2nd ONTARIO DISTRICT
MASTER
Sir Knight Joe Mathews
VOLUME 23
Newsletter
NUMBER 3
Faithful Navigator:
Worthy Friar:
Faithful Captain:
Faithful Pilot:
Faithful Comptroller:
Faithful Scribe:
Faithful Purser:
Bingo Chair:
EXECUTIVE
Greg Belanger [email protected]
Rev.
John Keates
Robert Richard
George Watson [email protected]
Yves Laferriere
Ross Armstrong
Robert Griffin
Faithful Inner Sentinel:
Faithful Outer Sentinel:
Trustee (1 Yr.):
Trustee (2 Yrs.):
Trustee (3 Yrs.):
Faithful Admiral:
Worthy Commander:
Assistant Commander:
Assistant Commander:
Web: http://www.jjmurphyassembly.com
MARCH /APRIL 2015
Kenneth Crickard
Raymond Haggan
Henri Bazinet
John Dinis
Dave McErlean
Paul Rozario P.F.N. & D.M.
Willy Sivret [email protected]
Yves Laferriere
Archie de Ridder
for more than 35 days now. The forecast
says we will have some respite as we
approach near normal temps – above zero
for sure – for the next few days. Perhaps
by the time of our next meeting on March
22nd spring will have sprung! We can only
hope.
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
Sunday March 22nd 2015 - 4 p.m.
Agenda:
Business Meeting 4:30
Pot-luck supper to follow
Location: 1626 Hall, 93 Berczy Street
FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR’S
MESSAGE
HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY
Yes, on March 16th it will have been 30
years since a group of Knights came together to establish J.J. Murphy Assembly!
The new assembly included the following
councils, 1626 Barrie, 4120 Tottenham,
4915 Bradford, 5957 Richmond Hill &
6519 Aurora.
The Faithful Navigator for the inaugural
term was Sir Knight Michael Murphy, son
of our name sake J.J. Murphy. I have the
privilege to be the 18th in the line of Sir
Sir Knights & Ladies,
GLORY TO OUR SAVIOUR
THE RISEN LORD
Easter Sunday is April 5 !
As I write this the temperature is still well
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below normal, in fact it is still below zero,
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Knights who have guided our Assembly
through the years. Many changes during
our 30 years – Sir Knights have come &
gone, some simply moved as life required
and too many have gone to be with Our
Lord. So too K of C Councils have come
& gone – currently our Assembly includes
Councils 1626 Barrie, 10370 St. John
Vianney, 13390 Holy Spirit & 4915 Holy
Martyrs of Japan. We have 120 members
in good standing.
us a family life to attend to. S K Randall
also helped with the development and
operation of our Assembly’s website
http://www.jjmurphyassembly.com. Thank you S K
Randall for your faithful service as web &
newsletter editor for J.J. Murphy.
So I am making the attempt to write this
newsletter, which will be an abbreviated
version, but none the less will at least
re-establish communication with our Sir
Knights & Ladies. However I remain
hopeful that a volunteer will come forward
to take over this post so that the newsletter
can once again be a regular, monthly
communiqué. If you are willing to take on
the news letter please call me at (705)
725-1599. Sir Knight Archie de Ridder is
going to try his hand as editor for our
website. S K Randall will provide advice
to S K Archie for a while.
FOUNDERS DAY
Sunday, March 29th marks 133 years since
the K of C was chartered in the state of
Connecticut in 1882. Our Order was
founded by the Venerable Father Michael
McGivney.
Blue Mass.
Our plan to have a Blue Mass
in June 2015 to celebrate and honour the
sacrifices and service of the men and
women in Simcoe County (and beyond)
who keep us safe, will have to be delayed
for 1 year. Sir Knight Don Pipe has been
working with a number of organizations to
pull together a Blue Mass. Given the
difficulties he faced with planning and
organizing, including getting a suitable
venue, 2016 seems to be a better choice.
So S K Don will soldier on with our plans
and he may be contacting you for
assistance. Please, if asked, contribute
your time to this worthy activity.
