The Council Compass
Msgr. Henry O’Carrol Council #444
Knights of Columbus
Editor: Paul Desroches
Meetings
First and Third Tuesdays at 8 PM. Join us
at 7:30 for the Rosary before the meeting.
Officers
Co-Chaplains: Fr. William Scafidi,
561-2264
Fr. Fernando Hernandez
561-4354
Grand Knight: Kennan Ryan (Annie)
565-8015
Dpt. Grand Knight: Joe Coyle
561-7384
Chancellor:
Jim Peloso (Kathleen)
562-5619
Warden:
Charlie Smith (Patricia)
926-2096
Treasurer:
I.Scott Watkins, PGK, (Bea)
564-0339
Financial Sec. Anthony Cracolici, PGK
569-1985
Recorder:
Matt Infante
542-2925
Inside Guard: Bruce Lubkeman (Cynthia)
564-6718 (H) 401-9245
Outside Guard:Raymond Lopez (G�oria)
561-2003
Advocate:
Jude Martini, (Carolyn)
566-0235
1899
- Over 115 Years - 2015
May 2015
Council Special Events
The Knights of Columbus Council 444
Relay for Life
Saturday May 30 to Sunday May 31 (11 AM to 7 AM)
Cronomer Park, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550
Benefits the American Cancer Society. Midnight Mass will be celebrated at the
park. Food, games and activities provide entertainment. Family-friendly
environment. There will be a Suriviors Lap, Luminaria Ceremony
and a Fight Back Ceremony.
Please Join our Knights of Columbus Team!
Call Grand Knight Ken Ryan for more Information at 845-565-8015.
Our Co-Chaplin, Fr. Fernando Hernandez will be celebrating
25 years as a priest on June 14. There will be a Mass of
Thanksgiving at 2:30 PM at Saint Patrick’s Church.
Following Mass, there will be a celebration at Anthony’s Pier 9.
Cocktail hour from 4 to 5 PM and Dinner/Dance from 5 to 9 PM.
Cost is $65 per person. To reserve your tickets, please call Pam at the rectory,
845-561-0885.
Trustees:
Mark Rosolowski, PGK (Jeannette)
569-8066
Darren Gamma,PGK(Adene)
(914) 213-0865
Rich Irons (PGK) (Mary)
565-5045
Lector:
Curt Moran
564-3239
District Deputy:Darren Gamma (PGK)
914-213-0865
Insurance Agent: Greg Soboleski
782-4681
Faithful Navigator: Thomas Coleman
778-2830
Editor:
Paul Desroches, (Joanna)
564-3642
The Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Henry O’Carrol Council 444
Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima 7460
And Saint Joseph’s Church
Present the 5th Annual
Rev. Robert Hilfiker Memorial Car Show
Sunday, August 16
From 10 AM to 4 PM
(Rain day -August 23)
Saint Joseph School
148 Windsor Highway
New Windsor
Contacts: Ken Ryan - 845-565-8015, Charles Smith - 845-561-8647, Gene
Fenton - 845-534-5529, Dan Keenan - 845-562-9353 and
Tom McMahon - 845-267-6996
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our parishes are active, vibrant communities of faith
by building bridges. The Altar Server appreciation
luncheon began that bridge and we will continue
building with the Car Show. Deacon Tony Ferraiuolo,
Deacon Joe Lieby and Deacon Len Farmer,
although no longer members of Council 444, I hope
will become Ambassadors of our bridge.
Grand Knight’s Thoughts
Brother Knights,
The following is from an email that was sent by
Supreme looking for volunteers to help with the
visit of Pope Francis in September.
The World Meeting of Families and Pope
Francis' visit to Philadelphia (September 22-27,
2015) is expected to attract well in excess of a
million people to the City of Brotherly Love.
Archbishop Chaput and the Philadelphia
archdiocese need volunteers to welcome and
assist the many visitors and support the
scheduled events.
