Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

 The Challenger games keep getting later, my only chance to get Christopher to Mass is 5pm Saturday, and we've got the setup for the breakfast.   And I'm going to have to ask somebody else to do Rosary at Adoration at St. Clare's.  seebert42@gmail.com

 Here are the videos from the Ed Kiyoi Memorial Jamboree.  It was a Drizzly Day in Columbia Park in Troutdale.  Thank you to Dan Riechers, Erik Riechers, Michael Chau, and Ted Seeber for braving the rain to record the games. Opening Ceremonies, Field 1 Little League Field 1- Oregon District 4 Padres & Orioles vs OD4 Red Sox, Vancouver River Knights, and Medford Little League Field 3- Oregon District 4 Mariners vs East County Senior League Field 1- Oregon District 4 Cubs vs Vancouver Giant A's Senior League Field 2- Oregon District 4 Angels and A's vs Vancouver Dodgers Senior League Field 3- Oregon District 4 Dodgers vs Vancouver Mariners

 As usual, we'll be doing three shifts: Saturday June 1 6pm-8pm setup Sunday June 2 7:30am-10:45 am depending on the job, some can arrive later, plenty of spots available Sunday June 2 10:30am-2pm depending on the job, some can arrive later, plenty of spots available

Here is the schedule Challenger posted for the Jamboree Saturday, May 25 We are on for recording games on all three fields.  Our 2nd annual Ed Kiyoi Jamboree is this Saturday May 25th! Jamboree will be taking place at Memorial Park in Troutdale (1900 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, OR 97060) Please see below for schedule of events to take place that day. We are keeping a close eye on weather. If a cancellation is required, we will communicate via Facebook, Instagram and email by 8:15am Saturday (Contact Ted Seeber by 8:30 am for verification before heading out- I'll make sure that I know before then) Think sunny ?? thoughts! - OD4 Challenger Board

It's coming.     Sign-up to volunteer at St. Clare's Junque & Jewels Rummage Sale at  https://stclarepdx.ivolunteer. com/jj_2024   .  

KofC Council 15485 Hybrid Meeting  May 21st, 2024 Hybrid Meeting 7:00 pm - Call to Order Prayer - Our Father Pledge of Allegiance 7:03 pm - Warden’s Membership Roll Call of Officers GK - Present DGK- Absent Chan-Present Treasurer- Present Adv - Present FS - Present 3YT - Excused 2YT - Excused 1YT - Present Warden- Present Recorder-Present OG-Present IG- Present Voting Strength: 13 total members 7:05 pm - Reading / Approval of minutes April minutes Approved 7:08 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey) 116th Convention Message We NEED new members- people dying to get out. Star Council Update We are on track for Star Council Blog/Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities Membership Challenge- Ask to Join! 7:15 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson) Get the Reports done! COR Initiative- How do we increase our faith. District 3 was fully represented Supreme nullified the one resolution we were worried about 4th Degree Assembly 1292 talked about Patriotic Degree  4th of July Parade Memorial Day Co...

KofC John Clare Council Hybrid Meeting Tuesday 5/21/2024 The meeting on 5/21 will be in-person @ St. Clare Parish Hall, doors open at 6:30 PM, and on-line, meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Online information listed below. Meeting Highlights;  - Final call for Officer Nominations and vote for the 2024/2025 year .  - Recommendations for donations.  - Volunteer opportunities; Pancake Breakfast at St. Clare on 6/2, see Ted Seeber. Pancake Breakfast at St. John Fisher on 6/9, see Mike Devlin. - Book discussion "Beautiful Eucharist":               1.  In the introduction, Matthew Kelly explains that, for him, the Eucharist is the most important reason for him remaining a Catholic. What are some of the reasons for you remaining a Catholic?     2.  What inspired you the most from reading the introduction and first chapter of this book? Why?     3. In chapter 2, Jackie Angel relates her turning point in moving f...

The Eucharist procession started in San Francisco yesterday.  Heading towards us in Burns on Sunday. 

