From Silverton KofC Council , Socially Distanced Drive-through Foxtoberfest

 

Or you can click on this link to preorder

Pickup, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday 12-7pm
at Silverton Union high school (Click this second link for a map to 1456 Pine St. Silverton, OR 97381).

Monthly Adoration is returning to St. Clare's

 In the West Transept of the Church, First Saturdays, starting October 3rd.

Schedule:
2pm Exposition
3pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy

3:10pm Rosary, USCCB pro-life mysteries

3:55pm Benediction

Your membership director wants you to know:

 Are you aware of the incentives available this year for proposing new members?  For every Form 100 filed on behalf of you getting somebody to watch the Exemplification online, you get credit for Very Important Proposer prizes.  Click here for more information from Supreme.

K of C Council 15485 September 15, 2020 Meeting Notes

7 pm  Call to Order

• Warden's Membership Check (Waived)
• The Lord's Prayer 
• Pledge of Allegiance to the flag
• Roll call of officers waved

7:05 pm G.K Marc Gregoire Remarks

• Congratulations Polonius Vouche upon graduation from Portland State University
• The GK discussed the gravity presented by the Oregon Wildfires
• Hurricane Laura was discussed: donate at http://K of C.org / Over $!50,000 has been raised
• A Pandemic prayer service is being arranged ... date unknown
• We were alerted to a SCAM being run to get Knights to donate money. Don't donate on line
• A message from the Supreme Knight, Carl A. Anderson, is on the Meeting's Agenda page
• There are no forms due until January 2021     

7:10 pm   For the Good of the Order - Michael O'Phalan

       Michael drew from the teachings of John Muir and the Book of Philippians (Chp. 4 v. 9) to offer guidance for living through our trying times. Underlying theme about God: Your Grace is enough to get us through troubled times. Rejoice in the Lord always.

7:20 p.m.   Treasurer's Report given by Mike Devlin

• Beginning Balance  $ 1,483.19
• Unity Savings $ 543.45
• Charity Savings $ 5.67
• Ending Balance $ 2083.19

7:25 pm  Financial Secretary Report

• Our councils forms for new members have been filed

7:30 pm Committees

• Program Director Gene Andres discussed Parish/School Updates
• Ted Seeber reported that the Citizen Essay Contest rules have been sent to the English teachers and principals at St. Clare Parish and John Fisher Parish.
• Marc Gregoire reported that St. Elizabeth of Hungary started offering regular masses for 50 people at a time
• Gene Andres and Mike Devlin reported that week day masses have changed to 9 am, but weekend mass services haven't change time.  Mike Devlin contacted Faith Development and discussed giving award at the October Confirmation Ceremony at St. John Fisher.

Faith Director Don Mey

•  Discussed future Rosary Meetings and proposed some kind of award for Confirmation Ceremony at St. John Fisher

Community Director Michael Chau

• Reported that there wasn't any community news; partially because of low church turnout
• Ted Seeber said there wasn't anything significant to say about any of his committees:

Life Director

Family Director

Membership Director

Ted Seeber mentioned that St. Anthony Parish would appreciate help to give out food-boxes

Phil Jarvis mentioned the possibility of scrapping our Bottle Drop Program in favor of giving our bottles to St. John fisher

Committee Retention Chairman   Michael O'Phalan said, 'We haven't lost any members'.

Miscellaneous: Phil Jarvis suggested that we streamline the councils rules for releasing monetary funds. We will discuss council fund dispersal at our next meeting.  Voted to release funds immediately to Warm Springs that had been transferred to council checking account last meeting.