In a spirit of service, Knights and their family
members are invited to volunteer during the
course of the six days of activities. Opportunities
are available for a variety of tasks and events;
multilingual volunteers are requested in
particular to assist with translation.
All volunteers must be 18 or older, reside in the
United States and apply through the World
Meeting of Families website:
www.worldmeeting2015.org/getinvolved/voluinteer/volunteer-positions/ For
security purposes, all applicants will be subject
to background screenings.
A Vatican-sponsored international gathering and
visit from the Holy Father are not only rare, but a
blessing for the United States and the Greater
Philadelphia area. Please consider the
significance of this occasion and the unique
opportunities it offers to participate in such
important events.
Please volunteer today.
As a parishioner of St Mary, this past week I
received notice that our church will be merging with
St Patrick’s. The notification stated St Mary will only
be open for special occasions and will remain the
site for community and charitable activities. The
parishioners are waiting to receive more details on
the process of merging and I will keep you informed
at our regular meetings.
In April we ran a successful Membership Social
Blitz at St Mary Parish and this past week at Sacred
Heart. We received positive interest from both
parishes and will contact those men for interviews. In
the very near future we look forward to having
membership social blitzes at the remaining parishes
that we serve.
Finally, I wish to inform you about Knightline, a
monthly publication by Supreme Council previously
available only to officers of local councils. It is now
available to all knights but only via email. If you
haven’t given your email address to me, please do
so ASAP so you can start receiving this publication.
I wish that you all are having an enjoyable
spring. It is a time for rebirth and a change to
warm weather. As the “Making All Things New”
process nears its completion our Council finds
itself presented with change too. We learned
that St Joseph parish of New Windsor will be
merging with St Tomas Parish of Cornwall.
Unfortunately our council will lose some very
valued Brother Knights in this merger. Now more
than ever we need to focus on the positive
aspects of “Making all things New” and ensuring
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Vivat Jesu!
Ken
Liturgical Calendar
July 2015
1 Wednesday: Blessed Junipero Serra, Priest. (Alt. Mem.)
3 Friday: Saint Thomas (Feast Day)
5 Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
May 2015
6 Monday: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr. (Alt. Mem.)
9 Thursday: Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions. (Alt Mem)
1 Friday: St. Joseph the Worker (Alt. Mem.)
11 Saturday: Saint Benedict, Abbott. (Memorial)
2 Saturday: St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. (Mem)
12 Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
3 Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter
13 Monday: Saint Henry. (Alt. Mem.)
12 Tuesday: Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs. St. Pancras, Martyr(Alt Mem)
14 Tuesday: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin. (Mem)
13 Wednesday: Our Lady of Fatima )Alt Mem)
15 Wednesday: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop. (Mem)
14 Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord (Holy Day of Obligation) (Sol)
16 Thursday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. (Alt Mem)
15 Friday: St. Isidore (Alt Mem)
18 Saturday: Saint Camillus de Lellis. (Alt Mem)
17 Sunday: The Seventh Sunday of Easter
19 Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
18 Monday: St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Alt Mem)
20 Monday: Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr. (Alt Mem)
20 Wednesday: St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest. (Alt Mem)
21 Tuesday: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest. (Alt Mem)
21 Thursday: St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions Martyrs (Alt Mem)
22 Wednesday: Saint Mary Magdalene. (Mem)
22 Friday: St. Rita of Cascia, Religious. (Alt Mem)
23 Thursday: Saint Bridget, Reeligious. (Alt Mem)
24 Sunday: Pentecost Sunday. (Solemnity)
24 Friday: Saint Sharbel Makhuf, priest. (Alt Mem)
25 Monday: St. Bede the Venerable, St. Gregory VII; St. Mary Magdalene
25 Saturday: Saint James, Apostle. (Feast)
26 Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
de Pazzi. (Alt Mem)
26 Tuesday: St. Philipneri, Priest. (Memorial)
29 Wednesday: Saint Martha (Memorial)
27 Wednesday: St. Augustine of Canterbury. Bishop. (Alt Mem)
