KNIGHT MOVES November 2018

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1 KNIGHT MOVES November 2018 Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council #8951, Port Perry Ontario Best Overall Council in Ontario , , The Knights were formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works. Grand Knight s Message Todd Beck Families and Brother Knights, November is an important month in many ways, starting with the celebration of the 100 th anniversary of the end of World War I. Having had the opportunity to visit the battlefields at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele; the memorials at Ypres; and the cemeteries at Tyne Cott, Flanders Fields and Bény-sur- Mer, I was able to see first hand the sacrifices made by so many for our sake. We can t take for granted the freedoms we enjoy today so take the time to remember this Remembrance Day by taking part in a memorial celebration or just taking a few moments to reflect. Lest we forget. Also, please plan to attend our annual Mass for Deceased Knights where we can remember our own members and the contributions they made to our parish, council and community. We also have the honour this month of bringing the Icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians to the parish as part of our Marian Icon Prayer program. Please come out to the special Mass on November 13 th to pray for all those suffering persecution. Finally, please support our members participating in the Movember program to raise funds and awareness for men s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. Maybe it is time to make an appointment with your family doctor for a routine check-up. Also this month don t forget to get your flu shot. We want all our members and families to stay healthy! One more thing - please plan to join us on December 8 th for our Christmas Social. If you haven t been able to get out to a meeting or event for a while, please drop by to reconnect with your fellow Brother Knights and their families. Hope to see you there! Vivat Jesus! Grand Knight Todd Beck

2 Chaplain s Message Father Marco Testa Dear Brother Knights, The month of November begins with the Feast of All Saints and the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, All Souls Day follows the very next day. We are given to experience in these festivals the communion of saints that we profess and live in the Catholic Church. These are among the most important of our Feasts because they answer the why of our existence. We were created for divine intimacy and for glory: to share the life of God, through sacramental grace here on earth, and in the Beatific vision of Heaven. The splendor of November 1st and the sobriety of November 2nd clearly communicate how important and sober is the work of salvation. The holiness to which we are called requires that we be pure of heart; hence the need for purification or Purgatory. This is our focus on November 2nd. The Roman Martyrology says of All Souls Day: On this day is observed the commemoration of the faithful departed, in which our common and pious Mother the Church, immediately after having endeavoured to celebrate by worthy praise all her children who rejoice in heaven, strives to aid by her powerful intercession with Christ, her Lord and Spouse, all those who still groan in purgatory, so that they may join as soon as possible the inhabitants of the heavenly city. Prayer, penance, sacrifices and almsgiving are of great help to the Holy Souls. In this spirit we can offer prayers for the Holy Souls and give alms in their memory. The Communion of Saints that the Church is includes not only the Saints in Heaven and Holy Souls in Purgatory but also the Church Militant, we here on earth on our pilgrimage of faith towards the Heavenly Jerusalem. Many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world and especially in the Middle East walk this pilgrimage in the midst of severe persecution. We should especially pray for them. The Icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians is visiting the parish of the Durham region during this month. On Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. we will be celebrating Mass in the presence of this Icon and will pray for those suffering persecution. Holy Rosary is at 6:30 p.m. This Marian Prayer Program is sponsored by the Supreme Council of the Knights. I encourage all the members of our Council to come to this Mass and to pray also for the deceased members of our Council. Devotedly yours in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fr. Marco Page 2 of 6

3 District Deputy s Message David Robertson - District 70 Brothers, November is upon us and the summer has gone, the clocks have made their annual retreat to winter and the weather has followed its tradition of cold nights and unpredictable days, so what has all that to do with the Knights of Columbus? Over the past year we have experienced a decline in the number of members attending our monthly general meetings and we can put it down to the great summer weather, the numerous other activities I have to attend, the kids or grandkids schedule of after school adventures or I am just making excuses because I did not join the Knights to attend meetings. When was the last time we organized an event that involved our parish or even the community as a whole where we the Knights had to plan and carry out a function that attracted our own members. Well we have the opportunity this month to show our place in the Church during the special Mass Father Marco has scheduled for Tuesday 13th November 2018 starting at 18:30 with the Rosary followed by Mass at 19:00 with our Honoured guest the Icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians a Marian Prayer Program introduced at the Supreme Convention in Baltimore earlier this year. District 70 is the first in the area to be blessed with this Icon as She makes her way throughout Ontario over the coming year and we are fortunate to have Her from the 13th to the 26th of November, there are prayer booklets, which have to be returned after the prayer service and prayer cards for you to retain so please show the parish how we support the Marian Prayer Program by attending this Mass and praying for the persecuted Christians. May God continue to bless our efforts and show our support for our Remembrance Day parade where we thank those who put their lives on the line so that we can enjoy the freedom we do today, come out and join our Assembly for the march from the library to the Township Office for ceremonies and the laying of the wreaths or in our case crosses in recognition of the Church, the Knights and the Squires. God Bless, David D/D District 70 MEMBERSHIP Please invite and welcome men of our parish to join our Knights of Columbus council. Admissions Degree (Charity) As Required Knight s Room, IC Parish, Port Perry Formations Degree (Unity) November 25, 2018 at Holy Cross Church Hall, Oshawa Knighthood Degree (Fraternity) May 5, 2019 at Holy Cross Church Hall, Oshawa Patriotic Degree (Patriotism) November 24, 2018 at Precious Blood Parish, Scarborough Advancing your degree is a great way to maximize your membership in the Knights of Columbus, to continue to learn about the works of the Knights of Columbus, stay involved and meet new people! Each Knight should strive to achieve their 2nd (Formation), 3rd (Knighthood) and 4 th (Patriotic) degrees. Each degree provides additional information on what it means to be a Knight. Page 3 of 6

