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Newsletter for last January
Vol. 23 - No. 1 |
Knights Notes |
Jan 2012 |
Dinner |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Jan 10 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Social at 5:30 PM
Dinner at 6:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We celebrated with family in Kansas City and then traveled to Baltimore to visit Carol’s family. We have the opportunity to visit both sides of our families, and have a lot of fun.
The JANUARY 10th MEETING IS AT EDDIES FOR THE KNIGHTS AND WIVES DINNER. We will serve a fabulous meal ($20.00 each) and have the 7th-8th grade show choir from St. Bernadette to provide some entertainment. The calling tree will be contacting you soon. I’m looking forward to this event and hope for a good turnout.
On January 8th we have our Free-Throw Contest in the gym; if you would like to help out please contact me. Finally, don’t forget that we have a Pancake Breakfast on February 5th.
I wish everyone a HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
Rick West, GK
Pancake Breakfast
We are planning a pancake breakfast for Sunday morning, February 5, in the STM Social Hall from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. We had originally planned on holding this event on January 29, but had to change the date due to griddle availability. So this will be a Catholic Schools Week wrap-up event instead of a kick-off event. The profit from this breakfast will be used to fund a second scholarship for an 8th grade student going on to a Catholic high school.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Tim Wees
Ken Herfel
Jim Paladino
Mike McDonnell
Tom Koley
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Peter Franco
Jim Franco
Eddie Galas
Dale Widhalm
Ron Drawl
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Knights and Wives Dinner
As noted in the Grand Knight’s message, our annual Knights and Wives Dinner is on Tuesday evening, January 10, at Eddie’s in South Omaha. The social begins at 5:30 PM with dinner around 6:30 PM. Meal price is $20 per person (make checks payable to Knights of Columbus). This event replaces our regular monthly meeting. We are beginning our social hour at 5:30 PM so that Fr. Lewis can join us for a while before he must leave for another event. Please call Rick West or Greg Burrows if you have not yet been contacted by the calling tree.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Program
As described in last month’s newsletter, our Council will be participating in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Program at STM Church on Thursday evening, January 5, at 7:00 PM. Please plan on attending this inspiring program.
One Rose One Life
This year our One Rose One Life Campaign will be conducted as a second collection at the week-end Masses on January 21 and 22. The State Council is once again providing special envelopes for this collection (along with the prayer cards) to encourage a generous response. This collection helps many worthy pro-life programs in our state. Your tax-deductible donations (payable to “NE KC Pro-Life Foundation”) are greatly appreciated.
Blood Drive Results
At our blood drive on December 27, we had 21 people show up to give blood and 18 were able to give. In the drawing for a $50 Visa gift card the winning donor was Alice Rischling. This was our 29th blood drive and so far we have collected 716 pints of blood. Our next blood drive will be August 13, 2012..
Dues for 2012
As of December 31 slightly under half of our members have remitted their dues for 2012. If you received a bill and have not yet paid, please send your dues in soon so that you will be eligible for the dues refund drawing at our Knights and Wives dinner. Your timely response also helps us avoid the extra expense of sending out reminder notices.
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Newsletter for last February
Vol. 23 - No. 2 |
Knights Notes |
Feb 2012 |
Next Meeting is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Feb 14 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
Thanks to all who helped at the Pancake Breakfast, and attended. We had about 130 breakfasts served despite the bad weather that hindered the participation. Hopefully we will be able to match last year’s donation for a second scholarship to a graduating 8th grader attending a Catholic High School.
The meeting promises to be busy with the planning for the Fish Dinners in March. Also other upcoming events and sponsorships need to be decided upon. Also, this year’s convention is in Omaha in April and I am hoping for a few to be able to attend. It is a fun event, and hopefully we get more participation for at least part of the convention, something to think about. See you at the meeting.
Rick West, GK
Congratulations
Congratulations to Phil Franco who was honored as Knight of the Year at our Knights and Wives Dinner last month. Thank you, Phil, for all your efforts in helping our parish and our Council.
