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Address: St. Joseph/ St. Raymond, Columbian Squires Circle #3847 Council #6850, Assembly #2644
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MARCH/APRIL 2011
VATICAN
CITY, April 26 (CNA/EWTN News) - A vial of blood drawn from John Paul II will
serve as a relic during the late pontiff's upcoming beatification Mass in Rome
on May 1.
The Vatican announced on April 26 that the relic will to be presented to Pope
Benedict XVI and exposed for veneration during the Mass in St. Peter's Square
this coming Sunday. The vial will then be stored in a shrine by the Office of
Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, along with other relics.
Four vials of blood were drawn shortly before John Paul II's death on April 2,
2005 by a personal physician, in case of the need for a transfusion. The Vatican
explained in a April 26 statement that the blood in the vials is in a liquid
state due to an anticoagulant substance which was present in the tubes at the
time of collection.
One vial will remain in the custody of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent
de Paul at the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu Hospital in Rome.
The remaining two vials are now in the possession of Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz,
the Archbishop of Krakow and former secretary of John Paul II and will be
installed in a Polish church soon after the beatification.
Piotr Sionko, the spokesman for the John Paul II Center in Krakow, said the
vials will be encased in crystal and built into the altar of a church in the
city. The church, which is still under construction in Krakow's Lagiewniki
district, will open sometime after the May 1 beatification. The building is part
of a planned center devoted to cultivating the memory and teachings of the late
Pope, a former archbishop of Krakow.
Sionko said that Cardinal Dziwisz proposed the idea of using the blood as a
relic, saying that the cardinal "is of the opinion that this is the most
precious relic of John Paul II and should be the focal point of the church."
As part of Catholic tradition, the veneration of relics is a practice that
recognizes the God-given sanctity of a saint or blessed and anticipates his or
her bodily resurrection.
March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th Rosary Devotion 7:00PM
March 4th, First Friday Adoration 8:00AM---Saturday 7:00AM, Healing Service 7:00PM
March 5th, First Saturday Mass 8:00AM, Granite Award Dinner
March 6th, Squires’ Sunday Mass 8:00AM, Business Meeting 9:00AM
March 11th, 18th, & 25th, Adoration 8:00AM-7:00PM/Lenten Fish Dinners
March 12th, Squires’ Dinner 5:00PM
March 13th, Business Meeting 9:00AM
March 20th, Feast of St. Joseph Breakfast 9:00AM.
March 24th, Living Rosary 6:30 PM
March 27th, Fourth Degree Assembly Meeting 9:00AM
April 1st, First Friday Adoration 8:00AM---Saturday 7:00AM , Healing Service 7:00PM
April 2nd, First Saturday Mass 8:00AM
April 3rd, Squires’ Sunday Mass 8:00AM, Business Meeting 9:00AM
April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, Rosary Devotion 7:00PM
April 8th, 15th, & 29th, Adoration 8:00AM-7:00PM
April 9th, Squires' Dinner 5:00PM
April 10th, Business Meeting 9:00AM
April 15th, Live Stations of the Cross/Soup to follow
April 23rd, Easter Vigil 8:00PM(Regalia)
April 24th Easter Sunday
April 30th, Regalia for 4:00PM Mass & Groundbreaking Ceremony
May 1st , Divine Mercy Sunday—Healing Service 1:00PM
May 6th, & 7th, Tootsie Roll Drive
May 8th, Business Meeting /Mothers' Day Breakfast 9:00AM
May 10th, Crowning of Mary 6:30PM
May 14th, “Lets' Go Fishing” fishing derby/ Squires' Dinner 5:00PM
FEBRUARY COUNCIL NEWS