8 pm New Business

• A Beatification service for Father McGivney will be held on October 31, 2020
• The 14th Rosary Bowl will be posted on our Blog by the GK
• Plan to suggest fund raising suggestions at our next Council Teleconference
• Should we sponsor "favorite seminarian"?
• The state will wave dues for members displaced by work-loss in 2021

8:10 pm  District Deputy / State Officer Brother Dan Boone was absent

8:15 pm  Sick and In Distress

• Mike Owen's asked for prayers for his wife Bonnie, and her brothers
• Marc Gregoire asked for prayers for his youngest daughter who underwent minor surgery
• James M. Morgan asked for prayers for victims of the Pandemic, their doctors, nurses and caregivers
• God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of departed members

8:20 pm   Closing Prayer

•  A Prayer was given for the canonization of Michael J. McGivney and Sainthood 

   

 

Message from the State Deputy on the Wildfires

Brothers,

We were all worried about COVID-19 then the wildfire hits.  This has been a very tough month for our Brothers, Families, Catholic Communities, and fellow Oregonians. With the current situation of the forest & grass fires destroying homes, businesses, and with at least nine people have died in these wildfires burning in Detroit, Gates, Indaha, Lyons, Mehana, Mill City, Sublimity, Aumsville, Silverton, Mt. Angel, Salem, Diamond Lake, Illinois Valley, Ashland, Phoenix, Talent, Medford, Eagle Point, Glide, Oregon City, Molalla, Colton, Forest Grove, Henry Hagg Lake,  Roy, McKenzie in Springfield/Eugene area, Mapleton, Lincoln City, and Otis.    All councils and members need to be prepared to help our communities in these cities. Please read any of the information coming in from the Executive Secretary Stephen Radel or calls from the State Officers during the next two to four months. I am currently working with the Supreme Office and Territorial Growth Director Bob Kish and they have been extremely helpful in navigating me to help obtain information on how to get help to those areas hit the hardest.  Many thanks to the State Officers Francis Mohr, Sid Thiel, Steve Steele, Tom Radel, Ken Anderson, District Deputies and Grand Knights for their help in finding out how our councils and districts are doing and how many brothers and their families are affected.

 

If you would like to donate to help the members and fellow Oregonians who were displaced and affected by these fires. Please send your checks to Oregon State K of C Charities, c/o State Secretary Sid Thiel, 17180 SW Smith Ave #83, Sherwood, OR 97140.  100% of your charitable contribution will go directly to those affected areas of the wildfires and note that your donation is tax deductible.  Please note on the check that the contribution you are making is for the Oregon wildfire.

 

If you would like to help serve or donate supplies, please send these items to the following locations.  Please contact everyone noted below prior to doing so to coordinate any help you want to provide.

 

Jackson County - Medford K of C Hall, 772 Black Oak Dr., Medford, OR 97504

Contact – Joe Scheacher (District Deputy #9) - 541-282-4208

Marion County – Anthony Hall, 11758 Sublimity Rd. SE, Sublimity, OR 97385

Contact - Ed Deihl (Grand Knight Council #2439) - 503-510-3415

 

Lane County – United Way of Lane County, 3171 Gateway Loop, Springfield, OR 97477

Contact - Thomas Price (Financial Secretary Council #17442) – 541-554-2581

 

Clackamas County - will be announced very soon.

 

Lincoln County - will be announced very soon.

 

These locations need the following items: personal protection equipment’s, gloves, water, food, toiletries, blankets, clothing, sleeping bags, air mattresses or cots, socks, men’s, women's clothing’s any size, undershirts underwear, feminine hygiene supplies, white tank tops (underwear type), coats, and tents (2-man, 4-man or whatever size).

 

We can overcome these obstacles of COVID-19 and Wildfires if we work together and continue to do the work that the Knights of Columbus in Oregon do. Wear the emblem of the order proudly and let us help our communities and show the State of Oregon the Knights of Columbus will never Leave No Member or Neighbor Behind.

 

Let us pray for some rain or snow to help stop the spread of these wildfire and let us all pray for all the firefighters & volunteers who are risking their lives.  May God give them extra strength and keep them safe.

 

Vivat Jesus,

Ronald Boyce

Ronald Boyce, State Deputy

Reminder - Prayer Service for the Fires Starting NOW

 Worthy Brother Knights,

Our Oregon State Warden, Kenneth J. Anderson, has received several requests to hold another prayer service for the fires going on right now. He has scheduled a Zoom meeting for Wednesday September 16th at 7pm. He knows that this is very short notice, and feels the prayer is needed now. Due to the short turnaround time, they are just going to do it online.

