The Knights Newsletter
Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart Council 4282 Knights of
51 Years of Service!!!
November 2008
Brother Knights;
We had a long meeting this month but accomplished many
objectives we had planned. Our revised By-Laws and increase in dues were
approved. The dues are now $24.00 per month. This breaks down to $2.00 per
month making it an easy way to access new members
partial dues depending on when they become active. We also approved our
scholarship agenda for those children graduating from
Our meeting in December will be in the social hall (
We will also be having an adult gift exchange. Presents should be in the $20.00
cost range and please mark your gift with an F or an M if the gift is
specifically for a female or male. There is no need to
mark any gift if it can be used by either sex.
The food will be provided by Bady's catering. If you
have a favorite dessert you would like to share it will be welcome. Bady's only
supplies the dinner, no desserts.
Brothers, please leave a few Saturdays open in January. We are hoping to have
our free-throw contest the second week of January. We will need volunteers to
help register entrants, help with the scoring and help retrieve basketballs for
the shooters. All in all, I need about 8 people. Greg Schlegel has volunteered
to get the gym scheduled and when I have a definite date I will let you know.
Jeff Lerch has also agreed to lend his computer
skills to make out certificates for the entrants.
We also will need some brothers to help judge posters for those children who
entered our poster contest. The posters are due back to us January 9 and I
would like to have the winners decided by January 16. We will get together one
day during that week, probably a Wednesday evening, to decide on a winner. All
winners will be receiving a monetary gift from our council and winners will go
on too district, state, national and international contests, each offering
monetary rewards. The theme is drug and alcohol abuse awareness.
God bless,
John Kelly, Grand Knight
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Fraternal Report – It is with great
sadness we report the passing of our Brother Knight Eugene Clark from the
Martins Creek Council. Kindly remember
him and his family in your prayers as well as those Brother Knights and their
family members who are ill and/or recuperating at home or in the hospital. Also, please continue to remember and pray
for the souls of our other deceased members.
One of the most important ways Knights support each other is through
prayer, especially at times of illness or death.
Football Ticket sales are finished with our effort now moving to COAL Tickets, Entertainment Books and “Christ In Christmas” magnets. We have upcoming work to do on a Poster Contest and a Free Throw Contest in January and the Lenten Fish Fry coming soon. Please help out with sales whenever possible and consider stopping by before and after mass in the future as sales will also be taking place in the back of church.
Membership – Thank you to all who participated in last months “Blitz”. Anyone knowing of a prospective new member should contact Membership Chairman PGK Bill Tanzosh at 610-759-3161.
Rose and Rosary
Presentations –
Monthly presentations
of a rose, Rosary and Rosary ring to the mothers of infants being baptized are
held at Holy Family on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 12:30.
Volunteers are always welcome to conduct or assist in conducting the
presentations. We are currently looking to train new presenters. If interested please call Terry Dunne at
610-746-2676. Thanks to all who
regularly participate.
Insurance News– Come and meet our new
Insurance Field Representative Rick Strack in the coming future. He should be in attendance at our upcoming
meetings.
December and November Birthdays – Congratulations and Happy Birthday greetings to:
December: November:
5-
Donald Wonderler 1 – William Agnew
8-
Charles Anascavage 1 – Salvatore Albani
14-
Andrew Koslap 14
– Robert Gavin
15-
Russ Waln 15-
Ricki Rampulla
17-
Bob Marshal 19
–
21-
Joe Inhoff 22
– Livio Claroni
24-
Leonard Bello 24
– Stephen Reichel
28-
Sam Aristide 25
- Thomas Alberts
29-
David Jaman
Shining
Armor Award – All new Brother Knights may qualify for the order’s Shining Armor Award
if, during your first year as a Knight, you are involved in at least 3 council
service
programs, attend at least 3 business meetings, receive the second and third
degrees, meet with the insurance representative and recruit one new member.
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First Degree Team – Anyone interested in
participating as an alternate member of the team is invited to attend any of
the practices that are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30
p.m. in the
Social Committee –Our Christmas party is
upon us, December 3rd at 6:30.
Please reference the Grand Knight’s Note above concerning gifts and
deserts. This will be our
family activity for the quarter. Please try to attend these events as
Fraternity and Family are important tenants of being a Knight.
Scholarship Committee – We ask all the Knights to read the Newsletter and attend the next
few meetings. The Scholarship Committee has prepared the outline to establish a
Scholarship Fund for Holy Family Students leaving the 8th grade to attend a
Coming Events
Dec 3- Council 4282 Family
Christmas Party 6:30- Social Hall
Nov 12- Memorial Mass
7PM –
Nov 16-
Nov 17- 1st
Degree Council 528,
Nov.20- 4th Degree Dinner Meeting H.F. Club
Nov 20- 1st
Degree Council 313, Monacracy Manor
Nov 23-
Nov 24- 2nd
Degree Council 313, Monacracy Manor
Jan 7- Council 4282 Next
Business Meeting (7:30)
Jan (TBD)- Free Throw
Contest- Holy Family Gym
Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart Council 4282 - Knights of
51 Years of Service!!!
