Knights of Columbus Winnipeg (St. John Brebeuf) Council #1107 Volume 14, Issue 10 JUNE/JULY 2010 Grand Knight s Report My Fellow Knights As we approach the end of our year, (even though we do continue over the summer), I am inviting everyone to a yearend wind up on June 16 th, at 7PM. Come early to socialize. We will have a brief meeting with games to follow. The meal is $10, beverages $2, and soft drinks are FREE! With weather permitting, we will venture outside for lawn darts, or bocce. Anyone having any of these games please let me know. The more games, the more people can play! This is a great time to mingle with brother Knights as we head into summer There are a few things that are coming up in the future plans of fund raising and we need your input. We are planning to raise funds through Sobey s, and Omar will be asking for your support, as it needs to be voted on by the members. Omar is also planning an ART SHOW in the spring of 2011. We will also hear about the money we have raised and who received donations. Over the past few weeks at mass, we have heard from various people asking for support for different appeals. Here we are as a charitable organization also asking for parish support with all our fund raising events, and one asks are we doing enough to support our parish, and our council? We all have busy lives, with things to do and people to see. Our church and council would not survive without financial and moral support. Continued on Page 4 Chaplain s Report Dear Brother Knights, Greetings to you all in the Lord! As I write this the priest assignments effective August 3, 2010 have just been announced. I m on the list as I told you the weekend of May 29/30. I would like to spend a few moments and words to reflect on this with you. My first reaction was surprise. Why, I don t know; my six year appointment is up as are several others on the move list. Changes happen it s certainly not unfamiliar to me. Why surprise? Well, I thought since I have only a few more years before retiring that I might have been asked to stay on for that time you know you re there already, things yet to complete, path of least resistance, etc., etc. Besides which, moving is scary What will the new place be like? Will they like me? What will I find when I go there? and, not least of all Where will I live? You get the drift. Change is disturbing, and more so as you age. Now look at the prayer beside this article, A Stewardship Prayer. It is a beautiful prayer. You could use it to make a retreat, reflecting on every line of it. In that prayer I ask that my heart will be open to continued conversion in my life and that I may be a good steward: that I will follow faithfully, serve joyfully, give generously, live responsibly and possess sensibly. Continued on Page 3 Knights of Columbus 1
CALENDAR OF EVENTS COLUMBUS COURTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2010 TIME: 7:30 P.M. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING ST. JOHN BREBEUF: DOWNSTAIRS MEETING ROOM WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2010 TIME: 7:30 P.M. COLUMBUS COURTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 TH @ 7:30 PM ST. JOHN BREBEUF PARISH GOLF TOURNAMENT TRANSCONA GOLF CLUB FRIDAY, JUNE 19 TH @ NOON 1 ST & MAJOR DEGREES ST. JOHN BREBEUF PARISH SATURDAY, JUNE 19 TH, 2010 ( SEE PAGE 4 FOR MORE DETAILS) DISTRICT BBQ ST. JOHN BREBEUF PARISH SATURDAY, JUNE 19 TH, 2010 MASS @ 5PM COCKTAILS @ 6 PM DINNER @ 6:45 PM EXECUTIVE MEETING SJB PARISH HALL WEDNESDAY JUNE 23 RD, 2010 TIME: 7:30PM MASS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENS SUNDAY, JULY 11 TH ROSARU 11:45, MASS 12:00 MANITOBA STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY ST. ANNE COUNCIL 10551 QUARRY OAKS FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010 PH: 668-0774. Please take time to learn more about the planned renovations and the impact these improvements will have on the ministry and service to our community. Please prayerfully consider your individual or family gifts to the Building Tomorrow Together campaign. Winnipeg (St. John Brebeuf) Council #1107 Executive for the Columbian Year 2008-2009 Grand Knight Lawrie Caron 885-1047 Deputy G.K. Roy McPhail 231-2040 Chaplain Msgr. Ward Jamieson Fin. Secretary Joe Brekelmans 488-3892 Treasurer Aurèle LeClaire 489-6996 Recorder Gordon Danylchuk 475-8330 Advocate James Rodrigues 488-2157 Chancellor Grant Nazarko 489-3748 Warden Jack Blair 488-2201 Inside Guard Alan Simoens 488-8987 Inside Guard Marcel Lauzé 489-4266 Outside Guard Omer DeWandel 261-8256 Trustee 1 yr. Ben D Souza 489-6602 Trustee 2 yr. Bob Girouard 488-2968 Trustee 3 yr. Dan Shepherd 488-4636 Program Director Grant Nazarko 489-3748 Church Director Mike Thibert 688-4145 Community Director Omer DeWandel 261-8256 Council Director Jack Blair 488-2201 Youth Director Dave Bruneau 489-1928 Membership Bob Girouard 488-2968 Family Director Joe Brekelmans 488-3892 Lecturer David Bruneau 489-1928 Public Relations Joe Brekelmans 488-3892 Pro-Life Director Todd Dobson 489-0335 Columbus Courts George Ferris 981-7305 Bulletin Editor Grant Nazarko 488-3892 Webmaster Joe Brekelmans 488-3892 District Deputy Dan Shepherd 488-4636 Knights of Columbus 2
