Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

August 31 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 24 Weeks Baby is filling out. Its face and body look more like an infant at the time of birth. Amniotic fluid continues to increase as the due date approaches, and its composition changes during pregnancy. During the first half, it is similar to maternal plasma. Then, it changes to more of Baby’s own cells. There isn’t a great deal of room to move in the mother. As the Weeks pass, space gets even tighter. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 ---------------------------- The Word Made Flesh for August 29-30, 2015 Far back into antiquity, lifeblood, flowing blood plasma, was considered to be the main sign of animal life. Genesis chapter 9 contains the earliest of the Jewish dietary laws; the one still followed until today- draining all blood from meat animals to be consumed. Leviticus 17 also teaches this dietary law, and the Roman Catholic Church teaches that this prefigures the blood sp...

Dear Brother Knight, I am pleased to inform you that this weekend, the Portland Film Festival will feature the debut of the Knights of Columbus-produced documentary, Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti . It is the inspiring story of the earthquake amputees there and the transformation of their lives made possible by the support of the Knights of Columbus for Project Medishare's amputee program. The film features footage from Haiti, the story of several earthquake amputees who received prosthetics and rehabilitation through the support of the K of C, and interviews with the supreme knight and with those involved in the K of C-Project Medishare amputee program there. The documentary will be shown at 2:30 PM Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31 at Portland's Cinema 21 at 616 NW 21st Ave. We would be delighted to have you and your family attend and would also greatly appreciate your assistance in letting brother Knights in the area know that the fil...

On August 27, Dr. Ray Guarendi gave an excellent start to his radio show on the subject of human Gender. The Doctor is In | Ave Maria Radio : 'via Blog this'

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Michael D. Rooke, KofC District Master" < oregonmaster@rooke.com > Date: Aug 26, 2014 11:01 PM Subject: Fourth Degree Exemplification - Beaverton, Saturday, September 6 To: < oregonmaster@kofc-or.org > Cc: My Brother Knights,   Grab your Third Degree Knights and get them to this exemplification!  Time and space are still available for our Brother Knights to become Sir Knights.  The exemplification form for Beaverton is attached.  Please let all your eligible Third Degree Knights know and help them to make this event.  As this event is only 11 days away, do not mail the Form 4 and $70 check, but rather bring them to the exemplification on September 6.  Also, please let me know if you have any Brother Knights that will be attending and if they will have family with them – I'd like to let Faithful Navigator as soon as possible the number of people that will be attending the banquet after the ceremony and Mass. ...

I'd like to get volunteers for the following time periods: 8:00 am-9:30am setup & cooking (Jim, Judy, Marc and I will have done some pre-setup the day before, and I'll have the kitchen open by 8) 9:30am-10:45am Serve breakfast 10:45am-finish cleanup (the more we get sticking around the better, I'd like to be out of there by noon). I believe that we have the following volunteers: Judy Van Domelen on Fruit Jim Van Domelen on Pancakes Mike O'Phalen on Eggs Ken Paulsen on Meat Ted Seeber & Marc Gregoire on beverages and roving Kevin Hagan & Mike Morgan on serving Michael Chau, John Creegan, and Mike Devlin on Dishes Polinus Vuoche roving dining room. Phil Jarvis on money/recruiting table Blue Aprons are limited, and will go to: 3rd Degree Aprons: Ted Seeber, Phil Jarvis, Marc Gregoire, Kevin Hagan, Polinus Vuoche 4th Degree Apron: James Mike Morgan I believe we have some spare black aprons for working in the kitchen. That's all I know for ...

NIGHTS of COLUMBUS Fall, 2014 DISTRICT NO. 3 NEWSLETTER State Deputy Robert Kish statedeputy@koc.or.org District Deputy David Saunders saunders250@aol.com 503­590­3532 District Warden Mike Wilcoxen mike_wilcoxen@comcast.net Tigard No. 3591 Grand Knight Scott Young scottyoung@yahoo.com Financial Secretary Brian Fihn fihner@gmail.com Lake Oswego No.3818 Grand Knight Dan Boone dboone5122@comcast.net Financial Secretary Ron Mosgrove ron@mosgrovr.com John Clare No. 15485 Grand Knight Ted Seeber seebert42@gmail.com Financial Secretary Phillip Jarvis pdjarvis@cmcast.net Insurance Agent Don Alloway II don.alloway@koc.org 541­554­5119 ---------------- Brother Knights, This my first effort at a District newsletter. I’m not sure how often I will put an issue out at this time. It is a privilege to serve as your District Deputy. I have ben a member for 37 years and am a PGK, PFN and was a Financial Secretary for 20 y...

