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Newsletter for April 2008 April 2008 St. Luke the Evangelist Knights of Council 12455 Inside First Degree Vocations Sacred Vessels State Convention Council Meeting Peter’s Status Venerable Michael Men’s Retreat Issues and Action Softball Anyone? Happy Easter Mark your Calendars Vita Nova Pizza and
Vocations DVDs. March 30, Feast of Assumption
and K of C’s Day of the
Unborn Child. March 31. Pray for an
end to abortion. Council Meeting. Wednesday, April 2, meeting starts at Degree Exemplification
about PM. After the degree
and meeting adjournment (about there will be a member
social to welcome our new First
Degrees. Public Policy Issues
and Initiatives Committee
Meeting. Wednesday, April 9, Eucharistic Adoration
for Vocations. Friday, April 11. Pray for increased vocations. World Day of Prayer
for Vocations. April 12-13, Intention for weekend
masses. Pope Benedict’s
Visit to the for blessings and the
Success and Pancake Breakfast. Sunday, April 20. State Council Raffle
Ticket Returns Due. Monday, April 21 Members return sold
and unsold tickets to Mike Benigno, FS. Softball Tournament. Saturday, April 26, Price
Council Field. K of C State
Convention. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May
2-4. Men’s Ignatian Retreat. Friday and Saturday, June 20-21.
Center, First Degree St. Luke’s
Council meeting will take place at 2008. After an
abbreviated business meeting we
will open a First Degree
Exemplification for 11 candidates. Our Council’s
own team will confer the
Degree. Meeting agenda prior
to degree include: Charitable
requests, Vocations programs
(4/11-13), and Council softball team.
Note: Bring your card and rosary. Brothers, come and
observe this Degree. If it has been
a while since you made your
own First Degree, you will be
reminded of the beauty and dignity
of this ceremony. Join in and warmly welcome our new Brother
Knights. A reception will
follow the degree. Vocations On March 30, sponsoring a pizza
dinner for Vita Nova youth, followed
by showings of Supreme’s
Vocation DVDs -- the Priesthood and Religious
Life for Women. These were well
received by our youth a year ago. Father Joe designated
Eucharistic Adoration on Friday,
April 11 for the intention of
increasing vocations. Brother Mike Fober, Council Vocations
Director, will coordinate the Knights’
prayer vigil during adoration. Sunday
April 13 is the World Day of
Prayer for Vocations. Knights
should pray for vocations throughout the
weekend. Sacred Vessels At the March meeting,
Council appropriated $614 for
the purchase of a Side
Chalice, a Ciborium, and a Wine
Decanter made of precious
metals for Our Lord’s Body and
Blood. Included in this amount is $137
donated by Carpe Deum to the
Knights Unborn Victims of Violence In March, the Council
adopted a resolution urging the
NC General Assembly to pass the
proposed Unborn Victims of
Violence Bill (HB 263, SB 295). This
proposed legislation recognizes
the rights of the unborn child as a
separate and distinct victim, when
a crime is committed against a
mother and her unborn child.
Thirty-five other states have passed
similar legislation. The resolution encourages individual
efforts to inform, educate and
motivate, in a charitable manner,
elected representatives and
the public about the merits of
this proposed legislation. The Council’s
Public Policy Issues and Initiatives
Committee is 2 developing resource
materials (draft
letters, talking points, etc.) to facilitate such
contacts and educational efforts. March 31 is the Feast
of the Assumption and also K
of C’s “Day of the Unborn Child.” State Convention Jim Haag and Gary
Corsmeier are the Council’s
delegates to the State Convention, in May 2-5. To be
deliberated at that meeting is a State
version of our Council’s
proposed resolution (see above) urging the
NC General Assembly to
pass the proposed Unborn
Victims of Violence Bill. If the
State Convention adopts this
proposal, NC’s 11,000
Knights will mobilize to encourage adoption
of this prolife legislation to protect
the lives of NC’s unborn
children. Peter’s Status Peter is continuing to
progress physically, and it is
great see him at mass when he can get
there. He is exercising to
build leg and upper body strength. Peter’s brother
and wife will be going away April 19-28
and Peter can use some
assistance during that time. Call or e-mail
Jim Haag for specifics. Carl and Carla will be
moving to is looking for either
(1) a roommate at elsewhere or (2) an
alternative handicapped friendly living
option. If you know of a
person to share the apartment or other
housing possibilities, please
let Peter know via e-mail (peterbk@nc.rr.com) or give him a call at
368-7145. Venerable Servant Pope Benedict XVI
Saturday (3/15) approved a decree
recognizing the heroic virtue of Father
Michael J. McGivney, founder of
the Knights of declaration
significantly advances the priest's process
toward sainthood and gives
the parish priest the distinction
of "Venerable Servant of God."
If canonized, Father would be the
first American born priest to be so
honored. "All of us who
are members of the Knights of profoundly grateful
for this recognition of the
holiness of our founder," said
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.
"The strength of the Knights of
Columbus today is a testament to his
timeless vision, his holiness and his
ideals." Men’s Retreat What is God saying to
me at this moment of my life? There
seems to be so much going
on, so many “important” tasks, needs. When do I have time to even think
about this? My life is getting
more stressful and just
getting through the day is a blessing in
itself! Yes, I do need a time
of quiet and reflection, a time to
get a better perspective on the
deeper meaning of my life. I need to
get into closer contact with
God. I want to improve my
relationship with His Son. Come to C/Journeymen retreat.
It starts Friday June 20 at Saturday June 21
around environment -- a peaceful
and reflective setting for
meditation and prayerful walks around
the wooded landscape. Fr. Michael Proterra, S.J. will direct the retreat, drawing
on the Spiritual Exercises of St.
Ignatius of Loyola. The men are asked to
keep prayerful silence
after conferences and to ponder the
ideas, principles and approaches discussed. Father is available to
meet with participants
individually and Eucharist will be
celebrated daily. The $95 cost for the
two-day retreat includes
overnight room, two dinners, breakfast
and lunch. For further
information, call Jim Haag at 841-5817 or
Chris Taurence at 866-0886. This retreat is now open to
other area parishes. Issues and Action Brother Bill Dougherty
has called a meeting of the Public
Policy Issues and Action Committee
for April 9 from Committee’s
purpose is to identify, understand and
communicate Catholic positions in
response to public policies and to
encourage Knights to
individually take action as they are moved to do
so. This might involve
contacting public officials and
legislators to explain the Catholic teachings
on moral issues, e.g.,
embryonic stem cell research, end of life
decisions, euthanasia, and abortion. The Committee is
researching and developing responses
and materials to help
Brothers effectively convey
Catholic positions to
legislators, public officials and other citizens. Softball Anyone? Price Council #2546 is
holding a Knights of Tournament on
Saturday, April 26th, starting at invited to compete
against other K of C Councils. There is
a fee of $15 per player. Why
don’t we field a St. Luke’s Knights softball team?
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