We also extend congratulations to Larry Houlton who won the dues refund drawing at the dinner.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Jason Widhalm
Larry Hoskinson
George Kramer
Dave Dickmeyer
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Scot Adams
Brett Fowler
John Pfeiffer
Rick West
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First Fish Dinner Is March 2
All of our fish dinners will be in March this year, and the first one is coming up soon – Friday, March 2. Hopefully we will have nicer weather for that dinner than we had for our pancake breakfast. We are anticipating a larger than normal crowd on March 2 because we hope to be drawing additional customers who will also be attending the 3 on 3 basketball tournament that is also scheduled for that same weekend.
We hope you are planning to join us at the dinner. More importantly, we hope you will be able to volunteer your help at these dinners to assure their success. You can volunteer at our February meeting, or simply contact Rick West or Greg Burrows to sign up. The last two dinners will be on March 16 and March 30.
One Rose One Life
We conducted our One Rose One Life Campaign at the weekend Masses on January 21 and 22. A few more donations also came in on the following weekend. The grand total was $836.00, a truly remarkable response.
Buck-a-Month
Our Buck-a-Month pro-life campaign is continuing. So far we have received contributions totaling about $580. This fund drive continues through the end of February. You can donate simply by putting your check (payable to “NE KC Pro-Life Foundation”) in an envelope marked “Buck-a-Month” and dropping it in the collection basket at STM weekend Masses.
Dues for 2012
As of the first full week of February there are still 22 members who still owe dues for 2012. If you have not yet paid for 2012 (and you are not an Honorary Life member), please send in your dues as soon as possible. You cannot receive your membership card for 2012 until your dues have been paid. Our Council depends on your dues to help us meet our expenses and to support numerous charitable endeavors for our Church, school and community. Our Council also incurs extra expenses to send out reminder notices. If you have any questions about your dues, please contact Greg Burrows at 402-346-4081 or e-mail at gburrows1@msn.com..
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Newsletter for last March
Vol. 23 - No. 3 |
Knights Notes |
Mar 2012 |
Next Meeting is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Mar 13 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
Thank you to all who helped out at our first fish dinner at STM in 2012. We had a very busy night with a steady crowd all the way to closing. We ended up serving about 515 meals, and had 16 rounds of the meat raffle. I hope to see everyone at the next two fish dinners on March 16th and March 30th.
Rick West, GK
Dues for 2012
As of February month end we are still looking for dues from 16 members. If you have not yet paid for 2012 (and you are not an Honorary Life member), please send in your dues as soon as possible. If you have any questions about your dues, please contact Greg Burrows (346-4081 or e-mail gburrows1@msn.com).
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Dale Burks
Paul Stolinski
Ed Kros
Ted Reis
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Joe Kawa
Larry Houlton
John London
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Fish Dinners – 1 Down, 2 to Go
Our first fish dinner, held on March 2, is now history. As noted in the Grand Knight’s message we served 515 meals and conducted 16 rounds on the meat raffle. Thank you to all who helped make this first dinner a success. Hopefully our next two dinners (March 16 and 30) will be at least as successful as this first one.
Tootsie Roll Drive
Our Tootsie Roll drive occurs the weekend after Easter this year (April 13, 14 and 15). As usual, we will be collecting at No Frills Grocery and Westlake Ace Hardware at 50th & G Street. Please sign up to help at our March meeting, at our fish dinners, or by contacting Greg Burrows (346-4081 or e-mail gburrows1@msn.com). This will be the last year this drive will be held in April. Future drive will be in October to avoid scheduling conflicts with Easter.
Pro-Life Collections
Our One Rose One Life collection was very successful again this year. The updated total for this drive is $916. Our Buck-a-Month campaign brought in another $629 so far this year. This means a combined total exceeding $1,500 to support pro-life causes in Nebraska. A big “Thank you” to all the Knights, and to many other parishioners as well, who contributed to this success.
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Newsletter for last April
Vol. 23 - No. 4 |
Knights Notes |
Apr 2012 |
Next Meeting is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Apr 10 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
Well, we served 1438 meals in all the fish dinners in March. In all the meals, we were pretty close to the amount of food needed and anything left over from the first two meals went to the Stephen Center or the Siena Francis House, a very generous donation. I had quite a few individuals comment how much they enjoyed the dinner and stated they had a nice time. I think the warmer weather helped to get people out, and socializing; also the 3 on 3 tournament helped. Thanks to all who helped make this successful, we could not have this success without everyone’s help and participation.