Here is the information:

Topic: Prayer Service for the Fires

Time: Sep 16, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79527347744?pwd=U1pMeERvUk0zVmkxSlM1ZWtnbmU4dz09

Meeting ID: 795 2734 7744
Passcode: 6MeJMW

Prayer Service for the Fires

Worthy Brother Knights,

Our Oregon State Warden, Kenneth J. Anderson, has received several requests to hold another prayer service for the fires going on right now. He has scheduled a Zoom meeting for Wednesday September 16th at 7pm. He knows that this is very short notice, and feels the prayer is needed now. Due to the short turnaround time, they are just going to do it online.

Here is the information:

Topic: Prayer Service for the Fires

Time: Sep 16, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79527347744?pwd=U1pMeERvUk0zVmkxSlM1ZWtnbmU4dz09

Meeting ID: 795 2734 7744
Passcode: 6MeJMW

Message from the Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

Worthy Brother Knights,

Here is the LINK from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, which is a condensed version of his annual report to the delegates to the Virtual Supreme Convention last month.

Council Meeting Tues September 15th 7pm (Online)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us this Tuesday, September 15th at 7pm for our next online Council #15485 meeting.

Here is the AGENDA to download along with our closing prayer. 

Marc will open the chat room at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone.

MEETING LINK

You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: 646-749-3122

Access Code: 372-718-853

One-touch: tel:+16467493122,,372718853# 

Update - Disaster Relief for Hurricane Laura

Message From Supreme

Dear Brother Knights,

Thanks to your generous support, the Knights of Columbus has contributed $171,500 toward disaster relief in the Louisiana and Texas areas in the wake of Hurricane Laura. You can read more about our efforts here on kofc.org.

But donating isn’t the only way you can help.

Listed below are links to our latest tweets and postings on social media, which we urge you to retweet and share on your personal and council accounts. We are also including a flyer that may be posted online or around your community.

• Help Louisiana and Texas via Twitter

• Help Louisiana and Texas via Facebook

• Hurricane Laura Disaster Relief Flyer

Sharing these links will cost no more than a few seconds of your time, but they can make all the difference in the life of another.

Please spread the word as we keep Louisiana and Texas and all affected areas in our prayers.

Click here to donate to Disaster Relief.

Prayer Service for the Pandemic

Message From State Council

Worthy Brother Knights,

Here is the zoom link option for the Prayer Service for the Pandemic. As a reminder, we will also be meeting at Knights Hall near St. Matthew's in Hillsboro. You can attend this prayer service either in person or on Zoom, whichever you feel most comfortable with. The world needs men of prayer during this time.

In-person address:

475 SE 3rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123-4404, United States  

Online option:

Kenneth Anderson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Prayer Service for Pandemic
Time: Sep 8, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72807005105?pwd=VGhqZzk2ck9rZERaZkdEdUZYek5VUT09

Meeting ID: 728 0700 5105
Passcode: t3i4RY

Disaster Relief for Hurricane Laura

Message from Supreme

Dear Brother Knights,

Hurricane Laura made landfall last Thursday morning as the strongest hurricane to hit Louisiana in more than 150 years, bringing 150 mph winds and extensive damage.

In response to the devastation, the Supreme Council has launched an donation drive to assist with local relief operations. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to relief efforts.

Your support is urgently needed please DONATE TODAY to help those suffering such devastation.

Scam Emails Alert

To All Knights

Please be aware that there are spam emails being sent to Knights of Columbus. Please don’t respond to any emails that look suspicious or asking for money or donations. Some Knights emails have been hacked. If there is a concern or issue with an email sent to you, please forward to our State Advocate.

State Advocate
Tom Radel
541-974-5716
twilldel@Comcast.net

From our parent council and St Vincent De Paul of St. Anthony's Parish

 A normal food box delivery for us is 940 boxes - we are receiving 1200 boxes.

We need more assistance putting boxes in cars and directing traffic. So if you have friends looking for ways to be involved and make a difference here is one such opportunity.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d45adab23a6fb6-food

Please share the opportunity to help with your friends and neighbors....don't have to be a member at St. Anthony to help.