 Here's the game video Michael Chau and Ted Seeber got for May 18: Orioles vs Red Sox Cubs vs As Padres vs Mariners Angels vs Dodgers And don't forget, we need help to record games at the Jamboree!

  Let’s play ball  This Saturday 5/18, we will be hosted by Wilsonville Little League. Location: Woods Middle School 11055 SW Wilsonville Rd. Wilsonville, OR 97070 It will be a bit cooler this time around but the sun will still be shining. Ensure your player have sun protection and water to keep them hydrated  See you on the field!

St. Andrew’s Nativity School in Portland is holding their promoting success  fundraising luncheon on Tuesday June 4 with student-led tours of the school at 11 and the luncheon stating at 12. I would encourage you to come and see for yourselves the impressive impact that the school is having on the lives of low-income middle school students and their families. This Jesuit sponsored middle school is tuition free and enrolls minority students and those of recently immigrant families coming into Oregon. Please join me and several other Knights (Michael Chau and Oanh Nguyen) in supporting this effort. Open the website https://www.nativityportland.org/luncheon , see the introduction, go to the bottom row of pictures, click on Individual tickets and follow the directions. Call Tom Owens at 503.789.7313  for further information. Thanks.

Thank You to Michael Chau, Gene Andres, and Ted Seeber for volunteering.  All of the following links, which you can see on the blog, will open in You Tube.  Subscribe and Like to get new games as they are posted. Mariners vs Orioles Angels vs A s Padres vs Red Sox Dodgers vs Cubs And finally, the league was invited for Youth Night at the Hillsboro Hops.  Here's the video Michael got of that, with some sound drop-outs for them playing copyrighted music over the speakers. Hillsboro Hops Event Remember, we're going to need extra help on the 25th in Troutdale.  The next game, May 18th, will be at Woods Middle School in Wilsonville.  For both of these, if weather turns nasty in either direction, call Ted Seeber to see if the game is still on before heading out.

 Slightly less successful than in the past, but what we didn't know is that we'd be competing with Unbound at SJF.  Still, we more than made back expenses. St. Clare Collections:  $478 SJF Collections:  $222 Total Collections $701 Cost of flowers:  $355.28 Donation due to Mother and Child: $345.72 -------------------------------- Thank you to Ken Paulsen for organizing the SJF drive, he writes: Thanks goes to Gene, Paul, Mike and Scott who helped after masses. I'm especially grateful to Paul who took on the 5:30 pm mass alone on Sunday as I had forgotten to get there at the end  of mass.  (I lost track of time at Our Mother's Day party.) We had a guest priest this Sunday who represented the charity "Unbound".  It's a worthy cause that allows charitable people to sponsor a disadvantaged person who lives in poverty.  Their displays in the Narthex garnered a lot of attention after mass and so we were a little less prominent than we've been in th...

My youngest Nephew Ben, on my side of the family, was just taken to Salem Hospital with suspected appendicitis. 

We still need help at the 8:30 and 10:45 Masses at St. Clare's, contact Ted Seeber ( seebert42@gmail.com ) to volunteer at St. Clare's. Contact Ken Paulsen ( kparchitect@gmail.com  ) to volunteer for a Mass at SJF. Please be at your assigned door during announcements at the end of Mass- quite often people start leaving directly after the Eucharist.

 My cousin Steve has entered hospice in Sedona, AZ. He has battled cancer and a long recovery from a stroke the past few years. He has had another severe stroke this past week and the cancer has spread. Please join me in praying for his heavenly relief. Prayers as well for his wife Peg and their children and grandchildren. Don

  Hello Ted, I wanted to tell you that my younger brother, Pat, has lung cancer. This cancer has not spread to his lymph nodes, which is good news for us, and Pat.  Nevertheless, Pat is going into surgery on Tuesday the 7th of May for a surgery to extract the cancer in his lung. Please keep him in our prayers for a successful surgery.  Just to mention, our oldest brother, John died December 19th.  God bless the Knights commitment to serve those who cannot serve themselves.  Mike O'Phelan