April promises to be busy. The second weekend brings the Tootsie Roll Drive; call Greg if you want to help; he has many openings. We also have Divine Mercy Sunday that same weekend. The end of the month brings the State Convention; hopefully a few of you will attend some of this event which is in La Vista this year. Please let me know if you would like to assume an officer position. Nominations will be accepted at our May meeting. See you at the next meeting.
Rick West, GK
William McDonnell – R.I.P.
In your prayers please remember our Brother Knight William McDonnell who passed away on March 11. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all our deceased Brother Knights, rest in peace.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Kevin Zemann
Tim Widhalm
Mark Novotny
Matt Wolbach
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Gregg Pfeifer
Rich Reeder
Joe Mollner
David Handlos
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Fish Dinners – Successful Again
The fish dinners for 2012 are now over and we are happy to report another successful year. We served over 1400 meals, and received several nice compliments. The meat raffle was also very successful. Thank you to Mark Brown for coordinating the meat prizes.
Tootsie Roll Drive
Our Tootsie Roll drive is coming up the weekend after Easter (April 13, 14 and 15). There are still some open time slots that need volunteers. We will be collecting at No Frills Grocery and Westlake Ace Hardware at 50th & G Street. Please sign up at our April meeting, or contact Greg Burrows (402-346-4081 or gburrows1@msn.com) to volunteer.
State Convention
Our Knights of Columbus State Convention is coming up on the last weekend of this month (Friday - Sunday, April 27, 28, 29). This year the convention will be at Embassy Suites in La Vista. If you are interested in attending any of the convention events (Award’s Banquet on Friday evening, Saturday morning program and lunch, or the State Banquet on Saturday evening), please let Greg Burrows know by phone or e-mail (402-346-4081 or gburrows1@msn.com) by Sunday, April 8. This deadline is needed in order to get our meal reservations in on time. Your spouse is invited too. Check the convention materials link on the state web site (http://www.nebraskakofc.org/) for additional information. Our Council has agreed to purchase the meal tickets for the first ten Knights and wives who respond by April 8.
Mother’s Day Flower Sale
On Mother’s Day weekend (May 12 & 13) we will once again be selling roses after each Mass to benefit Essential Pregnancy Services. We could use a couple volunteers for each Mass to handle this. Please sign up at our April meeting or contact Greg Burrows (346-4081 or gburrows1@msn.com) to volunteer.
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Newsletter for last May
Vol. 22 - No. 5 |
Knights Notes |
May 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, May 10 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
Thanks to all who assisted with our final fish fry and with our Tootsie Roll drive; both events continue to be successful. The two eighth grade scholarship winners will soon be decided and the recipients awarded during the graduation ceremony. Six students competed.
Greg and I attended the State Convention in Kearney. Our Council received the Columbian Award and STM student Audra Pflug was awarded second place in the Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest. Pictures showing presentations of these awards should soon be available on our web site (after they are posted on the state web site). It is neat to have our Council recognized this way. Plan on attending with us next year when the convention will be held in La Vista.
Please let me know if you would like to assume an officer position. Nominations will be accepted at our May meeting. See you there.
Rick West, GK
Welcome New Member
This month we welcome Joseph Godek as the newest member of our Council. Joseph transferred from St. John Vianney Council. Welcome, Joseph.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Mel Harmon
Phil Franco
Don Dworak
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John Fischer
Cliff Finney
Sam Sacco
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Fish Dinners Very Successful
We are happy to report another successful year for our fish dinners. We served over 1500 meals and we will realize a profit of over $4,000. Overall results would likely have been even better had we not had to contend with rainy weather for our last dinner. Nevertheless, our overall results closely parallel those of last year. Our meat raffle at the fish dinners was an outstanding success this year. We sold over $1,500 in chances compared with about $900 last year (over a 50% gross increase)! Thank you to Mark Brown for arranging our purchase of the meat prizes.