I wish to express our gratitude to Father
Boniface Perri, Pastor, Holy Martyrs of
Japan Parish, in Bradford. Father Boniface
has served our Assembly as Faithful Friar
and he is now stepping down from this
position to better meet the pastoral needs of
his parish community. Many thanks to
Father Boniface.
Vivat Jesus
Greg Belanger F.N.
COMMANDERS REPORT
You have not seen a newsletter since
September of last year. Sir Knight Randall
Pineault was serving as our editor but he
went and got himself elected Grand Knight
of Holy Spirit Council 13390. S K Randall
also has a business to run and like the rest of
Sir Knights; another year has come and
gone, we have had a very busy 2014. Our
Assembly has reported to Supreme some
655 man hours for Honour Guard duty.
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There have been some good times with our
Honor Guards as well as some sad ones
with the passing of Sir Knights. I would
like to thank each of you Sir Knights for
your dedication to the Knights of
Columbus. We anticipate another busy year
for 2015 with a few upcoming Honor
Guards. See the list below.
having drill competition for the upcoming
master’s meeting that will eventually be
part of the Honor Guard for the 2016
Supreme Convention which will be in
Toronto. I look forward to hearing from
each and every one of you so we can do our
Assembly proud. If I haven’t called you yet
feel
free
to
contact
me
at
[email protected] and I can add you to
the team.
Honour Guard’s have been requested for the
following dates:
 April 12, Divine Mercy Sunday starting
at 3:00 pm at St. Patrick’s church,
Stayner. There will be a mass after
Divine Mercy & a pot luck supper.
 Saturday, April 25th, 5:00 PM mass at St.
John Vianney in Barrie, special mass to
mark the closing of the parish Jubilee
Year. Thomas Cardinal Collins will
preside.
 K of C State Convention April 24th to 26th
at the International Plaza Hotel on
Dixon Road, Etobicoke Ontario.
The schedule for Honour Guards at the
State Convention is:
Colour Guard for Memorial Mass (5:00
PM on Friday April 24th)
Colour Guard for Adoration Chapel (opens
at 6 PM on April 24th)
Colour Guard for Convention Mass (5:00
PM on Saturday April 25th)
Ushers needed for the collections at both
Masses
Thank you God Bless
Faithful Commander Willy Sivret
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Bob Waring, Isabelle Casey, Fr. Bennett,
Karl Filo, Deacon Dave Whall, Marcel
Brisson
COMING EVENTS
 4th Degree Exemplification: Saturday,
June 6th 2015, at Saints Peter & Paul
Ukrainian Catholic Church, 231 Milner
Ave., Scarborough. Registration 10:45
till 12:00 noon.
Please Note: This will be the only 4th
Degree Exemplification to be held in 2015.
 2nd Ontario District Drill Competition:
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 (location to be
announced) evaluation & certification of
Colour Guard Teams.
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A am still looking for volunteers to form a
colour party for our assembly. Some of
you have already been contacted we still
have more phone calls to make. We are
looking to put a few people together for a
drill team and a color guard. We will be
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CELEBRATIONS
Over the past few months we have not published the many celebrations of our
Sir Knights and Ladies. Following is a list of those special occasions from
October last year to April 2015.