August 24 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 23 Weeks Baby weighs almost 1 pound. Crown-to-rump length is 8 inches - about the size of small doll. The body is getting plumper, but the skin is still wrinkled; Baby will soon gain even more weight. The pancreas is developing quickly. This organ is vital to hormone production - particularly insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to break down and to use sugar. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 -------------------------- The Word Made Flesh, August 22-23, 2015 Isaiah 7:13-17 tells us of the signs of the Messiah. One of those signs is that He will eat curds and honey, for He will know what is good from what is evil. This week, our baby girl is the size of a small doll, and the pancreas is developing- the organ which produces insulin, which allows us human beings to digest sugars, such as honey. The same verse predicts that Immanuel will be born of a virgin- the event we celebr...

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Robinson < robinsoa@peak.org > Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:26 AM Subject: Health & Welfare Report 22 August 2014 To: Andrew Robinson < robinsoa@peak.org > Dear Brothers Please pray for a successful surgery and quick recovery of long time Financial Secretary, two time State Warden and Member of the Order, Dick Paradis from Corvallis Council 1785. Dick goes in for an aorta valve replacement this Friday morning at St. Vincent's in Portland. This is the same surgery that PSD Dave Denton just had earlier in the year. Please keep Dick and his family in your prayers. Speaking of Dave Denton...his wife Joyce goes in for back surgery again on Sept. 15th . Please keep Joyce in your prayers for a successful surgery and quick recovery as well. FYI, Dave is doing very well and gets stronger every week. Prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Connie Flabetich the wife of brother Ed.  Her ...

IN CELEBRATION OF THE CANONIZATION OF SAINT JOHN PAUL II, POPE WHEREAS, Saint John Paul II’s life and teaching manifested God’s unshakable love for the human person as revealed in Jesus Christ; and WHEREAS, he was one of the most-traveled world leaders in history, making pastoral visits to 129 countries, including seven visits to the United States, three to Canada, nine to Poland, five to Mexico, two to the Philippines, and one to Cuba; and WHEREAS, his message of human dignity and human rights set in motion a series of events that changed the course of history, ultimately contributing to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and the end of the Cold War; and WHEREAS, through his pastoral visits, witness, and teaching, he urged us to respect the inestimable value of human life from conception to natural death, first using the expression the “Culture of Life” at World Youth Day in Denver in 1993; and WHEREAS, he wa...

Brothers, This is an opportunity to have your candidates initiated.  Now is the time and opportunity.  Please contact your Membership Chairman. September 3, 2014 First Degree at Our Lady of the Valley, St. Anthony Church Tigard, 9905 SW McKenzie St., Tigard, OR 7:00 PM interviews,   First Degree at 7:30  To be followed by regular monthly meeting. Questions?  GK Scott Young   scottyoung7@yahoo.com Come and check out our breakfast September 21, 2014, Sunday Our Lady of the Valley at St. Anthony, Tigard They will begin serving at 7:45 AM until 10:30 AM Pancakes, eggs, ham or sausage, coffee & orange juice Free will offering Questions? GK Scott Young   scottyoung7@yahoo.com Dave Saunders, DD#3 saunders250@aol.com

He is in Room 841 at Providence St. Vincent for some testing, and is in good spirits. He will be there at least until noon tomorrow.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < saunders250@aol.com > Date: Aug 19, 2014 12:11 PM Subject: Information on coming events for the District To: < dan3boone@gmail.com >, < seebert42@gmail.com >, < scottyoung7@yahoo.com >, < mike_wilcoxen@comcast.net > Cc: Brother Knights,   I am forwarding information for District #3's events.  Please support them if you are able.  Maybe they will come to your event. Grand Knights, please forward to your members. August 31, 2014. John Clare breakfast at St. Clare Church, 8535 SW 19th Ave, Portland, OR They will begin serving at 9:30 until 10:45. Pancakes, eggs, ham and fruit Free will offering Questions?  GK Ted Seeber seeber42@gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 13, 23014 Our Lady of the Lake Festival "Bring a Neighbor." 650 A Street, Lake Oswego Starts 1...

John Clare Council #15485 Meeting Agenda August 18, 2014 St. Clare Fireside Room ● 7:00pm Opening Prayer Our Father, Roll Call, Reading of Previous Minutes ● 7:05pm Grand Knight’s Remarks     ○ Pastoral Council Focus – changing role for the Knights     ○ Insurance     ○ New Locks at St. Clare’s     ○ Luke 15 ● 7:15pm Treasurer’s Report ● 7:20pm For the Good of the Order ● 7:30pm Committees     ○ Life         ■ Baby Bottles update     ○ Community        ■ Breakfast August 31 ● 7:35pm New Business     ○ Liturgy Workshop – Approach Fr. Stobie about Eucharistic Miracles Artwork?     ○ Icon of the Immaculate Conception ● 7:50 pm District Deputy/State Officers ● 7:55pm Sick or in Distress – Hail Mary ● 8:00pm Closing Prayer - Amazing Grac...

