Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

The John Clare Council Christmas Potluck will be held December 19th, at 6:30 pm. Doors will open for setup at St. Clare School Cafeteria at 6pm. This meeting WILL be Hybrid this year, though of course if you're going to eat with us, come in person! We will NOT be setting up the full hybrid system, but you will be able to see a portion of the room on Zoom an hear our contest winners read their essays. Knights and their families, Essay contest winners and their families, are invited. First hour will be eating so we can enjoy warm food while it is warm and I'll be bringing the long power strip for crock pots. Which brings us to our Essay Contest winners: For St. Clare's: 1. Anabelle Wegner, 1st Place, $100 2. Mack Williams, 2nd Place, $50 3. Madeline Rice, 3rd Place, $20 For St John Fisher, we had a tie for third place, and thus have 4 winners. 1. Corinne Schmidt - 1st Place, $100 2. Hannah Showalter- 2nd place, $50 3. Finn McClaskey- 3rd Place, $20 3. E...

November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Message from State Deputy Worthy Brother Knights, I would like to take this opportunity to bid each and every one of you a very hearty and sincere Happy Thanksgiving! As Knights, we have so many things to be thankful to God for. Let us take the time today to thank God for everything He has blessed us with! Thanksgiving is most commonly known and recognized for celebrating when the pilgrims came to the New World seeking out their religious freedom from England. There are many examples of people traveling to the New World wishing to freely live out their beliefs. This land and nation was founded on religious freedom. Many were willing to risk so much in order to come to this land and obtain such. This is how important religious beliefs are and important it is to be able to freely exercise these beliefs. Let us be thankful for the gift of religious freedom in our land and the ability to exercise our religious beliefs. Growing up, the Era of Exploration was m...

Published Minutes- email errata to seebert42@gmail.com 7:00 pm - Call to Order  Prayer - Our Father  Pledge of Allegiance  7:01 pm - Warden’s Membership  Roll Call of Officers 10 officers, 13 members total 7:02 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (October)- Approved    7:05 pm - DGK’s Remarks (Gene Andres)  Blog - Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities  Membership Challenge  Fr. Jim's toiletries project 1,675 individual bags were filled and our council’s crew packed them into 67 boxes. Safe Environment Training 7:10 pm - Treasurer’s Report (Mike Devlin) Fraternity $3038.21  Unity $544.21  Charity $5.71  Report Approved 7:15 pm - Financial Secretary’s Report (Erik Riechers)  Venmo Progress Billing will be done by next meeting We'll have cards for all members available at billing Received vocations reimbursement 7:20 pm - Membership  Director (Dan Riechers) Working through RCIA  Retention Chairman (Rich...

 As Announced on Voice of the Shepherd last week, the latest ChurchAlive bulletin included this link to a new Youtube Channel from Archbishop Sample , with 18 videos intended for Small Faith Sharing groups.

Just show up!  State event in Keizer!

John Clare Council 15485 Monthly Meeting - Hybrid Meeting (Online and In-person) Hello Brother Knights, Please join us Tuesday November 21st, 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. Mark your December Calendar, Meeting/Christmas Potluck Dinner, December 19th. Members/families and Essay Contest winners/families. Details to follow. (Ted Seeber) Here is the Agenda to download. For Online: The Online link will open at 6:50pm. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone. MEETING LINK for Zoom App/website, or see below for audio call in instructions November 21st, 2023 6:30 PM Doors Open Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338834174 Meeting ID: 873 3883 4174

This Saturday, from 10am-2pm at St. Clare's is the boxing event for Fr. Jim Galluzo. If you can come, call Tom Owens at 503-789-7313

 Gentlemen I again apologize for the delay in this email. I have been waiting for the Knights to get things restocked which has taken quite some time. The polo I am sending in this email is stocked in all sizes so please reply to riechersdan@gmail.com with name and size; and if you would like to add a t-shirt. The t-shirt I am sending is in stock of everything except XL. If you would like an XL t shirt please notify me in the email and we will look for alternatives. Most items on the website are out of stock of at least one size. Knights Gear is in demand!!!  Link to the polo which is without a pocket, the one with a pocket is mostly out of stock.  https://knightsgear.com/collections/polos/products/clique-spin-pique-polo-full-color-emblem link to the tshirt https://knightsgear.com/collections/apparel/products/kofc-flagship-t-shirt

Are you getting our state council newsletter? You can sign up for it here. If not, I'd like to point out State Cor Director and IPSD Ray Prom's article on page 7 , with a strong challenge for us.

A reminder the Funeral Mass for Denny Codd is this Wednesday, November 8th, at 11:00 A.M. The Mass will be at St. Clare Church, 8535 SW 19th Ave., Portland, OR 87219. Please consider attending if you are able. Lets support his wife Joan and the Codd Family.

Fr. Jim's Toiletry Gift Bag Project is quickly approaching. There are volunteer opportunities on Friday November 17th and Saturday November 18th. Details are in the St. Clare Bulletin dated November 5th available on the St. Clare Parish website @ www.saintclarechurch.org. Information is also on our Blog calendar. Please contact Tom Owens ASAP @ 503.789.7313 if you plan to volunteer.

A Reminder Fr. Jim's Art Sale this coming weekend. Please see the St. Clare Bulletin dated November 5th for details. The Bulletin is available on the St. Clare Parish website @ saintclarechurch.org. Dates also noted on our Blog Calendar.

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 It's time to order name badges again.  We haven't done so since Phil was FS, and we have a number of new members.  If you're like Ted Seeber- you also either lose them from time to time, or the Knights symbol has come off your badge. To that end, Ted Seeber and Don Mey are collecting names.  Please respond by November 10 if you need a badge.   You may also order a Lady's badge for your wife.   We did that pre-covid for a holiday party, and it was quite well received. seebert42@gmail.com dmey1951@gmail.com