Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

 I recently had a fellow Knight get impersonated on Facebook, and so I believe that it is useful to repost these instructions, updated for social media, that our ancestors in the order used to recognize each other. When you get a private message but are unsure whether the account has been hacked or not, give the challenge consisting of the Watchword of the Order, which you were introduced to in your Exemplification when you joined the Knights.  You should respond with the Fraternal Greeting.  We may not be able to do the firm handshake that goes along with this ritual online, but every Knight should know these two phrases, which I am NOT putting in this post on purpose, since our blog can be searched with Google (I'm sure somebody can find this, but with less than 4 million Knights worldwide, a hacker isn't likely to have done their homework first).

Meeting Notes July 16, 2024  7:00 pm - Call to Order Prayer - Our Father Pledge of Allegiance 7:03 pm - Warden’s Membership Roll Call of Officers GK, Recorder, Warden, OG, 2YT, DGK, FS, ADV, Chan, Treasurer Present 13 members present (we have a quorum)  7:05 pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (June) Approved 7:08 pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey) Message from Supreme & State State Summer Meeting EARLY-  Evangelization of Membership Missed District 3 star council by 1 member Get everybody signed up online, wear your pin Blog/Calendar - Volunteer Opportunities SAFE Environment Membership Challenge 420 for the state If 50% of our members brought in one new member, we'd easily hit it. 7:15 pm - District Deputy Remarks (Mark Larson) Installation of State Officers at the State Meeting Safe Environments - Required, Compulsory, Mandatory and Invested District Deputy and District Warden will be changing soon for District 3.  Not known yet who, but Mark Larson i...

KofC John Clare Council Hybrid Meeting Tuesday 7/16/2024 The meeting on 7/16 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; - Book discussion "Beautiful Eucharist" Chapters 5-7:  CH. 5 What reactions do you have to Angie’s advice regarding Adoration. “Just picture Jesus as if He is sitting up on the altar—because He is. He is just talking to you and you’re talking to Him. What does He want to tell you” p 42. Have you ever experienced the peace and quiet of Adoration? What did it do for you? How does the quote from St. Clare of Assisi p 45, strike you? “We become what we love, and who we love shapes what we become”? CH 6 Bishop Cozzens states that “To be happy, I have to dethrone myself from the center of my life, put Jesus at the center, and then ask Him, What do you want me to do?” What is Jesus asking you to do or be? How can I help others to let Jesus move their ...

Hi, Bonnie's younger brother, Robert Boehler, died June 3. He had heart problems, a stroke and other ailments. Robert who lived in Fr. Worth, was 72 and had been a high school teacher and coach. Please keep him in your prayers. Have a happy 4 th  of July; Love, Tom Owens

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 I'm of the uneducated GenX Catholics- I can't even spell the gradual that our young state deputy can sing.  But this prayer, this gradual, is a beautiful offering for our 2024-2025 Fraternal Year.  Click through to the blog to see the embedded player, and an inspiring message from our state deputy.  <iframe width="360" height="215" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gWPvuTyUK0o?si=0upLkoIZfXoXj91E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>