Brothers, This email is to inform you about some changes the state is making to not only save a few trees but save a few dollars as well. If the dioceses can go paperless then we should give it our best shot as well. We cant go 100% paperless...too many forms to supreme wont allow this. We will however keep working toward it though. 1. The 2014 Convention Proceeding will be burned onto a CD and mailed before Aug. 30. Distribution of these Convention Proceedings will be in accordance with ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the State Bylaws.  With changing technology there is some legitimate concern that future generations wont be able to view a CD. Just imagine if we did this 25 years ago when the 5 1/4" floppy was the portable storage of the time. Not too many of us would be able to read that floppy now. To combat this problem, we will print and bind one copy for the archives and one to the current State Advocate for his records. All others will receive a CD. Also note: the CD wil...

Happy Feast of the Assumption everybody. By the time you get this, my family should be at Mass at St. Clare's. Monday is our regular meeting. Unless I've asked you personally to show up early, 7pm is the standard time, and we will be starting right at 7pm. I haven't done my agenda yet, but items will include discussing the Breakfast on August 31, Pia's request for help with a liturgical workshop still to be scheduled, and a reflection on Luke Chapter 15 by the Grand Knight, one of our members we haven't seen in a while, and our Worthy Lecturer. For the good of your own soul, you don't want to miss this one. From USCCB's Website: The Parable of the Lost Sheep. 1 * The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to him, 2 but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So to them he addressed this parable. 4 c “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them wo...

August 17 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 22 Weeks Baby continues to grow; the body gets larger every day. Eyelids, and even eyebrows, develop. Fingernails become visible. Baby’s organ systems begin to specialize for their particular function. The liver cleans the blood. A Baby born with ‘jaundice’ results from an incomplete formation of this liver function. This yellow tint to the skin and eyes is easily treated with phototherapy. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 --------------- The Word Made Flesh for August 15-16, 2015. Deuteronomy 28 tells us that among the bad things that could happen if we disobey God's will is Jaundice. We've learned a bit since Moses's time. At 22 weeks in, our Baby Girl's organs, in particular the liver, are beginning to function. A common birth defect here often reduces the liver's functionality a bit, and a baby struck with this birth defect will be born with Jaundice, a ye...

Knights of Columbus Announces Fund to Help Christians Threatened with Extinction in Iraq : Meant to post this to OUR list, not my private blog, but hey, maybe somebody will be inspired to donate.  Please spread this link around to everybody we can.

Catholic Broadcasting Northwest KBVM / KMME is hosting three presentations in early September with Catholic Doctor Ray Gaurendi who will be speaking on the importance of the family, parenting and being Catholic. We are trying to get the word out to as many folks as possible. These will be free events as part of Catholic Broadcasting Northwest’s 25th anniversary celebration. The flyer provides all of the details but please give me a call or email if you have any questions. We greatly appreciate the support of the Knights of Columbus and the work that you do to protect and evangelize our Catholic faith. Thank you again and God bless, David Endres Catholic Broadcasting Northwest KBVM-FM / KMME-FM 503-285-5200 ext 306

A news article in Catholic News Service highlights how the Knights of Columbus will follow Pope Francis' witness of "love for the sick, the suffering and the poor,", says Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.

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August 10 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 5 months Mother may feel the Baby kick, turn or hiccup and may be able to identify a bulge as an elbow or head. Each side of the brain has a billion nerve cells. Different organ systems within Baby are maturing. Baby swallows more to promote growth and development of the digestive system. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 -------------------------------------- The Word Made Flesh August 8-9, 2015 We're 5 months in and our baby girl is learning to kick, turn, hiccup, and the brain, the computer of the soul, is developing. The nervous system is getting more complex. Luke 1:40-45 tells us the story of Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth, and the baby John the Baptist recognizing the Messiah and leaping for joy in his mother's womb. Baby's due date is still the Birthday of Our Lord, December 25, 2015.

The breakfast is scheduled for August 31, not August 29. Please let Ted Seeber know if you can work it, and we'll be scaling what we do for the breakfast to the size of the volunteer crew we can get.

If you have time to watch it, you can see the Supreme Convention broadcast live this week on EWTN. 8/5 and 8/6, sorry for the late notice.

Tom Owens offers us this video (first time I've posted a video to this blog, if it doesn't come through on MailChimp, I recommend clicking on the title):

Ed Flabetich's wife passed away last week.  He is a member of our council.  I encourage any who can to go to the funeral. The funeral service for Ed's wife Connie will be at St John Fisher Parish at 10:30 on Thursday Aug 7.

August 3 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 20 Weeks 20 Weeks marks the midpoint of the pregnancy. The skin covering Baby begins growing from two layers: the epidermis, which is on the surface, and the dermis, which is the deeper layer. The dermis contains small blood vessels, a nerve and large amounts of fat. Thicker hair grows from new follicles. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 --------------- The Word Made Flesh August 1-2, 2015 We are 20 weeks into the pregnancy of the Baby Girl we are following- halfway to Christmas. John Chapter 1 tells us how Our Lord, the Eternal Word, became incarnate in a human body- and the more visible part of our Baby Girl after she is born is developing. The skin starts developing halfway through- and a layer of baby fat we all find so cute. Her hair starts to grow. She still shares a due date with the Birthday of Our Lord, December 25, 2015