Please Pray for Paul Pompili's brother

Paul Pompili's brother fell off a ladder and is in the hospital.  If I get any more details I will post.  Please say a quick prayer for him.

(UPDATE) Mt. Angel Abbey - New Floor for Monks' Refectory

Hello Knights,

Tom Owens, one of our Brother Knights in our Council, introducing during New Business two meetings ago a request to support the Mt. Angel Abbey appeal for a new floor in the Monk's Refectory. It was reported at our last meeting that between our Council and Knights donations we have raised $650 so far. This is really good for our small Council, unfortunately the cost to replace all 2800 square feet of the flooring will be about $50,000.

Please consider donating if you have not already. You can donate either by a cash/check/PayPal donation (Phil Jarvis at pdjarvis1@comcast.net) or directly to the Abbey.

We have also sent this request to our other District Councils and up to State for wider distribution so all Oregon Councils could participate if they choose. The Abbey is a cherished Oregon Catholic Institution.

Below are the details from the Abbey

The Refectory floor is a neat project because, in addition to being a safety issue, the monastery must be cared for future generations of monks.  Your idea of reaching out to your Knights of Columbus council is really smart and helpful--I hope the other members are as enthusiastic as you. 

I have attached a PDF that can be forwarded.  It should be coupled with the donation page on the WEBSITE.  Of course, we accept good old fashion checks too. Also, people can call us (503-845-3030) and make a credit card gift over the phone.

If folks want to learn more about the monks, the video from the July 2020 St. Benedict Festival is beautiful, informative and has more video of the  Refectory.  This can be seen HERE at minute 29.40, although they carefully filmed so the crumbling floor would not be visible.

God be with you,

Susan

Susan Gallagher, MBA

Planned Giving Manager

Abbey Foundation of Oregon

Box 497, Saint Benedict, OR 97373-0497

cell 503.312.5425

main 503.845.3030

susan.gallagher@mtangel.edu

K of C Council 15485 Monthly Teleconference Meeting 5/18/2021

K of C Council 15485 Monthly Meeting

5/18/2021

Recorder: James M. Morgan

7 pm     Call to Order

• Wardens' membership check
• Prayer - Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call of Officers
• Previous meetings minutes approved

7:05 pm GKs' Remarks  --- Marc Gregoire

1. The 113th Annual Oregon State Convention (April 30 - May 2) turned out to be a very successful convention.
2. There was a Fraternal Benefits Night - Long Term Care on May 17.
3. There was a Potter's Field ceremony to denote the past event where 164 unclaimed dead bodies were buried at Potter's Field.
4. Real Drivers' License ID is not due until 5/3/2023.
5. There are no forms due until June.

7:10 pm  For the Good of the Order  --- Mike O'Phelan

       Discussed the book I heard God Laugh.  He noted that we are spiritual beings in physical bodies.  It's important to find a quiet-space where we can communicate with our creator through the Holy Spirit.  Reemphasized that life is a gift from God and we should thank the Holy Spirit for his guidance.

7:20   Treasurer's Report --- Mike Devlin

Beginning Balance 5/20/21          $1,707.19

Add:  $86.50   (365 Plan);

 $300 donation Abbey floor project;

 $70 from 2 member's dues.

Minus: $  36.50 (365 Plan)

               650 Abbey floor donation

Current Balance                          $1,477.19

Unity Savings Account $ 543.57

Charity Savings Account $10.67

Outstanding checks for $36.50 (365 Plan) & $300 Abbey floor donation.

7:25 pm  Financial Secretaries Report --- Phil Jarvis

1. No change in membership.
2. Still 4 members who haven't paid their dues.    

7:30 pm   Committees

1.        Program Director Gene Andres ---  Nothing new to report.
2.        Saint Clare Parish  --- Ted Seeber & Mike O'phelan: Mother's Days were printed and given           out to mother's on Mother's Day.  We received a newsletter from Mother & Child and they             could always need more economic help.  Masks are still required at all masses & at school!
3.        St. Elizabeth of Hungary --- Like all parishes, they could use more donations.
4.        St. John Fisher established a new rule that you don't have to wear a mask if your vaccinated.         Recommended that the left-over mother's days cards be given to the Faith Formation women.
5.       Faith Director Don Mey --- Wear a mask at St. Clare Parish & there will be a Sunday choir.
6.       Community Director Michael Chau --- said if anyone needs help to call on him.
7.       Life Director Ted Seeber --- Work with Mother & Child will be put on back burner.
8.       Family Director Ted Seeber --- We have a membership June 5th & 6th at end of each mass.
9.       Membership Director Ted Seeber --- His son, Christopher, will become a member in June.
10.       Retention Chairman Mike O'Phelan discussed members he's trying to get dues from.

