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
FEBRUARY 2009
Grand Knight’s Message
Brothers,
Hello, we have a lot going on this month and we had a lot to do last month.
First, I would like to congratulate Fr. Von on making his 4th degree. He is now a 4th degree member of Assembly 2644, and will soon be a 4th degree member of Council
# 6850. I would also like to congratulate seven new brother Knights, who made their 3rd degree recently. It was a very interesting degree!!. Coming up we have The Granite State Award Dinner on February 21st . Call me if you can go to this event. We have many more projects coming, so I hope to see you there.
Vivat Jesus,
Rick Cabral, G.K.
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 24 Michael O’Hare
ACTIVITIES IN FEBRUARY
February 1st, Squires’ Sunday Mass 8:00AM, Business Meeting 9:00AM
February 3rd, Blood Drive 2-7:00PM
February 4th,11th,18th, & 25th Rosary Devotion 7:00PM
February 6th First Friday 8:00AM through Saturday 7:30AM/
Healing Service 7:00PM
February 7th, First Saturday Mass 8:00AM
February 8th Business meeting 9:00AM
February 13th, 20th, & 27th, Friday Adoration 8:00AM-7:00PM
February 14th, Squires dinner after 4:00PM Mass
February 18th Planning meeting 8:15PM Church hall
February 21st Granite Award Dinner
February 22nd, Fourth Degree Assembly meeting 9:00AM
February 22nd Seniors’ Appreciation Dinner 1:00PM
February 25th Ash Wednesday
SPECIAL AWARDS
Knight of the Month for January 2009--- David Ouellette
Family of the Month for January 2009---TBD
Knighted in the Fourth Degree---Father Von DeRosia
SQUIRES NEWS
The Squires will be having a Baked Ham dinner on February 14th. Please come and help support the Squires. The Squires have raised over $700 dollars for fuel assistance. They will be helping with more projects in the coming months.
COUNCIL NEWS
Grand Knight Rick Cabral thanked the members for all their help during all the changes and bad weather we had last year. Our Council volunteers are outstanding when asked to help out. The Adult Christmas party went well. The Free-Throw contest had to be rescheduled due to the weather, please call Pedro Gonzales or Mike Annis to help with this event. Please get your Fraternal Survey for 2008 to Rick Cabral ASAP so he can submit them by January 31st. Thanks for having the Fourth Degree at our Council. There will be a Third Degree in Keene on January 25th.
Thanks for all the help with the Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets. Checks have been received for the Tootsie Roll drive, a time to present them is being set up. We also received $215.00 from the sale of State Raffle Ball tickets to be used for St. Joseph’s CCD program. The Quarterly meeting is in Bedford February 8th at 1:00PM preceded by a dinner at Noon. The Knights are having a dinner on January 31st with the proceeds going towards Fuel Assistance for those in need.
Mike Annis thanked all who helped distribute the 12 baskets at Thanksgiving and 17 baskets at Christmas. He thanked John Ste. Marie for co-chairing the Children’s Christmas party, there were 35 children at the party. He also thanked their wives, Judy and Jan, for their help getting everything ready. About 40 attended the Adult Christmas party even though there was a snowstorm. Mike thanked those who helped at Patty Lima’s wake and the meal after her funeral. Thanks to all who helped during the ice storm, help is needed snow blowing at Church during and after snowstorms, contact Mike if you can help. Rick and Jan Rajchel helped at the Rectory fixing the pipes that broke. Mike reported that in the 2007-2008 Council year we added 11 new members, this Council year we have 12 new members and membership is now 149. February 15th is the Senior Appreciation Dinner.
Dave Biron read a Prayer for Peace article given by Pope Benedict XVI on January 1st. He also reported the CCD check was received and we need to plan removal of the Christmas decorations outside the Church. Pedro is rescheduling Free-Throw contest and we will also host the District Free-Throw contest. Leo read a letter from Chris Martel and his Ordination will take place June 6th at 10:00AM. Gerry Gagnon reported the price for Aluminum has dropped and he turned in $22.50 for cans.
Mark Hausmann talked about the January March for Life in Washington D.C January 22nd and in Concord January 17th.. He also mentioned the Fourth Degree held at St. Josephs on January 10th from 10:00AM to 1:00PM went well and thanked all who helped in Regalia during the Holidays and that there were 10 in Regalia at the Fourth Degree.
FOURTH DEGREE NEWS
Thank you to all who served color guard for the “Economical Fourth Degree” held at St. Joseph’s on January 10th and to those who worked in the kitchen helping prepare a delicious roast pork luncheon for after the ceremony. Congratulations to Father Von and welcome to Assembly 2644 our new Faithful Friar.
God Bless
Faithful Navigator
Mark Hausmann
DISTRICT DEPUTY REPORT
District Deputy Ron Metevier reported there is a Third Degree in Keene January 25th and a Second Degree is being scheduled. The Quarterly meeting is February 8th in Bedford, the Regional Seminar is February 19th at our Council and the Granite Award dinner is February 21st at the Crowne Plaza in Nashua. Nominations for the Granite Award are due February 1st.
A LITTLE HUMOR
Ole staggered home very late after another
evening with his drinking buddy Sven. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his
wife Lena. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their
upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step.
As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he
landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made
the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Ole sprung up, pulled down
his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut
and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of band-Aids and began
putting a band-aid as best he could on each place he saw blood. He then hid the
now almost empty band-aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.
In the morning, Ole woke up with searing pain
in both his head and butt and Lena staring at him from across the room. She
said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you Ole?" Ole said, "Why do you
say such a mean thing?" "Well," Lena said, "it could be the open front door, it
could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of
blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly...
"It's all those band-aids stuck on the hall mirror."
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.
If you have something you would like to place in the newsletter please contact Dave Biron at 642-8970 and he will try to get your input into the next newsletter. Also, if you have any ideas for the newsletters or wish to receive it electronically talk to Dave or GK Rick Cabral.