30 Thursday: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop. (Alt Mem)
31 Sunday: The Most Holy Trinity. (Solemnity)
31 Friday: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest. (Mem)
August 2015
June 2015
1 Saturday: Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop. (Mem)
1 Monday: St. Justin, Martyr. (Mem)
2 Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
2 Tuesday: Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs. (Alt Mem)
4 Tuesday: Saint John Vianney, Priest. (Mem)
3 Wednesday: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs. (Mem)
5 Wednesday: The dedication of the Baslica of Saint Mary Major. (Alt Mem)
5 Friday: St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. (Mem)
6 Thursday: The Transfiguration of the Lord. (Feast)
6 Saturday: St. Norbert, Bishop. (Alt Mem)
7 Friday: Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions. (Alt Mem)
7 Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi0
8 Saturday: Saint Dominic, Priest. (Mem)
9 Tuesday: St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church. (Alt Mem)
9 Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
11 Thursday: St. Barnabas, Apostle. (Mem)
10 Monday: Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr. (Feast)
12 Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. (Solemnity)
11 Tuesday: Saint Clare, Virgin. (Mem)
13 Saturday: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Alt Mem)
12 Wednesday: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious. (Alt Mem)
14 Sunday: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
13 Thursday: Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest. (Alt Mem)
19 Friday: St. Romuald, Abbot. (Alt. Mem.)
14 Friday: Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr. (Mem)
21 Sunday: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
15 Saturday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Solemnity)
22 Monday: St. Paulinus of Nola; Sts. John Fisher and Thomas Moore,
(Not a holy day of obligation this year.)
16 Sunday: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Martyrs. (Alt Mem)
24 Wednesday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Solemnity)
19 Wednesday: Saint John Eudes, Priest. (Alt Mem)
27 Saturday: St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Dr. Of the Church (Alt Mem)
20 Thursday: Saint Bernard, Abbot. (Mem)
28 Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
21 Friday: Saint Pius X, Pope. (Mem)
29 Monday: Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles. (Solemnity)
22 Saturday: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Mem)
30 Tuesday: The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. (Alt Mem)
23 Sunday: The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.
24 Monday: Saint Bartholomew, Apostle. (Feast)
25 Tuesday: Saint Louis, Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest. (Alt Mem)
27 Thursday: Saint Monica. (Mem)
28 Friday: Saint Augustine, Bishop. (Mem)
29 Saturday: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist. (Mem)
30 Sunday: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Editor’s note: After Easter, the Liturgical calendar of the Church begins a
period of Ordinary Time. What follows is an explanation of “Ordinary
Time” and the major solemnities that we celebrate.
What exactly does “Ordinary Time” mean?
The word “ordinary” in the Liturgical Calendar,
does not mean usual or ordinary, but comes from
a Latin word meaning “to order”. Therefore,
ordinary refers to the fact that the Sundays are
numbered.
Ordinary Time is divided into two parts. The first
and shorter part is between the end of the
Christmas season and the beginning of Lent.
The second and longer part stretches between
the end of the Easter season and the beginning
of Advent.
There are usually a total of thirty-four Sundays in
Ordinary Time. There is no first Sunday of
Ordinary Time because of the celebration of the
Baptism of the Lord. The last Sunday in Ordinary
Time is the solemnity of Christ the King of the
Universe.
The liturgical color for Ordinary Time is green,
which is a symbol for hope.
During Ordinary Time, the cycle of the feast days
of Mary and the saints are celebrated, as well as
major solemnities of our Lord, such as Corpus
Christi and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Ordinary Time does not celebrate a specific
aspect of the mystery of Christ. Rather,
especially on the Sundays, they are devoted to
the mystery of Christ in its fullness.
What are the major solemnities celebrated
during this Ordinary Time?
The Ascension of our Lord is celebrated
this year on May 14, and is a Holy Day of
Obligation. It commemorates the elevation of
Jesus into heaven by his own power in the
presence of his disciples.
