Our Little Flower

Friday Fish Fry's . . . .                        Feb 25 ... March 4-11-18-25

Beginning Feb 11, and every Friday during Lent, our council will again partner with # 4188 Clawson Council in sponsoring the "Friday All You Can Eat Fish Fry's".  Join us from 4:00p-7:00p 

Fr. Lynch K of C Hall

870 N. Main Street  (North of 14 Mile)

Make it a social event to eat your fill or show off your culinary skills by lending a hand with the preparations.  Bring family, friends and neighbors!  Your support will strengthen our financial reserves for our projects throughout the year.  To lend a hand contact John Iannotti at: 248.583.5324.

 Statewide Membership Drive . . . .                                  Feb 26-27

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 grow our ranks.

 Right to Life . . . .                                                              March 3

Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 6:00p will be the date of the 27th Annual Right to Life Michigan Dinner at the Burton Manor in Livonia.  Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ray Guarendi who can be heard on Ave Maria radio daily at noon in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Saginaw areas.  Dr. Ray and his wife are the parents of 10 adopted children.  The Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be John McCulloch of WJR Radio in Detroit and is a new member of the Knights of Columbus.

Our council has reserved two tables for 20 persons and is underwriting half the cost of the tables to enhance your participation.  Council member cost is $22.50 per person.  Contact Jerry Bosley at 248.541.4491 or Sam Mannino at 248.545.2410 for reservations.

 Blue Mass & Corp. Communion . . .                                March 6

Our annual Blue Mass to honor and pray for our police, fire and EMT personnel has been set for Sunday, March 6 at the 10:45a mass. These people put their lives on the line every day for all of us.  This is our opportunity to show them they are appreciated.  The Color Corps. from three different 4th degree assemblies will be present to add grandeur and significance to the mass.  We thank Bishop Gallagher, Blesed Virgin Mary and Van Dyke Assemblies for their participation.  Bring your family and show your support for their commitment to "Protect and Serve".  This event is held in conjunction with our monthly Corporate Communion and reserved seating is arranged for all brother knights, families and prospective knights.  A reception with refreshments will be served after mass to meet and greet our local law enforcement members.  

 Soup Supper . . . .                                                            March 14

We will be having a soup supper with the Shrine Religious Formation group on Monday, March 14 The dinner will be held in the Shrine Grade School Gym from 5:00p-6:30p  The proceeds from this event will be donated to the missions.  Kitchen help will be needed.  Contact John Iannotti 248.583.5324.

 M.I. Drive . . . .                                                      March 18-19-20 Brother Knights, its time to cast off the shackles of winter and head off to the gym to strengthen your hands for holding those bright yellow canisters for our annual Mentally Impaired Drive.  Last year we collected over $6000.00 in three days for people with special needs.  Contact John Ianotti to sign up for locations.

 Corporate Communion / Founders Day . . .                       April 3

Join us and the Color Corp. on Sunday, April 3 , 10:45 mass for our monthly corporate communion.  Reserved seating is arranged for all our br. knights, families and prospective knights.  A reception to socialize and meet many of our new members will follow in the Life Teen room.

 Int'l Rosary Prayer Pilgrimage /  Our Lady of Fatima Statue . . . . April 23

The Knights will be gathering Rosary Prayer Pledges from people across Michigan during a 57 day pilgrimage to be prayed during 2005 for:  Word Peace; Parish Intentions; Canonization of Fr. McGivney, Bishop Fredrick Barga & Fr. Solanus Casey; Intentions of the Pope; and Reparations of Sins.

The Rosary is a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness, and it blends easily into the spiritual journey of Christian life.

Accompanying this pledge drive is a famous sacremental  of the Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.  Shrine Parish has been chosen by Cardinal Maida to host this valuable artifact of the church which was sculpted  in 1947 by Jose Thedim, based on the description of Sr. Lucia, one of the 3 young children who saw Our Lady in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal.  Many miracles and graces are reported wherever the statue travels.  Make time to look into the eyes of the statue in private prayer.  Our date is Saturday, April 23 at 12:00 noon to 9:00p.

 Vocations Pledge . . . . Fr. McGivney Chair

Each knight has been asked to pledge $1.00 per month for ten years towards vocations.  This does not seem like much, but when you consider that there are over 70,000 knights in the state of Michigan, it adds up.  This money will go to upgrade Sacred Heart Major Seminary.  It will also allow us to upgrade the education programs at the seminary and provide scholarships and grants to the members of the religious community taking classes there.

 Basketball Free Throw Results . . . .

Close to 50 boys and girls turned out for the K o C Free Throw Contest.  We want to thank these basketball players and their parents who came out to show their support.  Congratulations to the following players who won their age division local competition.  They competed at a district competition on February 9 in the high school gym.

 Council Results  (Jan 21)

       Age     Boys                                  Girls

       10        Michael Cyrocki                 Alicia Horton

       11        John Stibich                        Matti Baltrusaitis

       12        Frank Peaslee                     Natalie Zimmerman

       13        Ryan Copus                        Ashley Bain

       14        Patrick Sterk                      (no competition)

 We also recognize the following players for winning an individual team award for their respective team.

