Coming Events February

Knight of the Month

Congratulations to Pat Cummings for being named Knight of the Month for Aug= ust. Pat is involved in many activities at our council. He is also an Outside Guard. The Council thanks him for his service

Enjoy the parking spot Pat!

Coming Events September 2007

9/4	Tues	7:00 PM<= /p>	Installation of Officers at St. Vincent Pallotti Church
9/5	Wed	8:00 PM<= /p>	Regular Council Meeting
9/6	Thurs	8:00 PM<= /p>	Nocturnal Adoration - St. John’s
9/8-9/9<= /p>	Sat -Sun=	various	Membership Drives at Holy Maternity & St. Aloysius<= /span>
9/10	Mon	8:00 PM<= /p>	Officers and Board of Governors Meeting
9/11	Tues	6:30 PM<= /p>	Charity Raffle Ticket Dinner
9/17	Mon	8:00 PM<= /p>	Regular Council Meeting
9/19	Wed	8:00 PM<= /p>	4^th Degree Meeting
9/22-9/23	Sat -Sun=	various	Membership Drives at St. Rose of Lima
9/22	Sat	10:00 AM	Hoagie Sale
9/26	Wed	8:00 PM	Chapter Meeting @ Holy Child
9/28	Fri	7:00 PM<= /p>	Open House / Admission Committee

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A= iling Brothers: PGK Bob Nichol; Bro Ed Reagan; Bro. Pat Connelly; Bro Joe Motisi; PGK Michael J. Minyon; PGK Jim Ott; Bro. Ed Eissing; Bro. Joe Lyons; Bro William J Schmidt; Bro Paul Hartstein; Bro Quintin C. Thompson; Bro William Reilly; PGK, PFN, Lou Di Meo, Bro Mike Meo, Fr. Mike Hegarty

Deceased Family:

Ailing Fam= ily: Paul Olivieri, nephew of Bro Dan Olivieri; Jennifer Alvorado, daught= er of Bro. Chuck Guidotti; Elizabeth Kiernan, mother of PGK Mark Kiernan; Jose= ph Kirby, nephew of Bro. Mike Kirby; Petronella Hoffman, mother of Bro. Bill Hoffman; Marion Ott, wife of PGK Jim Ott; Emily Rivers, granddaughter of Br= o. Walt Heim; Joan Warburton, wife of Bro. Bill Warburton and daughter of Bro.= Ed Eissing; Joe Tanzi, father of Bro. Nick Tanzi; Katelyn Cunane, niece of Bro. Charles Cunane; Nancy Chalfa, sister-in-law of DGK Mike Weiglein; Dorothy Goldstein, mother-in-law of Bro. Shawn Agnew; John Shields son of Bro. Jim Shields; Amy Meo wife of B= ro. Mike Meo; Marie Moss, wife of Bro Jim Moss; Gloria Mazziotti, wife of FDD John Mazziotti; Lois Howard, wife of PGK Gene Howard Sr.; Ernie Meo, uncle of Bro Mike Meo, Marie Farrell mother of GK Dan Farre= ll, Anne Marie Johnson daughter of PGK Al Johnson Jr.

Father McGivney Guild

Brothers, = please take a few minutes to join the Guild. Membership applications appear in Columbia magazine, or you can join= at the Order’s website at: www.kofc.org. Both individual and family enrollment can be had. One needn’t be a Knight to enroll, and the= re is no cost. See the Grand Knight Dan Farrell (858-5357) for further details<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.

Friday Night Social Menu

9/7 Our Famous Pi= zza

9/14 Barbeque Chicken & Corn

9/21 Great Cheese Steaks

9/28 World Famous Hoagies

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Nurturing Vocations

Irish immigrant families of the mid-19th century wove a reverence for the priesthood and religious vocations into the fabric of daily life. They considered a priest= ly or religious vocation a great blessing. Patrick and Mary McGivney were prob= ably not surprised when their eldest son Michael announced his desire to become a priest.

Father McGivney encouraged priestly and religious vocations among his parishioners. Of the seven letters written by Father McGivney that have been preserved, three de= al with candidates for the priesthood and religious life.

The McGivney home provided a seedbed for priestly vocations; Michael and his brothers Patrick= and John were all ordained for the Diocese of Hartford. The McGivney brothers, = in turn, formed a strong family unit that nurtured the early growth of the Kni= ghts of Columbus.

Today, in much t= he same way, the Knights of Columbus nurtures new vocations. Founding the Knig= hts of Columbus was an expression of Father McGivney's vocation as an alter Christus, another Christ. He wanted to help Catholic men draw closer to Jes= us and Mary. His fraternal order was to be an instrument for spiritual growth = in Christian faith and charity.