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From our worthy FS

GREAT news from today’s doc appt. All proceedings as well as possible !   Thanks for your extremely effective prayers!

Archbishop Vlazney Funeral Activities

From 4th Degree District Master Mark Larson: (Distribute to All Members A.S.A.P)   ALL KNIGHTS     This is an ALL-hands-on-deck call.   For Funeral observations for Archbishop Vlazny   Visitation: Thursday, June 5, from 1:00-6:00 PM at St. Mary’s Cathedral   Honor Guard  is needed for the visitation and vigil Service.   Arrive by Noon. We will need to rotate Knights for the Visitation; please let me know when you can be there.     Vigil Service (immediately following the Visitation): Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 PM   Honor Guard  will be needed for the service.  Please stay and assist.  Arrive by 5:30 PM for the vigil service.       Honor Guard  for the Funeral Mass arrive by 10:00 AM.   Funeral Mass: Friday, June 6 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Cathedral.  A live streaming of the Mass will be available.   https://www.maryscathedral.com   A reception will follow in the Cathedral pl...

2nd Call for breakfast volunteers

 I could still use more volunteers for 1st and 2nd shifts on Sunday, especially the 9:30-10:15am rush, the 10:15-10:30 resetting, and the 11:45am-12:15pm rush. We only got two additional volunteers from SIS, so I urge you to work this breakfast if you can!  Contact seebert42@gmail.com  to volunteer

TWO amazing chances, two amazing relics

Monday May 26, 6-8 pm, a relic monsterance blessed by St. Pope John Paul II will be available for adoration at St. Clare's. Tuesday, May 27, 4:30-6:30pm our State Deputy will have a final showing of the relic of Fr. McGivney at St Thomas More. Take this chance to get in a little extra prayer time

Pancake Breakfast coming up June 1

 Incoming- volunteers needed for our final breakfast of the year at St. Clare's June 1.  As usual, we'll run this as three shifts.  In addition, we will be doing a membership drive at Mass, and so need additional volunteers.  I've already asked the Sisters In the Spirit for help; encourage your wives to volunteer for serving line for either the 9:30-10:15 shift or the 11:45-12:15 shift. I don't think I've ever revealed what is on my list before, so here's the list of jobs and when I need people for. Shopping - Ken Paulsen will do this for the final two breakfasts, we'll need somebody new next year, week before the breakfast Setup (Shift 1 only)  May 31 You can go to 5pm Mass, 6:15pm-8pm it's scheduled for Setup (Shift 1 only)   May 31 You can go to 5pm Mass, 6:15pm-8pm it's scheduled for Setup (Shift 1 only)   May 31 You can go to 5pm Mass, 6:15pm-8pm it's scheduled for Setup (Shift 1 only)   May 31 You can go to 5pm Mass, 6:15pm-8p...

Meeting Minutes

7:00pm - Call to Order Warden’s Membership Check Prayer – Our Father Pledge of Allegiance Pope Francis Death, Pope Leo XIV & Prayer for Peace and Unity 7:03pm - Roll Call of Officers GK Present FS - Present DGK Present Chancellor- Absent Recorder - Present Treasurer- Excused Advocate- Present Warden - Present Inside Guard -Present Outside Guard- Present One Year Trustee - Excused Two Year Trustee - Excused Three Year Trustee - Present 7:05pm - Reading / Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (corrections & additions?) Accepted 7:07pm - GK’s Remarks (Don Mey) Membership Challenge The reality is that North Dakota has more membership than we do in Oregon- with less population We need to keep asking, even through the no State Convention Comments Thank you to State officers go to https://oregonkofc.org to see the notes Vocations  6 priests on the altar at Church during State Convention Support Seminarians  Fraternal Benefits Training-  On-line Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM...

John / Clare Council 15485, May Meeting 7pm 5/20/2025

KofC John Clare Council April Hybrid Meeting will be held on Tuesday 5/20/2025  at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be, in-person, at St. Clare Parish Hall, doors open at 6:30 PM., and online via Zoom.  See the attached  agenda  . Mark your calendars, volunteers needed for upcoming Pancake Breakfasts, SC on 6/1, and SJF on 6/8. We will conduct member drives during these breakfasts as well. Officer Nominations for 2025/2026 year, will be accepted at this meeting. If you are interested in running and have questions, please contact Don Mey @ dmey1951@gmail.com  The Zoom information to attend online is listed below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84350385362 Meeting ID: 819 2633 6107 One tap mobile +17193594580,, 84350385362 # US +12530468 205 ,, 84350385362 # US

Mother's Day Flower Sale is a huge success

Donations $1016 Flower cost was $336 That is $680 headed for Mother and Child Education Center Thank you to Don Mey, Ken Paulsen, and Ted Seeber for heading this up!  Well done all!

Cute at 5pm Mass St Clare

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The Youth Choir had 8th grade girls from parenting class.  Mother Mary babysat the Balloon babies.  Sorry for the sideways.

Pray for FS Erik

The condition has been diagnosed as a bone infection, potentially quite dangerous.  More information Monday

Andrew Seeber and his mother Alison on Vocations

Ok, I'm a bit proud of my nephew, who was on The Morning Blend on Mater Dei Radio this morning advertising the upcoming Seminarian Tea. This entire talk was Extremely Enlightening on the process of discernment and vocation.  For tickets to the Annual Seminarian Tea, click this second link

Contact info and Welcome

 In recent days we've had a large number of potentially new subscribers, potentially new Knights, through our "Sign up through digests" form.  I've added you all to blog digests, so if this if your first post you've seen in a digest, Welcome! As we heard a few weeks ago in our Fraternal Benefits watch party, you have benefits as a Knight that accrue to your wife and children and grandchildren.  Sadly, looking at Membership Online with Supreme, some of our contact information has become incorrect over the years.  Consider this your chance to let us know who you are and let us know backup contact information for you!   Click on this link to answer an identity Survey Monkey form , let us know your preferred phone and email, and let us know more about your family and parish life, so we can better support the parishes we're supposed to be covering, be it St. Clare's, St. John Fisher, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, or St. Thomas More.

Mother's Day Flower Sale

Needed 3 people per Mass, per parish.  This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.  Please let your parish captain know which Mass you go to, to receive instructions.  Families may volunteer together to cover a single door. Saint Clare Captain:  Ted Seeber, seebert42@gmail.com   Saint John Fisher Captain:  Ken Paulsen,  kparchitect@gmail.com

Successful Breakfast

Expenses $217 9am Mass:  $299 gross 11am Mass $ 245 gross Estimated Net $327 57 breakfasts served

Prayers for our FS Erik Riechers

Erik is having some severe and painful neuropathy foot issues, and requests prayer