Chaplain s Report Continued from Page 1 A Stewardship Prayer Almighty God, I give thanks for all that I have and all that I am. Most of all, I give thanks for the great gift of Your Son, Jesus. I pray that through a personal relationship with the Risen Christ, my heart will open to continued conversion in my life. I pray that I may be a good steward: that I will follow faithfully, serve joyfully, give generously, live responsibly and possess sensibly. In gratitude for the abundant gifts You have so graciously given to me, I return to You the first fruits of these gifts, through acts of service and by generously sharing all that You have entrusted to me. Heavenly Father, by Your Holy Spirit, help me to be a gift to others, in Your name. Amen As I reflect on those words when faced with this change in assignment I realize that this calls from me openness to God s grace, the work of the Holy Spirit in my life to grow in the Lord. I have as have we all been gifted in my life. I m called to share these gifts with others. I promised the Bishop who ordained me that I would do as he asks me to do this from time to time. I promise in this stewardship prayer to follow faithfully, to serve joyfully, and to give of myself generously wherever the Church needs me. Therefore, with deep faith and trust in God I go to my new assignment. For my part I have deeply enjoyed my fellowship with you, my brother Knights of Columbus of Council 1107. I am profoundly grateful to you for your commitment and determination to do all you can for the hospitality and community building in this family of St. John Brebeuf. I will treasure the memories of serving with you. Fr. Mark Tarrant, who will succeed me, will, I know, take his part in going forward with you as I, in turn, will do at St. Mary s Cathedral. In all of this, God is at work. If we commit ourselves and trust in Him then we have nothing to fear, for He has promised to be with us always! Bless you, God love you, and the peace of the Lord be with you always! Vivat Jesus! Reverend Monsignor D. Ward Jamieson, V. G. Pastor, St. John Brebeuf Parish Chaplain, Council #1107 On behalf of all the Knights at 1107 we thank Msgr. Jamieson for all his support over the years as our chaplain. You will be sadly missed by all of us and as a gift to you we will attempt to emulate the example of Stewardship that you have given generously and with so much love to our council and our parish. Knights of Columbus 3
Election of Officers 2010-2009 Columbian Year Elections were held on May 12 th. The following were elected to serve a one year term (July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011) Grand Knight Lawrie Caron 885-1047 Deputy G.K. Jack Blair 488-2201 Treasurer Aurèle LeClaire 489-6996 Recorder Gordon Danylchuk 475-8330 Advocate Omer DeWandel 261-8256 Chancellor Roy McPhail 231-2040 Warden Alan Simeons 488-8987 Inside Guard Norm Barnabe 231-2031 Inside Guard Ray Senez 895-1577 Outside Guard Pat Gobenciong 488-2226 Trustee 1 yr. Bob Girouard 488-2968 Trustee 2 yr. Dan Shepherd 488-4636 Trustee 3 yr. Grant Nazarko 489-3748 Congratulations to all who have agreed to accept the nomination and who were subsequently elected to the various positions. Grand Knight s Message Continued from page 1 We are called to be Stewards! Each of us has different talents and gifts, which should not be hidden, but shared! Our council, as does the church, requires members to become active. At our last State Convention, we were told that the average age of a Knight was 59! Where are the young people? Without young members in our church, the membership of the parish will dwindle, and there will be no one to carry on. The church is in need of repairs, and we still need to support the Archdiocese s Annual Appeal. When you are called, think! Am I doing all I can, or can I do more? You may not be financially able to support