St. Clare Church - Easter Holy Week Phone Call Tree

Hello Brother Knights,

Our Council has volunteered to help St. Clare Parish in calling parishioners with an invitation to Easter Triduum services. Fr. Don, Laurie, and St. Clare staff have review the list of Parishioners and have identify those parishioners who are inactive, not currently attending or are new to make up the call list. The call list is about 400 families.

They would like us if possible to make the calls from the St. Clare offices. They have 5 phone lines, more phones than lines, which may help us connect with parishioners if the caller ID is St. Clare. Available office hours would be Mon-Thur, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Fri-Sat, Noon to 8:00 PM. These are the hours when most of the staff would be gone. Phone list would be hard copy rather than digital files, security concerns. The call would begin April 5th. A call script to help the Knights will be provided.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Don Mey:

Email = dmey1951@gmail.com

Cell = 434-429-9881

A big thank you to Richard DiGregorio and James Morgan who have already volunteered!

Mass of the Annunciation and Consecration of Russia to the Imacculate

Greetings Brother Knights and Friends, 

  I received the news that Archbishop Sample will celebrate the Abbey Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation and will Consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25th @ 8:00 am in union with Pope Francis and the bishops (it will probably take about 1 1/2 hours, total). All of the seminary will also be there, so the Mass is likely to be crowded--it would be a good idea to arrive extra early to get a parking place and a seat.

https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/mass-prayer-schedule/

If you wish to pray along, this Mass will be live streamed:

https://www.mountangelabbey.org/monastery/mass-prayer-schedule/

Blessings,

Bill Seeber

503-409-9650

K of C Council 15485 March 15, 2022 Hybrid Meeting Notes - Recorded by James M. Morgan

 Note:   This was a virtual meeting wherein some members attended Remote-On-Line while others met at St. Clare Church's Fireside Room.

7 pm   Call to Order

• Ted Seeber did a membership check on all members present
• Prayer - Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Approval of Previous Meetting Minutes recorded by Ted Seeber

7:10 pm      GK's Remarks (Marc Gregoire)

• Marc discussed the Ukraine Crises and discussed some efforts that the K of C was doing to help.
• He discussed the Exemplification service for Richard Digregorio
• He discussed that we didn't have any forms due
• Most importantly, Marc pointed out that are June officer's nominations will be affected by the fact that he and his wife are moving to Seattle, WA and that Financial Secretary Phil Jarvis is definitely resigning

7:20 pm Treasurers Report  / Mike Devlin

• Beginning checking account Balance      $1,585.45
• Add dues $35 and $42.50                               77.50
• Present Balance                                                                                         $1,662.95
• Subtract 3 still outstanding Essay Winners  checks:   Less   $175.00
• Real balance after Essay checks are cashed:                                          $1,487.95
• Unity Savings Account Balance               $543.81
• Charity Savings Account Balance            $5.71

7:30 pm     Financial Secretary Report   / Phil Jarvis

• Phil sent in Form 100 for Richard Digregorio to State
• He sent in our Semi-Annual Audit Form.
• He will also contact State to determine why they said our member Ralph Dieker was not a member.

7:35 pm   For the good of the Order

• Ted Seeber and Mike O'Phelan presented a short skit previously used and discontinued during exemplifications. We were reminded that the Anchor is our symbol for Hope, etc.
• Mike O'Phelen reminded us that Catholics were discriminated against (along with Blacks) in the U.S. as immigrants and throughout the early 1900s!

7:40 pm   Committees

• Program Director Gene Andres didn't have anything to contribute
• St. Clare Parish' Ted Seeber & Mike O'Phelan  said they might be asked to set up a Easter Egg Hunt at the parish.
• St. Elizabeth of Hungary' Marc Gregoire didn't have anything to contribute
• St. John Fisher' Gene Andres and Mike Devlin pointed out that we were organizing a breakfast
• Faith Director Don Mey pointed out that 1st Communion and Confirmation Services were coming up
• Community Director Michael Chau was absent
• Life Director Ted Seeber announced that his wife Shannon had undergone surgery
• Family Director Ted Seeber didn't have anything to say about Family
• Membership Director Ted Seeber discussed our last Exemplification and asked us to forward any perspective K of C candidates directly to him ASAP
• Retention Chairman Mike O'Phelan noted that a request for late-dues was sent to one member.

7:50 pm   Our council had a candid discussion about the book Life is Messy by Matthew Kelly (pages                    26 to 50).

