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From Council 3179 in Gresham

  Day of Recollection for Catholic Men St. Henry's Church , Gresham | November 4 The Knights of Columbus – Council 3179 invites all Catholic men to a day of recollection on Saturday, November 4th, in the Madonna Center of St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 NW First St in Gresham. Fr. Chuck Wood and Fr. Niall O’Riordan will give presentations on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist as well as the meaning and beauty of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Admission is free! Please RSVP by Monday, October 30th to Jerry McAfee at 503-260-8995 or   gpmcafee@comcast.net .

Thanks to All

 Thanks to all who helped make our breakfast at St. John Fisher this past Sunday a success.  As I passed through the dining area yesterday, I received a number of compliments on the quality of our breakfast. I also noticed, especially after the 11am Mass, people who were obviously first-time participants.  They needed direction to the kitchen.  I believe the word will get around as to how good our breakfasts are, and we will have even greater success in the future.   Also, when I returned the key to the SJF office this morning, the Business Manager commented on how nice the hall and kitchen looked this morning and what a great job we did on clean-up after the breakfast. Thanks again.

Another Successfull Breakfast

Gross $412 Expenses $170.55 Net $241.45

Pancake Breakfast Sunday Oct. 22nd

Volunteers are needed for the pancake breakfast we are hosting in the Corrado Family Center at St. John Fisher Church on Sunday October 22nd.  The doors will be open at 7AM to start the coffee, set up the tables and begin the prep work for the breakfast.  Cooking will begin around 9AM.  Meals will be served after the 9AM and 11AM Masses.  Help will also be needed to clean and set up the dining area between the Masses and for a complete clean up after the final serving.  We should finish by 2PM.  Please join us any time you can this Sunday.   

A brother lost

Charter member of Council 15485 , Denny Codd, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 12. His funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 11am. May he rest in peace.   Let's get as many Knights to his funeral as possible.

Join us, Fridays, in Prayer for Peace at St. John Fisher Church

Beginning this Friday and every Friday evening at 7pm, we will have a Peace Hour to pray for peace in the Holy Land, the Ukraine, and everywhere there is violence and war. This will be an hour of quiet prayer, perhaps with some guided prayers. Fr. Richard invites all parishioners, neighbors and friends to come and pray.  copied, with permission, from the SJF bulletin

Meeting notes 10-17-2023

October 17th, 2023 7:00 pm - Call to Order Prayer - Our Father Pledge of Allegiance 7:05 pm - Warden’s Membership Roll Call of Officers 13 officers, 16 total members present 7:10 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (September) 7:15 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey) Check blog get new guys to go through the safe environment training. Next Breakfast- for Sunday October 22.  Thank you to Anastasia Paulsen and Jazlyn Moulton for help with breakfast.  Biggest breakfast ever- ran out of eggs, ran out of sausage, ran out of blueberry pancakes. 7:20 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson) Wear your shirts, wear your badges, wear your pins.  Recruit, Recruit, Recruit! Print your calendar and post it!  It's a great way to recruit.  Pass the calendars around!  Figure out how to print google calendar. 7:25 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) Checking, $2796.75, Unity, $544.19, Charity $5.71. Report accepted 7:30 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Ri...

Day of Prayer and Fasting for peace in the Middle East

  Dear St. Clare Community, Pope Francis is asking that tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 17 th  be a day of prayer, fasting, and abstinence for peace in the Middle East.  We will open the church from 5-7:00pm that evening for anyone who would like to come for quiet prayer in the church.  You are welcome for as long as you like during that time.  Prayer is a powerful tool, let’s join the multitudes around the world in praying for peace.     Warm regards, Fr. Don and Deacon Bill ------------------------------ In support of this, we ask all Knights to meet *IN THE CHURCH* for a 6pm Rosary with your families.  Our meeting will follow. Ted Seeber -------------------------------- And From the Supreme Knight: Brother Knights, As we struggle to comprehend the horrific events in the Holy Land, I urge all Knights of Columbus and their families to join me in answering the call of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and our  U...

Meeting October 17, 7:00pm

John Clare Council 15485 Monthly Meeting - Hybrid Meeting (Online and In-person) Hello Brother Knights, Please join us Tuesday October 17th, at 7pm for our next John/Clare Council #15485 meeting. We will meet in-person at the St. Clare Parish Hall/cafeteria, or join  Online via ZOOM invitation.    Online available starting at 7:00PM. Please check our blog calendar and recent posts for volunteer opportunities. Pancake Breakfast SJF October 22nd!! Here is the  AGENDA  to download. For Online: The Online link will open at 6:50pm.  Ted will start the meeting from his phone, the actual meeting may be late due to the prayer service. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone. MEETING LINK  for Zoom App/website, or see below for audio call in instructions October 17th, 2023 6:30 PM Doors Open Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338834174 Meeting ID: 873 3883 4174

A Prayer for Peace in Israel and Palestine

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From Tom Owens, and Sojourner Magazine A PRAYER FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE BY  ROSE MARIE BERGER OCT 9, 2023     “They will not hurt or destroy     on all my holy mountain...” —Isaiah 11:9 God of Comfort, send your Spirit to encompass all those whose lives are torn apart by violence and death in Israel and Palestine. You are the Advocate of the oppressed and the One whose eye is on the sparrow. Let arms reach out in healing, rather than aggression. Let hearts mourn rather than militarize. God of Justice, give strength to those whose long work for a just peace might seem fruitless now. Strengthen their resolve. Do not let them feel alone. Show us how to support their work and bolster their courage. Guide religious leaders to model unity and reconciliation across lines of division. Guide political leaders to listen with their hearts as they seek peace and pursue it. Help all people choose the rigorous path of just peace and disavow violence. God of Love, we...
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 Hello Gentleman,  I am sorry this took so long but I have a shirt option here for the council if we wanted to order in bulk. I went with the polo because they can be worn to mass but I also included the link to a t-shirt if anyone was interested. I chose this polo becuase it was just about the cheapest one and it has a pocket for our name tags. Both links are included to copy and paste into your browser if there is a problem with the images.  https://knightsgear.com/collections/polos/products/port-authority-core-classic-pique-pocket-polo https://knightsgear.com/collections/t-shirts/products/kofc-varsity-crackle-t

An extremely successful breakfast in the books

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 Preliminary figures from Erik and Ken this morning were very exciting! 1st shift gross:  $730 2nd shift gross:  $435 Total gross: $1,170 Our wonderful shopper, Ken Paulsen, pulled off a major miracle in this time of inflation, cost of the groceries was only slightly higher than normal for the first breakfast of the season, $231.96. Which means our net is $938.04!  A new record for breakfast at St. Clare's. Our photographer Michael Chau borrowed Ted Seeber's video camera, and got some interesting footage as well, click through to the blog to play it!

Breakfast at St Clare's

Contact GK@KOFC15485.ORG to volunteer on Sunday if you have not already talked to Richard or Don.  Remember- many hands make for light work.

Beware email scams

It appears that we are once again getting email scams under the names of our clergy and higher officers. If you get an email asking for a discrete matter, check the email address.  If it does not match what you know, do not reply. Of course, our order gives us a few code words we can use for emergency identification in untrusted communications: Fraternal Greeting: Vivat Jesus! Watchword of the Order:  Tempus Fugit, Memento Mori Addressing the person you are communicating with as Worthy Title, such as Worthy Grand Knight, or at least a respectful "My Brothers All". These should be given *slightly* more credence, but always enlist the help of other council members if there is a need.  Never offer help unilaterally, even if you think you can afford it.