Breakfast SJF This Sunday May, 4th

Just a reminder that we are serving a pancake breakfast at St. John Fisher Church this Sunday May 4^th.  Doors to the Corrado Center will open at 7am.  

Help is needed:

·      Early, to set up the dining area, prepare drinks and fruit cups, cracking eggs etc.    

·      Prepare for and serving breakfast after the 9:00am Mass

·      Clean and reset the dining area, prepare and serve breakfast after the 11:00am Mass. 

·      Clean and restore the dining area and kitchen to (better than) its previous condition. Clean-up should be completed by 1:30pm. 

Please come and help when and where you can.

Thank You Note From Mother & Child

 

Thank you and the Knights of Columbus much for the generous donation. 

 Warmly, 

Jessica Rengo
Executive Director
Mother & Child Education Center
1515 NE 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
503-249-5801

St Clare Parishoner needs help with a vehicle

Friend of the council David Pickett (503-453- 5850) writes:

Quick question - is there a KoC or parishioner who is a car mechanic or gear-head? I need a lil help diagnosing an issue with my suburban (1990)….

Minutes for Meeting April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

                                                                                        

7:00pm - Call to Order

• Prayer for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis
• Visit Supreme to watch an inspiring video on the life of Pope Francis 
• Warden’s Membership Check
• Prayer – Our Father
• Pledge of Allegiance

7:03pm - Roll Call of Officers

• Present- FS, Rec, War, OG, ,
• Excused- DGK, ADV, 1YT, 2YT, 3YT

7:05pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (corrections

& additions?)

• Accepted Into Record

7:07pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey)

• Membership Challenge
• Fraternal Benefits Training
• SAFE Environment
• Membership Challenge
• Use the Blog and Calendar

7:10pm - District Deputy Remarks

• State Convention 
• Chesterton Men's Night Sunday April 27, 4:30-7:30; Lepanto the Battle and the Poem.  Auora Airport.

7:15pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin)

• Fraternity:  $2067.54
• Unity:  $544.45
• Charity: $5.71
• Accepted

7:20pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)

• Now current with the state assessments.  
• Open House event June 3rd St Andrew Nativity
• Accepted

7:25pm - Membership Reports

• Membership Director (Dan Riechers) - N/A
• Retention Chairman (Richard Digregorio)
• No Neighbor Left Behind Phone Calls
• 8 Members left to be billed

7:30pm - Programs

•  Program Director - (Gene Andres)

7:35pm - Committees

• Parish / School Updates
• St. Clare (Don Mey)
• Devine Mercy Sunday - John K will show Chaplet video after Mass
• St. John Fisher (Mike Devlin)
• Devine Mercy Sunday
• Wine & Cheese Saturday night this Saturday
• • Programs:
• Faith
• Community
• Family
• Life

7:40pm - KofC Business

• Frarternal Benefits
• In Person Viewing 7:00 PM @ St. Clare April 23rd, Music Room adjacent to cafeteria. (Ted Seeber seebert42@gmail.com )
• On-line Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM see link on Blog
• State Convention May 2nd thru May 4th - Delegates, Don Mey & Michael Chau.
• Pancake Breakfast SJF May 4th
• Volunteers needed. (Contact Mike Devlin, mdevprop@hotmail.com )
• Mothers Day - May 11th - 
• Flowers distributed at SC & SJF following Saturday and Sunday Masses - any donations, support Mother &Child Education Center. - volunteers needed. (See Ted Seeber, seebert42@gmail.com, 3 people needed per Mass at each parish)
• Flowers have been ordered.
• Remaining Pancake Breakfast
• St. Clare
• June 1st - mark your calendars.
• St. John Fisher
• June 8th - mark your calendars.
• St. Thomas More Coffee and Donuts Sundays between Masses, need a few volunteers (Contact; Jonathan.Jungwirth@gmail.com)

7:45pm - KofC New Business

• SC Divine Mercy - Support John K. Sunday Mass video
• SJF Divine Mercy - Following Mass
• Sr. Catherine needs help with her jungle, need to discuss time (mdevprop@hotmail.com)

8:00 pm - For the Good of the Order 

• watched the Pope Francis Video

8:10 pm - Closing Prayers

• Intentions for the Sick and/or in Distress – Hail Mary
• Sheila Seeber- Broken hip far from home.
• Shannon Seeber- Cataracts
• Sherry Guenther- Hip Replacement
• Dr Corbin - advisor to Daniel S-  Eye issues
• Scott P's Stepdad Tom just had surgery
• Erik's Fr. in law struggling with COPD
• Rich Lochley, fried of GK Don Mey
• Steve Root's Family- younger brother just died.  
• God Bless the work of the council and its members and grant eternal peace to the souls of the departed members.
• Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney.

8:15 pm - Adjournment

Fr. David Janes funeral

 Wednesday, April 30^th

Honor Guard request:  Rosary and Funeral Mass for Fr. David Janes

 

Please arrive by 10:00 A.M.

 

Portland Cathedral St Mary’s NE 18^th and Couch.

 

Rosary                 10:30 A.M.

Mass:                   11:00 A.M.

 

Fr. David Janes was a friend to many councils and assemblies in Oregon. Please come and show your support.

 

Please forward this email to all your membership.