Rick Cabral thanked all the Knights who helped out with the Squires dinner which was well attended and resulted in a $373 profit. The Squires are going to the Boys home at the end of February and will be making a $500 donation. Bob Faust presented a certificate to Gerry Gagnon for Knight of the month for January 2011.Peter hubby announced the Family of the month for January 2011 are John and Jan Ste. Marie. Other items mentioned by Peter were that Sister Olga will be at our church March 24th to talk about the Blessed Virgin Mary. The March for Life in Washington DC went well. Many from Congress spoke at the event. The state legislature is working to defund Planned Parenthood. We need to do our pledge card for the building fund. February 27th is the Senior Appreciation dinner, contact Mike Annis at 895-4713 to help. There is a Third Degree today in Rochester. The Granite Award dinner is March 5th in Milford and cost is $25 per person, we have almost 2 full tables. The State Convention is April 29th to May 1st. Ad money is due April 16th as well as room reservations for the State Convention. Dinner reservations are due April 20th. The State Free-throw contest has been divided into a North and South final this year since there was no central location to hold one event. It is March 19th in Salem.John Nasser said the semiannual audit is due February 15th and founder's Day is March 29th.The Trustees and the Chancellor had nothing to report at this time.Bob Faust commented that reports are behind and need to be submitted by March 15th. Ron Metevier said he would be doing a drawing for the Benevolent Fund today. There are not enough orders to get jackets yet. Ron turned in a $100 donation from a Somersworth Knight who took his Second Degree here at St. Joseph's. He reported the blood drive was fantastic, thanks to all who helped, 88 people came in and the result was 75 good pints of blood. Jim Wooster is the first winner of the Benevolent Fund drawing. Leo asked that we keep our Seminarian in our prayers and he will keep us in his. John Ste. Marie said the fish fry will be going on again during Lent from 5 to 6 PM on Friday, please contact John to help. A motion was made to split the basic cost of the Granite State ad book with the Assembly, Dave Hamilton added that the State ad book is $75 and also gets split with the Assembly. That motion was seconded and passed for both ads. Bob Faust motioned $200 for the scrapbook supplies, that motion was seconded and passed. Ron Metevier asked that the $100 dollar donation from a Somersworth Knight be used for the Benevolent Fund, seconded and passed. Bob Faust asked for a donation to the mission trip fund for Jessica Lennon that was seconded and discussed, Dave Hamilton suggested $100 as an amendment and that was seconded and passed. There is a family fun night coming up on February 26th and we've been asked to send a Winter team from the Knights of Columbus or the parish to this event. Bob Faust will chair this team.Tim Acerno said he and Mike Annis will be doing the annual fishing derby on a date in May to be determined. Tim Acerno asked for $550 to cover the cost, since this is a new figure and over, $500 it needs to be published and then voted on next month.John Ste. Marie said Regalia is needed March 24th for the Living Rosary starting at 6:30 PM. The next Fourth Degree will be in June in Manchester, contact John if you are interested in becoming a Fourth Degree member.
Paul Arsenault reported the balance as of January 31, 2011 is $6099.22. Committed Funds are $6928.14 leaving a Net of ($828.92).
Fr. Von mentioned the wreath outside the Church needs to be taken down. Lent starts March 9th and the Fish Fry dinners will also be served during Lent. There is a Living Rosary March 24th and Regalia is needed. Regalia is also needed for Palm Sunday and the Easter vigil. Confirmation is late May, possibly the 25th.
District Deputy Dave Hamilton reported that interest in the Granite Award is great. He also suggested John contact the Dover Council about where they get special pricing for the fish for the Fish Fry dinners.