Pentecost Sunday occurs on May 24 and is
considered the birthday of the Catholic Church.
It specifically celebrates the Holy Spirit coming to
the Apostles giving them the graces they needed
to go forth and teach the Gospel to all nations.
The Most Holy Trinity or Trinity Sunday is
celebrated on May 31. On this day, we
remember and honor the eternal God: the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Corpus Christi is celebrated on June 7. This
feast helps us to focus once again on what we
are called to do at Mass:
●
To remember the night on which Christ
celebrated his Last Supper, and during which
he shared his own Body and Blood with his
friends.
●
To proclaim and participate in the
Eucharist as a mystery at the heart of the
Catholic faith, as the source and summit of
our lives as disciples of Christ!
●
The feast of Corpus Christi reminds us
that at every Mass, we are called to:
o Celebrate what we believe. We
express our faith in the Risen
Christ, who gave his life for us out
of love.
o Live what we believe. We give
witness to the risen Christ by our
way of life.
●
Become what we receive. We become
Christ like, so that others might see in us and
in what we do the one who gave his life for
us.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is
celebrated this year on August 15.
This is the principal feast of Mary. It has a
double purpose: first, the happy departure of
Mary from this life and second, the assumption of
her body into heaven. Departure from this world
and entrance into the next is the same
movement in two different expressions. Little is
known for certain about the day, year and
manner of Mary's death. The dates assigned for
it vary between three and fifteen years after
Jesus' Ascension.
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Since Mary was preserved free from all stain of origOur Catholic Faith
inal sin, she was spared bodily decay and was taken up body and soul into heaven once her earthly To help us remember the truths of our Catholic faith,
life was over. Thus the Lord has exalted her as
I am printing them here. Most of us I am sure have
Queen over all things.
not thought about these since our times in Religious
Education.
Mary's Assumption takes nothing away from Christ.
The Ten Commandments
On the contrary, it demonstrates the power of his
Resurrection. Since Mary was the mother of Christ
1. I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have
and the first to believe in him, she was raised by
strange gods before me.
Him to the glorified life of heaven. It is, as the Cate2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your
chism of the Catholic Church teaches, "a singular
God, in vain.
participation in her Son's Resurrection" (no. 966).
3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
Mary is not only the first disciple and mother of 5. You shall not kill.
Jesus; she is also a symbol of the Church and a
6. You shall not commit adultery.
model for all Christians. By reflecting on the graces 7. You shall not steal.
God gave the Blessed Virgin, we understand more 8. You shall not bear false witness against your
about his gifts to us. The Assumption of Mary is the
neighbor.
realization of the hope that all believers share. Her 9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
acceptance into the glory of Heaven is a sign of the 10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
promise made by Jesus to all Christians that one
day they too will be received into paradise.
The Seven Sacrements
All Saints Day, celebrates the lives of all
Christians who have died in a State of Grace. It is 1. Baptism
celebrated on November 1.
2. Reconcillation
3. Holy Eucharist
The Solemnity of Christ the King is the last
4. Confirmation
day of the Liturgical Calendar and is celebrated this 5. Matrimony
year on November 22.
6. Holy Orders
7. The Anointing of the Sick
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King
of the Universe, formerly referred to as "Christ the
Grace
King," was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as
an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves There are two kinds of grace. Sanctifying grace
God out of man's thinking and living and organizes makes us holy and pleasing to God. Actual grace
his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended helps us to do good and avoid evil.
to proclaim in a striking and effective manner
Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society,
Baptism
governments, and nations.
The ordinary minister of the sacrament of Baptism is
a bishop, priest or deacon. In case of emergency,
anyone can validly baptize. Water is poured on the
forehead of the person to be baptized. While the
water is being poured, the words “I baptize you in
the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”
are spoken.
