KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Father Father Flanagan of Boys Town Council #652
at Saint Cecilia Parish

November 2008

November Events


November 1, 2008   	 Memento Mori 5:30 p.m. Mass at Boys Town.

November 4, 2008  	 Business Meeting 7:30 pm, Rosary 7:15 pm,  Lay Apostolate Cntr
			 First Degree,  6:30 p.m.  

November 9, 2008	 Corporate Communion, St. Cecilia’s 9:30 a.m. Mass

November 18, 2008	 Officers Meeting 8:00 p.m. Lay Apostolate Cntr   (All are welcome)

November 24, 2008	 St. Joseph Villa Bingo



December Events

December 2, 2008 Christmas Party, Pot-luck, with Santa The new Social Center December 7, 2008 Blood Drive at St. Cecilia. December 16, 2008 Officers Meeting 8:00 p.m. Lay Apostolate Cntr (All are welcome)

FIRST DEGREE BEFORE MEETING

    Not only is November 4th election day but we are having a first degree ceremony before our meeting.  If you know of anyone who wants to be a knight, have them be at our meeting room in the Lay Apostolate Center at 6:15.  If we get started by 6:30 we will begin the Rosary at 7:15 and have our meeting at 7:35.
Vote early.

Grand Knight’s Message

    We had a successful October with a great turnout for our Spaghetti Dinner & "Meet & Greet" night at the new Parish Center.  A special thanks to Steve LaGreca and Tony Romero for all there work on both of those events.  We had 3 potential new members come to the "Meet & Greet , that's great, however we still need to find some additional new members to join our council.  I would like to challenge each one of you to find a new member this year.  Don't forget our Christmas Potluck dinner on December 2nd and the Blood Drive on December 7th.

See you soon,
Tim Lammers, Grand Knight

RING TOSS AT THE FESTIVAL

    The ring toss at St. Cecilia Festival went very well.  Business was good, of course the weather being fine, helped.  Thanks to Brother Knight Tom Werner for making our booth so we could use it.  And thanks to all that helped run the booth, Jack Arkfeld, Tom Werner, Dick Satifroff, Joe Schuster, John Blaiotta, Joe Saniuk, Mike O’Conner, and Pete Larson and several Cathedral students.
This year we charged, ten cents a ring, which also helped.   So we totaled:
12 – 2     2 – 4    4 – 6   
  946       576      820  =  2342  Divided  by $0.25  =  $585.50        Pete Larson Chairman.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE

    Buying life insurance is something that’s easy to put off until tomorrow.  And if your life is as busy as mine, tomorrow can easily become next week, next month, or even next year.  I’d like to make a personal plea that you not make that mistake.  Before this Fall is over, make an appointment to visit with me, your professional Knights of Columbus agent.  I’ll work with you to put a plan in place that will help your family when that help is most needed.
   We all know someone whose health, instantly and seemingly out-of-the-blue, changes.  You may think this can’t happen to you.  Think again.  And keep in mind that no one will ring a bell warning you that your health is about to change.  Medical technology has turned many diseases previously termed “death sentences” into very treatable conditions.  What medical advances haven’t changed, however, is that being diagnosed with one of these diseases will dramatically affect your ability to purchase life insurance coverage.  Don’t wait until it’s too late.  Call me today.
   Your Knights of Columbus insurance program is second to none.  Knights of Columbus life insurance represents a safety net for Catholic families that’s unsurpassed, and we’re proud of that.  We’re also concerned.  Why?  Because there are many Knights of Columbus members who have no life insurance with us.  I suspect that, for many of those members, tomorrow has become next week, next month or next year.  Don’t be one of them.  Don’t wait for the bell to ring.  It isn’t going to.

Knights of Columbus Insurance, Field Agent Steve Kluthe
1010 S 38th Ave
Omaha, Ne 68105
Office 402-502-5973
Cell 402-960-3179
Steve.Kluthe@KofC.ORG

ANNUAL MEMENTO MORI MASS

    Our annual Memento Mori Mass will be held at Boys Town Chapel on November 1, 5:30 p.m.  This year we will be honoring three brother knights that have passed away in the last year.
John E. North 05/06/08,
Past Financial Secretary, Richard F. Vrchlavsky 02/18/08
and Brother Andrew Sorensen O.S.B. 11/03/07.
Please try and attend this Mass and pray for our departed brothers.

Corporate Communion

    On May 21 we will gather to celebrate Mass at Saint St. Cecilia Cathedral at 9:30 A.M. on November 9th.  The Eucharist was both defined as the Sacrament of unity and the Sacrament of Assembly.  Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve our Church, our Community and our Country in his name.
We will sit in the first few pews in church.  Hope to see many of you there.

AN ELECTION PRAYER

    Heavenly Father you call all your children to live in freedom.  You accomplish this by giving us all a cooperative sprit of care and concern for each other and the ability to know what is best for our own spiritual and temporal lives.  In our upcoming election despite he failure of our American press, make clear in the minds of voters the true intention of all politicians.  Give us pro-life leaders who will defend the lives of the innocent and work to provide the basic goods of life for all our citizens through passing laws that create opportunities for personal freedom of religion, economic opportunity for all who need work and a fair and just tax system in federal, state and local communities.  May our election be protected from fraud and abuse so that all may feel they have done their part in participating in democracy’s cause.
    Holy Mary, Mother of the Americas, pray for our nation that it would become worthy to live in peace and harmony with all other nations.   Amen.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS

Brother Bruce Birge, Joseph Troia Father of Brother John Troia, Brother Fred Ferraro, Christine Worthing Wife of Brother Joseph Worthing and Velma Timmerman, Brother Frank Niemeyer’s Grandmother who passed away on March 18, 2008.

NOMENTO MORI

Please pray for the souls of:
John E. North 				05/06/08
Worthy Trustee Richard F. Vrchlavsky		02/18/08
Judy Satiroff, Wife of Brother Dick Satiroff	01/24/08
Brother Andrew Sorensen O.S.B.		11/03/07	
John J. Parr				09/01/07		
Msgr. Edgar Wortmann			08/31/07
Robert Bidroski				08/21/07
Dr Paul Wachter, DDS			08/20/07
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

MEMBER BIRTHDAYS

If you see one of these members this month, wish him happy birthday.

Gary Mousel		11/02	    Anthony Filipcic	11/14  	  Eric Peterson		11/22
Ryan Smith		11/02	    Tom Stutzka		11/15	  Sidney Smith		11/25
David Folda		11/06	    Francis Niemeyer	11/15 	  Michael Barrett	11/25
Joseph Ferrante		11/07	    Robert Wachter	11/16	  James Crampton	11/26
Peter Larson		11/09	    James Oiler		11/17	  Kevin Kleinsasser	11/27 
Robert Eischeid		11/09	    Daniel Coulter	11/18	  Douglas Sell		11/27  
Paul Lehn Jr		11/10       John “Jack”Arkfeld	11/20	  Leo Murnan		11/28
Mark Morehouse		11/11       Rev. Val Peter	11/20	  John Steensen		11/30   
Robert Blacklock  	11/13       Ronald Burkle	11/20	  Daniel Hahn		11/30
Jim Elliston		11/13       Robert Bogard	11/22	   			

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