everything, but don t be afraid to volunteer. I look forward to seeing you on June 9 th. Vivat Jesus, Lawrie Caron Grand Knight, Council #1107 GOOD OF THE ORDER: Please keep brother Leonard Schmidt in your thoughts an prayers as he awaits bypass surgery scheduled for Monday, July 5 th at the St. Boniface Hospital. If you know of a Knight or family member who is sick or has passed away, please contact Grand Knight Lawrie Caron who will arrange to send a getwell or sympathy card. Council Website The website is a good place to get all the latest news concerning the council. Check often for updates. http://www.kofcwinnipeg.org Any suggestions for content or pictures to add to the archive should be sent to jbrekelmans@shaw.ca. Knights of Columbus 4
Activities for 2009/2010 This was another busy year for our council. Below is a list of the many things we accomplished this year: 1. Confirmation Celebration: Hosted reception following mass for confirmation candidates and their families. 2. Easter Vigil Celebration: Hosted reception for parish following the Easter Vigil mass. 3. Support for new seminarian: Provided financial support for new seminarian from St. John Brebeuf. 4. Rosaries for First Communicants: Presented rosaries as part of the First Communion mass. 5. Knights Before Christmas: Fundraiser to provide toys to Children s Hospital and underprivileged children and care packs for single mothers. 6. Remembrance Day Service: Council sponsored memorial video, mass and reception to honour war vetrans. 7. Moose Hockey Night for Haiti Relief: Fund raiser for earthquake victims in Haiti. 8. Parish School Picnic: BBQ and other support for annual parish and school picnic. 9. Year end council and dinner recognition night. 10. School Christmas Breakfast: Pancake breakfast for all students of St. John Brebeuf school. 11. Grand Knight s Christmas Dinner: Christmas dinner for council members and their wives. 12. Columbus Courts Social Housing: Provide volunteer board of directors for social assisted housing apartment block. 13. Pancake Breakfast: Hosted pancake breakfast after Sunday masses several times throughout the year. 14. First Communion Friendship Celebration: Assisted with retreat including providing lunch for children and their parents preparing for First Communion. 15. Mother s Day Roses: Presented each mother with a flower at mass on Mother s Day. 16. Family Night at the Moose Hockey Game: Sponsored family night at hockey game including complementary tickets for altar servers. 17. Silver Rose Walk: Council walked 25 miles as part of Silver Rose Walk across Manitoba and all of North America. 18. Organized Culture of Life Gala on behalf of Manitoba State including donation to the Culture of Life Fund. 19. Basketball Free Throw: Basketball competition for children of St. John Brebeuf school and parish. 20. Breakfast with Santa: Pancake breakfast and activities for children of St. John Brebeuf school and parish. 21. Keep Christ in Christmas Colouring Contest: Christmas colouring contest for children of St. John Brebeuf school and parish. 22. Student Scholarships: Scholarships awarded to two children graduating from St. John Brebeuf school. Knights of Columbus 5
PROGRAM REPORTS o THE SOBEY S GIFT CARD PROGRAM The program would entail having members of the council selling Sobeys gift cards after each of the Saturday and Sunday masses. The principle of the program is to purchase these cards from Sobey s at a discount price for resale to the parishioners. The higher volume of cards we purchase the greater the discount. Council has decided to purchase the $15,000.00 volume and subsequently receive a 9% discount. The $15,000.00 would be obtained from: 1) $6,000.00 from operating reserve 2) $9,000.00 in the form of loans solicited from council members Approval of this evening s motion has given us the first $6,000.00 of seed monies required. We will be issuing a letter to all council members sometime in June to solicit loans for the balance of seed monies. We have also received approval from parish council to use the church facilities to transact our sales. We are also going to approach our financial institution for obtaining the necessary electronic merchant machines in order to transact our sales. We are hoping that we will have everything in place for the start of our 2010-11 fraternal year. Vivat Jesus Omer DeWandel Community Director ART EXHIBIT AND SALE FUNDRAISER This planned fundraiser would take place in the St. John Brebeuf School Gymnasium and kitchen facility over a three day