May 2008

Grand Knights Message:

Brothers,

In April your council participated in the Annual Respect Life Dinner, the Mother and Unborn Baby fund raiser, the final Fish Fry dinner of the Fraternal Year, members attended the 6^th Annual Men’s Conference. We also kicked off the Fundraiser with IHOP, visited Rose hill and gave them their MI Drive Check, and assisted the Squires with cleaning up the planting beds at Mary’s Children.

In May we have already celebrated The Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost. We helped our sister council at Holy Name Parish, in Birmingham, host their first Spaghetti Dinner, to benefit St. Christine’s Soup Kitchen and Food Bank. Your council also participated in the First Mass for Rev. Charles Altermat, a brother Knight, at which Most Rev. Bishop Flores was the homilist.

Upcoming this month, we will honor our  Armed Forces, send 2 representatives the 2008 State Convention, celebrate Corpus Christi, and March in the Memorial Day Parade.

We wish to congratulate our Brother Knight Rev. Sir Knight Tomasz Maka. Fr. Maka as he was made Pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in Ira Township. We wish to also congratulate Rev. Saiosi Patau as he is assigned to Our Lady of Sorrows in Farmington.

Vivat Jesus,

Mark L. Palmer

Grand Knight

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

Mat 18:20

In an effort to reduce the councils expenses, we would like to distribute the newsletter by email to as many people as possible. Please send an email to mark_l_palmer@hotmail.com if you would like to receive this in an electronic form.

Council Recognitions:

April

Knight of the Month: Bill Edgar

Family of the Month: Dan Kelly

Happy Birthday!!

May Birthdays:

Meeting Reminder

If you have not been to a meeting in a while, here’s an opportunity to have a say so in the operations of the council. Our meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. A listing of meetings for the following months follows:

Meetings are held in the Conference Center located in the Plaza with YaYa’s Chicken, on Woodward Ave. Just North of the Church. Park in the Northwood Church Parking lot and enter through the rear of the building. It is mandatory that you present a current membership card to enter the meetings.

May Activities

May 13 – Council Meeting, Visit by Brother Francis, Nomination of Officers. 7:30 PM

May 17 – Armed Forces Corporate Communion 4:30 PM Mass

May 22 – 24 – 2008 State Convention

May 25 – Corpus Christi Procession 2:00 PM

May 26 – Memorial Day Parade – Meet at Royal Oak Farmers Market 8:30 AM.

May 27 – Council Meeting, Nomination of Officers.

Thank you

Thank you to all who helped our sister council, Holy Name with their first spaghetti dinner. The proceeds of this fundraiser went to help St. Christine’s Soup Kitchen and Food Bank. Without your help, we could have never fed the 350+ people who attended. Also, a special thank you to all who came and ate, you helped keep St. Christine’s serving those who are in need.

Rose Hill Visit

Members of the Council visited Rose Hill on April 19^th. We were treated to a tour of the facility, given an explanation of how their treatment program works and served a delicious lunch. While there for the visit, members of your council presented Rose Hill with their 2008 MI Drive Check.

Memorial Day Parade

Come and join us as we march in the annual Memorial Day Parade in downtown Royal Oak on Monday May 28^th. We will be meeting in the Farmer Market parking lot around 8:30, the parade starts at 9:00am. Families are welcome to march along with us.

Visit our Web Site

Make sure to visit the council’s web site to keep track of our busy schedule.

http://www.kofc12408.com

Officer Nominations

Annual Nominations of Officers will begin at the first meeting in May, the 13^th. Nominations will be open until Officer Elections June 10, 2008. All offices are available for nomination. If you are interested in becoming an officer of the council, please attend one of the meetings, May13, 27 or June 10. For more information about any of the offices and responsibilities, please contact Grand Knight Mark Palmer, 248-981-4677 or mark_l_palmer@hotmail.com

You can also get a listing of the Description of Office and Responsibilities at:

http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/leadership_institute/resources/handbooks/officers.pdf

Any member of the council, who has completed their 3^rd Degree, is eligible to become an Officer.

State Convention Basket Raffle

Each year councils, who send representatives to the Michigan State Convention, are encouraged to bring a gift basket to raffle off. The proceeds of the raffle go to support Brother Francis and Holy Cross Children’s Services. The Detroit Free Press will once again match the contribution to Brother Francis raised from the basket raffle. Thank you to all who donated items and funds to the “Coffee Break” basket.

IHOP Reminder

As a reminder, if you visit any Metro Detroit IHOP restaurant, make sure to save your receipt and turn it in. you can bring it to a council meeting, put it in the collection basket at church, or drop it off at the parish office. Once a quarter we will turn all of the receipts back to IHOP for a 10% cash back, which will directly to help the Master Plan at the National Shrine of the 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:    

Mark L. Palmer, 1774 Keats Avenue, Madison Heights, MI 48071

(248) 588-3469    (248) 282-5179 FAX    Email: mark_l_palmer@hotmail.com

Advertising / Circulation

Brian H. Malover

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330 E. Maple Rd., Suite I

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(248) 616-0990   Fax (248) 616-0303

Email:  maloverink@aol.com

Council  Meetings

Our meetings are held in the 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

2100 West Twelve Mile Rd.

Royal Oak, MI 48073

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When you visit www.kofc.org, our official website, spend some time on the insurance portion of the site.  This will help keep you well versed on this fraternal benefit offered to all members.

 Vivat Jesus

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