Fifth Ontario District Golf Tournament‏

4th Degree, Coming Events

When: 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 25, 2015

Where: Country View Golf Course on Highway 40, between Chatham and Wallaceburg, at Oungah

Format: Four Person Scramble, Shot Gun start, Ladies are welcome to play as well

Cost: $65.00 for 18 holes of golf, 1/2 golf cart, smorgasbord supper about 4:00 PM following completion of golf.

Please call in or preferably e-mail the names of your golfers to Peter Hensel, 519-627-2347 or pnjhensel@yahoo.ca at least a week before the tournament, July 20 at very latest so arrangements can be completed.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Installation

4th Degree, Coming Events

Date: August 15, 2015

At: Our Lady of the Rosary, Knights of Columbus London Diocesan Shrine

5773 – 10th. Line Raleigh, Merlin, Ontario

Mass: 11:00 am – Celebrant, Bishop Ronald P. Fabbro CSB

Banquet: 1:00pm – Saint Peter’s Hall 5425 Tecumseh Line Tilbury Ontario approx., 5 kms from Church.

Menu: Stuffed Pork Loin with all the trimmings + Desert

Contact for tickets: SK Leo Heppelle 519-451-6417 or email leoheppelle@rogers.com Tickets $ 20.00 each. Any special Dietary needs Call Leo. Tickets are first come first served.

Message from your Chaplain

Chaplain's Message

Dear Brother Knights,

As you know, we are coming to the end of the Easter season in the Church, and we are moving steadily toward summer. The great feast of Pentecost, the birthday of our Church, is just around the corner. We live in the life of the Spirit, and at times we can forget this truth with our crammed schedules and concerns. When we realize this, then it is a good time to take a pause and reflect on this and what it means in my life. The celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation reminds us of this. This sacrament will be celebrated in our cluster on May 24 at 2:00 at St. Joseph’s Church. I want to thank the Fourth Degree Knights for the honour guard.

I want to thank all those who have accepted positions on the executive for this coming year, and thank those who are retiring. We promise our support. I also want to thank you for sponsoring the Walkathon which is coming up on June 14. I hope as many as possible will either walk or sponsor those who are walking. The monies raised from this will go to the restoration fund for St. Joseph’s Church. Let us pray that we have good weather.

I want to end with this reflection from Brendan McConvery “Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, so that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy.

Once, again, I want to thank you for all that you do for our church and the wider community.

Your Chaplain

Father Bester

Grand Knight’s Message

Grand Knight Message

Dear Brother Knights

My time as Grand Knight is coming to an end. The two years have been both a learning and a rewarding experience for me. I learned that as the person in charge, ‘the buck stops here’ and at the same time I learned the value of having dedicated and dependable people around to help. Thank you to the executive members for your help and advice and as well as to many other brother Knights who step up and make this a very good Council.

I send a special thank you to my wife Pat for her support these past two years. I believe I speak for many other Knights as well when I say that spouses play an important role in making our Council successful.

New members are looking for an opportunity to participate in Council activities. Invite them to take part when you are planning an event. The availability of members to be involved changes over time. Family and job responsibilities and our health change. Let’s not forget members who have been with Council for many years and may just need an invitation to get involved once again.

There are few changes in the executive positions for the next year. This experienced group will do great work in support of newly elected Grand Knight, John Price. Best wishes to everyone in 2015-16.Enjoy the summer.

Dave Wilby

Grand Knight

Rose Sunday

Donations

Donations from parishioners at Immaculate Conception and at St. Joseph’s on Mother’s Day were over $900.The Knights will again be making a donation to Stratford and Area Right to Life to reflect this generosity. Thank you to brother Knights who helped in the collection at the Masses: Joe Lorentz, John Saman, Eugene Hagen, Gary Crowley, Matt Willemsen, Ken Henderson, Jacques Lauren, Paul Gras, Ken Gaffney, Don Van Raay, John Walsh, John Price, Mike Lobsinger, Adam Gulikers, Larry McCabe, Jim Gaylor and Harry Visser.

In Memoriam

in Memoriam

Our prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Jean O’Donovan, spouse of deceased Brother Knight Pat O’Donovan and for Katherine Hess, sister-in-law of Brother Harry Thomas and for their families.

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, and Dave Murtha, G.K. Listowel Council.

Also for Theresa Kelly, Debbie Mahood, Fran Culliton, Shirley Reeve, Anne Ryan-Murphy, Henrika Van Beek, Ethyl Klea, Abigail Gregory-Mooney, and Janet Silvain.

Anniversaries

Anniversaries

Brent & Maureen Mitchell June 1 30 years

Brian & Maureen Crowley June 2 25 years

Mike & Sally Van Straaten June 4 10 years

Ron & Rose Marcy June 18 55 years

John & Maryanna Saman. June 21. 50 years

Dave & Pat Wilby June 27.45 years

Fernando & Neves Pereira . June 28 40 years

Scott & Janice Moorehead. June 29. 30 years