OCTOBER 2014
Wedding Anniversaries
S K John & Lady Margaret Poirier
S K John & Lady Hazel Murphy
S K Fred & Lady Hazel Hawrish
S K Michael MacIntyre & Lady Gemma Nicholson
S K Alvin & Lady Carol Belanger
S K William & Lady Heather Dzula
S K David & Lady Christine Ross
S K Cameron & Lady Fatima Burton
59th
56th
50th
37th
36th
30th
23rd
19th
Birthdays
S K Frank Light
S K Peter Mackenzie
S K David Macdonell
S K Rev. Anthony Werunga
S K Bob Griffin
S K Rev. Ronald Calhoun
S K James MacDonald
S K Robert Ben
S K Rev, Joseph Chuong Pham
S K Robert Waring
S K Rev. Jose Koluthara
Lady Maureen McDonald
Lady Rita Whall
Lady Evelyn Gervais
Lady Agnes Watson
Lady Carol Belanger
Lady Christine Keates
Lady Heather Dzula
Lady Yvonne Rozario
Lady Mary Watts
NOVEMBER 2014
Wedding Anniversaries
58th
54th
51st
S K Karl & Lady Ann Margaret Filo
S K Robert & Lady Shirley Richard
S K Greg & Lady Joan Belanger
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S K David & Lady Laura Macdonell
November 2014 (continued)
50th
S K Guy & Lady Norma Deshaises
S K Harry & Lady Anita McConnell
S K Thomas & Lady Betty Hargreaves
46th
45th
12th
Birthdays
S K Leo Fortin
S K Ross Armstrong
S K Alvin Belanger
S K Ken Crickard
S K James Carmichael
S K Archie De Gaust
S K Robert Lewis
S K Deacon Dominic Sasco
S K Robert Glen
S K rev. Roger Cyr
Lady Stella Karas
Lady Lori Rose
Lady Jennifer Courvette
Lady Betty Wademan
Lady Margaret Glen
Lady Marie Novaco
Lady Michelle Smith
Lady Ann Margaret Filo
DECEMBER 2014
Wedding Anniversaries
53rd
50th
48th
42nd
30th
S K Francisco & Lady Celinda Canas-Silva
S K Adrien & Lady Evelyn Gervais
S K Gerard & Lady June Robinson
S K Robert & Lady Margaret Glenn
S K Peter & Lady Katharine Kooi
Birthdays
S K Russell Cadeau
S K Guy Deshaises
S K Deacon David Whall
S K Peter Kooi
S K Gerard Robinson
S K Michael MacIntyre
S K Rev. James Mclenaghen
S K Deacon David Langley
S K Keith Binns
Lady Nicole Fullerton
Lady Fatima Burton
Lady Hazel Hawrish
Lady Christine Ross
Lady Joan Muir
Lady betty Haregreaves
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JANUARY 2015
Wedding Anniversaries
47th
34th
26th
3rd
S K Grant & Lady Cheryl Arnold
S K Dave & Lady Gail McErlean
S K Yvon & Lady Karen LeBlanc
S K Diego & Lady Angela Spano
Birthdays
S K Charles Wademan
S K Yves Blais
S K Paul Rozario
S K Ray Haggan
S K Les Watts
S K Rev. Biju Kannampuzha
S K Dave McErlean
Lady Joan Belanger
Lady Line Crickard
Lady Jeannine Bazinet
Lady Debra Pipe
Lady Gemma Nicholson
Lady Anne MacDonald
Lady Kata Demeter
Lady Renate Couturier
FEBRUARY 2015
Wedding Anniversaries
61st
50th
35th
18th
15th
S K Russell & Lady Joan Brophy
S K Mel & Lady Nicole Fullerton
S K Deacon Stephen & Lady Anna Booth
S K Randall Pineault & Lady Gwen Deluce
S K Yves & Lady Pauline Laferriere
Birthdays
S K Karl Filo
S K David Medeiros
S K Adrien Lemieux
S K Cyrille Courvette
S K Mel Fullerton
S K Francisco Canas-Silva
S K George Demeter
S K Ainsley Alvis
S K Peter Kearns
Lady Gisele Fiolleau
Lady Joan Brophy
Lady Iris Alvis
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MARCH 2015
Wedding Anniversaries
47th
46th
31st
S K Ray & Lady Renate Couturier
S K Deacon William & Lady Sandra Plaus
S K John & Lady Christine Keates
Birthdays
S K Ted Karas
S K Wilifrid Rose
S K Guy Hachey
S K Rev. Tadeusz Walczyk
S K Deacon William Plaus
S K Carlos Olivers
Lady Anna Booth
Lady Francesca Mendecino
Lady Kelly Doran
Lady Sandra Plaus
Lady Mary Anne Collingbourne
Lady Lindal Selent Lewis
APRIL 2015
Wedding Anniversaries
68th (wow!)
58th
56th
S K Francis & Lady Theresa Light
S K James & Lady Anne MacDonald
S K Ted & Lady Stella Karas
Birthdays
S K William Parent
S K Grant Arnold
S K Allan Tromblay
S K Don Pipe
S K Rev. Derek Ali
S K Thomas Hargreaves
S K Alphonse Duguay
S K Ray Couturier
Lady Pauline Laferriere
Lady Rolande Richardson
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