Hello one and all!
We are proud and honored to have our very own Father John join our council and the order! James Harla also made his third degree before our January meeting.
The council is about to embark on a very busy season. Please be prepared to pitch in and help us out. Starting with fish fries, Easter meat sales, MI drive, Easter egg hunt makes for a very hectic Lenten/Easter. The fish fries are our largest fund raiser of the year. This enables us to do the good that we do throughout the year. I am going to quote our worthy treasurer on some points that highlight this. In the 9 years that we have been doing the fish fries our profits were $95,000 of which we donated $27,000 to the parish. The impact of this event is not just monetary. There is also a social and evangelical aspect, it does not hurt to get a couple of hundred people in the church sharing food and fellowship. So not only does this event earn some money for our charitable works and bring people into the parish, it is also FUN! We really do have a good time working and serving the parish. So please consider helping out this year if you have not. If you have, you already know how much fun can be had.
February is the month of the Holy Family:
O God, Heavenly Father, it was part of Thine eternal decree that Thine only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, should form a holy family with Mary, His blessed mother, and His foster father, Saint Joseph. In Nazareth, home life was sanctified, and a perfect example was given to every Christian family. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may fully comprehend and faithfully imitate the virtues of the Holy Family so that we may be united with them one day in their heavenly glory. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
An Explanation of the Prayer in Honor of the Holy Family
Christ could have come to earth in any number of ways, yet God chose to send His Son as a Child born into a family. In so doing, He set the Holy Family as an example for us all and made the Christian family more than a natural institution. In this prayer, we ask God to keep the example of the Holy Family always before us, so that we will imitate them in our family life. In this prayer, we consecrate our family to the Holy Family, and ask the aid of Christ, Who was the perfect Son; Mary, who was the perfect mother; and Joseph, who, as foster father of Christ, sets the example for all fathers. Through their intercession, we hope that our entire family may be saved.
God bless you all!
Vivat Jesus!
Tom Gray
