Meeting this Sunday, 13 Oct

First, a huge thank you to Brian and all the Brother Knights that worked so hard to make the "A Knight Out" a great success.  I haven't heard a final number of funds raised for the Richards family, but the event was well attended and I know everyone was generous with their support.

Even with some exciting Boston sports going on this weekend, please try and fit the Knights of Columbus meeting into your schedule.  We will have our usual business meeting at the St. Mary's Convent on Sunday evening at 6pm.  A number of upcoming items to discuss:

• Essay contest for St. Mary's and St. John's School- this years topic is "The Importance of Religious Freedom"
• Need to develop plan for Tootsie Roll sale- we missed the window for this weekend need to find the next best opportunity
• Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, 24 Nov at the Victorri-Rocci Post
• Membership, membership, membership

Hope to see you guys Sunday evening, call me if you have any questions or ideas on other events/ actions for the Knights to work on.

Vivat Jesus

Paul Judge
781-254-4572

A Knight Out

A “Knight Out”


A benefit for the Richard Family, affected by the tragic events of the Boston Marathon bombing

Friday, September 27th - 7 pm – midnight

At the Salem Knights of Columbus Hall

94 Washington Square – Salem, MA

The Beverly Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with neighboring Knights of Columbus chapters invite you to a special event of benefit for the Richard family. The tragic events of the April 15th, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing affected and forever changed the lives of numerous families, but none more than the Richard Family.

Formerly of Salem, Bill and Denise Richard lost 8 yr old son, Martin in the bombing and continue to deal with severe injuries to 7 year old daughter Jane as well as injuries of their own.

Within the Knights of Columbus principle of Charity and consistent with the spirit of Boston Strong, please join us for this special evening.

$25 per ticket - Catered/Food – Live music/DJ – Silent Auction – Cash Bar

100% of proceeds directly benefit the Richard Family

Tickets available in advance by contacting: Mike Tallo at mjtallo@comcast.net or Grand Knight Brian Butler at 508-843-9996. Tickets also available at the door on the 27th.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Originally serving as a mutual benefit society to low-income immigrant Catholics, it developed into a fraternal service organization dedicated to providing charitable services, promoting Catholic education and actively defending Catholicism in various nations. There are more than 1.8 million members in 15,000 councils throughout the world.

Service Project, Saturday 31 August

Reminder that there is a service project opportunity on Satureday, 31 Aug.

The Knights have been asked to help paint at St Margaret's school 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

All volunteers are welcome.

Business Meeting, Thursday 22 Aug at 7pm

Reminder that our regularly scheduled business meeting will be Thursday night, 22 Aug, at the St. Mary's Convent at 7pm.

Planning for "A Knight Out"

Good news fellow Knights, The Family of Martin Richard has given us their full endorsement for our A Knight Out fundraiser. Thursday night the 15th of August Brian, Peter & Neil met with the present & past GK's of the Salem Council and planning for the event really started. Our knight out will feature live music, catered buffet and a silent Auction.
I need someone to head up the donation end of the silent auction right away. We will be collecting and cataloging donations from many councils so someone with an extra room and good organization skills is a must.
I have invited GK's and DGK's from thirteen area councils to attend our next planning meeting on August 29, all Knights are welcome to come and contribute.
See you all at the business meeting this Thursday.
Vivat Jesus, Brian

Update from Grand Knight Brian Butler

Greetings fellow knights, good news. At our last business meeting we decided to explore the costs associated with providing Fr. Barnes a new set of vestments for his college ministry.  Brother Knight Bill Rosser went to explore this with Andrew Lane in Peabody, found a donor who paid the entire cost and made the purchase.  At our business meeting this Sunday, Aug 11 at 6pm, we will discuss when and how to present these to our former Chaplain.

New news, I made a tour of the former St. Margaret's School (used most recently by the Waldorf School) with Fr. Mahoney and Peter on Saturday.  His immediate needs are the removal of a rug from the school hall and removing and capping off the two wet sinks in the same hall.  This is about 20 hours of work for one man, 10 hours for two 5 hours for 4 or a real short couple of hours for a group.  Many, many painting opportunities exist and can be dealt with as an on going program for the Knights.  We have offered in person to help the parish with this.

Is anyone available for a work project this Saturday, Aug 10?  I'll be contacting Fr. Mahoney for access so I can remove the sinks.  Any one who wants to work can email me at grandknight175@aol.com and we'll arrange times.

Vivat Jesus
Brian

First Degree Ceremony 10 July and Social 14 July

We have a First Degree Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, 10 July at the St. Mary's Convent.

We will have candidates arrive at 7pm with the ceremony to start at 7:30.  Following the ceremony we would like to have a short social to welcome our new borther Knights.  Please bring along a snack or drinks to share.  This is a formal event so please dress accordingly- coat and tie.

Our next scheduled meeting is going to be a social on Sunday, 14 July at Brian Butlers' house.  Please mark your calendars and plan on attending...  details to follow.

Miracle League Support Saturday, 1 June

A last minute notification, but the first Miracle League game with the Beverly School for the Deaf is scheduled for this Saturday 1 June with a 9:30 am start at the school's field.

Steve McMahon mentioned that they could use 1 or 2 Knights to help out, although depending on the number of kids that show up, we may not get paired with a player at this game.


If a member is interested they can show up at the field at 9am.  Address for the school is 6 Echo Ave in Beverly.

Congratulations to our Council!

Congratulations were offered to the Msgr. John A. Degan Council by the Massachusetts Council, Knights of Columbus.  Council 175 achieved a 475% increase in membership for the 2013 Fraternal Year!

In other KOC news we have moved our meeting nights to the 2^nd Sunday at 6:00 pm and the 4^th Thursday at 7:00 pm.

