Our Little Flower

News submissions are invited from all our Brothers, Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs to be included in our newsletter.

Address all information to:     Brian Malover, Editor   330 E. Maple Road, Suite I, Troy, MI 48083-2706

(248) 616-0990 Work    (248) 828-9982 Res    (248) 616-0303 FAX    Email: maloverink@aol.com

Guest House . . . .                                           July 24-25

Since 1956, the Scripps Mansion in Lake Orion has been owned by Guest House, a private non-profit care facility governed and operated by lay persons for recovering priests, deacons, brothers and sisters with alcoholism or other chemical dependency.

Guest House will have a two day open house on Saturday from 10:00a - 6:00p and Sunday 10:00a - 4:00p.  Activities include a juried artshow, classic cars, music, food concessions and tours of the mansion.

Michigan State Council is responsible for help in staffing Sunday's events.  If you are interested in helping staff, please contact our District Deputy, Frank Roche.

Samaritan Center . . . .                                  August 8

State Deputy Kevin MacFarland and Brother Francis Boylan have invited us to attend their annual celebration for the Knights of Columbus at the Samaritan Center in Detroit.

5690 Cecil Avenue (near Harper & Conner) 

Detroit, Michigan 48210

The open house will be on Sunday, August 8 from 1p - 5p.  Included in the events are Mass (1:00p), guided tours (2:15p), and a meal (4:00p).  Mass will be celebrated by Bishop John Quinn.  For further information and RSVP call (517) 423-7451, ext. 959.

Installation of Council Officers . . .              August 10

The installation of newly elected officers for the 2004-2005 year will be held on Tuesday, August 10 at 7:30p in Shrine Church.  Brother Knights, families and friends are invited.  Please welcome our officers and honor their commitment to serve our council.  A reception will follow with refreshments in the Youth room. 

At the reception, portrait photos of each elected officer will be taken for use on the new council website.  Please wear coat and tie for a formal head shot.  Fourth Degree Color Corp will be photographed in their regalia.

Dream Cruise Parish Party . . .                     August 20

Our council will be assisting at the Dream Cruise Parish Party on Friday, August 20.  We will be providing security for the event and helping with the setup and take down.  Please reserve some time and volunteer for one of the shifts below.

Shift #1   4:00p -   7:00p  Security

Shift #2   7:00p - 10:00p  Security

Shift #3 11:00a -   4:00p  Flex Time Setup

10:00p - 11:00p  Flex Time Take Down

Contact John Iannotti to sign up for a time slot.

 Installation of State Officers . . . .                 August 21

State Deputy Kevin & Lois MacFarland invite you to witness the installation of State Leadership on Saturday, August 21.

The event will be held at:

St. Jane Frances De Chantal Catholic Church

38750 Ryan Road at 17 Mile Road

Sterling Heights, Michigan

The Installation Mass starts at 2:00p followed by a Reception in the church hall.  There will be an evening program at Penna's Restaurant in Sterling Heights featuring dinner and dancing.  The evening program will conclude with a 10:30p mass.  Tickets are available for the evening program at $35 per person through August 1.  Contact Frank Roche for reservation.  Black Tie is optional.

Holy Cross Children's Services  . . . .            August 29

 State Deputy Kevin MacFarland and Brother Francis Boylan have invited us to attend their annual celebration for the Knights of Columbus at the Original Boysville Campus in Clinton, MI.  The open house will be on August 29 from 1a - 5p.  Included in the events are Mass (1:00p), guided tours (2:15p), and a meal (4:00p).  Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Moses B. Anderson.  For further information and RSVP call (517) 423-7451, ext. 958..

Statewide Membership Drive . . . .      September 18-19

With a new fraternal year upon us, we are organizing for a statewide membership drive for Saturday and Sunday.  Brother Knights are needed to help promote joining our council before and after each of the masses.  Contact any of our Recruitment Committee to volunteer your services and help swell our ranks.  Continued growth is paramount in keeping our council vibrant. 

Corporate Communion . . . .                     September 26

Periodically, our council schedules Corporate Communions at Shrine for a variety of reasons.  We make arrangements for reserved seating at these masses for all brother knights, families and prospective knights.  Please endeavor to attend these masses and sit in the reserved seating with your  brother knights.  Let's show the Shrine community how this group of men has grown in the few years we have been together.

Our next Corporate Communion is Sunday, September 26 at the 10:45a mass. 

Rev. Lambert Smits . . . .                            In Memorial

It is with great sadness, we mourn the passing of Father Lambert Smits who went to his reward on June 1, 2004.  His dedication to his vocation in the priesthood is an example to us all.  In memory of his life, let us all make a harder effort at promoting religious vocations to our young.

 Degree Schedule . . . .

July

29 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley7:00p - 1st Degree

August

26 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley 7:00p - 1st Degree

September

26 - #11658 St. Huberts, Harrison Twp.

9:00a - Major Degrees

30 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley 7:00p - 1st Degree

October

17 - #2835 Fr. Kramer, Centerline.

9:00a - Major Degrees

28 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley 7:00p - 1st Degree

November

18 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley 7:00p - 1st Degree

December

30 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley 7:00p - 1st Degree

Dress Attire is Coat & Tie for All Degrees

Special Honors to . . . .

Knight of the Month

May   Fr. Siosi Patau

June  Glenn Stamps

Family of the Month

May   Cliff & Norma D'Aoust Family

June   Ed & Grace Ross Family

Knight in Shining Armor . . .

Congratulations to Mark Palmer, who within his first year as a council member, fulfilled all the requirements for this prestigious award.