 

Vivat Jesus!

 

Mark Larson PNF, PGK, FFS, FDD

District Master of  the Oregon District,

Blanche Province Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus

districtmaster@oregondistrict4thdegree.org

503-528-4695

 

April Meeting 7pm 4/22/2024

KofC John Clare Council April Hybrid Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4/22/2025  at 7:00 PM. This is the 4th Tuesday of the month, meeting rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting will be, in-person, at St. Clare Parish Hall, doors open at 6:30 PM., and online via Zoom.  See the attached agenda .

We are still short of our goal for member participation in the Fraternal Benefits presentations. Ted Seeber will host a Fraternal Benefits viewing on Wednesday 4/23/2025 at 7:00 PM in the music room, adjacent to our usual meeting space, in the St. Clare Parish Hall. This is a great opportunity for our members who may be technically challenge or lacking a functioning computer. I will enter those in attendance into the record on the Grand Knight website.

Upcoming events; State Convention May 2nd thru May 4th & Pancake Breakfast SJF May 4th.

The Zoom information to attend online is listed below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350385362

Meeting ID: 819 2633 6107

One tap mobile
+17193594580,,84350385362# US
+12530468205,,84350385362# US

From SD Ken Anderson

Worthy Brother Knights,

As many of you may have heard, Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday (Vatican Time). We express our thanks for his leadership of the Church since 2013. Let us pray for the repose of his soul. May he rest in peace.

Vivat Jesus! 

Ted and Shannon represented the council well at Holy Thursday Foot Washing

 

Fraternal Benefits Webinar Watch Party April 23

 A reminder- we need to get 10 people from our council to attend one of these fraternal benefit nights, which occur 7pm Each Wednesday.

Ted Seeber has organized a watch party for April 23 in the Music Room at St Clare's (just off the place where we hold our breakfasts).  Please email seebert42@gmail.com if you'd like to join this option.

   If you would like to learn more about the membership benefits of the Knights of Columbus, this is a live online event at 7pm each Wednesday.   Please visit the link below.  There is a survey at the end of the presentation.  By filling this out, our council gets credit for your attendance.  It would also help if you could email Don Mey dmey1951@gmail.com to let me know you attended.  Let's get to our 10 members and new members attending a webinar!

https://kofcpacific.com/fbn/

Oregon March for Life

 

Join us for:

Oregon March for Life

Salem, OR | May 17, 2025

Oregon State Capitol - 900 Court St. NE | Salem, OR

2:15 pm Pre-Rally Concert

2:30 pm:  Rally

👣 March follows after Rally

Link to Oregon March for life web page

April Meeting 7pm 4/22/2025

 April Meeting 7pm 4/22/2025

KofC John Clare Council April Hybrid Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4/22/2025  at 7:00 PM. This is the 4th Tuesday of the month, meeting rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting will be, in-person, at St. Clare Parish Hall, doors open at 6:30 PM., and online via Zoom. See information below. The agenda will be posted on the blog later next week.

We are still short of our goal for member participation in the Fraternal Benefits presentations. Ted Seeber will host a Fraternal Benefits viewing on Wednesday 4/23/2025 at 7:00 PM in the music room, adjacent to our usual meeting space, in the St. Clare Parish Hall. This is a great opportunity for our members who may be technically challenge or lacking a functioning computer. I will enter those in attendance into the record on the Grand Knight website.

The Zoom information to attend online is listed below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81926336107

Meeting ID: 819 2633 6107

One tap mobile
+17193594580,,81926336107# US
+12530468205,,81926336107# US

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Volunteer Request- Easter Egg Hunt Setup

 Want to learn how to pound fenceposts?  Ted needs a crew for 4pm Holy Saturday.  20lb fence post hammer and fenceposts and ribbon will be provided.  email seebert42@gmail.com

Many hands make quick work...of it all.  Should be only 20 minutes or so.

As mentioned to us by the State and District Deputy, Fraternal Benefit Night.

A reminder- we need to get 10 people from our council to attend one of these fraternal benefit nights.

   If you would like to learn more about the membership benefits of the Knights of Columbus, this is a live online event at 7pm each Wednesday.   Please visit the link below.  There is a survey at the end of the presentation.  By filling this out, our council gets credit for your attendance.  It would also help if you could email Don Mey dmey1951@gmail.com to let me know you attended.  Let's get to our 10 members and new members attending a webinar!

https://kofcpacific.com/fbn/

St Clare Breakfast Success, by the numbers

 207 breakfasts served

440 sausages, gone, ran out.

Gross Donations:  $1197

Estimated expenses:  $350

Net Estimated:  $847

Thank you to the many volunteers, and two dignitaries, who showed up to work!  We also got additional visibility with sending our Membership Director and District Deputy to the new parishioner's meeting.

Fraternal Benefits Seminar Wednesday 7pm

  If you would like to learn more about the membership benefits of the Knights of Columbus, this is a live online event at 7pm each Wednesday.   Please visit the link below.  There is a survey at the end of the presentation.  By filling this out, our council gets credit for your attendance.  It would also help if you could email Don Mey dmey1951@gmail.com to let me know you attended.  Let's get to our 10 members and new members attending a webinar!

https://kofcpacific.com/fbn/