Please join us for the Knights of Columbus Family Rosary on Sunday June 9^th, 5:00 pm in the Convent Chapel.

Vivat Jesus! (Jesus Lives!)

Business Meeting Reminder

Reminder that there will be a Knights of Columbus Council 175 business meeting on Thursday evening, May 16th at 7pm in the St. Mary's Convent.

If you know of any gentlemen that would be interested in joining our Council, please invite them to attend a membership meeting held 1 hour before our business meeting including this Thursday at 6pm.

We are adjusting our upcoming meeting schedule to the 2nd Sunday at 6pm and the 4th Thursday at 7pm going forward, so our next meetings will be:

Sunday, June 9th at 6pm

Thursday, June 27th at 7pm

Beatitudes for Nurturing Church Vocations in the Family

Blessed are the children of Parents who...

1. Witness love for their spouse, their children, their neighbors and the world.

2. Talk freely about the presence of God in the joys and sorrows of their lives.

3. Remind their children that they are loved by God and have been given gifts to serve others.

4. Lead their family in prayer.

5. Speak positively about priests, sisters, brothers and deacons.

6. Participate in the lay ministries and activities of their parish and community.

7. Invite a deacon, brother, sister or priest to their home.

8. Encourage their children to consider priesthood and religious life, as well as marriage.

20 April Business Meeting

Thursday night’s business meeting was well attended by Beverly’s Knights.  A new committee was formed to explore the process of running a Beverly-wide fishing tournament.  We are looking for all current and former Knights to help us fill out the committee, knowledge of fishing tournaments and how to run them would be helpful.  

The next Council 175 business meeting will be Sunday, May 5th at 6pm in the St Mary's Convent.

Please contact us at GrandKnight175@aol.com.

Vivat Jesus, Brian Butler GK

Enlightening and Successful Evening

Last Sunday, Beverly's Knights of Columbus hosted a social at the Convent where Deacon (soon to be Father) Jurgen Liias spoke to a diverse group of 24 parishioners. Deacon Liias spoke of the "series of conversions" that lead him to the Catholic Church. Thank you Deacon Liias for sharing with us.

At the conclussion of the evening we drew the winner of our first ever 50/50 raffle.  Congratulations to George O'Brien who takes home $825!

Beverly's Knights voted to Share the wealth with a $200 donation to Beverly's youth group to assist them in fundraising for their Rome pilgramage.

Meeting and Discussion Sunday night

REMINDER:

This Sunday, 7 April Knights of Columbus Council 175 will be hosting a social and discussion with Jurgen Liias who will speak about the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.


There will be a brief business meeting at 6:00 PM for member Knights but the Social and discussion is open to the public at 7:00 PM at the St Mary's Convent.

We will also award the winner of our 50/50 raffle!

Member Knights are strongly encouraged to attend and bring a bottle of wine or a few beers to share.

St Mary's Convent is located at 13 Chapman St in Beverly.

50/ 50 Raffle

Council 175 is conducting a 50/50 raffle to raise funds to support the charities of the Knights of Columbus that provide assistance to our Church and community.  Tickets are available from member Knights.

Please support this fund raising effort.  Drawing will be held during discussion on Sunday, 7 April.

Discussion about The Ordinariate

Jurgen Liias will speak to the Knights on Sunday, April 7th at 7:00 PM at the St Mary's Convent about the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.

On January 1, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter for those groups of Anglicans in the United States who seek to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. You can learn more here: http://www.usordinariate.org/ 

The talk is open to the public, knights, their spouses and anyone interested in joining us. Food and beverages will be served. Anyone interested injoining the Knights should attend.

St Mary's Convent is located at 13 Chapman St in Beverly.

Knights of Columbus Insurance

One of the many benfits to membership of the Knights of Columbus is access to the insurance products available to members and their families.

The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney, understood that the first duty of a Catholic husband and father is to his family — to care for their needs while alive and, to the best of his ability, to provide for their care in the event of his death.  He also knew well the tragic needs of Catholic families of the deceased men in his community.  Central to Father McGivney's founding vision for the Knights of Columbus was providing for the financial security of Catholic families, particularly the widows and orphans of deceased members.

The insurance agent for Council 175 is Mr. Joe McGrath, he can be reached 978-921-0968.

Recommended Questions for New Members

Recommended questions for the Membership Committee to use when interviewing prospective candidates:

·         When and where did you receive the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation, and Marriage?

·         Do you consider yourself a practical (that is, practicing) Catholic?

·         What parish are you a member of?

·         Do you accept the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals?

·         The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic organization formed and chartered to support the Church and its mission, are you willing to support the Knights efforts to defend and uphold the teachings of the Church?  Can you support “faith in action”?

·         What do you expect to gain from membership in the Knights of Columbus?

·         What skills/ abilities/ resources do you have to offer the Knights of Columbus to further advance their mission of service to the Church and community?

Future Council Meetings

Next council meeting will be Sunday, 3 March at 6:00pm in the St. Mary's Convent.

Thursday, 21 March at 7:00pm

Sunday, 7 April at 6:00pm

Meetings are the first Sunday of the month at 6:00pm and third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm.  All meetings are held in the St. Mary's Convent.

Council Meeting 21 Feb 2013

A council meeting was held Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 at the St Mary's Convenant.  Following the normal agenda some of the following items were discussed:

• Recommendations for questions to be used by the membership committee when interviewing new members
• Opportunities for small service project at St Margarets on Saturday morning, 23 Mar
• Opportunities for membership drive during masses at St. Margaret's and St. John's on weekend of 6-7 Apr.
• Attending council members also discussed events to be included in future council meetings in order to expand membership participation.