The Stephen Center benefited from our fish dinner leftovers. Our donations included four pans of macaroni & cheese, one pan of green beans and one pan of jello.
Parish Festival
Our annual parish festival is coming soon. The date is Sunday, June 12. The Knights will once again be serving a chicken dinner. This year it will be served in the gym instead of the social hall. We can use several volunteers to help serve this dinner. Please sign up at our May meeting. Or you can contact Greg Burrows (phone 402-346-4081 or e-mail gburrows1@msn.com) to volunteer.
Tootsie Roll Drive
We collected $1,225.01 in our Tootsie Roll drive this year. This closely matches last year’s total of $1213.14. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the drive. The Madonna School will also be very grateful to receive nearly half of this collection.
Mother’s Day Flower Sale
On Mothers Day weekend (May 7 & 8) we will once again be selling roses in the vestibule after each Mass to benefit Essential Pregnancy Services. The suggested donation for each rose is $5.00. Please consider checking the sale table after Mass to see if your assistance might be needed in serving customers, and also to purchase a rose for that special mother in your life.
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Newsletter for last June
Vol. 22 - No. 6 |
Knights Notes |
Jun 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Jun 14 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
I hope that everyone has had time to get your garden and flowers planted. With the Fish Dinners completed, and no garage sale activities, we were able to have a quiet month in May. We will be serving a chicken dinner in the gym on the afternoon of the festival from 12 to 6. Thank you to all who have agreed to help.
Luckily Omaha has not had to suffer any of the destruction like that which occurred in Joplin, Missouri. I am hoping that we can donate as a council to help; if you would like to donate individually, the Columbia Magazine gave the following information:
Donations to the victims of the recent tornadoes may be mailed to:
Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc.
One Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT 06510
Specify "Tornado Fund" on your donation. You could also bring your donation to the next meeting and we will make sure it is distributed. Hope to see you there.
Rick West, GK
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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James Ryan
Lacy Kirk Sr
Steven Dibelka
John McDonnell
Charles Chylinski
Jim Janda
Ed Jankowski Jr
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Mark Brown
James Linenbrink
Tom McGrail
Kurt Theiler
Gerald Hassett
Pat McNally
Dan Sobetski
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Officers for New Fraternal Year
At our April meeting a slate of candidates for the following officer positions was announced. The slate is:
Grand Knight … Rick West
Deputy G.K. … Phil Franco
Recorder … Tom Walsh
Treasurer … Rick Reeder
Chancellor … Jeremy Askren
Warden … Bud Chase
Inside Guard … Pat McNally
Outside Guard … Paul Reed
One Year Trustee … Greg Hansen
Two Year Trustee … George Bayer
Three Year Trustee … Mike Stahmer
All officers will be inducted during our potluck supper in July.
Parish Festival
As noted in last month’s newsletter our parish festival is Sunday, June 12. Our Council will be serving a chicken dinner in the gym (not the social hall) from noon to 6:00 PM. Thank you to those Knights who have volunteered their time and talent for this activity. The festival needs the support of everyone to assure that this festival is a success.
Scholarship Winners
The essay contest conducted to determine recipients for our Council scholarships ended up with an exact tie for the top two contestants. So, instead of awarding a $1000 and a $500 scholarship, we awarded two $750 scholarships. Congratulations to Nina Theiler (Mercy High) and Jacob Domayer (Creighton Prep).
Mother’s Day Flower Sale
The sale of roses at the Masses for Mother’s Day brought in $495.00 for Essential Pregnancy Services. EPS is most grateful for this support.
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Newsletter for last July
Vol. 22 - No. 7 |
Knights Notes |
Jul 2011 |
Family Potluck |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Jul 12 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Dinner at 6:00 PM
STM Social Hall |
Message from the Grand Knight
Our Installation of Officers and Potluck Dinner will begin around 6:00 PM on Tuesday July 12th in the Social Hall. Calling tree will be contacting you to bring desserts or salad/vegetable dishes. Hopefully our new District Deputy will be able to do the installation. The complete slate of officers is printed below. A big “thanks” to all of you who will continue in your present positions and also to our new officers. Hope to see you there for this fun event for all who can attend.
