I hope everyone had a Blessed and Merry Christmas, and I wish you all a Happy New Year! The good work of our Council continues as demonstrated by the following:
Capuchin Coats Collection – Parishioners of St Paul’s are very generous. We packed 3 vehicles to take down to the Capuchin distribution Center! The Friars were grateful for the coats. The coat racks were empty, and our donations filled them up. Thanks to Dr Rob Amsler and Vince Ursini for heading up this effort, and all the guys who helped collect coats and pack for delivery to the Capuchins.
Christmas Meat sales and Keep Christ in Christmas signs/ buttons- Sales were down a little this year but not too far off. We made $1,064...not bad. Thanks to Jerry Hund and Ray Coughlin who were at the sales table for all the Masses on both weekends. That’s the first half of the job. Thanks to our “Bag Man” Ted Czarny and his accomplice Sherri Czarny for setting up all the bags and files for distribution. That takes a lot of time and effort. Last, thanks to the guys that hung around the social hall waiting for the delivery truck to arrive so they could separate the orders. You get a couple of pallets of ham & kielbasa and you gotta get that stuff organized!
Christmas Lights Decoration – Once again the guys pitched in to decorate the outside of the Church for the Christmas Season. It was a bit cold but sunny so that helped. Thanks to the inside and outside guys for taking care of business. The Church looks wonderful.
Cookies with Santa – This is not a Knights function; however, there were Knights assisting. One of the lead coordinators of the event was Knight Vince Ursini and Santa was Knight Phil Mularski. Attendance was down this year...only 33 kids attended, but that didn’t stop the fun. The hall was decorated beautifully and all had a good time. Thanks Vince and Phil.
Exemplification – We had 6 new Knights join our Council at our December 11 exemplification. I wish to welcome Robert Pardue, Luke Pardue, Dennis Kubczak, Chris Rojem and Fred Nienstedt to our Council. They are a great addition to our Council. Next meeting, if you get a chance, welcome them to our Council.
Christmas Party - The Fourth Degree Christmas Party was a success. We had 70 people attend. I thought the food was delicious. The “Sisters Act Out” entertainment was a riot. A lot of good conversation and laughs! Thanks to Worthy Navigator Art Krygowski for putting this together.
Scholarship Program – The program initialization is moving forward. Resolution was read in again at our last Council meeting and a motion was made to establish a scholarship program funded by the St Paul of Tarsus Council using funds raised from the Rosary sales and Charity poker. The Motion passed. The committee members are finalizing the documents and plan to roll this out February 1, 2026.
Upcoming events:
Christmas Light Removal Jan 4 (Weather permitting)
Coat Drive for Capuchins Jan 17-18
Pilgrim ICON – Sacred Heart Jan18-24
Divine Mercy Chaplet lead by Knights at Adoration Jan 20
District Free Throw Jan 31
