Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

We are looking for volunteers, not sure how many yet, for 6pm-8pm on Saturday, January 17. Contact Deputy Grand Knight Ken Paulsen for details. Email kparchitect@comcast.net or phone 503-245-6540. We are just beginning the planning stages for this event, it is part of a novena to kick off a capital campaign at St. John Fisher, and is an event of the St. John Fisher Roundtable.

Anybody want to run with this? Sent: Mon, Dec 29, 2014 11:01 pm Subject: Free Throw Contest To All District Deputies and Brother Knights:   We recommend that local councils hold their Free Throw competitions sometime in January 2015; District Deputies should hold their district competitions sometime in February 2015; The state competition is scheduled at Marist High School in Eugene, OR, on 15 March 2015.  Sign in time is at 12:00/noon.   Please call or email me for answers to your Free Throw questions.   Vivat Jesus,   George E. Murphy State Youth Director (503)703-7671 murphy1969@frontier.com    

I have proven over the last two years that I'm tapped out as far as recruiting goes. But that does not mean our members are. Especially the roundtables, I encourage you to recruit at your parishes. Make sure your member number is in the proposer box, and Supreme is offering rewards for recruitment! See below, click on graphic to be able to read the letter.

Please click through to this blog post. You can even answer on your phone. Aggregate Repsonses will be part of our meeting on January 19th, 2015 Click here if you can't see the survey below, or wish to full out the survey full screen. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.

There will be a special training for Knights and their spouses and adult children in the Clare Room Saturday, January 3rd at 1pm.  Anybody volunteering for any of our volunteer opportunities this year needs to be registered with Armatus,  as we will be inviting families from our _Building the Domestic Church_ program to volunteer with the Knights.  Come learn how to protect the next generation, for as Knights we are all Called to Protect!

To the entire John Clare Council, enjoy the 12 days of Christmas.

Ken Paulsen goes in for surgery tomorrow on his sinuses.

To attempt to save money on mailings, I'm copying my 2015 billing letter here with some slight changes. We will only send paper bills (as a FIRST mailing) to those who do not pay their dues by January 19, 2015; our next meeting. From Ted Seeber, Grand Knight, 15485 To the members of John Clare Council 15485; Standard Dues is $35. As you are likely aware, our council is very small indeed- we appreciate your membership whether you are very active or rarely active, whether you are an Associate, Insurance, Honorary Life, or Disabled member. Normally, I'd assure you that we have enough in the bank to cover our obligations to Supreme and State, and while that is still true this year, there have been some changes in November you need to be aware of. On November 13, 2014, I was required to be at a meeting at St. Anthony’s in Tigard for the District, and the world shifted- or at least the mission of Knights in Oregon shifted. About three months before, I had received word of a ...

From our worthy State Advocate: December 22, 2014 Worthy State Deputy, State Officers, Directors, Chairmen, Grand Knights & Council Officers, REMINDER: The Call for Resolutions The date is drawing near to submit your resolutions, for discussion and or enactment at the 2015 State Convention in Newport Oregon on April 24th to 26th. (Note State By-Laws Article 1, Sec. 13 & 14). Resolutions sent from the councils need to be signed by either the Grand Knight or Trustee and the Financial Secretary with the imprinted Knights of Columbus Council Seal stamped on the original. The original copy needs to be sent to the State Advocate by January 24th, 2015. Copies of the original resolution also needs to be send to the State Deputy and State Secretary. A Resolution Committee appointed by the State Deputy in December will review the resolutions on January 24th. Copies of the resolutions with the committee’s recommendations will be sent to all councils approximately 60 days prior...

There will be a special training for Knights and their spouses and adult children in the Clare Room Saturday, January 3rd at 1pm.  Anybody volunteering for any of our volunteer opportunities this year needs to be registered with Armatus,  as we will be inviting families from our _Building the Domestic Church_ program to volunteer with the Knights.  Come learn how to protect the next generation, for as Knights we are all Called to Protect!

I hope you all enjoy this little poem and graphic sent along from the Arizona State Deputy. Twas the Knight Before Christmas Twas the Knight before Christmas, when all through the council chamber, Not a creature was stirring, not even a member. The blank Form 100’s were stacked by the fin sec with care, In hopes that the membership chairman soon would be there. The members were nestled all snug in their chairs, While visions of pancakes danced in their heads. And the officers in their jewels, and I ready to wrap my gavel, Had just settled our brains for a long meeting of babble. When out in the hall there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the podium to see what was the matter. Away to the door I flew like a flash, Tore open the handle and ran with a dash. The light on the floor of the long narrow hall Provided the vision of a man standing tall. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But the membership chairman, with our pillars and candidates in the rear. The memb...

Please click through to this blog post, I'd love to see a survey response close to 50% this year. Plus- page two of the survey allows you to sound off for what you want to see from the Council in 2015. Click here if you can't see the survey below, or wish to full out the survey full screen. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.

I think, given what little I know about the job, that the words "financially secure" are very key.  But for a man who really wants to be of service to families in time of need, I can think of no greater lay vocation in the Church. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: < Gabe.Kennedy@kofc.org > Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 10:37 AM Subject: Helping Fr Givney's Vision - Career Opportunity To: Dear Brother Knight, Due to the success and growth of the Knights of Columbus Insurance program, our agency is looking to add additional fraternal insurance advisors.  This opportunity may or may not be suited for you, but I am interviewing for candidates in this area and referrals are always welcome. The ideal candidate would be success oriented, financially secure, ambitious, ethical and a self-starter.  We offer a professional level income and full benefit package including non-contributory pension to the right man.  (Competitive commissions, performance ...

