SUPREME KNIGHT URGES ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORDER TO PRAY FOR THE HOLY FATHER

You can always tell when I've copied something from the Knights of Columbus facebook page- because I read in dark mode.

Knight Supreme Patrick Kelly urges the more than 2 million Knights of Columbus worldwide and their families to continue praying for our Holy Father, Pope Francis.

V/. Pray for our Pope Francis.

R/. May the Lord keep him and give him life, and bless him in the land, and may he not give him over to the will of his enemies (Psalm 40:3).

■ Our Father

■ Hail Mary.

Let us pray:

O God, Shepherd and Sovereign of all your faithful people, look with mercy on your servant Francis, whom you have chosen as shepherd to preside over your Church. Grant him, we beg you, that with his word and example he builds up those he has in charge, so that together with the flock he has been entrusted to him, he may reach eternal life. By Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Many Hands make for Light Work

 Our friend Linda, a member of SIS, has requested moving help.  She only has Saturday, April 1 to move- luckily it's downstairs in the same complex.

2905 SW 214th Avenue, Aloha (Covington Square Apartments). Plan to shoot for 9:30am for arrival time.

Contact 

Mike Devlin

503-901-5407

To Volunteer

Minutes for March 21, 2023

๏ 7:00 pm - Call to Order

• Warden’s Membership Check

• Prayer - Our Father

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Roll Call of Officers- 9 officers present 1 member present for 10 members voting strength

• Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (February)

๏ 7:05 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• Member Challenge-  Ask a fellow parishoner to join the Knights in the next month!  Currently need 4 more members by June 30 to hit Star Council Quota

• Blog / Calendar- all events will be on the Calendar at the top of the blog

๏ 7:15 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) Fraternity $2618.28, Unity $544.05, Charity $5.71.  Outstanding Check- Ken Paulsen reimbursement $468.71

๏ 7:20 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers) - Delegate's Credentials and audit reports will be delivered this week

๏ 7:25 pm - Committees

- St. Clare (Don Mey) Our council condolences to the family of young Walter.  Upcoming Soup Supper and Easter Egg Hunt were mentioned

- St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin) Tentative Breakfast for May

•๏ 7:35 pm - For the Good of the Order (Mike O’Phelan) - a speech written by Pope Francis

๏ 7:45 pm - KofC Business

• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls (Richard Digregorio)

• KofC / Peace & Justice ministries to host @ St. Clare - Lenten Soup

Supper and Stations of the Cross; Friday, March 31st, volunteers

needed (Don Mey)

• 115th Oregon State Convention - April 21-23 Hermiston, Or. Delegate

registration due by April 7st. Ted & Christopher Seeber.

• Easter Egg Hunt, St. Clare, set up team needed Saturday April 8th @

4:00 PM. School play ground.

• Audrey Brickland SJF Essay, “International Winner”. How best to build

on this success?  Tom Owens formed committee to find contacts for her.

๏ 7:55 pm - New Business

• Linda Moving team April 1- suggested meeting 9am-1pm.  Will be from an upstairs to a downstairs in the same apartment building.

-Phil Jarvis Birthday Party

๏ 8:00pm - District Deputy/ Mark Larson - Form a Trustee's committee for next year's officers slate

๏ 8:10 pm - “Holy Moments” Part 4 The Divine Plan (Pages 97- 115).

๏ 8:25pm - Sick or in Distress – Hail Mary- Marc Gregoire, Mary Kruse, John O'Phelan, Peter Cullen

• God bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal

peace to the souls of departed members.

๏ 8:30pm - Closing Prayer – Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J.

McGivney

Phil. Jarvis is 90!

 Our former financial secretary is turning 90.  You are all invited to his open house party

A friendly reminder for an upcoming event:

Phil Jarvis's 90th Celebration (details below) Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:00pm - 4:00pm Beaverton Lodge 12900 SW 9th Street Beaverton, OR 97005

Print this blog post

 Print this blog post and keep it in your pocket!  Contains the link and the QR Code for men to join!

http://kofc.org/joinus

Another Successful Breakfast

Thank you to all who came to work the breakfast- Joe Mildenberger, Ted, Christopher and Shannon Seeber, Don Mey, James M. Morgan, Mike O'Phelan, Michael Chau, Paul Pompili, Scott Young, Ken Paulsen, and Mike Devlin for organizing it all.

