December 2006

Grand Knights Message:

Hey, did you hear that Wal-Mart is having a weekend sale of 75% off of everything every weekend?

Did you hear that Jesus is coming?

Now that I have your attention….Which question grabbed your attention quicker? We get so wrapped up in sales and how much money we are going to spend this time of the year. As I was working on my gift giving list, I had to catch myself and think that I too am wrapped up in the hype of Christmas………excuse me, holiday season. I further got frustrated when recently a local city voted not to display the Nativity scene in public. So who are we serving nowadays...Jesus our Savior or someone else? As we prepare for Christmas I hope that each of you take time out and reflect on the TRUE MEANING of CHRISTMAS.

A couple of reminders, that our first meeting this month, December 12^th, will be our council Christmas party beginning at 7pm. I would like the officers to meet at 6:30 to conduct any business for the council. Our second meeting of the month, December 26^th, is going to be cancelled due to the birth of our Savior. Although our meetings will be limited this month, activities continue. We have our 3^rd annual parish turkey dinner on December 9^th. On December 10^th we have a corporate communion and celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe at a 4:00 Mass. Prior to the mass, beginning at 12:30, we will be wrapping the Sweatshirts for our Sweatshirts for Kids project. Delivery to Brother Francis and Holy Cross Children’s services is set for Saturday December 16^th.  On Saturday December 30^th at the 8:30 am Mass, we will be remembering our Brother John Kelly with a memorial mass. Please join us to remember John. To help us remember this month’s activities, I have attached a December activities calendar. We will also be making phone calls and sending out reminder Emails throughout the month.

On behalf of my wife and children I would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Vivat Jesus!

John Iannotti, Grand Knight

Above all else, know this:  Be prepared at all times for the
    gifts of God and be ready always for new ones.  For God is 
    a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive.
                                                                            - Meister Eckhart

Our Council voted to participate in the “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet promotion. We  teamed up Bishop Gallagher 4^th Degree Assembly to sell the magnets (pictured above). Thanks to the efforts of Joe Chase, the fundraiser was a success.

Dues:

You should have received your statement for dues for 2007 by now. It is imperative that you return your statements with your payment to the Financial Secretary Joe Guarino ASAP.

Fund Raising:

Once again this year, our council and Fr Lynch council in Clawson are teaming up for all you can eat fish fry’s. The following are upcoming dates:

• December 15^th

• January 12^th

• February  9^th & 23^rd

• March 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd, 30^th

• April 6th

Serving is from 4:30 to 7:00. If you can not volunteer to help, then bring your family out for a fish dinner and help our council.

Another fund raising opportunity is the Parish Turkey Dinner scheduled for Saturday December 9th at the Shrine grade School gym. Serving is from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

State Raffle Tickets:

By now, we all should have received our State Raffle tickets. This is another opportunity to raise some money for our council. For every book sold, the council will receive 5.00 back. 

Basketball Time:

Once again the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Basketball Free throw contest. Again participants will be divided by age and gender. The winners of each group will move up to the District and State Competitions. This year the council level contest is scheduled for Friday January 12^th 2007 at Shrine High School. Contact Norm Brault at 248-398-1737 to volunteer to help.

Council Christmas Party:

Our Council Christmas party is scheduled for December 12^th beginning at 7:00pm. There are a few food items still needed. Please contact Matt Kennedy at 248-435-4939 if you would like to bring something to share. As a reminder, Santa will be arriving around 7:45 and he could use help with a gift for your child or grandchild costing $15.00 or less.

Sweatshirt For Kids:

Our Councils participation in the annual “Sweatshirts For Kids” project is going on now through December 10th. Sweatshirts must be new and have a college or pro sports logo on it. Sizes needed are Large and up. Barrels are out in the Church lobbies on weekends. You may also drop off your sweatshirts to the Rectory during the week. On Sunday December 10^th in the Conference Center, we will have our “wrapping party” for the sweatshirts. Boxes, wrapping paper, tape and help is needed. The party will begin around 1230.

Vocations Dinner:

Mark your calendars now for the annual Vocations Appreciation Dinner. This year it will be on Friday January 19^th at Fr Lynch Council #4188 in Clawson. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm

Feeding of the Poor at Easter:

Our Council will be undertaking a new event that could become an annual event.  We will be making and serving hot meals to the poor and homeless for Easter. A committee has been formed to plan this event. The co-chairs of this committee are Joe Chase, Tadd Klimmek and Chet Ostrowski. If one of these brother knights contacts you, please help. More information will be forthcoming.

Major Degree Coming to District #62 in Early 2007:

Please mark your calendar NOW for a Major Degree coming to District #62. On Saturday February 3rd 2007 there will be a Major Degree at Fr. Lynch Council in Clawson. The First Degree begins at 8:30 am followed by the Second and Third Degrees.

Welcome New Members to our Team

Tadd Klimmek & Bernard Isso  completed all Three Degrees in November.

Monsignor Easton, William Brabant & David Dean completed their 2^nd and 3^rd Degrees in November

And welcome to our newest member Jeff Campbell who went through the First Degree on November 30^th. Welcome, we hope you complete your next two degrees soon and see you at upcoming meetings and events.

Thanks to the efforts of our Membership Director Frank Roche, we have achieved our quota for the fraternal year. But it doesn’t stop here, tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors, family members about the Knights and give them a Form 100.

Congratulations to:

October Knight of the Month: Tony Recchia

October Family of the Month: Larry & Ellen Kehoe

November Knight of the Month: Joe Chase

November Family of the Month: Sam & Julianna Mannino

What is Corporate Communion? By: Brother Terry Kilbride

The word corporate by definition is a united group.  The Knights of Columbus celebrate a Corporate Communion to bring all Knights together to demonstrate unity for the celebration of the Mass and Eucharist.  The Assembly Color Corp participates so it is a very festive occasion. The council at the National Shrine of the Little Flower has over 112 Knights.  We encourage all to make these events a future priority.

4^th Degree News: www.bishopgallagher0482.com

Bishop Gallagher Assembly will be sponsoring an overnight casino trip January 27^th & 28^th. Cost is $135.00 per person which includes transportation, stops at 3 different casinos and lodging. Contact John Snyder at 248-588-8741 or any 4^th Degree member for more information and reservations.

If you want to join the 4^th Degree, contact Grand Knight John Iannotti at 586-731-1779 or Chancellor John Snyder at 248-588-8741.

News submissions are invited from all our Brothers, Officers, Directors and

Committee Chairs to be included in our newsletter.

Address all information to:    

Giovanni Iannotti, 43962 Leonardo Dr., Sterling Heights, MI 48313

(586) 731-1779     (586) 731-1792 FAX    Email: gmiannotti@comcast.net

Advertising / Circulation

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(248) 616-0990   Fax (248) 616-0303

Email:  maloverink@aol.com

Council  Meetings

(Be Aware of the New Location of our Meetings)

With the demolition of Seton Hall and the construction of our new parish center,

our meetings are now held in the new Church Conference Center.

North of the church in the commercial strip center, across Northwood Blvd. Near Ya-Ya’s Chicken.

Park in the Northwood parking lot and enter thru the rear of the building.

Meetings are the 2^nd & 4^th Tuesday of the month

At 7:30p

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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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 Vivat Jesus

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