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Coming Events

Coming Events

 

Sunday November 29, Christmas party at Rotary Complex

1:30 – 2:30 pm skating; 1- 4 pm Tim Taylor Lounge

Friday December 4 (7-9 pm), Saturday Dec. 5 (10-3 pm) Ham pick-up

Monday December 7 Council meeting 7:30 pm

Friday December 11, Council and 4th Degree Christmas Party

Monday December 14, Knights Inc. 7:00 pm; Council Exec 7:45 pm

Friday December 25 Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas Day

Monday January 4 Council meeting 7:30

Monday January 11, Knights Inc. 7:00 pm; Council Exec 7:45 pm

Faithful Navigator’s Message

4th Degree, Faithful Navigator's Message

Brothers,

The next two months are going to be busy months for us. We have Remembrance Day ceremonies to perform, Christmas Hams to be sold, Communion Breakfast, and the Christmas Party. So there’s lots of opportunities to get involved and help out your Brother Knights.

As we mentioned during the last meeting, we are looking for local sponsors to donate prizes for our Christmas dinner. If you know of anyone who runs a local business please get out there and as if they’d be willing to donate a small prize, typically in the $25 range. The more sponsors we get, the better our party will be and hopefully the more funds we can raise.

And don’t forget we have our annual Christmas Hams project running again. The great news is that will get our hams at the same cost as last year, despite all of the inflation you saw at the groceries stores this year. So this is a great deal for your customers!

Vivat,

SK Jeff Smith

Euchre

4th Degree, Euchre

Note: Euchre is now on the third Friday of each month.

October 16th: Larry McCabe and Jack Palleschi.

November 20th: John Price and Dave Flegg.

December 18th: Hosts needed (if necessary).

January 15th: Hosts needed.

February 19th: Hosts needed.

March 18th: Hosts needed.

April 15th: Hosts needed.

May 20th: Hosts needed.

June 17th: Hosts needed.

Message from your Chaplain

Chaplain's Message

 

Dear Brother Knights,

During the month of November in particular, we remember and pray for the deceased. November 1, is the Solemnity of All Saints. The saints are the principal witnesses to Christ and to the saving power of his death and resurrection. On November 2, we celebrate the commemoration of all the Faithful departed. This we call All Souls’ Day.

On November 1, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, we will be holding a bereavement service to remember and help support all those families who have lost loved ones over the years. I want to thank the Knights for their part in preparing for this celebration. I know that the Knights have lost members through this year and we offer our continued support.

On November 11, we celebrate Remembrance Day, and I know that many of us will be taking part in what the city has planned.

I want to thank the Knights for all that you do in our Church and in the community. We will see you at these different celebrations.

Chaplain

Fr. Dick Bester

Grand Knight’s Message

Grand Knight Message

 

Dear Brother Knights:

On November 1st we will be again holding our Memorial Service in conjunction with the CWL and the Bereavement Committee. This will take place at St. Joseph’s Church at 7 PM with refreshments following the service. Mark your calendar, if you cannot be present offer a prayer for those Brothers who passed on this past year & their families left to mourn. (Larry Lemenchick, Peter Klomp & George Heisz)

Our Thursday Morning Breakfasts are again in full swing. We need additional brothers to come out. Talk with your morning coffee group & suggest that you meet at our breakfast once or twice a month at 8:30 AM

Again this year we will be holding our Christmas Ham Sales Fundraiser. More to follow in the next bulletin. We are trying to hold the costs.

Keeping those who missed our council meeting informed, we received our share cheque from the Ontario State Raffle. Since our council was in the top sales grouping, Br. Jim Gaylor was part of a conference call re the 2016 raffle discussions. To date, no word on when we will be receiving our 2016 tickets to sell.

We also welcomed two brothers, Will Van Stratten who took his 1st degree and John Bettridge who has been reinstated.

Grand Knight

John J. Price

Sick and Shut-ins

Sick and Shut-in

 

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, 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.

Recovery

Sick and Shut-in

 

Brothers, do you recall last June 7 when we heard of horrendous injuries incurred by Brother Jim Shular? Jim was clearing trees when one fell on him, breaking an ankle in several places, 6 vertebrae, 5 ribs, his shoulder, as well as causing two punctured and collapsed lungs and pulling an artery out of his left arm. Jim walked into the regular Council meeting on October 5 after walking to our hall from his home on Taylor St. This an amazing story and a testament to Jim’s will and prayer support from many friends