Easter is right around the corner and Fish Fries are well in process. Hope you’ve had an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful meal with the Knights. We will continue to need volunteers as we go into the second half of Lent. And April brings some coinciding events, so we’ll need Knights to step up and assist as others move to other events. It’s always challenging to maintain the energy to put on a Fish Fry for 6 weeks, but the kitchen staff in particular is doing a great job. After just missing a sell out on the first week, the next two fish fries sold out well ahead of schedule. And the food is always hot and tasty ! Thank you for your sacrifice to support our local charities.
Charity Poker was another big success last month. Thanks to our new Chairman Don Kosnik for the great work and of course the volunteers who came out and gave up their day (or two in some cases). Part of the funds will go toward purchasing more KC the Teddy bear gifts for sick children in the hospital.
It was another good turnout for the 1st Corporate Communion of the year last month at the 4:00 p.m. Mass. As always, our District 1 color guard came out in force to support our efforts. The 4th degree is looking for more color guard members. Please consider this request and contact Robert Greening (also a member of our Parish)
Be apart of the Easter Egg hunt here at St Paul’s run by the Knights. That happens on April 4th. Bring out your children / grandchildren for a fun event with prizes and of course Easter Eggs filled with favorite candies.
MI Drive (or Tootsie Roll Drive) is coming up on Palm Sunday weekend. Several spots are still available on both the streets and local stores. Jeff Gapczynski and Ken Krause can get you set up. Please contact them if you haven’t already volunteered. This is an extremely important event as we support seven sep arate charities that provide assistance to mentally impaired and physically challenged people in our community. Our goal is to exceed the totals from last year and that may be more achievable this year due to better weather conditions that affected last year’s results.
It's once again time for Easter Meat sales. Get your holiday covered with your favorite hams, kielbasa and other selections from the Dearborn Brand. It’s an easy way to prepare for Easter dinner or in our case Easter morning !
Reminder to book your Addison Oaks Camping Site for Site C for July 31st to Aug 4th. We hope to get (10) sites selected for our Council Camping event and resume our Potluck get together on that Saturday. Please inform us as to what site you have booked so we can track those attending.
Due to the packed schedule for April, the next Exemplification of the 1st thru 3rd degrees will occur in May prior to the general meeting.
Mark your calendars for the next Fraternal Benefits Night on May 1st. New members especially should join for this educational night of information on how to protect yourself and your families with insurance and retirement planning. We’ve got two of the best leading the discussion including Don Wesley and Attorney Charles Shaw.
On a personal note, I’d like to thank Mike & Karla Hartel for all the significant work they’ve done for this Council and the community at large. Mike is a Past Grand Knight, Recorder and Program Director. Karla has supported virtually every Council program being one of the founding members of the “Ladies of the Knights.” They both have been instrumental in the success of our programs for many years. The Council wishes them good luck in their transition to the west side of the state and we will miss them dearly.
God bless our Council and God Bless the Knights of Columbus
Vivat Jesus!
Vincent Ursini
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