Shrine Degree Team . . .     Tom Moll

First Degree ceremonies will continue to be held on the last Thursday of the month at the #3830 council in Berkley.  Start time is 7:00p.  John Snyder will continue in the role of Grand Knight.  Tom Moll is continuing to work with our team in the hall setup and placement of our council members in different parts of the ceremony.

We are continuing to work with councils #2569 Royal Oak, # 3830 Berkley and #4188 Clawson to develop a first class degree team.

Ladies Auxiliary . . .     Debbie Roche

The Ladies Auxiliary will be assisting on several projects in August.  They will help with the installation of Officers and the Dream Cruise Party.  Plans are already underway to start the Sweatshirts for Kids annual program a little earlier this year.

District 48 News . . . .    Frank Roche

John Iannotti has accepted  a position in our district.  He will assume the position of District Warden-Assistant to the District Deputy.  Thank you John for your continued commitment to our principles.

From the Editor . . . .  Brian Malover

Editorial Comment

Vote . . . .               /H /H /H August 3

August 3rd is the Primary Election Day for our State. Carlo Ginotti, a 3rd Degree council member, is running for State Representative (Rep.) from the 26th District (Royal Oak and Madson Heights).  He is endorsed by "The Right To Life of Michigan" (see your "Michigan Catholic") and campaigns for the Sanctity of Marriage.  As a Christian and a Knight he represents the priciples for which we stand.  As editor, I urge you to consider his qualifications to represent us as a State Representative. Please review the candidates & vote your conscious in the primary election on August 3.

(The Knights of Columbus does not endorse any political candidate, all expressed opinions are solely that of the editor.)

Fish Fry's . . . .                                            October

Beginning in October, Our council will again partner with # 4188 in sponsoring the "Friday Fish Fry's".  They will begin in October and are  scheduled for the last Friday of the month.  Beginning in lent they will be every Friday.  Pending holidays the schedule may be adjusted for Thanksgiving and New Years Eve.

Right To Life . . . .  "Life Chain"               October 3

In support of the 15th annual "Life Chain of Metro Detroit" and the "National Life Chain", our council will be participating in a variety of activities.

October 2 - Crosses placed on Shrine front lawn

October 3 - "Life Chain" on Woodward Ave at 12 Mile  2:00p-3:30p

October 9 - Crosses removed from Shrine front lawn

Please contact Sam and Juliana Mannino to volunteer your commitment.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary . . . .

                                            . . . . How Does "Our" Garden Grow?

Not very well, according to Fr. Liberty & Edie, the Garden Group President.  Our councils participation in the Adopt-A-Garden program has fallen short.  The weeds are winning.  Our commitment to maintain the garden beds in the front of the church has been dismal since the Garden Party in May.  Let's get on the ball and have some volunteers obliterate "the invading enemy".  We have lost our volunteer nameplate for maintaining the beds.  Let us earn it back!  Contact Frank Roche to commit some time with mother nature and make our church attractive to the eye and show visitors we care.  We are a National Shrine!

4th Degree & Color Corp . . .  John Kelly

Congratulations to our three new Sir Knights, Mark Palmer*, Patrick Roche and John Snyder who were exemplified into the 4th Degree of our order on Saturday, June 26, 2004 at the Sterling Inn in Sterling Heights.  They join the following:

  Chris Buono* Andy Emond* Steve Fox

  Chuck Hochberg Frank Iannotti John Iannotti*

  Larry Kehoe John Kelly* Terry Kilbride

  Fr. Robert Liberty Frank Roche Dick Tschirhart*

(* Members of the 4th Degree Color Corps)

Shrine is becoming the council with the largest number of members in Bishop Gallagher Assembly #0482.  With the number of Sir Knights joining the Color Corps, we have made a dramatic presentation for our fellow parishioners.  Thanks to Shrine's efforts, Bishop Gallagher, who is the smallest assembly in the State, won 2nd place last year in allocating hours spent on Color Corp assigments.  The next exemplification to the 4th Degree and Color Corp will be in March 2005.  Applications and information may be obtained by contacting Sir Knight John Kelly.

Council Website . . . .

Thanks to the efforts of Mark Palmer, our council website is in the near completion and will be soon be available to all members.  You will be notified of the web address once it has been confirmed.  The website will contain considerable information about our council including current events and activities, officers roster and membership info.  Our website will also contain the most current edition of our council newsletter.  This will be an effective tool for securing new members and posting late breaking news for our members.

Jail Ministry . . .

In the Fall weeks we will be working with Sister Peggy in support of a jail ministry.  We will be collecting backpacks for the children who have parents who are incarcerated.  More details will be coming as the program develops.

Prayer Intentions . . . .

Jesse Burrell      Pauline Diedrich

 Veronica Fil      Marcia Johnson

John Kelly      Amanda Miller

Tammy O'Dell      Regina Payne

Mario Recchia      Hedwig Remeika

Van Rohr      Timothy Sullivan

John Twiss      George Walters

May they Rest in Peace . . .

Irene Malinowski

Fr. Lambert Smits

Lynn Springer

Editor / Advertising / Circulation

Brian H. Malover

Malover Ink, Inc.

330 E. Maple Rd., Suite I

Troy, MI 48083-2706

(248) 616-0990   Fax (248) 616-0303

Email:  maloverink@aol.com

Council  Meetings

2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month

Shrine of the Little Flower Church

7:30p Seton Hall

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Our Little Flower

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 Knights of Columbus

National Shrine of the Little Flower

Council No. 12408

A Parish based Council

2123 Roseland

Royal Oak, MI 48073

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