Knights of Columbus
John Clare Council #15485

I was doing my duty on my last day as Charter Grand Knight, spreading the love at the Pancake Breakfast, getting some of the older ladies from the 8:30 Mass coffee refills. One of them stopped me and said "You're the one who finally brought the Knights to St. Clare's!" She proceeded to tell me how her father and brother were Grand Knights elsewhere, and how her husband had joined in Newport 50 years ago, and when they moved to St. Clare's in the 1960s, had attempted to start a council but ended up just joining St. Anthony's 3591. She asked me what my secret was- and I told her- merging the two roundtables. A later conversation I had, which I will bring up with my fellow Trustees, is this: Supreme has now lowered the number of Knights needed to start a new council from 30 to 20. This means, with ten good new recruits this year, five from each parish, we will not only give Paul the honor of leading a Star Council for the 2nd year our council is around, but...

On the advice of our DD, Food for Families Chairman, Roundtable Chairman, and Council Chairman; I have in the last 24 hours completed the last of the paperwork. We will have Star Council our first year. Amazing.

The following is Archbishop Emeritus Vlazny's homily from the Opening Mass of the 2013 Convention of the Oregon State Knights of Columbus. His office was kind enough to send me a copy. The only difference I can see from the homily I heard is that Bishop Liam Cary actually did make the opening Mass. Annual Assembly of the Oregon Knights of Columbus Pendleton, Oregon May 3, 2013 In the preface of today’s Mass we pray about today’s apostle saints in these words: “You, Eternal Shepherd, do not desert your flock, but through the blessed apostles watch over and protect it always, so that it may be governed by those you have appointed shepherds to lead it in the name of your son.” This feast of Saints Philip and James comes quickly after our great Easter feast. Your bishops, Archbishop Sample and Bishop Cary, and I have been called upon in God’s providence, to serve as successors to the apostles, to share in the work of the Eternal Shepherd and to guide his flock. You, my broth...