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(Our Catholic Faith continued from page 5)
The Eight Beatitudes
Precepts of the Church
The precepts of the Church are:
● To attend Mass on Sundays and Holy
Days of Obligation.
● To fast and abstain from meat on appointed days.
1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
Kingdom of Heaven.
2. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
land.
3. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be
comforted.
● To confess one’s sins at least once a year.
● To receive Holy Eucharist during the Eas- 4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after
justice for they shall have their fill.
ter Time.
● To contribute to the support of the Church.
● To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.
● To join in the missionary spirit and apostolate of the Church.
The Seven Capital Sins
1. Pride
2. Covetousness
5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain
mercy.
6. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall
see God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called children of God.
8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for
justice sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven.
3. Lust
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
4. Anger
5. Gluttony
6. Envy
1. To feed the hungry.
7. Sloth
2. To give drink to the thirsty.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
3. To clothe the naked.
● Wisdom
4. To shelter the homeless.
● Understanding
5. To visit the sick.
● Counsel
6. To visit the imprisoned.
● Fortitude
7. To buy the dead.
● Knowledge
● Piety
The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy
● Fear of the Lord
1. To counsel the doubtful.
2. To instruct the ignorant.
3. To admonish the sinner.
4. To comfort the sorrowful.
5. To forgive all injuries.
6. To bear wrongs patiently.
7. To pray for the living and the dead,
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God Doesn’t Accept Me
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a writer for the Archdiocese of New York and a Fourth Degree Knight.)
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One of the things we hear over and over again is how the
Church needs to be more welcoming of those who are in irregular
situations — immigrants, single parent and blended families,
divorced people, and homosexual people. That is absolutely
correct. The Gospel is for everyone, the call to unity with Jesus is
universal, and the Church is the ark of salvation for all humanity.
The problem comes when the call to be welcoming
becomes a demand for acceptance.
Here’s the problem. God doesn’t accept me, at least not
as I am — a sinner. He wants me to change. He wants me to
reject my sins, to turn to him in repentance, and to live my life
differently, according to his will and not by my disordered
appetites.
The Christian life is not about acceptance, it’s all about
conversion. This is a fundamental truth of our faith. The very
first call of Jesus himself was to repentance (Mk 1:15). His way
was prepared by the great John the Baptist, whose entire mission
was a call to repentance. He was preceded by the prophets,
whose message was always to turn away from sin and return to
God in contrition.
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This was called to my mind by a propaganda video I
recently saw, put out by a supposedly Catholic parish, trumpeting
their ministry to homosexual persons. It was very glossy, super
professional, and totally misguided and dangerous. The video
was all about acceptance, and nothing about conversion. In fact,
sin and repentance were never even mentioned, and the
Church’s teaching on sexual morality was openly rejected in word
and practice. The entire video was, in essence, a permission slip
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We are reminded of this when we ask for forgiveness at
Mass, when we say the Our Father (“forgive us our
trespasses…”) and the Hail Mary (“pray for us sinners…”). We
get the most vivid reminder on Ash Wednesday, when we are
told to “repent and believe in the Gospel”. Perhaps we have lost
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If we welcome people without calling them to conversion,
then we are misleading them and doing them no favors. We are
putting their souls, and our own, at risk. God does not want me
to be comfortable in my sins. He wants me to reject my sins,
seek forgiveness, and never look back. Of course, we have to be
gentle and kind, merciful and compassionate, and above all,
patient. Sin is an addiction for most of us — it certainly is for me
— and it takes time for us to go through detox and rehab. But
God’s grace will help us go through this process, and to live clean
and sober. In fact, it’s impossible for us to experience real
conversion through our own strength. We can only do this
through the grace of God, experienced through the ministry of
other recovering sinners and dispensed through the Sacraments.
The Christian life is not easy. It is difficult to lead a life of
holiness and be saints. But we’ll never get close to that goal if
we’re looking for mere acceptance. We have to acknowledge
and renounce our sins, and turn to God for healing.
Please, God, don’t accept me. Change me.
