibly coming to our province, but also that the possibility of abuse if very real. To that end, there is a noted speaker from London who is willing to come to Stratford to speak on the dangers this situation brings.
For our part, Assembly 1866 will join with the Council to pay the costs of bringing this speaker in at a future date. Once the date has been confirmed I urge all members to try to attend.
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Date |
Description |
Comments |
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December 11, 2015 |
Christmas party date |
No business meeting in December |
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December 18, 2015 |
Euchre |
Adam Gulikers and Jack Palleschi. |
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January 15, 2016 |
Euchre |
Jeff Smith and Fred Dubrick |
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January 25, 2016 |
Dinner Meeting |
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February 19, 2016 |
Euchre |
Ken Gaffney and John Price |
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February 22, 2016 |
Dinner Meeting |
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March 18, 2016 |
Euchre |
Larry McCabe and Dave Flegg |
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March TBA |
No meeting: Easter is March 27 |
Communion Breakfast in March |
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April 15, 2016 |
Euchre |
Jim Kelly and Harry Visser |
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April 25, 2016 |
Dinner Meeting |
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May 20, 2016 |
Euchre |
Hosts needed |
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May 24, 2016 |
Dinner Meeting |
Note: this is a Tuesday |
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June 17, 2016 |
Euchre |
Hosts needed |
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June 27, 2016 |
BBQ Social |
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Dear Brother Knights,
By the time that you receive this message, Advent will be nearly upon us. This marks the beginning of the new Church year. This season in the Church year is a time of quiet joyful preparation for the great feast of Christmas. Because of the commercialism surrounding Christmas in our culture, Advent can be missed, if we do not consciously take part in it.
Advent has a twofold nature: it prepares us for Christmas, when we recall Christ’s first coming among us, and it is also a time when we look forward to this second coming at the end of time. To help us prepare for Christmas, we will have material at the doors of the Church and ongoing study of our mass. We will have extra times for the celebration of the sacrament of confession, and a communal penance service on December 16, at Immaculate Conception Church. Hopefully, this demonstrates our desire to welcome the Lord with purified hearts at this sacred time.
I know that this season becomes busy for you with the extra work that you do to support the various charities you sponsor, but consciously take the time to be quiet and pray that we are individually and collectively spiritually ready to make room for Christ in our lives.
Thank you for all that you do to help in our Church. Your participation and leadership in the Bereavement ceremony which we just celebrated was much appreciated. Thank you to the Fourth Degree for the honour guard and for your visible presence in Life Chain. I also thank you for the part you played in the community Remembrance Day Service.
As we approach Advent let us pray for each other as well. Happy Advent.
Your Chaplain,
Fr. Dick Bester
Dear Brother Knights & Ladies:
As you peruse through this bulletin or wander through the shopping malls we are reminded of the Christmas Season.
Let us keep in mind that the real meaning of Christmas is “Celebrating the Birth of Christ”. We are called to be more Christ like and charity is one avenue. As I mentioned previously charity comes in different forms. It can be simple gestures. Sincerely wish someone a Merry Christmas or if in the checkout at a grocery store & the person ahead of you is a little short of funds, instead of them having to put some items back cover the difference. You may be surprised how good it makes you feel knowing you helped someone out.
As you read through this bulletin decide what you can also do to participate in events mentioned.
Our Boston Pizza fundraiser was a good success. The funds raised will be forwarded to St. Vincent de Paul. Thanks to those who contributed.
Our Ham Sales Fundraiser is underway. Please support it.
Our Christmas Dinner is coming up Friday December 11th. Tickets are $20.00 each. Hopefully you can attend.
Your Grand Knight
John J. Price
Please remember in your prayers the repose of the souls of Beverley St. Louis, sister to Br. Ken Gaffney and Nicola Pugliese, father-in-law to Br. Joe Potestio and for the families.
Our prayers are requested for the following Knights who are either sick or shut in:
Brothers Gary Birmingham, Clarence White, Father Richard Tremblay, Dan Eybergen, Harry Thomas, Eugene Hagen, Ernie Walsh, Al Grant, Marco Eusebi, Adrian Theijsmeijer, Louis Feryn, Ron Bourque, and Dave Murtha
Also for Theresa Kelly, Debbie Mahood, Fran Culliton, Shirley Reeve, Anne Ryan-Murphy, Henrika Van Beek, Abigail Gregory-Mooney, and Betty Dubrick.
Share the Wealth/Heart & Soul:
$1000 winner: Kevin Raymond sold by Edgar Chaput
$100 winner: Franz Ebner sold by Franz Ebner
Attendance prize: $84 Brent Mitchell (Absent)
Pot of Gold winner (50/50): $36 Jim Shular
(Same Prices As Last Year)
2.5 LB $12
5 LB $23
10 LB $44
Stemmler’s Summer Sausage Chubb $16 Pepperettes 24 @ $10
Order forms on our website, at hall or see Jeff Smith, Harry Visser, or John Price
Deadline for ordering is Thursday November 19, 2015
Pick-up Friday Dec 4 (7-9 pm) Saturday Dec. 5 (10-3 pm)
St. Joseph’s Church (COR Weekend) $200
Society of St. Vincent de Paul $1,120
November 18 Team 3
November 25 Team 4
December 2 Team 1
December 9 Team 2
December 16 Team 3
December 23 Team 4
December 30 Team 1
January 6 Team 2