I hope we can have a good attendance to the Priest Appreciation Dinner slated for Monday July 25th. Our council will again support those attending by splitting the cost of the dinner. We also hope to give a donation to the Fourth Degree to help with the expenses for this event. We will meet at 5:00 PM in the church parking lot for those who would like to car pool to Mount Michael.
Hope to see you at these events.
Rick West, GK
Dues Status
As of the end of June we have only five members who still owe dues for this year. If you are among these, please send in your payment as soon as possible. Your attention to this is greatly appreciated.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Ben Hull
Tony Widhalm
Roger Scheiding
Tom Walsh
Fr. Tom Magnuson
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Brian Hire
Bud Chase Jr
Lee Monson
George Heaston
Tom Widhalm
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Family Potluck Dinner
With Installation of Officers
We hope you are planning to join us for our annual family potluck and installation of officers on July 12 at 6:00 PM in the Social Hall. Hopefully, by the time you read this, you will have already been contacted by one of our officers regarding your plans to attend. If not, then please let Rick West or Greg Burrows know if you do plan to attend. We are asking that you bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to the potluck. Our council will be providing fried chicken and drinks. The officers for the new fraternal year are noted in the lower left corner.
Priest Appreciation Dinner
The annual Priest Appreciation Dinner at Mount Michael in Elkhorn is Monday, July 25. This is a Knights-only event. Our Council reimburses $10 of the $20 meal price for members who attend. Sign up at our Family Potluck or let Rick West or Greg Burrows know by July 12 if you plan to attend. If you would like to car pool to the dinner, plan to meet on the STM parking lot no later than 5:15 PM.
Blood Drive Scheduled for Aug 8
Our Council will once again be hosting the Red Cross Bloodmobile on Monday, August 8, here at St. Thomas More from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Contact Paul Reed (554-1519) if you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions. You may also sign up to donate by going to the web site for the Red Cross (www.redcrossblood.org).
New Entertainment Books
The new 2012 edition of the Entertainment Book is scheduled for delivery during the last week of July. We will begin selling them at weekend Masses around the end of August. Your help with selling at the weekend Masses or perhaps even where you work would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Greg Burrows with any questions.
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Newsletter for last August
Vol. 22 - No. 8 |
Knights Notes |
Aug 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Aug 9 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
As summer winds down, our council can look forward to another year. Our family has been vacationing these past two weeks; first a trip to Baltimore to visit with Carol’s family, and then Jake and I went to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for a week with the Boy Scouts. An adventuresome two weeks. I hope many of you were able to attend the Priest Appreciation Dinner and have an enjoyable time. I would like to thank everyone who attended the Installation of Officers also.
We’ll start off activities with a blood drive, and sales of the new Entertainment Book. We need to schedule a Pancake Breakfast at the next meeting and look to see if any clubs, schools, etc. at STM are in need of some funding. Finally, we need to look to recruit new members. I need ideas as to what we can do to get individuals interested. We have a great group, and we need to promote. Hope to see you at the next meeting.
Rick West, GK
Newsletter Via e-mail
Did you know that you can receive this newsletter via e-mail and save postage expenses for our Council? Simply send a request to gburrows1@msn.com if you would like to sign up for this alternative.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Don Buxter
Don Schmeits
Heath Mello
Paul Reed
Ed Bergin
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Brad Wiese
Fred Cottone
Patrick Foster
Eric Wieczorek
Ed Nicola
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Blood Drive on August 8
As announced in last month’s newsletter, and in the STM Sunday bulletin, our Council will be hosting the Red Cross Bloodmobile on Monday, August 8, here at St. Thomas More from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Blood donors play a vital life-saving role and summer vacations often impact the availability of blood donors. How awesome is it to consider that your small investment of time on the bloodmobile could literally save someone’s life?
Contact Paul Reed (554-1519) if you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions. You may also sign up to donate by going to the web site for the Red Cross (www.redcrossblood.org) and find the St. Thomas More drive.