• We covered issues such as: Have you ever gone through long periods of excruciating suffering?; What conversations are you avoiding?; Have you ever done anything that has negatively altered the course of your life or someone else's life?; Are you a gossip who has been hurt by gossip or who has hurt other people with gossip?; and finally, we discussed the vices and virtues of social media.

7:55 pm   K of C Business

• No neighbor Left Behind: James M. Morgan reported that he had contacted every member of our council in the month of March, and he reported everyone appeared okay.
• The Essay Contest was discussed
• The question of finding a Seminarian to contribute money to was discussed
• And attendance to the State Convention (April 22-24) in Lebanon, OR was discussed
• We discussed who should be on the K of C bank accounts and voted for the Financial Secretary and the Treasurer to be the people with signatory authority.  As Financial Secretary is ending soon, Ted Seeber proposed and Tom Owens Seconded to have Phil Jarvis and Erik Riechers go to Rivermark and make sure Eric and Mike Devlin have access for continued.  Motion Passed.

8:10 pm   New Business

• We discussed and approved who could access our bank accounts
• We discussing calling everyone and inviting them to church
• We discussed a pancake breakfast at St. John Fisher in May and at St. Clare later this summer
• We discussed help for members who might be having financial problems paying their dues. State will adjust their State per capita billinjg, so we do not have to worry about charging then any dues for this fraternal year.
• Open Discussion   Nothing added

8:25 pm   District Deputy/State Officers (None) - Therefore, installation of officers still on hold

8:26 pm   Sick of in Distress - Hail Mary

• Marc Gregoire and his family
• Shannon Seeber and her family
• Mary O'Phelan and her family
• Peter & Sheila Cullen and their family
• Everyone in the medical profession who has helped us with our health
• Everyone who is in need of the Lord's healing grace.
• God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of departed members.

8:30 pm  Closing Prayer

• Prayer for the Cannonization of Father Michael J. McGivney

  

 March 16, 2022

Greetings from James M. Morgan, recorder for Council 15485:   

As promised, I want to provide you with the address for Fr. Jim Galluzzo. As some of you know, Fr. Jim has been an artist for years, and this year he is offering his art for sale to help Battered Women in Portland, Or.

You can go to Fr. Jim Galluzzo's apartment on March 27, 2022 to view and/or purchase some of his art between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

His address is: 1314 NW Irving #512 / Portland, OR 97209.  Use key pad no. 0052 to enter the building.

Tele: 503.241.1751 

Shannon Seeber Update

Newest update, Shannon has been moved to Neural Care Intensive care unit at St Vincent's.  Doctor says she did well- very well, and he thinks he got everything removed from the tumor.  More in the morning after another MRI

Knights Deliver Aid to Ukraine

From the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council

On March 1, a semi-truck filled with humanitarian aid collected by Knights in Poland made its way to Lviv in western Ukraine. The supplies delivered to Ukraine — including medicine, generators, sleeping bags, warm clothing and other necessities — were collected by K of C councils throughout Poland and brought to regional sites in Radom, Kraków and Tomaszów Lubelski. The items were then shipped and loaded onto a single 18-wheeler — dubbed the “Solidarity Shuttle” — in Tomaszów Lubelski and departed for Lviv Feb. 28. With the support of people around the world, Knights of Poland and Ukraine continue to expand their aid by the hour.

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Council Meeting Tues March 15th 7pm (Hybrid --> InPerson & Online)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us this Tuesday, March 15th at 7pm for our next Council #15485 meeting either in person at St. Clare's Fireside Room or Online via the link below. Here is the AGENDA to download.

NOTE - We are continuing Life is Messy, Pages 26 -50.

For Online

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#

Update on Shannon Seeber March 11

Here's the update on Shannon's Brain Surgery with scheduling as we know now.  Today, Friday March 11, she had her COVID-19 test, we are expecting it will be negative, but to preserve it as being negative, Shannon will isolate at home this weekend.  Time change is this weekend to add to the stress. Ted and Christopher will be at 8:30 am Mass at St. Clare's on Sunday.  Sunday evening at 5 Ted will drive Shannon up to St. Vincent's for her final pre-op MRI.  Bright and early Monday morning, Ted will have Shannon back up to St. Vincent's by 5am, for surgery starting at 7:30.  Christopher will have to get himself off to school.  Ted has asked for the Mass intentions on Monday and Friday Daily Mass to be for Shannon, and he will be at the 8:30 AM Mass.  Surgery is due to take 4-5 hours, the operating theater is scheduled for 4.5.  Ted will be back at St. Vincent's by 11 just in case, plus they have his phone number.  