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Lift High the Cross
Supreme Council News
Save The Dates
May 24: Pancake breakfast, 8 A.M. - 12 noon Gallo
Hall at Sacred Heart School. $7.50 per person.
Contact: Charlie Smith - 845-561-8647
May 24: CWV Memorial Mass, 12 noon at Sacred
Heart Church. Father Healy dinner from 4 - 8 P.M.
At the Spruce Lodge. $40 per person. Contact:
PGK Andy Civalli
June 14: Flag retirement ceremony at the Council
building. 1 P.M. Contact Scott Watkins, 845-5640339.
June 27: Hudson Valley Chapter Charity Ball, 6:30
P.M., At Saint Mary’s Council, Fishkill, N.Y. $45 per
person. Please RSVP to GK Ken Ryan by May 31.
845-565-8015.
Other
May 15: Ed Mechmann, Fourth Degree Knight,
Attorney and Arch-Diocesan Program Director will
be speaking on the Church’s doctrine of Mary called
Mariology. 7 PM, at Gallo Hall, Sacred Heart
School in Newburgh. $10 per person, includes
Appetizers and beverages. Call 845-527-5064 for
additional info.
May 16: Sacred Heart School raffle fundraiser
party. $100 ticket admits two to the party. Limit of
300. Three prizes, $10,000, $2,500 and $1,000.
Call Mary Gould at 914-805-2332 for information.
Calendar of Council Events
05 May: Regular Council meeting at 8 P.M.
12 May: Fourth Degree meeting at 8 P.M.
19 May: Social meeting at 8 P.M.
26 May: Officer’s meeting at 8 P.M.
02 Jun: Regular Council meeting at 8 P.M.
09 Jun: Fourth Degree meeting at 8 P.M.
16 Jun: Social meeting at 8 P.M.
23 Jun: Officer’s meeting at 8 P.M.
30 Jun: Corporation meeting at 8 P.M.
07 Jul: Regular Council meeting at 8 P.M.
14 Jul: Fourth Degree meeting at 8 P.M.
21 Jul: Social meeting at 8 P.M.
27 Jul: Officer’s meeting at 8 P.M.
04 Aug: Regular Council meeting at 8 P.M.
11 Aug: Fourth Degree meeting at 8 P.M.
18 Aug: Social Meeting at 8 P. M.
25 Aug: Officer’s meeting at 8 P.M.
The Knights of Columbus stands strong in its
conviction that every human life is a gift of God,
endowed with certain inalienable rights—the first
among these being the right to life. Even in the
midst of difficulties and uncertainties, we believe
that human life is sacred and inviolable, and
ought to be defended with maximum
determination. To this end, the Knights of
Columbus supports policies that promote a
Culture of Life and opposes legislative efforts
that promote abortion, contraception,
sterilization, cloning, the destruction of embryos,
assisted suicide, euthanasia, unjust war, and the
death penalty when there is an acceptable
alternative.
Our Order’s steadfast defense and promotion of
a Culture of Life is grounded on our ultimate
assurance that in the natural law written in the
heart of every person is the recognition that
human life is sacred from its very beginning to its
end. In the depths of our consciousness, human
intellect knows that the very source of its
existence—i.e. human life—ought to be
protected and celebrated. In that regard, the
message of the Knights of Columbus extends far
beyond our Order and our religious creed; it is a
universal message that every person of good will
can come to affirm.
The right to life is unlike any other right. It is the
most basic right and the condition of all other
personal rights, constituting the foundation of
every human community and the political
community itself. St. John Paul II famously noted
that if human life itself is not respected, then
respect for all other rights—for example, the right
to health, to marriage, to culture, to religion—is
“false and illusory.” Human rights of every kind
are “incomprehensible” without the right to life.
Our Order, therefore, joins the universal Church
in acknowledging the dignity of human life and in
its efforts to achieve legal and constitutional
protection for every human person at the
international, national, state, and local levels.
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