Knightly
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Address: St. Joseph/ St. Raymond, Columbian Squires Circle #3847 Council #6850, Assembly #2644
P.O.
Box 970, Raymond, NH 03077
Brothers,
On Sunday afternoon, January 20th, I traveled to Suncook to attend the State winter quarterly meeting. I had a chance to speak with our State Deputy, Greg Taillon.
I extended an invitation to him to attend one of our business meetings. I am happy to now welcome him to our next meeting on February 10th. Please plan on attending for the opportunity to meet Greg who is quite familiar with our Council’s good works.
More good news to come from the meeting is that the State’s plan for providing liability insurance to all councils at an affordable cost is about ready for launching. Based on a rate of $2.00 per member our invoice for $282.00 is a far cry from the $750.00 we recently paid for one year’s coverage. The new policy would provide us with coverage equal to our current one. Obviously, we can save a bundle of money, which can instead be used on charitable causes. Thank you to our State Advocate, Jordan Ulery for his many hours of hard work to bring about this new plan.
Unfortunately, due to the surprise snowstorm on Sunday morning, January 27th, our Free Throw contest ended up as a cancellation. I want to thank Pedro Santiago and his team for their hard work organizing and setting up this event.
Our council has agreed to put on “Fish Bakes” each Friday evening during Lent at 5:30 in the Church hall. “Stations of the Cross” will follow at 7:00PM with Father Mike. We are in need of help to set up, prepare and serve these dinners. Please contact myself 642-8970, John Ste Marie 895-0993 or Rick Cabral 679-1184 if you can help. I will be proposing at Sunday’s meeting that we donate the proceeds to Father Mike for the youth’s Steubenville program.
We also have our annual “winter fest” scheduled for Saturday February 16th from 9:00AM to 3:00PM. Father Mike is eagerly looking forward to this fun day of events. In addition to an abundance of snow for the sculpturing contests, we, of course, need help organizing and running the events. Please call the Chairman John Ste Marie 895-0993 to help out. Jim and Nancy Gray have volunteered again this year to cook the hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch. So please plan to make a day of it with your families.
Granite Award Dinner will take place on Saturday evening, the23rd in Nashua.
Also upcoming on Sunday afternoon, February 24th, one of my favorite programs, the Seniors Appreciation Dinner at 1:00PM.Call Mike Annis 895-4713 to volunteer for this one.
We need lots of helping hands to prepare and serve this big, delicious turkey dinner.
Later that evening, we will have a First Degree at 7:00PM. For the balance of this fraternal year, all First Degrees will be in honor of the Pope’s April visit to the U.S.
So, as you can see, there are plenty of “things to do”. Please get involved!
Please pray for our Parish, Father Mike, all religious men and women, all our military personnel stationed around the world and for Peace on Earth in our lifetime.
Vivat Jesus,
Grand Knight Dave Biron
BIRTHDAYS IN FEBRUARY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
DATE NAME DATE NAME
2 Albert Rajotte 3 Charles E Zortman
5 Mark G Hausmann 12 Thomas E. Tripp
14 Jacob Denoncour 16 Father Mike Taylor
16 Daniel G. Bennis 17 George Bryant
17 Peter Vincello
ACTIVITIES IN FEBRUARY
February 1st, First Friday 8:00AM through Saturday 7:30AM/Healing Service 7:00PM
February 2nd, First Saturday Mass 8:00AM
February 3rd, Squires’ Sunday Mass 8:00AM, Business Meeting 9:00AM
February 6th Ash Wednesday
February 7th 14th, 21st and 28th, Rosary Devotion 6:30PM
February 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th, Friday Adoration 8:00AM-7:00PM/Fish Bake 5:30PM / 7:00PM Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM
February 9th, Squires dinner after 4:00PM Mass
February 10th Business meeting 9:00AM
February 21st planning meeting 7:30PM Church hall
February 24th, Fourth Degree Assembly meeting 9:00AM
February 24th Seniors’ Appreciation Dinner 1:00PM/First Degree 7:00PM(In Honor of the
Pope’s April visit)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Knight of the Month for January 2008--- Peter Hubby
Family of the Month for January 2008--- Family of Pedro Santiago
SQUIRES NEWS
The proceeds from the sale of Christmas trees were donated to Father Mike at the January meeting to help Parishioners with home fuel assistance. The boys brought in two new members to their circle on Saturday afternoon, January 12 after which they prepared and served a delicious Italian dinner. They are making plans to visit the Pine Haven Boys School in February. Their next dinner will be a Ham dinner after the 4:00PM Mass, Saturday, February 9.All are invited to attend.