I have gotten busy this December, and since my 2015 "The Word Made Flesh" ended just before Advent, I thought I'd go ahead and post, as Paul Harvey would say, The Rest of the Story- the original set of 2014 by Mary and Nick Rigert. I'll be coming out with a single post of all The Word Made Flesh for 2015 blog and bulletin announcement posts after Christmas. November 30 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 37 Weeks The maximum amount of amniotic fluid surrounds Baby now. In the Weeks to come, Baby continues to grow. However, some amniotic fluid is reabsorbed by mother’s body. This decreases the amount of fluid around Baby and the room in which he has to move. Mother may notice a difference of Baby movements. For some mothers, it may seem like Baby is not moving as much as he had been. Baby’s approximate due date: December 25, 2014 December 7 Bulletin The Word was made Flesh . . . Following Baby Jesus in the womb 3...

The Next Meeting will be Monday December 15th at 7pm. We are moving to the Clare Room due to ongoing Giving Tree wrapping. Please come and save us the Meeting Agenda December 15, 2014 St. Clare Office Clare Room 7:00pm Opening Prayer Our Father, Roll Call, Reading of Previous Minutes 7:05pm Grand Knight’s Remarks Pastoral Council Hints for how to do Movie Nights better Considering future fundraising opportunities Building the Domestic Church, a new vision for Knights CVLI cost and expanding to St. John Fisher 7:15pm Treasurer’s Report 7:20pm For the Good of the Order 7:30pm Committees Community Call for volunteers for SVDP Life Baby Bottle report Youth Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest Nobody interested Lego Church Was at the Christmas Party, all three children there int...

We had a very light crowd for the 2014 Christmas Party- only 9 of us, including wives. Only 5 Knights showed up. But there was one man and his son who showed up at 7pm after Basketball practice while waiting for his daughter to have her basketball practice, so we showed the movie anyway- I think the adults enjoyed it as much as the kids. Knight of the Year was James Michael Morgan, pictured. We got him a nice jacket, a pin, and as he's always bragging about being a Gourmet, a copy of _The Joy of Cooking_ by Julia Child. Family of the Year is Tom and Bonnie Owens, we got them a nice holiday centerpiece.

Or at least the start and the end of the weekend. I just realized I missed the bulletin announcement of the meeting. So here is what is happening this weekend for Knights of Columbus: Friday, December 12, 6pm - our Christmas Party Potluck and First _Building the Domestic Church_ movie night kicks off at St. Clare's Parish hall. Bring a dish to share, a canned good for SVDP, and blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals for the kids! The Lego Church will be there for kids who get bored with the movie, and we'll be giving away Knight of the Year and Family of the Year, so be there. Monday, December 15, 7pm: Council meeting. Agenda to follow in the next post on the blog, but highlights will be lessons learned from the first movie night, detailed description of how to get movie nights going in the roundtable parishes of St. John Fisher and St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and an update on future fundraising plans. In addition, please save us a stamp and pick up your 2015 dues billin...

From: Andrew Robinson < robinsoa@peak.org > Dear Brothers Please pray for a successful surgery and quick recover for FS of Council 2439 Ron Bernt. He will be going to  OHSU December 11th to have one of my vocal cords partially removed.  Apparently the two paralyzed vocal cords have restricted his airway to about 20-30 % of a normal airway and this is why it has been such a struggle for him to breathe.  By removing a portion of one vocal cord the doctor says he should improve 300%, it will still not be 100% of normal but a substantial improvement.   Continue to pray for Audene Nored, wife of Stan Nored our State Special Olympics Chairman. She has been battling brain cancer very hard these last 5 years but is now at home and on Hospice the last couple weeks.  Pray for Dick Paradis, long time FS from Corvallis 1785 and a past State Officer. After a successful heart valve replacement a few months ago and recovering nicely, it was recently discovered he has c...

As you all know, James Michael Morgan has been heading for a lung transplant over the last couple of years. Go to the blog and click on this link to help him out with medical expenses.

In the Catholic Sentinel this week, Archbishop Sample begins trying to make up for 60 years of mixed catechesis on marriage and the family . This is the second of a series of article prompted by secular media reports of the synod and by the upcoming meeting in Philadelphia next fall, followed by part II of the Synod. It is also, I am convinced, why he asked the Knights at this time to support Building the Domestic Church: The Family Fully Alive . Let us pray that our meager efforts to support that program bear much fruit for the next generation of Catholics.

Thanks to several generous donors, we have our movie license. And so: Council Christmas Party, Friday, December 12, 2014 St Clare Parish Hall 6pm Potluck 6:15 Knight of the Year/Family of the Year awards 6:30pm Movie Send Photos of your Family Nativity Scene to share before the movie to The Grand Knight December’s Movie: The Muppets Christmas Carol Bring with you a dish to share for the potluck, blankets/pillows/favorite stuffed animals for your kids, and a canned good to donate for St. Vincent De Paul.