Your Pro-Life Dollars At Work
We recently received our Buck-a-Month rebate from the State Council based on the donations we collected in this year’s campaign. The rebate amount was $368.00. This is money we can use to fund pro-life efforts of our own choosing. One donation we made this year was $150 toward the purchase of crucifixes for the new Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate.
The Nebraska State Council also donated toward this same cause. In a recent e-mail from the State Pro-Life Chair Couple (Bob and Anita Finger) Bob Finger noted: “I was so impressed with Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate that I brought it to the state council for a second time; (we had already given them the $200 check for the crucifixes). The state council voted another $2500 for them. These are good men and women at Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate with strong faith in Our Lord. So I hope to keep this as an annual giving for this organization. “
Your donations to our One Rose One Life and Buck-a-Month fund-raisers help make these types of pro-life initiatives possible by the Knights of Columbus.
New Entertainment Books Are Here
The new 2012 Entertainment Books have arrived. We will begin selling them at weekend Masses around the end of August. The price is $30 (same as last year). Your help with selling at the weekend Masses or perhaps even where you work would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Greg Burrows with any questions or offers of help.
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Newsletter for last September
Vol. 22 - No. 9 |
Knights Notes |
Sep 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Sep 13 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
This fall promises to be a busy time for the STM Knights. First we will try something new with a pancake dinner and bingo on September 10th. Hopefully it will turn out to be a fun evening. The Corporate Communion is scheduled in October, along with continued sales of the Entertainment Books. We have a number of people that have stepped up and are volunteering for these events, and I thank each and every one of you.
The football season is upon us and, with the first win under our belt, I know everyone is hoping for a good season for Nebraska.
See you at the next meeting, or at the Pancake Dinner.
Rick West, GK
Entertainment Books
Sales are now in progress for the new 2012 edition of the Entertainment Book. As of this writing 24 books have been sold. We can really use your help in promoting sales. Remember, Entertainment Books also make great gifts. You can purchase them at the weekend Masses, at the rectory, or by calling Greg Burrows (346-4081). Many thanks to all those who have helped thus far.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Pat Boettger
Dave Hayes
Joe Pfeifer
Marv Maher
Max Burbach
Rich McNally
Joseph Godek
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John Montgomery
Dave Fox
George Bayer
Sam Meehan
Fr. Ryan Lewis
Tom Lebeda
Al Pfeifer
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Pancake Dinner Plus Bingo
Instead of a Pancake Breakfast to start off the new school year, we are going to try a Pancake Dinner. Please join us on September 10th in the Social Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. As an added attraction, we will also be playing bingo during this dinner. Please contact Rick West to volunteer your time and talent to make this event a success.
Corporate Communion
Our Corporate Communion this fall is scheduled for Sunday, October 16th, at the 9:30 AM Mass. After Mass there will be a breakfast in the Social Hall. Please reserve this date for you and your family to attend. We will meet in the school lobby at 9:15 AM and process in as a group to the Mass.
Welcome George Kramer
This month we welcome a Brother Knight, George Kramer, as our Council’s newest member. George recently transferred into our Council from Council 5695 in South Dakota. Welcome, Brother Kramer.
Blood Drive Results
Paul Reed received the following Thank You from the Red Cross following our recent blood drive:
Thank you for coordinating the American Red Cross blood drive held August 8th. Because of your efforts, there are a total of 20 new pints of blood now available for patient care. Your blood drive had a goal of 20, and 24 people presented to donate resulting in 20 productive units. Please let everyone know how much we appreciate their support.
During every season, throughout every community across the nation, hospitals and patients rely on the American Red Cross to meet their needs for blood products. In turn, the American Red Cross relies on the generosity and dedication of its coordinators, volunteers and donors to support its life-saving mission. Without you, we could not save lives. You are the lifeblood of our organization and we are so grateful for you and all that you do. Thank you!
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Newsletter for last October
Vol. 22 - No. 10 |
Knights Notes |
Oct 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Oct 11 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
I cannot believe it is the beginning of October and we still have not had our Pancake Dinner. I would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers while I was in the hospital. Without these, I would not be home today and continuing on my road to recovery. On October 2nd, I was even able to attend mass at STM for the first time in about a month.