3 James Gray 5 Lawrence Kappler
6 Pedro Santiago 7 Kevin Maille
7 Michael Szozypinski 9 Paul Bernard Jr
10 Matthew Vallone 12 Barry Kennedy
14 Josh Denoncourt 15 Brian Reed
16 Walter Rowland 20 Robert Jean
21 Cam Faucher 21 Brian Lehman Jr.
22 Brian Salinder 29 Robert Murphy Jr.
MARCH COUNCIL NEWS
Peter Hubby gave a Third Degree certificate to Wayne. For the Granite award dinner we had almost 40 people at our tables. It was a great time. Keep the fish dinners in mind on Friday nights during Lent. Help is needed to set up for First Degree. State Free Throw is in Salem March 19th, State convention is April 29th to May 1st. April 16th is the deadline for room reservations, meals by April 20th. We received confirmation for our Capital campaign pledge of $3600. We are in the early stages of planning fundraisers. Received two checks of $1522.15 each for the Tootsie Roll Drive for Epping and Raymond. Ron and Leo will present the checks. The retention committee will be meeting soon. Mike Annis said there is one candidate for First Degree and there is an Admissions committee meeting Thursday, March 17th at 7 PM.John Nasser said follow-ups on dues are ready to go out.The Trustees and the Chancellor had nothing to report at this time. Rick Cabral said the St. Patrick's Day dinner did well, we almost ran out of food. Thanks to all who helped. Squires are going to the Boy's home April 2nd, they have given $1500 to Father Von for fuel assistance and made the first payment on their Campaign fund pledge. Mike Annis thanked everyone for the nomination for the Granite award. He also asked that you attend the admissions meeting March 17th.Bob Faust commented that reports are behind and need to be submitted by March 15th. St. Joseph Parish has March 23rd to March 29th excluding Sunday for Pro-life at Greenland. Mike Annis thanked all who helped out at the Senior appreciation dinner, there were 70 seniors and about 26 workers who helped cook and serve dinner. All turkeys were used this year. Saturday, March 19th is St. Joseph's feast day there will be a breakfast run by Jan, Kim and Peter. On Sunday, March 20th the Knights are doing a St. Joseph breakfast call Mike Annis to help.Ron Metevier reported Camp Fatima is only doing one cleanup weekend, May 21st. They are hiring two people to help do maintenance at the camp. He is still in charge of Camporee weekend. Live Stations of the Cross are April 15th at 6 PM with soup afterwards, Help is needed, please call Ron. The United States flag that is going to all 50 states has been to 28 so far and we are going to get it probably June 23rd or June 24th, eventually it will fly over the 9/11 site. Winners of the Benevolent Fund drawing for March 6th Jan Rajchel and March 13th Gerry Gagnon. Leo reported nothing new from our Seminarian, keep him in our prayers.Tony said they will be getting more fish for the next dinners, unfortunately they ran out of the first one. Mark Hausmann mentioned that the Palm Sunday breakfast is coming up. Gerry Gagnon said he will be taking cans again once the snow melts. Peter Hubby said he is trying to get Little Feet pins to all the Pro Life people in Congress.Under unfinished business, fishing derby fund was increased to $550 to cover the cost, seconded and passed. Tentative date is May 14th. New business, Ron Metevier said the Tootsie Roll order is due 3-15, 33 is the minimum number of cases that will be shipped, otherwise there is a shipping charge. It was motioned to get 12 aprons and 10 cases of the Tootsie Rolls. Seconded and passed. Dave Hamilton motioned we pay for the Grand Knight's and delegates meal package for the state convention up to $192 or that portion that the delegates attend. Seconded and passed.John Ste. Marie said Regalia is needed March 24th for the Living Rosary starting at 6:30 PM. The next Fourth Degree will be in June in Manchester, contact John if you are interested in becoming a Fourth Degree member.
Paul Arsenault reported the balance as of February 28th, 2011 is $4192.27. Committed Funds are $2560.09 leaving a Net of $1632.18.
Fr. Von said help will be needed when we start to cleanup in the spring. He appreciates the work the Knights do. There is a Living Rosary March 24th and Regalia is needed. There is a concert March 27th and help is needed to set up and take down at that concert. Live Stations of the Cross will be towards the end of Lent. The Squires are doing well especially at their dinners. Regalia is also needed for Palm Sunday and the Easter Vigil. Confirmation is late May, possibly May 25th.
District Deputy Dave Hamilton reported we need to schedule a First Degree. A Second Degree is scheduled March 27th , a Third Degree April 3rd in Nashua and a Fourth Degree June 11th in Manchester. Notify Joel Plante of deceased members and those in the military. Form 990 has been submitted and approved.
BIRTHDAYS IN APRIL
DATE NAME DATE NAME
1 Tom Ouellete 1 James Stratz Sr.
4 James Craig 4 Joel Lennon
4 Joseph Lessard 4 Paul Linton
7 Walter Boudreau Jr. 12 Nicholas Denoncourt
12 Seth Denoncourt 13 Frederick Chagnon
14 Arthur LaFave Jr. 14 Rev. Agapit Jean Jr.
18 David Nasser 19 Jerome Jean
24 Leo Blouin 24 Clark Hurley
24 Joseph Salnier 27 Brian Olivier
28 Rev. Volney Derosia 29 Gregg Larkin
30 Herve Pelletier
In March, the Squires prepared a delicious boiled dinner in honor of St. Patrick's Day and visited the Boy's Home in Allenstown for an afternoon of basketball. They made their traditional donation to the school before leaving. In April a good turnout of parishioners enjoyed a well prepared ham feast. The Squires next dinner is Saturday May 14th after the 4:00 Mass
FOURTH DEGREE NEWS
Thank you to all who provided Color Guard at the Easter Vigil Mass. Regalia is requested for the ground breaking ceremony on April 30 after the 4:00 Mass, Wednesday May 10 for the Crowning of Mary and for Confirmation which is Wednesday May 25.
God Bless,
John Ste.Marie
Faithful Navigator
FISHING DERBY
SATURDAY MAY 14