Fr. Riehl Council # 934
2250 Lanier Dr.
Madison, IN. 47250
ph.
812-273-1537
In Solidarity with our priests
January, 2011 newsletter
Coming Events
Jan. 25—State Hospital party
Jan. 28—End of Month Meals
Feb. 08—Business Meeting
Feb. 11—Polar Plunge
Honored
The Knight of the Month is Dick Goebel. Family of the Month is Mike and Peg Sommer. We have also named our candidate for Indiana Knight of the Year, Paul Bird.
Brian Cole has been elected to membership. We will have a 1st. Degree ceremony at the February meeting. There are plenty of the Form 100 applications behind the bar at the club. Ask the bartender for them. We will start the initiation app. 6:30 PM. We’re expecting the candidates to arrive by 6:15. The meeting will start at the end of the initiation.
End of the Month Meals
This activity will be on the 28th at the Salvation Army kitchen. We provide the drivers and deliver more than 200 meals to the people for whom the government check doesn’t quite stretch far enough. We also deliver to the sick and shut-ins. For further information on your volunteering for this pleasant activity of Charity, contact David Craft, 273-5664 or Donn Lorton, 265-4433.
State Hospital Visit
The State Hospital visit is scheduled for Jan. 25th, for further information about this service, call Pat Berry, 273-6607 or Paul Bird at 265-3056, either one will be glad to help you by giving further details.
Polar Plunge
We will be raising money for Special Olympics by soliciting sponsors and taking the Plunge at Versailles State Park boat ramp on Feb. 11. If you want further information about this event, contact Donn at 265-4433.
Pray
Pray for the return to health of Lou Knoble, John Lee, Larry Wykoff, Jim McKenna, Rick Burress, Rosie Kelly, Tom Woodburn, Mike Dattilo, Charles Requet, Jr., John Kaltenbacher, Dr. Stucker, Margaret Schaum, Bob Bolton, Bill Jackson and Sister Alice Marie.
Also please pray for the well-being of all those who are serving in the Armed Forces, and for our boys and girls in the Gibault Home in Terre Haute, this facility is our state charity effort.
Regional Director
Donn Lorton has been named State Regional Director for Southeastern Indiana. He is planning a meeting next month trying to have all his councils participating in raising money for an Ultra-Sound machine.
Dues
Honorary membership is given to members who are 65 or older and have been a continuous member for 25 years. Dues are 1/2 of the regular membership.
Honorary Life membership is given to members 70 or older and have the continuous membership. Dues are waived for these members. If you do not have both qualifications, Age and continuity, you will not be given these benefits. However, if you complete your continuity, then drop for a while, when you come back, you may qualify.
To learn more about these benefits, contact the Financial Secretary.
Right to Life March
We sent off 20 students and 3 chaperones at St. Patrick’s Chapel who are going to Washington to participate in the Right to Life March on Jan. 15, 2:00 at St. Patrick’s Chapel. The 4th Degree provided an Honor Guard.
Opening Hours
The council building downstairs is open 2:00 to closing, Monday through Saturday, reported Mike Sommer.
Rome recognizes the K. of C.
A memorial will recognize organization’s longstanding charitable work in Rome. In recognition of the Knights of Columbus’ near century of service and dedication to the people of Rome, the City of Rome began construction Dec. 6 on a square in the Catholic fraternal organization’s honor.
The groundbreaking ceremony on the “Largo Cavalieri di Colombo” took place at 1 p.m. at the corner of Viale delle Terme di Caracalla and Via Antonina. Mayor Giovanni Alemanno of Rome officiated, and other dignitaries, including Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, attended.
Msgr. Roger Roensch, Director of the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican, gave a blessing to mark the groundbreaking ceremony.
Later that day, at 6 p.m. a concert was held in the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli adjacent to the Campidoglio, featuring the Gospel Choir of St. Thomas More Church in Washington, D.C. in honor of the ground breaking.
The Knights have been active in a variety of charitable roles in Rome for more than 90 years. Following the Knights’ service to American troops in Rome in World War I, Pope Benedict XV in 1920 invited the Knights to stay in the city, and to develop playgrounds for the city’s youth, who had few open spaces for exercise in the post-war years. The Knights did so, and continue to manage and maintain athletic fields, which are free to the young people of Rome.
The work at the playgrounds continued unabated even during World War II, when the United States and Italy were at war. During the war, food delivery to the people of Rome from the Vatican was often coordinated from a K of C athletic field. After the war, a Knights’ athletic field became a distribution point for food to the children of Rome, who suffered food shortages following the war.
The K of C has also supported the Eternal City in other ways, promoting its cultural and artistic heritage through restorations of Vatican and civic artworks and monuments, and the sponsoring of many renovation projects at St. Peter’s Basilica – including the restoration of the façade in the 1980s. The Knights has also sponsored a number of Vatican communications initiatives, including several satellite broadcasts each year, and most recently the co-sponsoring with Sony of the Vatican’s acquisition of a mobile high definition television studio.
To learn more about these benefits, contact your agent.
Field Agent
Matt Ernstes (Ernie)
1433 Monroe Dr.
Madison, IN. 47250
Land ph. 812-273-1250
Cell ph. 765-760-8913
Email - maernstes@hotmail.com
General Agent
Chad Lueken Agency
142 W. Third St.
Jasper, IN. 47546
fax—812-481-1500
Ph. 812-481-9200
Toll-free Ph.—866-311-5632
Email —Chad.Lueken@KOFC.ORG
Website http://www.brotherknight.com">
McGivney Prayer
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, You called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Fr. Michael J. McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy Will. Through his Intercession, grant the request I now make (mention your request.) Through Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Continue with and finish the prayer with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be.
The website of the McGivney Guild is McGivney Guild. He has been elevated to the title of Venerable so he is one step closer to Sainthood.
New Websites
The Knights of Columbus has established an Internet-based news and information service for Catholics - Headline Bistro,Headline Bistro. The new Web site provides a digest of daily news of interest to Catholics. You'll also find video clips, detailed state-by-state information about voting and public policy, and recommended books.
The Supreme Council website is at Supreme Council website
The Indiana State Council website is at Indiana State Council website.
Please help us through your prayers and donations as we endeavor to build a Culture of Life.
Also, please consider donating a Knights of Columbus life insurance policy for the benefit of United in Charity, after your family’s insurance needs are met. Your Knights of Columbus insurance agent can supply you with a brochure and information on several different ways to provide such a gift.
Prince of Peace Parish is located in historic Madison, IN. Visit our parish website, then click on the organizations menu, and choose Knights of Columbus, you will be transported to our newsletter
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