Our Corporate Communion is scheduled for October 16th at the 9:30 AM Mass. After Mass there will be a breakfast in the social hall. Please reserve this date for you and your family to attend. Out next meeting is on October 11th in the Knights room. Hope to see you there.
Rick West, GK
Mass for Deceased Knights
The Michael P Dowling Fourth Degree Assembly will again sponsor the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for all deceased Sir Knights and Brother Knights in the greater Omaha area who have passed away since November 6th of last year. The Mass will be held in the Dowd Memorial Chapel on the Boystown Campus Saturday, November 5th, at 5:30 PM. All Knights and their families are welcome to attend.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Mike Donohue Sr
Jason Froschheiser
Mike Stahmer
Jim Ponec
Al Kula
Jack Monzingo
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Rev Mr Terry Ficenec
Tom Kraus
Marcus Faltys
Jim Miriovsky
Greg Hansen
Frank Rayer
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Corporate Communion
Our Corporate Communion this fall will be on Sunday, October 16th, at the 9:30 AM Mass. After Mass there will be a brunch in the Social Hall. The price for this meal is just $5.00 per person (a very attractive price for a very delicious meal). All Council members, along with wives and children, are invited to attend.
If you have not been contacted about attending this event by Sunday, October 9, you can call either Rick West (554-1134) or Greg Burrows (346-4081) to confirm your reservation. We need attendance counts in order to plan for seating at Mass and for the food order.
Plan to meet in the school lobby at 9:15 AM so we can process in as a group to the Mass. Please park your car so that you do not block anybody in the parking lot after Mass (or get blocked in yourself after the meal).
Entertainment Books
Sales are continuing for the 2012 edition of the Entertainment Book. As of this writing only 39 books have been sold, so we are quite a bit behind of where we were at the same time last year. We can really use your help in promoting sales. The holiday season is approaching and Entertainment Books make great gifts. The sales have now concluded at the weekend Masses, but you can still purchase one at the rectory, or by calling Greg Burrows (346-4081). We will also be selling the books at the parish dinner (November 20) and at the Peddler’s Market (November 30).
Christmas Cards
We have some Christmas Cards available but we will not be selling them at Church. The demand for Christmas Cards seems to be getting less and less each year. In case you are interested you will be able to buy them at our Corporate Communion, at the parish dinner, and at the Peddler’s Market. Or call Greg Burrows (346-4081).
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Newsletter for last November
Vol. 22 - No. 11 |
Knights Notes |
Nov 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Nov 8 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
Officers at 7:00 PM
Regular at 7:30 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
Here it is the beginning of the holiday season and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I am doing fairly well health wise and hopefully will be back to work soon. I just cannot believe the good will that God has given me and all the prayers that have gone out wishing me a quick recovery from my accident. Thank you to all.
November’s meeting brings a number of events that need to be decided and I hope that we have a good attendance. We are in need of volunteers at the Parish Dinner to sell Entertainment books. Decisions on the raffle calendars, gifts, and the Knights and Wives Dinner will be explored, along with other items.
I hope to see you at the November meeting.
Rick West, GK
Christmas Cards
We do still have a few Christmas Cards available for sale. In case you are interested you will be able to buy them at the parish dinner and at the Peddler’s Market.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Ed Koley
Bud Popp
Dan Dutch
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Greg Burrows
Lad Hanus
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Peddler’s Market
Our Council will have a table at the Peddler’s Market on November 30. We will use this opportunity to sell our Entertainment Books and Christmas Cards. We will also be selling the STM raffle calendars to help our parish with that fundraiser. A member of the scrip team will likely join our table as well to sell scrip gift cards. Why not think about supporting our church and school by purchasing some of these items for yourself or for Christmas giving?
Entertainment Books
Sales are continuing for the 2012 edition of the Entertainment Book. We still need to sell another 40 books in order to reach our profit goal. We definitely need your help in promoting sales. The holiday season is approaching and Entertainment Books make great gifts. You can purchase one at the rectory, or by calling Greg Burrows (402-346-4081). We will also be selling the books at the parish dinner (November 20) and at the Peddler’s Market (November 30).
