Leave No Neighbor Behind - One Year Mark

Brother Knights,

One year ago this month, the Knights of Columbus announced the Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative, calling members to serve those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic while following health and safety guidelines.

In a new video, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly recognizes Knights’ achievements throughout the pandemic. WATCH VIDEO

I would like to recognize and extend a huge thank you to James Michael Morgan who has run the Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative for our Council 15485 (John Clare) tirelessly in such a caring, compassionate way.

Marc Grégoire

Grand Knight

Update: Please Pray for Mrs. Riechers

Hello Brothers,

Please continue to keep our Brother Erik's wife and Brother Dan's mother in your prayers. She had a tumor and two lymph nodes removed.

According to Dan, it seems to be just stage 1 and official results coming in about a week. He extends his thanks to everyone for the prayers as they mean a lot to him and his family. 

St. Clare Parish COVID Vaccine Assistance

The St. Clare Circle of Moms would like to provide assistance to St. Clare parishioners over 65+ who would like assistance scheduling an appointment for a COVID vaccine. 

 

Senior parishioners with less tech savvy are at an inherent disadvantage to secure finite online appointments for the COVID vaccine and we’d like to help you secure an appointment. 

 

How does it work?

·       Parishioners over 65+ register with the program by sending an email 

·       Volunteers meet by telephone with an assigned parishioner and/or their care proxy and walk through a series of questions to create an online scheduling game plan 

·       Volunteers use their internet prowess, click speed and tenacity to schedule an online appointment on behalf of the parishioner. 

·       Volunteers keep in regular telephone contact with their assigned parishioner to apprise of scheduling status.

 

Would you like to participate? 

·       Please send an email to stclarevaccinehelp@gmail.com

·       Introduce yourself and include a telephone number for a volunteer to contact you directly.

·       ** The matching process may take 1 – 2 days before you receive the initial phone call from your volunteer. 

365 Club (Blessed Michael McGivney Fund)

Providing Assistance to Brothers Suffering Financial Hardship

We ask that every Brother who can join the 365 Club to donate a penny a day – either by adding an additional $3.65 (or more) to your dues payment, or by a cash donation (contact Phil Jarvis at. 

pdjarvis1@comcast.net ). These funds will be brought to the State Convention and the Parade of Grand Knights.

If you know of a Brother who is in need of assistance please reach out to your council's Grand Knight to for a Charity application form.

Meeting Minutes March 16

 K of C Council 15485 Meeting Minutes

James M. Morgan / March 16, 2021

7 p.m. Call to Order

• Warden's Membership check (Conducted)
• Prayer Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call of Officers
• Minutes from last meeting approved

7:05 p.m.  GK's (Mark Gregoire)  Remarks

        

             Marc said he would post the 1st Video Message recorded my   

        the new Supreme, Patrick E. Kelly on the blog an put a link to it on the next agenda.

             He discussed the Catholic Men's Retreat at Powell Butte.

             And he discussed Fr. Theo Lange's Easter Spiritual Retreat; He is our Oregon pastor.

         and the retreat will be shown on U-Tube. In conclusion, he discussed the 3 resolutions that have been suggested for the 2021 State Convention.  

7:10 p.m.  Forms Due

•  The semi-annual Council Audit was finished 2/15/2021.
•  We don't have a Circle group anymore, so there was no form for it.  
•  We had an Evaluation of the Financial Secretary position and afterwards Phil Jarvis agreed to serve as the Financial Secretary for another year.
• We discussed the Oregon State proposed Blessed McGivney Fund and will continue discussing it. 

7:15 Pm.   For the Good of the Order: Mike O' Phelan is absent.

7:20 p.m.  Treasurer's Report; Mike Devlin explained:

1. Our 1/19/2021 beginning checking bal. was $ 1,967.69
2. we took in $ 35.00 for dues
3. we paid out for the Oregon State K of C Capital Acct. $ 295.50
4. On 3/16/2021, that left a checking acct. Bal. of $1,707.19
5. Our unity Savings has a bal. of $ 543.55
6. Charity Savings has 10.67   

7:25  p.m. Financial Secretary Report / Phil Jarvis

             Reported that 6 members haven't paid their dues.

7:30 p.m.     Committees Reports / Program Director Gene Andres 

           reported that there are bottles out at St. John Fisher.

             Parish & School up-dates:

• St. Clare Parish & School report - represented by Ted Seeber & Mike O'Phelen:  Fr. Don advised us to focus on 1 charity function at a time.
• St. Elizabeth of Hungary represented by Marc Gregoire reported no new news.
• St. John Fisher represented by Gene Andres & Mike Devlin reported that the school is open and everything else is proceeding as normal.         

Faith Director / Don Mey

        2/3rds of the students have returned to school Monday thru Thursday; others are attending on Friday.

Community Director / Michael Chau

        

        Nothing new to report.

Life Director / Ted Seeber  Think about what we can do for our mother's on Mother's Day.

Family Director / Ted Seeber  Nothing new to report.

Membership Director / Ted Seeber

        We are going to make our  membership quota because his son Christopher is joining our council.

Retention Chairman / Mike P'Ohelen is working on members who haven't paid their dues yet.

No Neighbor left behind / James Morgan   

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8 p.m. New Business

        State Convention 2021 candidates from our council are needed to attend the April 30 - May 2 Klamath Falls Convention.

        We should create a Degrees Team for this summer.

        Any members experiencing financial issues can get their dues dismissed by State.