4 Accomplishments and Achievements FAITH The Council, Assembly and Squires Circle have joined together to sponsor seminarian Andy Yaremko in his vocation to the priesthood under the order s RSVP program in support of vocations. Each group has made a $500 donation for a total of $1,500 to Andy to help with program and living expenses. We hope to have Andy out to a weekend Mass or a meeting in the new year. Please support Andy with your prayers as he continues on this important journey. Thank-you to the Brother Knights who completed the semi-annual parish count in October. FAMILY Congratulations to the Mouflier family who were recognized as the Council s first quarter Family of the Month and have now been selected as one of the Supreme Family of the Month recipients for September. COMMUNITY Congratulations to our Father Charlie Faleiro Squires circle for conducting a very successful Halloween Food Drive: The Squires delivered flyers to neighbourhoods in advance, and then on Halloween night collected food donations which were then delivered to Operation Scugog. Overall the boys collected over 1,100 pounds of food! Thank-you to our generous community, all our Squires who were extremely polite and respectful, and to the council members who came out to help. Well done! Contact Us: If you have an illness or death in the family, please contact our Family Director McNamara (Mac) Sheahan ( m.sheahan119@gmail.com). If your personal information changes including address, phone number, or address please notify our Newsletter Editor Todd Beck ( tbeck@powergate.ca). Page 4 of 6

5 Upcoming Activities and Events FAITH Marian Icon Prayer Program: The Icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians is visiting our District 70 this month and will be at our Immaculate Conception parish from November 13 th through November 26 th. On Tuesday, November 13 th at 7:00 p.m. we will be celebrating Mass in the presence of this Icon and will pray for those suffering persecution. Holy Rosary is at 6:30 p.m. This Marian Prayer Program is sponsored by the Supreme Council of the Knights. I encourage all the members of our Council to come to this Mass and to pray also for the deceased members of our Council. Our formal Mass for Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus is on Tuesday, November 27 th at 7:00 p.m. prior to the General Meeting. FAMILY Painting Help Needed: The Council has been asked to repaint the stairwell and the steps from the church lobby down into the church hall. Brother John Brock will be leading this initiative and is looking for 3 to 4 people to come out and get this painting job completed. If you can help, please talk to John Brock or kofc8951@gmail.com and we will coordinate a date to schedule the painting. We will once again be selling Christmas cards, cakes and other Keep Christ in Christmas products. Products will be available to purchase after all weekend Masses from late November up until Christmas. We purchase the Christmas cards from another K of C Council in Toronto, and the Christmas cakes are purchased from the Campaign Life Coalition, so multiple organizations benefit from this initiative. YOU ARE INVITED TO THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SOCIAL!!! You are invited to our annual Christmas Social on Saturday, December 8 th. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Bring the whole family to come out for some fellowship, food, drinks and music to be enjoyed with your fellow Brother Knights and their families. This is a FREE event sponsored by the council so we really hope to see you there! We had so much fun with the Secret Santa gift exchange last year that we will be doing it again this year! What we are asking is that if you wish to participate you bring a wrapped gag gift valued at no more than $10.00 and a $10.00 gift card from one of our local stores (which will be donated to the Angel Tree). Now for the gag gift, you will each be given a ticket and when your number is drawn you get to pick a gift, but hold on it gets better, when the next number is drawn they get to select either the gift you picked or a new one from the pile, and so on and so on till all the tickets have been drawn and everyone has a gift. It makes for a lot of fun! Page 5 of 6

6 COMMUNITY The Council is sponsoring the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest for Catholic students of the parish or family members in grades 8 through 12. We are also running the competition in the Grade 8 class at Good Shepherd school. This year s theme is How does your family keep its Catholic Faith in Action?. Pick up an entry form under the Knights bulletin board in the church lobby. Submissions can be given to the church office or to a council executive member by November 23 rd. Winners will be announced in December. Movember started November 1st and all those daring to start an upper lip growth are welcomed to join the team. Join the team on the site or on Facebook. This is the fifth year for the council team! Movember is a noble effort to help men with their battle against prostate cancer, mental health and so many other challenges. It is a better thing to cut your mustache for a good cause than to... we'll just leave it at that! If you would like to donate to the team you can do so at: If you are joining in, please take a before picture after the clean shave that we can compare at the end of the month! Any questions please contact team captain SK Richard Mouflier. Team member SK Guy Taillon is off to a good start well half a start at least! Join the 4 th Degree Assembly on Sunday, November 11 th for the Township of Scugog Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremonies. Come out and march with the 4 th degree honour guard in the parade or just come out to watch the ceremonies at the Township of Scugog offices on Perry Street. The parade starts at the Scugog Memorial Library at 10:00 a.m. and walks up Queen Street to Perry Street. The next Executive Meeting is on Tuesday, November 13 th at 7:30 p.m. The next General Meeting is on Tuesday November 27 th. The annual Mass for Deceased Knights will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the church followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Knights Room. Please note we have a slightly different meeting schedule for December: Executive Meeting on Tuesday, December 4 th ; 4 th Degree Meeting on Tuesday, December 11 th ; and General Meeting on Tuesday, December 18 th. Page 6 of 6