7:40 pm   K of C Business

      No Neighbor Left Behind --- James M. Morgan reported everyone was doing fantastic.

      Tree Planting Work Party --- Gene Andres reported 7 trees were planted on the property line with            neighboring Lutheran Church.

      St. Clare's Rebuilding Together program to assist a person in need was a success.

      RE: The Mount Angel Abbey Floor for the Monks program; 5 knights gave $650.00.

      Ted Seeber discussed the live exemplification planned at St. Clare's Parish: rehearsal 

      be a teleconference on 5/26/21 and the live service will be 6/26/21.  He also discussed a new

      recruitment drive planned for 6/6/21.  There hasn't been any news on the Special Needs Mass.

     We discussed I Heard God Laugh.  Turns out that St. Augustine was quite a party-goer when he

     was young.  We discussed "Why do we pray".

8:10 pm  New Business

     Nominated new officers.  I will release names after they are voted in at our next meeting.

8:20 pm   District Deputy / State Officers --- Dan Boone did not attend our meeting.

 

      If we have any members who have lost their jobs or who are in financial difficulties: State will adjust their per capita billing; so we don't have to worry about charging them any dues for this fraternal year.

8:25 pm   Sick or in Distress 

       

     Prayed for Ted Seeber's father who is recovering from a stroke and coronary issues; for Dan Riecher's mother and his father; Tim Richards who is in 4th degree kidney failure; and for all of those who are in need of our Lord's care.

8:30 pm 

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

 members

Closing Prayer:

Hail Mary

Prayer for the canonization of Michael J. McGivney

            

     

    

From Rich Parish, notes taken at the Convention on Archbishop Sample's Speech.

 A Summary of Archbishop Alexander Sample Speech to the 

Delegates of the 113th Annual Oregon State Convention on 

Saturday May 1st, 2021 @ 2:00pm 

Summarized by Rich Parish, PGK & Past State General Program Director 

 

Archbishop Sample gave a very motivational speech at the recent state convention. I wish I 

had recorded it. 

 

My notes do not show due diligence however they are all I have so here goes. 

 

You are the watch timer; you were made for this time. I would like you to read the book 

called From Christendom to Apostolic Mission from the University of Mary Press.  

It is your book assignment. 

 

Christendom is over. 

The Christian world view is gone. 

Seeing things thru the Christian lenses is gone. 

It is dead in Europe. All the -ism’s have taken over. 

Over the past 90 years, your grandfather was Catholic, your father was Catholic, you are 

Catholic, but now your children are not Catholic. 

We were in the maintenance mode. 

People are now going along to get along. 

We are hunkering down and retreating. 

We need to engage, to transform, to witness to our Faith, and be fervent, courageous. 

Instead, we are lukewarm, we just coast and move toward the temptation to cowardness. 

 

But you are men of the Knights of Columbus, You are Men of Prayer and the sacraments. 

You are soldiers of Christ. The 90 year span of maintenance mode has ended. It will get 

harder, it already has. 

 

The movie post, The Lord of the Rings 

 

Picture the scene: The heroes take a moment to find their bearings, after weaving their way 

through the dark caver of Moria, through dwarvish mines that delve deep into the heart of 

the mountains. Their wizard guide, Gandalf the Grey, sits on a rock quietly talking with 

Frodo, our brave hero. 

 

Frodo is the kind of guy we all imagine ourselves to be sometimes: not apparently cut out 

for the task at hand but having it thrust upon us anyway. It’s something that has to be done 

and we’re the one to do it.  Only in Frodo’s case the fate of the whole world rests in his 

hands. 

 

S there they are seated in a cave, lost, waiting for Gandalf to remember the way forward. 

Frodo and Gandalf have a little heart-to-heart. 

 

Poor old Frodo is carrying this heavy burden, a ring of immense power, and it’s weighing 

him down. Evil follows him and threatens to bring him down. But he must continue on to 

finish his destined path. Their conversation goes like this: 

 

Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had 

happened. 