COUNCIL NEWS
Please fill out and return your 2007 survey form to Dave Biron by 1-27. The outside Christmas decorations need to be taken down. Dave will advise the date help will be needed to do this. First Degrees will be scheduled for the last Sunday’s in February and March. Nick Petropolous and his family are moving to the Berkshires. The Degree team needs backups for various positions, contact Mike Annis at 895-4713 to help. There is no Second Degree on January 20th, trying for February in Hudson.
The Pro Life march is January 19th in Concord, the Quarterly meeting is January 20th in Suncook, Winter fest is February 16th at St. Joseph‘s, the 7th Trumpet mass is February 17th at the Cathedral in Manchester and the Granite Award dinner is February 23rd in Nashua.
Rick Cabral thanked all who helped with the Squires dinner, over 65 attended. The Squires have raised about $1500.00 so far for fuel assistance. Ice fishing is planned for January 20th and tubing in Amesbury is in the planning stages. Dave Hamilton reported dues are still coming in and letters of suspension will be sent to those over 2 year in arrears. Bernard Cox has transferred to our council and the audit is due February 15th,
The following motions were made and seconded: donate $100.00 to the Steve Nadeau fund and $50.00 to Epping Police fund from the Sunshine Fund. The Council voted to pass both of these motions.
There is a planning meeting for events on the 3rd Thursday each month, please attend if you are running an event and don’t forget your service report afterward.
FOURTH DEGREE NEWS
A thank you letter from Supreme was received for the donation our Assembly made for $200.00 to the “Knights of Columbus Incarnation Dome” at the Basilica in Washington, D.C. Leo Blouin is still working on the membership dues and sending out new cards as payments are received.
God Bless
Faithful Navigator
Mark Hausmann
DISTRICT DEPUTY REPORT
The District Deputy reported that each Council should have a Team Captain for recruitment and retention and should hold a recruitment drive. All Brother Knights should have a Form 100 in their possession to sign up new members. Awards will be made for Service Excellence at the State gathering A Third Degree will be held in Franklin February 21st and a Fourth Degree will be held April 12th in Nashua.
A LITTLE CATHOLIC HUMOR
Little known facts about the Catholic Church in Las Vegas: — There are more
churches in Las Vegas then casinos. During Sunday services, at the offertory,
some worshippers contribute casino chips as opposed to cash or checks. Some are
sharing their winnings, some are hoping to win and some donate all they have
left. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, and chips are worth
money, the Catholic churches send all the chips into the diocese for sorting.
Once sorted into the respective casino piles, one junior priest takes the chips
and makes the rounds to the casinos turning chips into cash. And he is known as
.........................The Chip Monk!
THE SERIOUS SIDE
God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent.
By the good works You inspire, help me to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit.
Without You I can do nothing. By Your Spirit help me to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will. Teach me to find new life through penance. Keep me from sin, and help me live by Your commandment of love. God of love, bring me back to You. Send Your Spirit to make me strong in faith and active in good works. May my acts of penance bring me Your forgiveness, open my heart to Your love, and prepare me for the coming feast of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Lord, during this Lenten Season, nourish me with Your Word of life and make me one with You in love and prayer.
Fill my heart with Your love and keep me faithful to the Gospel of Christ. Give me the grace to rise above my human weakness. Give me new life by Your Sacraments, especially the Mass.
Father, our source of life, I reach out with joy to grasp Your hand; let me walk more readily in Your ways. Guide me in Your gentle mercy, for left to myself I cannot do
Your Will.
Father of love, source of all blessings, help me to pass from my old life of sin to the new life of grace. Prepare me for the glory of Your Kingdom. I ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.