From the State Deputy

 Worthy Brother Knights,

Many of you may have heard at this point that St. Joseph's 

Catholic Church in Salem experienced a devastating fire 

early on 8/31. This is extremely devastating to our Catholic 

community in Oregon and especially the Salem metro area. 

It is one of the largest Parishes in the State.

It is in times like this, when we as Knights are called to step 

forward to assist those in need. I have reached out to the 

Parish, the Council, the DDs in the area, and the Archdiocese 

on guidance on how best to proceed. I also made correspondence 

with Supreme. Having reached out to these resources, I have the 

following information for all councils and would like to strongly 

encourage each and every member of the State to assist in 

any possible way.

1. There will be a public Rosary in the parking lot at St. Joseph's 

on Sunday evening 9/3 at 7pm. Thank you very much to the 

Keizer Council for helping lead this effort and promote this. It is an 

exemplary example of brothers helping brothers. I would like to 

encourage all councils to encourage their members and parishioners 

to attend.

721 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR 97301

2. If any member or council is interested in providing some financial 

support, this would be greatly appreciated. Please write the checks 

to Oregon State KofC Charities and we will direct the funds accordingly.

Brothers, one thing that has always greatly impresses me about the 

Knights of Columbus and the Order is that we step up very quickly to 

disaster situations such as this. We did this in COVID, with the fires, 

disasters out of State, and many others. Men, it is an opportunity to 

step into the breach! Let us as Knights become who we were born to be!

Thank you, Vivat Jesus!

--

Kenneth J. Anderson

Knights of Columbus

Oregon State Council

State Deputy

kennethandersoniii@gmail.com

(541) 602-0249

11863 SW Greenburg Rd Apt 8

Tigard, OR 97223

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