8:10 p.m.   The District Deputy / State Officer, Dan Boone is absent.

        The Parish Book Program is financed by the Church Budget.

8:15 p.m.  Sick or in Distress

        A prayer for Phil Jarvis daughter-in-law Karen, Janet Lindell, the 

Executive Secretary for the Seminarians, and everyone who is in need of the Lord's grace.

        God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of departed members.

8:20 p.m.  Closing Prayer

        Prayer for the Canonization of Michael J. McGivney

        

Please Pray for Mrs. Riechers

 Erik's wife and Dan's mother is going through biopsy today for breast cancer.  Dan wishes us to pray that it is benign.

Exemplification Team Chosen

 My brothers- we will be reaching our quota when Christopher Seeber turns 18 on May 22.  We will be putting together an Exemplification Team for our new ceremonials.  Minimum needed is 5- with some readers playing multiple roles.  If you would like to ease our burden by volunteering for a role, let Ted Seeber know.  We can use up to eight- you can download the full script here.  

This new exemplification is no longer secret- but because it is no longer secret, it can serve as an introduction to the Knights for the rest of our parish.

The actual date of the ceremonials is to be determined.

1. Presiding Officer Ted Seeber
2.  Chaplain Fr. Don Gutmann
3.  Presenter on Charity Ted Seeber 
4.  Presenter on Unity Roger Hebling  
5.  Presenter on Fraternity James Michael Morgan 
6.  Warden/Warden's Aid Erik and Dan Richers 
7.  Investing Officer Roger Hebling/Ted Seeber  
8.  Financial Secretary Phil Jarvis  
9.  Field Agent Sonny Van

Council Meeting Tues March 16th 7pm (Online Tuesday)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us this Tuesday, March 16th at 7pm for our next online Council #15485 meeting.

Here is the AGENDA to download. 

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 if needed.
United States: 646-749-3122
Access Code: 372-718-853

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

Subs for Special Olympics Oregon!

Special Olympics Oregon is joining forces with Jersey Mike’s Subs across Oregon for the 11th Annual March Month of Giving campaign!



During the month of March, you can donate to Special Olympics Oregon at 18 participating Jersey Mike’s Subs in restaurant, online or through the app.

View Participating Stores HERE.

And, join on Wednesday, March 31st for Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving!

Local Jersey Mike’s restaurants will give 100% of the day’s sales - not just profit - to Special Olympics Oregon!

Day of Giving falls on "Jersey Wednesday" during the Celebration Week for Winter Virtual Games. Grab a sub, wear your favorite jersey, and post to social media with #jerseymikesgives.

Throughout March, you can make donations through the Jersey Mike’s mobile app or in stores. On Day of Giving, Jersey Mike’s will offer free delivery through the Jersey Mike’s app.

Thank you Jersey Mike's!

Virtual Easter Spirituality Reflection by Fr. Theo Lange

From Ron Boyce (Knights of Columbus Oregon State Deputy)

Brothers,

 

Sometimes we need to step away from our daily things and take care of the “inner man.”  As Easter approaches, Fr. Theo Lange, our State Chaplain, invites to do just that.

 

On Thursday evening March 18 at 6:30pm, he invites us to join him for a live internet presentation: “The Knights of Columbus An Easter Spirituality.”  In it, he will share how the mystery of Good Friday and Easter morning are at the heart of Columbian spirituality.  Fr. Theo, a truly inspirational speaker, is uniquely qualified to lead us on this journey in faith.

 

I encourage you to take part in this special program. It is also an opportunity to invite other men of your parish to learn more about what makes the Knights of Columbus so worthwhile.

To register please email Larry Mullaly at lmullaly@jeffnet.org.

 

May the Light of Easter illumine all we do!

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly’s Message to Members

Brother Knights,

Mr. Patrick Kelly’s tenure as the Order’s 14th supreme knight commenced March 1, 2021. He begins his term in office with a personal message to all Knights of Columbus members, which you can view by clicking HERE.

Stand for Life

 A request from Council 6266

Peace of Christ to you!

 

I could use your help with a call to Knights to stand for life.  Please ask the the area GK,s to send the request to their council members.  Request below.

 

I received a request from the ladies who are working hard on the 40 Days For Life campaign at the Planned Parenthood on SW 1st and SW Betts in Beaverton across the street from the Post Office.  The campaign is a peaceful vigil of prayer and information on options for those considering abortion which lasts for the 40 days of Lent from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Monday - Saturday.

 

Last Saturday, the ladies met with resistance from a group of protesters dressed in black.  The ladies were met with shouting and loud drums.  Some of the ladies were traumatized by the actions of the protesters.  We have been asked to come to the 40 Days For Life campaign on Saturday to stand in support of the ladies.  The counter protesters showed up around 10:00 AM and left around 2:00 PM.  Let us stand with the courageous ladies as they advocate for life for the unborn.  This is a peaceful vigil and we will do our part to keep it peaceful.  We are not mixing with or engaging the protesters as we will be across the street from the Planned Parenthood.

 

On Saturdays, after the morning mass at St. Cecilia's, the rosary has been offered across the street from Planned Parenthood for the last 18 years.  The rosary begins around 8:45 AM.  Come and join us in prayer and support for the unborn.

 

This is the preeminent struggle of our age.

 

I would encourage my Brother Knights to consider stopping by the 40 Days For Life during Lent and especially on Saturday's.

 

God love each of you.

 

Scott Petersen

GK 6266