Knights of Columbus

ST. ANTHONY’S COUNCIL 8384 November 2009

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Grand Knight’s Message

9th (Thursday) Brother Knights & Families,
-Membership Meeting
7:00 pm in the Kutsch December is now already here? Huh? This fraternal year is becoming a
Conference Room blur! Recapping November activities, thankfully there were only four?
8 members served up omelets to students from Loras College at their
12th & 13th (Weekend) Antioch weekend in Placid on Nov. 8th. The Nov. 26th, Donna Ginter
Finger Rosaries after Annual Turkey Dinner project went quite well; more members and their
all Masses to promote families participated, 11+ volunteers helped out. At least 22 members
devotion to Mary and families attended the KC communal mass on Nov. 28th; quite good
considering we (the council) hadn’t done one in a long time. Finally,
25th (Friday)
the Nov. 29 Omelet breakfast was successful. My thanks to all who
Christmas Day!
volunteered for these activities. The Nov. family of the month is Shawn
Carrol family, for all their time w/the Turkey Dinner project. On behalf
Every 3rd Thursday-
of the council, congratulations and best wishes go to both Mr. & Mrs.
7:45 am Mass, -
John Balong and Mr. & Mrs. Roger Maiers, on the occasion of their 40th
Special Intention for
and 50th Wedding Anniversaries. Also, Roger Maiers is the November
the Living and
Knight of the month, recognizing his years of service to the parish and
Deceased Members of
our council.
KC Council 8384

SPECIAL DECEMBER ACTIVITIES

9th Business Meeting & Honorary Degree at 7 pm – 2 members are

undergoing Honorary Life degrees w/refreshments after the meeting. Don’t forget the
matching drawing…the pot is growing. Please be here on time.

12th & 13th Finger Rosaries to be distributed after all Masses. This event is scheduled to coincide
with the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12th. and is intended to encourage devotion
to Mary. We are giving these rosaries free!!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! – Contact Mike Carr soon! - 563-519-1466 or mcarr87@gmail.com.

On behalf of the officers, myself and the members, my most sincere wishes to one and
all.
A Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year.

Respectfully,
Bob Mollman, GK #8384
 Chaplain’s Message

The season of Advent that began on November 29 has been known as

a Season of Hope. Advent is a time in our liturgical year for the Catholic
faithful and other Christians to prepare both for the coming of Christ that
we celebrate in the Christmas feast and for the Lord's second coming at
the end of the age. Historically Advent represents the years, decades and
centuries that the Israelites prepared for the coming of the Messiah Savior.

The yearning for the Messiah was an expression of hope since often the
Israelites were experiencing difficult times due to a king that did not have the
welfare of the people at heart or because a foreign power was oppressing them.
The Messiah Savior they hoped for would liberate them to live a better life, one of
greater freedom, security and sufficiency.

The hope of the Israelites was closely related to their trust in God and their
belief that God was faithful and would not abandon them. There were times,
however, when they feared that God had forgotten them since their adversity
seemed to go on and on. Moreover prophets periodically arose among the people
to reassure them that God was faithful and had steadfast love for them. The
message of the prophet was invariably a call to conversion, a call for the people to
be repentant and be more serious about following God's ways.

The yearning for a better time is one that many Americans and others in
depressed parts of the world can relate to. Considerable uncertainty about the
future makes many very anxious. The sluggish and slow to rebound economy,
increasing violence in society and world, the future of health care, provision for
retirement, two unresolved wars, the safety and education of children, and the
fragility of our planet are among the issues that concern many in our nation. The
resolution of these and other issues seem elusive at best.
There is no doubt that there are many needs for which we need hope.

We can learn a great deal from the Israelites, who regarded themselves as
God's chosen people. Our hope for a better future needs to be based on our trust
in God and our willingness to follow God's ways. This is hard to do if we feel we are
the most deserving and/or have all the answers. I wonder if the "message for our
times" might be that we need to change our ways and be open to a similar call of
conversion.

-- Fr. Gene Kutsch

 Chancellor’s Message
Sharing Pride in Being a Knight
Mike Carr, Chancellor

Reflect for a moment on what it means to be a Knight. Charity, Unity, Fraternity,

and Patriotism are our ideals. As Knights, we:
• practice charity in all aspects of life including at home, in the parish, and in the community;
• foster unity by standing with brother Knights in the great causes such as pro-life, help for
the poor and the disabled, support to our priests, and keeping our membership current;
• pursue fraternity in our relationships with brother Knights, making new brothers feel
welcome, developing long lasting friendships with brother Knights, and encouraging other
brothers to participate in council activities and having fun doing so; and
• exhibit patriotism by honoring the principles that our nation was founded upon, staying
current with the great issues of our time, and exercising the right to vote.

We believe these ideals make us better men so let’s show our pride and invite other Catholic men
to discover what the Knights can do for them.

SICK and DISTRESSED

Please pray for the following: Joan Althaus and family, Andy & Beth Houselog, Joe
Andracchio, Gill Goedkin, Pat Sullivan (brother of Bob and Mike).

If you know of any brother Knight or family member needing prayers or assistance please
contact Mike Carr, Chancellor, at 563-519-1466 or mcarr87@gmail.com.

*NOTE SPECIAL FUTURE PARISH ACTIVITY*

FEBRUARY 13TH St. ANTHONY VALENTINES DINNER & DANCE AT HAPPY’S PLACE - We have
3 NEW and BIG PROJECTS, this is the second. We are attempting to diversify our program and help the
parish. Again, this not only helps attract more attention to St. Anthony’s Parish, offers more parish
activities at large...it helps us as a council too. Cost is $25.00 per person, starts @ 6:30 pm.
Included in the price is a dinner and a dance w/live music. For the parish / council to do well
with this, we need all members to get behind and help promote this event! There will be
@ 250 tickets! Contact Jim Henkels at his parish office (588-0571 Ext 216) or home number (556-
4159) ASAP! Our plans are for this to become an annual parish event and to expand same.

December Birthdays
Mike Cosgrove 4-Dec J oseph Danner
J ohn Gile 5-Dec Mike Carr
Gilbert Goedken 11-Dec Merle Kramer
Greg Wagner 16-Dec Tom Blosch
 Council Leadership
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