Shannon will be at St. Vincent's at least through Thursday, maybe Friday, but is allowed only one designated visitor a day due to COVID-19 restrictions.  She'll be in ICU the first two days, then moved to a normal room for recovery.  Ted will be at the hospital daily 10am-4pm, then go home to make dinner for Christopher.  On Tuesday is Knights of Columbus meeting at 7pm in the fireside room and Ted and Christopher will be there.  Ted is taking the entire week off.

Updates will go out to the Supporting Shannon facebook group, then copied to Catholic Daughters, the SIS mailing list and the Knights blog.  A few select friends will be e-mailed separately.  It's amazing how much support we're getting for this- a school and an orphanage in Pakistan are praying for her, and we've gotten messages from all over the United States, many friends we haven't heard from in ages.

Ted Seeber

Life is Messy by Matthew Kelly (Current Knights Discussion Book - Part 2)

Hello Brother Knights,

At our next KofC meeting on Tuesday, March 15th we will be continuing our discussion on our book by Matthew Kelly Life is Messy with Part 2. Part 2 of the book will be starting with the chapter Dante's truth through the chapter If I had a dollar for every time. For those that do not have the book, you may still be able to pick one up at Church or contact me directly to have a copy delivered to you.

This book is about putting our lives back together, and allowing ourselves to be put back together, when life doesn’t turn out as we expected it to. Based on his own heart-wrenching personal journals, Matthew Kelly shares how the worst three years of his life affected him, by exploring this question: Can someone who has been broken be healed and become more beautiful and more lovable than ever before?

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

Question 1: In the sections “Dante’s Truth,” and “Dark Night of the Soul,” Matthew Kelly lists some signs that we are in the dark woods or experiencing the dark night of the soul. p.26-28

• Have you ever gone through long periods of excruciating suffering? How did you find your way out of it?
• What conversation are you avoiding? How is that avoidance creating a mess in your life? How can you move toward having that conversation? 

Question 2: Matthew Kelly says that most of us participate in evil every day.  “The most common and insidious example is gossip.  It is perhaps the everyday evil that has been most normalized.” p.42 

• Have you ever done anything that has negatively altered the course of your life or someone else’s? 
• Discuss or reflect on the times when you have been either the perpetrator or victim of gossip.

Question 3: “We are dehumanizing a whole civilization by desensitizing people to evil. When you dehumanize people, it changes the way they treat each other.”  

• Talk about the virtues and vices of social media discussed in the “If I had a dollar for every time…” section, p.46-50. 
• Does social media advance or detract from a person’s ultimate happiness?
• What role should we allow social media to play in our lives and in society? 

Agenda for our March 15th meeting will be sent out at a later time closer to the meeting date.

Thank you all,

Marc Gregoire

Special Olympics Day at Jersey Mike's

 In the past, we've had two of our brother Knights compete as Special Olympians, and we've sold tootsie rolls at one time early on in our council's history.  This event, March 30th, is an easier way to get dinner for your family and support our local Special Olympics Team.

Jersey Mike's Month of Giving for Special Olympics Oregon Athletes is HERE! Get in the spirit of giving with Jersey Mike’s Month of Giving! This year, for the first time, Jersey Mike’s owners and operators are excited to unite behind the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and the Special Olympics State Programs. Click here to learn how you can make a difference for Oregon athletes attending the Special Olympics USA Games. During the month of March, customers can make a donation at any Jersey Mike’s restaurant to help 40 local Team Oregon athletes and the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, held June 5-12, in Orlando, Fla. Day of Giving The Month of Giving campaign will culminate with Jersey Mike’s “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 30, when local Jersey Mike’s restaurants will give 100 percent of the day’s sales – not just profit – to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and the Special Olympics State Programs. Be sure to mark your calendars and follow #TeamOregon on social for more Jersey Mike’s deals and athlete meet and greet opportunities. We hope to see you there! Jersey Mike's is the presenting sponsor of the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games! Special Olympics Oregon | soor.org  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌ Our Mission Special Olympics Oregon provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children, youth and adults living with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

Needed Volunteers for Exemplification 3-5-2022

We have a potential new member.  We need to hold a exemplification for him.  Ted Seeber would like to lead an Exemplification after 5pm Mass at St Clare's on Saturday, 3-5-2022.

We still need two volunteers for reading parts.  If you can be available, please email seebert42@gmail.com