Once again Congratulations 

       Boys Honors

       John Wangler Jr. - 4th grade           Johnny Oldani - 5A

       Dugan Rozman - 6A                       Josh Goddard - 6B

       Kenneth Elmore - 6B                      Carlo Ginotti - 6B

       William Konczal - 8A                     Christopher Cardelli - 8B

       Girls Honors

       Idris Serema - 5A                           Hallee Wangler - 6A    

       Jenna Cyrocki - 8A                        Alexandra Moulton - 8B

District Results  (Feb 9)

       Age     Boys                                                   Girls

       10        Michael Cyrocki-#12408 Shrine       Allison Arafat-#4188 Clawson

       11        Andrew Claucherty-#4188 Claw      Matti Baltrusaitis-#12408 Shrine

       12        Patrick Mullen-#4188 Clawson         Bridget O'Brien-#2569 St Mary R.O.

       13        Ryan Copus-#12408 Shrine              Ashley Bain-#12408 Shrine

       14        Patrick Sterk-#12408 Shrine            (no competition)

 Archdiocese Results  (Feb 12)

       Age

       10        Boys    Michael Cyrocki-#12408 Shrine

       11        Girls   Matti Baltrusaitis-#12408 Shrine

Michael made 21 out of a possible 25 free throws.  Matti made 17 out of a possible 25 free throws.  They competed against all other regional champions in the Archdiocese of Detroit and came out on top.  We are very proud of our winners and wish them the best of luck on their competition for the State Championships.  Next year we hope more boys and girls compete in this fun contest.

The council thanks Brother Knight Norm Brault and his wife Colleen for all their help in making this year's event successful as well as all the other members of the council who came out to help.

 Vocations Awareness Week . . . .

In January, the individual councils in the local area came together in Clawson to provide dinner for those priests and religious who serve our communities.  Thanks to all who worked hard to make this evening a success.  A special thanks to the cross-challenge girls who helped serve the meal.  Those that were unable to attend this year's dinner will be given an opportunity to attend next year.  We hope to see you there.

 Degree Schedule . . . .

March

31 - #3830 Holy Rosary, Berkley  1st  7:00p

April

  2 -   New Baltimore  1/2/3   10:30a

10 -   Sacred Heart Seminary   1st  10:00a

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

May

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

June

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

Dress Attire is Coat & Tie for All Degrees

New Degree Members . . . .

Michael J. Cain

James Christner

Aaron Dean

Donald C. Erwin

Matthew Jackson

Fr. Tomasz Maka

Special Honors to . . . .

Knight of the Month

  September     Carl G. Gildner

  October          Joseph R. Chase

  November      Norman P. Brault

  December      Mark L. Palmer

  January          Donald C. Erwin

  February        Michael R. Hren

Family of the Month

  December     John & Pat Iannotti Family

  January         Jerry & Carol Bosley Family

  February       Norm & Collen Brault Family

Knight In Shining Armor Award

 John A. Snyder

 Shrine Degree Team . . .     Tom Moll

Tom Moll has been working very hard to assemble a high quality first degree team for our council.  The first string positions have almost filled and the players are learning their parts and scripts.  There is an extreme need to develop a second string backup team for this group to effectively function and for our council to actively promote our ability to host first degree ceremonies.  If you are new to our council, consider this opportunity in becoming more involved, making new friends and personally growing your abilities.

This could be the social outlet your looking for.  Please contact Tom Moll at 248.549.4136 to make a difference.

 Council Dues . .  Financial Secretary

There are 18 members of our council who have not paid their 2005 dues as of February 22, 2005.  It will be appreciated if each of the members who are in arrears make payment to the council as soon as possible.  Checks drawn to: Knights of Columbus Council #12408 should be directed to our Financial Secretary:

John J. Kelly

2312 Clawson Avenue

Royal Oak, MI 48073-3797

4th Degree . . . .                 John Kelly

On Sunday, March 13, 2005 Brother Knights Carlo Ginotti, Matthew Kennedy, Fr. Tomasz Maka and George Walters will be exemplified as 4th Degree Knights and should be addressed as Sir Knight.  We congratulate each of them in reaching the highest honors in the Knights of Columbus.

 New Insurance Agent . . . .

Our district has a new  agent, Patrick O'Dea.

 Contact him at 734.761.3130

State Chaplain Tribute Award . . . .

At a special dinner on Sunday, February 20 our State Chaplain Fr. Gerard J. LeBoeuf presented our council a very special award for excellance in recruiting new members.  This is the fourth year in a row that we have qualified for this honor.

Prayer Intentions to Remember . . . .

Our Brothers on Military Duty

Matthew J. Mitchell

 Our Departed Family & Friends . . .

Mary Ward  02-22-2005

(Wife of Knight Frank Ward)

Robert Klein  02-18-2005

(Past State Deputy)

Donna Wyland  02-15-2005

(Mother of PGK David Wyland Council #3830 Berkley)

Carmine Guarino  (Sr. Knight)  01-20-2005

(Bother of Knight Jospeh Guarino)

Henry J. Malover  01-11-2005

(Father/Grand  Fr. of  Knights Brian & Justin Malover)

John Simmons  01-2005

(Father-in-law of Knight Terry Lynch)

Ann J. Roche 12-03-2004

(Mother of D.D. Frank Roche)

Robert S. Liberty, Sr.  11-15-2004

(Father of Knight Fr. Robert S. Liberty)

Regina O. Payne  10-30-2004

(Mother-in-law of Knight John Snyder)

Volunteer ! ! !                        Get Involved . . . .

Contact the following  coordinators to help out and make a difference!!!

  (Be Aware of the Pending New Meeting Location)

With the pending demolition of Seton Hall  and the construction of our new parish center, our meetings will be held to the North of the church in the commercial strip center across Northwood Blvd near Ya-Ya's Chicken.

Demolition time is tentative, be flexible.

Exact Time is Unknown

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

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

Published by

 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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