November 2006

Grand Knights Message:

It is with great sadness that we said “goodbye” to another member of our council in September. George Walters rather suddenly passed away after battling a prolonged illness. With his sudden passing it made me think of the watch word in the First Degree, “TEMPUS FUGIT, MOMENTO MORI”. With that in mind, I sat down, looked in a mirror and asked myself, what am I doing with the time I have? 

Another moving experience was hearing Brother Francis from Holy Cross Children’s Services speak. Brother Francis talked about showing acts of love to our fellowman, especially the poor. He kept saying “what would Jesus do”.  The saying God works in mysterious ways, came true later that evening. On my way home, I stopped at a fast food drive thru to get something to drink. A young gentleman came up to me and asked for 50 cents to make a call. I told him if I had enough change I would help. After I paid for my item, I went to drive away and saw the man. I handed him the 50 cents he requested, much to his surprise. All I could think of was; “what would Jesus do?” Normally I would have just gone on my way. Was it a coincidence, fate, or was it a test or sign from Jesus? So truly God works in mysterious ways, we just need to keep our ears open and listen.

 As we move into the last two months of the year, let us pray that we open our ears and really LISTEN to God and each other.

Vivat Jesus!

John Iannotti, Grand Knight

No matter how steep the mountain - the Lord is going to climb
          it with you.
                                                                             - Helen Steiner Rice

Soccer Challenge:

Congratulations to 12 year old Danielle Flagg and 13 year old Evan Copus both Shrine students, for winning the State Championship in their respective age groups in the Knights of Columbus State Soccer Championship finals in Gladwin.

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 tentatively scheduled for a Friday in January. An exact date and more details will be forthcoming.

Congratulations Fr. Liberty:

Our sincere congratulations to Fr. Liberty for being installed as Pastor at St. Jude’s Parish in Detroit. Bishop John Quinn celebrated the special mass on Sunday October 29th that was attended by the 4^th Degree Color corps as well as

a few Shrine Parishioners. I am sure Fr Liberty appreciated all the support that he received on his special day which also marked the 65^th anniversary of St Jude’s parish.

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

Knights of Columbus Memorial Mass:

The Knights of Columbus memorial Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Major Seminary on Sunday November 12^th, 2006 at 10:00 am. After the Mass join the Seminarians for a brunch. Hope to see you there.

Fund Raising:

As with any organization it depends on the organizations bank balance to operate. Unlike Hall based councils, Parish based councils rely on dues and fund raisers. Expenses go up but the income doesn’t increase very rapidly.

Fund raisers are needed to help sustain and maintain bill payments. There are several fund raising opportunities coming up for our council that your participation is needed.

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:

• November 10^th

• 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 Pasta dinner scheduled for Saturday November 11^th at the Shrine grade School gym. Serving is from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Our Council voted to participate in the “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet fund raiser. We will team up Bishop Gallagher 4^th Degree Assembly and sell the magnets (pictured above).

The Squires circle will be teaming up with our council for a bottle Drive in late November. Last year this event raised approximately 500 dollars.

State Raffle Tickets:

Another opportunity to raise some money is by selling the State Raffle Tickets. For every book sold, the council will receive 5.00 back.

Major Degree:

Please mark your calendar NOW for a Major Degree coming to District #62. On Saturday November 11^th, 2006 there will be a Major Degree at St Mary’s Community Center at 730 S Lafayette in downtown Royal Oak. The First Degree begins at 8:30 am followed by the Second and Third Degrees.

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 or drop them off to Frank Roche.

4^th Degree News:

Our Home Assembly, Bishop Gallagher #0482 now has a website to visit. Please check out the website for upcoming 4^th Degree events. The address is:  www.bishopgallagher0482.com

New Committees Formed:

The following Committees have been formed:

Council Christmas Party: Matt Kennedy, Bill Cybulski

Vocations Dinner: Tony Recchia & Dan Magoon

Benefits Night: Larry Kehoe

Blue Mass: Frank Roche & Carlo Ginotti

Memorial Mass for Council: John Snyder & Ed Ching

MI Drive: Frank Roche, Terry Kilbride, Matt Kennedy

Blood Drive: Sam Mannino & Tom Moll

Sweatshirt for Kids: John Snyder & Joe Chase

Samaritan Center Trip: Joe Chase & John Snyder

Rose Hill Trip: Terry Kilbride & Norm Brault

Basketball Free Throw Contest: Norm Brault, Frank Roche & Fred Ashbaugh

If the above Committee chairs contact you, please help out.

Congratulations to:

August Knight of the Month: Tony Recchia

August Family of the Month: Larry & Ellen Kehoe

 September Knight of the Month: Chet Ostrowski

September Family of the Month: Brain and Denise Malover

September Youth of the Month: Quinten Baker

Also Congratulations to: Dan Magoon and Fred Ashbaugh for making their 2^nd and 3^rd Degrees in October.

Dues:

Statements will be coming out soon for dues for 2007. It is imperative that you return your statements with your payment to the Financial Secretary ASAP.

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

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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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