We grossed $494, spent $176, for a net of $318.

SEE NEXT BLOG POST ABOUT THE MEETING

Meeting Tuesday March 21st

Meeting John Clare Council #15485; Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

Hybrid Meeting (Online and In-person)

Hello Brother Knights,

Please join us Tuesday, March 21st, at 7pm for our next Council #15485 meeting. We will meet in-person at the St. Clare Parish Hall/Cafeteria or join Online via ZOOM invitation. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Here is the AGENDA to download.

Membership cards will be available for those who have paid their dues and show up in person.  

Be prepared to Discuss:

“Holy Moments” Part 4 The Divine Plan (Pages 97- 115).       

Group leaders; Ted Seeber, Tom Owens, Don Mey

- What idea or story in this section stood out for you? Why? 

- If you were to order 6 free copies of the book Holy Moments (see page 94) who would you give them to? How would you introduce the book to a friend who claims she is spiritual but not religious?       

- Has reading this book and participating in these monthly discussions changed your life? How? How can you use these ideas to create greater focus and meaning in your life? In your family and with friends? In the Knights of Columbus? In your parish and the world? 

For Online:

The Online link will open at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone.

MEETING LINK for Zoom App/website, or see below for audio call in instructions

March 21st, 2023 06:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338834174

Meeting ID: 873 3883 4174

Breakfast Volunteers needed for SJF- March 19

One big shift, 8am-2pm. Having said that, partial shifts are available, and we need the help. Contact Mike Devlin for details.

Holy Moments Video

 As Suggested by Tom Owens- a very good video indeed from Dynamic Catholic:

International Essay Contest Winner!

 Audrey Birkland from St. John Fisher has won the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest at the International Level.  Below you can see images of the Essay we sponsored.  For a more readable version, email seebert42@gmail.com (the conversion to image is rather bad).

A Very Successful Breakfast

 Despite being a bit shorthanded, the breakfast was very successful.  Some raw numbers:
$804 Gross

$304 expenses - $293 in Ken Paulsen's shopping, Ted and Shannon paid for ziplock bags and chocolate packets.

$500 profit.

160 breakfasts served, with an average of $5/breakfast donation, $1.87 in expenses per plate.

There were some hiccups on cooking fast enough without our normal egg man and without our normal pancake flipper, but a BIG thank you to James Michael Morgan, Gene and Cathy Andres, Christopher and Ted Seeber, and Rich DiGregorio on setup Saturday, which was accomplished before 5pm Mass.   To Ken Paulsen for shopping.  

On Sunday, Ted and Christopher started making coffee early, and Gene and Mike Devlin also arrived early for setup.  Scott Young did make a brief appearance to mix up the batter, and Ted and Mike Devlin double-teamed pancake flipping, while Michael Chau and Gene dealt with eggs.  Gene and Mike dealt with the sausage, while Richard DiGregorio did the  fruit.  Erik and Dan and John Creegan and Tom Owens dealt with the Dining room, while Paul and Rich, Michael Chau and Ted Seeber handled the serving line.  Mike Devlin kept up with both dishes and blueberry pancakes.  Shannon and Beth Bailey helped with table resetting, leading to 98 breakfasts served for the first rush, and 62 for the 2nd rush.  We had everything back in the closet by 2:30 pm.

Emergency! Need replacement special volunteer for a different than normal shift!

 Our Egg Man, Mike O'Phelan, is down with COVID-19.    If you feel competent to cook scrambled eggs , and would like to work the 8am-12pm shift on cooking, please contact seebert42@gmail.com

Praying for an end to War in the Ukraine

 Join Us at 2:30 during adoration at St. Clare's on Saturday, March 4, for a special rosary dedicated to praying for peace in the Ukraine

Volunteers still needed for March 5 Breakfast

We still need volunteers for the March 5 Breakfast. Email seebert42@gmail.com to volunteer. Openings are available for the following shifts.

6pm March 4th- initial table setup- about 45 minutes to an hour, as we unpack supplies and set the tables, the more the merrier.

8am-10:30am March 5th- first serving shift (also possible, go to 8:30 mass, skip out after you get Eucharist to let us know that Mass is almost over, then take a place on the serving line).

10:45-1:30pm- 2nd serving shift and cleanup (also possible to go to 10:45 Mass, skip out after communion and take a serving line position)