 

Gandalf:  So do all who live to see such times: but that is not for them to 

decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to 

us.  There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of 

evil.  Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant 

to have it. And that is an encouraging thought. 

 

Hope 

 

Archbishop Sample went on to say: 

 

Did you notice Gandalf’s message to Frodo? He neither dismissed Frodo’s words nor let 

them rule Frodo’s life. Instead, he turned the situation around. In the midst of despair, there 

can be hope. In the place of frustration, perhaps we’re able to satisfy ourselves that perhaps 

we were, somehow, almost meant to have this situation. 

 

That’s not an encouraging thought, Really. But perhaps, in some small or large way, the fact 

that we have this situation is proof that this is simply an opportunity for growth.  While we 

can’t change the situation, we can change the decisions we make about it.  We can decide to 

let it keep us down or we can decide, once again, to pick ourselves back up and move 

forward. 

 

And maybe that, as Gandalf said, is an encouraging thought. 

 

Decide what to do with our time. This is our time. 

 

Vivat Jesus, 

 

 

Council Meeting Tues May 18th 7pm (Online Tuesday)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us this Tuesday, May 18th at 7pm for our next online Council #15485 meeting.

Here is the AGENDA to download.

Some Meeting Highlights:

* Discussion on Part 1 of the book I Heard God Laugh (Download Part 1 HERE)

* Nominate Officers for New Term

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#

Preparation for KofC Meeting this Tuesday, May 18th

Hello Brothers,

At our next KofC meeting this Tuesday, May 18th we will be starting our discussion on Part 1 of the book I Heard God Laugh - Part 1. For those that do not have the book, you can click on the link and download a scanned PDF of Part 1.

This is the book that Tom discussed at the last meeting and Father Don has been going through at St. Clare. We will be dedicating about 20 min of the meeting to this discussion. This book is a guide to help us encounter God in a powerful way and to help us start a habit of daily prayer. Our hope is that, by reading this book and going deeper with this guide, we truly learn how to pray.

Here are some possible discussion questions that have been recommended for you to think on as you read the first part:

Question 1: Matthew says that some dreams we had when we were younger were ill suited for us, and we were ill suited for them. Can you think of a dream you had or something that you really wanted when you were younger, but are glad it didn’t come to be?

Question 2: What do you remember being taught about prayer? Did you learn prayers in school? At home? Did anyone teach you how to pray?

Question 3: Matthew says in the book “In prayer we learn how to love and be loved, because we discover that we have been loved, are loved, and will continually be loved by God.” How have you experienced the love of God? Do you believe that God loves you as Matthew describes? Share a story of someone who loves unconditionally like God does in your own life.

Question 4: We each experience storms in our lives; how have you weathered storms in the past? After reading this part of the book, how do you think you will handle storms in the future? • So often we think that we can fix the storms in our own lives by just burrowing down from the wind and the rain. But if we have strong roots we will endure the storm. Do you feel like your faith has strong roots?

Meeting Link and Agenda will be sent out by Sunday Evening.

Fraternal Benefits Night - Long-Term Care

Protect your future.

Get Quality Care.

Prepare for the future.

Long-term care insurance helps to ensure that financial resources and support are in place when you need them most.

If interested, please join the Fraternal Benefit Event featuring Long-Term Care information and options available on Monday, May 17 at 7PM PST. You can register HERE.

Featured Guest, Tim Woziak, Knights of Columbus North American Expert on Long-Term Care, will be available for Q&A.

Keith Whiteaker, FICF, LUTCF

General Agent

564-999-4310

keith.whiteaker@kofc.org

Potter’s Field Ceremony - Burial of 164 Unclaimed Dead

Brothers,

The 113th Annual State Convention is now over. It was reported that the Klamath Falls Council did an incredible job and that the Burial of 164 unclaimed dead was very powerful to watch and participate in.

Here is the VIDEO of the Potter’s Field ceremony.

Mother's Day Activity

 We have obtained prayer cards to hand out to Mothers for Mother's Day.  Now we need people who are attending Mass at SJF, St. Clare's, and St. Elizabeth's to hand out.

If you can volunteer at St. Clare's, please contact Ted Seeber at seebert42@gmail.com

If you can volunteer at SJF, please contact Mike Devlin at mdevprop@hotmail.com

If you can volunteer at St. Elizabeth's, please contact Marc Gregoire at quantumtrek@gmail.com