Holiday Blood Drive
Why not give the gift of life during this upcoming holiday season? Our council will once again be sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday afternoon, December 27. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the school that day between 2:00 and 6:00 PM. You can log on to www.redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment. Or call Paul Reed (402-554-1519) to volunteer or to get any additional information.
Mass for Deceased Knights
The Michael P Dowling Fourth Degree Assembly will again sponsor the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for all deceased Sir Knights and Brother Knights in the greater Omaha area who have passed away since November 6th of last year. The Mass will be held in the Dowd Memorial Chapel on the Boystown Campus Saturday, November 5th, at 5:30 PM. All Knights and their families are welcome to attend.
Our Council is fortunate this year in that no member has passed away since this Mass was held last year.
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Newsletter for last December
Vol. 22 - No. 12 |
Knights Notes |
Dec 2011 |
Next Meeting Is |
Fr. Clement Bracht of St. Thomas More Council No. 10184 |
Tuesday, Dec 13 |
www.nebraskakofc.org/kc10184 |
TIME CHANGE
All Members at 6:00 PM |
Message from the Grand Knight
As you can see by this newsletter we have a busy time ahead. In addition to all the activities noted in the other articles, we also have our annual free-throw contest coming up on Sunday, January 8. And we hope to help celebrate Catholic Schools week with a pancake breakfast on Sunday, January 29.
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
See you at the December meeting at 6:00 PM.
Rick West, GK
Our Lady of Guadalupe Program
Our Council will be participating in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Program on Thursday, January 5, at 7:00 PM at STM Church. This program features an icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe that has been blessed by Pope Benedict XVI and also touched to the original image of Holy Mary of Guadalupe on St. Juan Diego’s tilma. Please plan on joining your Brother Knights and STM parishioners that evening.
Give the Gift of Life
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at STM school on Tuesday, December 27, between 2:00 and 6:00 PM. You can log on to www.redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment. Or call Paul Reed (402-554-1519) to volunteer or to get any additional information.
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Happy Birthday This Month To
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Mike Allan
Bob Maher
Ron Nollette
John Maloney
Fr. Hahn
Fr. Wild
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Jeremy Askren
Zyg Moritz
Charles Janousek
Bob Sledge
John Hassett
Jim Paladino Jr
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December Meeting at 6:00 PM
There is a parish mission at St. Thomas More at 7:00 PM on both Monday, December 12 and Tuesday, December 13. So that our Council members can attend both our December meeting and the mission service, we will hold our meeting this month at 6:00 PM.
Knights and Wives Dinner
Our annual Knights and Wives Dinner will be on January 10 at Eddie’s in South Omaha. Please plan on coming to enjoy a great meal and social event in the company of your brother Knights and wives. We will begin our social hour at 5:30 PM so that Fr. Lewis can join us for a while before he must leave for another event.
Dues for 2012
Billing statements for annual dues are going out with this month’s newsletter (except for those members who have attained Honorary Life status). If your dues are received by the time of our Knights & Wives dinner on January 10, then your payment could be refunded if you are the lucky winner in the dues refund drawing at that dinner. You need not be present at the dinner to win, but why miss out on the food and fun?
Also included with the statements is a worksheet for recording your charitable activities during 2011. This data is accumulated from all K of C Councils and then the totals are reported in the Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity. Please take a few moments to fill out this form and then return it with your dues so that your good works can be reflected in this survey. If you don’t know exact figures, then simply estimate as best you can. These worksheets are needed by January 15 in order to be included in the survey.
Buck-a-Month
Our Council is once again participating in the Buck-a-Month program to generate funds for pro-life causes. The suggested donation is $12 (Buck-a-Month), but any amount is appreciated. If you want your donation to be tax-deductible please make your check payable to “NE KC Pro-Life Foundation” (your check for dues is payable to “Knights of Columbus”). Your donation can be mailed to Greg Burrows, 2117 S. 38th Ave, Omaha, NE 68105, or place it in an envelope marked “Buck-a-Month” and drop it in the collections basket at STM Church. All donations need to be in by March 1.
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