period. The proposed dates of the art sale would be May 13 th, 14 th and 15 th, 2011. Our council would be completely responsible for the logistics of operating the project. This would be securing the artists, managing the venue, displaying the art and to manage the financial aspects of the project. All net profits realized from the sale of the art would be turned over to the parish. The standard arrangement for such a sale is that the artist would turn over 25% of their profits to the organizer. In return, the parish will issue a tax receipt to each individual artist for the amount that he or she has returned to the organizer for the sale of their art. In conjunction with the show the council would organize a bistro and would set up an art raffle. The profits of these to companion projects would be retained by the council. Our council will be requesting Parish council approval to undertake this project by letter sometime this week. It is to be noted that both these projects would be ongoing, annual events and will require significant manpower from our council. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME! IT IS ALL ABOUT CHARITY AND STEWARDSHIP. Vivat Jesus Omer DeWandel Community Director Knights of Columbus 6
PROGRAM REPORTS (continued) ICCD Report The Council experienced a record year in sales for the 2009-10 ICCD campaign. Our sales of ICCD tickets totalled $5380.00. Most of the tickets were sold by our volunteers at the kiosk located at the Grant Park Shopping Centre. Also a good number of tickets were sold at the Price Choppers Grocery store at the corner of Stafford and Pembina Highway. Also about a dozen members personally sold or bought tickets. At the State Convention, ICCD chairman Claude Comeault reported that total Manitoba sales this year surpassed last years sales. Thank you to all members of the Council who helped out by selling tickets, buying tickets or who helped out in other ways to make this year a success. This combined effort will give our charitable account a much needed boost. Bob Girouard and George Ferris Lawrie and Mateusz Majkowski, seminarian, receiving his $500.00 cheque from the Council. Donations Committee Report This year we saw some new and unique events in our council with regard to our charitable donations. First, we formed a donations committee that was given the mandate to review requests for donations as well as identifying other charitable organizations that were felt worthy of consideration for support from our council. The committee took these recommendations to the council for review and approval. In addition to our main fundraising effort of selling ICCD tickets, our council also had great success with a few new fundraising events. First we hosted the Manitoba State Golf tournament. This event was a terrific success and it contributed to our fundraising. Early in the new year we also successfully ran a Super Bowl pool where we soldout all tickets. Finally, we organized a night with the Manitoba Moose where we raised $2000 for Haiti relief. Our donations this year included: Culture of Life: $200.00 Caritas Dinner (tickets) $160.00 Serra Club Dinner (tickets) $150.00 4 th Degree Dinner (tickets) $100.00 Philippines Relief $315.00 Chez Nous $200.00 Rossbrook House $400.00 Pregnancy Family Support $400.00 League for Life $400.00 Development & Peace $400.00 Villa Rosa $400.00 Mateusz Majkowski $500.00 St. John Brebeuf Bursary Fund $500.00 Haiti Relief $2,000.00 Total $6,125.00 Joe Brekelmans Knights of Columbus 7
GRAND KNIGHT LAWRIE CARON INVITES YOU TO A YEAR END EVENING OF FELLOWSHIP: DINNER AWARD PRESENTATIONS GAMES REFRESHMENTS WHEN: JUNE 9, 2010 WHERE: ST.JOHN BREBEUF TIME: 7:00 PM COST: $10.00 RSVP to Lawrie at 981-4096 (this is important to advise the caterer) NEED INSURANCE? Medardo Espinoza Fraternal Advisor Tel: (204) 416-2545 cell: (204) 227-6896 Email: medardo.espinoza@kofc.org Medardo is our new field agent; please give him a call if you have a need for Insurance, RRSP, or Tax Free savings Accounts. Columbus Courts Incorporated Knights of Columbus NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO: ALL MEMBERS OF COLUMBUS COURTS INCORPORATED. THAT IS ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA COUNCIL #5808 AND OF WINNIPEG (ST. JOHN BREBEUF) COUNCIL #1107. Take notice that the Annual General Meeting of Columbus Courts Incorporated will be held: Place: Columbus Courts, 253 Edgeland Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba Date: Wednesday June 16th, 2010. Time: 7:30 P.M. Knights of Columbus 8