Roseville
Patriotism
Knights Of Columbus
Nazareth News
March 2015 Vol. 5, Number 7
Unity
www.kofc4021.org
# 4021
Charity
Fraternity
Council Activities
March
9
March
17
March
16 7:00 PM
March
23
March
29
April
3
7:30 pm
Business Meeting at Hall.
ST. Patrick’s Day
7:30
Bingo, Golden Living Center Lakeridge
Social Meeting at the Hall
7:30 AM Serving Pancakes at Dorothy Day
8:30AM
Annual Good Friday Prayer Vigil
at Planned Parenthood St. Paul
April
5
Easter Sunday
April
12
Divine Mercy Sunday
April
13
7:30 pm
Business Meeting at Hall.
April
20
7:00pm
Bingo; Maplewood Good Samaritan
April
26
World Day of Prayer For
Vocations
The initial target for 40 DAYS FOR
LIFE is the Robbinsdale Planned
Parenthood across the street from
Pro-Life Action Ministries' Chapel
of the Innocents. However with
the current weather and the
distance it might be better for St.
Paul area residents to do their
praying at the Mega Planned
Parenthood at 671 Vandalia
St. (just north of University Avenue-not far from the former
Amtrak Station-Pierce Butler to Transfer Rd. to University and
turn right). Everyone doing praying during the current 40 Days
For Life is asked to pray at the Mega Planned Parenthood
Monday, March 23 --Sunday March 29.
SENIOR BINGO!
Monday March 16, 2015 7pm
Golden Living Center Lakeridge
2727 North Victoria
Roseville, MN.
To volunteer call,
Bill Scarborough 651-489-3818 or
Hank Langevin 651-488-1153
or just show up, help is always needed.
Drive!
April 24, 25 and 26, 2015
Spring is almost here and that means it is once again time for the
Minnesota State wide annual tootsie roll drive for people with
developmental disabilities on April 24-26. The usual place for the drive
covered by Nazareth Council 4021 are all the weekend Masses at St.
Rose, Corpus Christi, Maternity of Mary, St Johns of Little Canada and
St. Jeromes We also will be present at Rainbow on Larpenteur and Cub
at Harmar both Friday night and Saturday morning. Along with those
handing out tootsie rolls we will need people to count money at the
Hall. Again we plan to
have a pizza party at the
council chambers on
Friday evening. Please
brother knights and ladies
we need your help in this
large event.
To Volunteer call:
Willie Eddleston
651-482-8920
Firearms Safety Class.
The date for the Spring Firearms Safety class will be
Wednesday, March 04, 2015, and will run six
consecutive Wednesdays, with the range day
Saturday, April 04, 2015. These classes will be held
at the Roseville VFW, 1135 Woodhill—Roseville,
starting at 6:30PM-9PM. These classes are cosponsored by Nazareth Council #4021 and Roseville VFW Post #7555. Reservations are required.
Contact Brother Knight
James Eddleston
952-895-9808
Chaplains Comments
Father Ken Ludescher
Chaplain of Nazareth Council #4021
LENT: Try to keep your good Lenten resolutions! Lent is a special grace filled time for spiritual growth in our lives! It is a
time for extra prayers, works of charity, penance, a time to renew our baptismal covenant, our baptismal promises to turn
away from sin and turn more completely to Jesus! It is a time for on-going conversion to live the gospel message of Jesus
as taught to us through our Catholic Church. Conversion to Jesus is a day by day process. We do not become saints quickly.
We have to work hard year after year. With God's grace, we will achieve our goal of eternal life with Jesus in heaven!
ST.PATRICK AND ST. JOSEPEH: During March, the Catholic Church celebrates the memorials of two important saints of the
Church, St. Patrick on March 17, and St. Joseph on March 19. St. Patrick, is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish people
all over the world! Ireland has given the worldwide Catholic Church many priests, religious sisters and brothers along with
many faithful lay leaders in the world. As affluence came to Ireland, and religious values declined in Europe and the
America, the religious vocations declined greatly! Many secular leaders in Ireland are now hostile to the Catholic Church!
Pray that Ireland, and the rest of the world, will have a religious revival and encourage more religious vocations!
St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, is the beloved saint for all Catholics and Christians through the world! He is
the patron saint of husbands and fathers, of workers, and of the dying! He was a person of great faith! He worked hard to
provide for and protect the Holy Family! All Christian men should pray to St. Joseph daily for the help to model their lives on
that of St. Joseph!
MIDDLE EAST: Violence, terrorism and wars continue to grow in the Middle East as well as in Northern Africa and cities of
Europe! Christians in the Middle East are being killed or forced to quickly leave the area! If this trend continues, soon there
will be few Christians in the Middle East! Muslim leaders in American must speak out strongly and influence the Muslim
leaders in the Middle East to stop arming, stop recruiting new terrorists, stop persecutions of Christians and begin to fight
the terrorists! They fight among themselves. Remember the war between Iran and Iraq! Its seems that America has to do
most of the fighting and peace keeping! As more counties in the Middle East gain atomic weapons, a massive war could
happen! People who comment that "one religion is as good as another, because we all pray to the same God". They forget
that different religious have very different concepts of what God is like! Countries where there is a Muslim majority, even
when they reject ISIS and other terrorist groups, still make it difficult for Christians to practice their religion in those
countries! We need to pray hard and long for peace to come to the Middle East!
Work on finding strong
Catholic Men to keep our
Council strong in 2015!
Jericho March
Monday, March 23 – Sunday, March 29, 2015
3:00p.m. each day
Mega-Planned Parenthood
671 Vandalia St.
St. Paul, MN 55114
Join our Jericho March at Planned Parenthood as we
march around in silence once a day for six days. On
the seventh day, we march around Planned
Parenthood six times in silence and the seventh
time making a lot of noise!
Reprinted from Pro-Life Action Ministries web site.
Year Of Consecrated Life
11/30/14 to 2/2/16.
Grand Knight
Tom Bieter
651-308-9002
From our Grand Knight :
My fellow Knights,
we are now rapidly approaching the Holy season of lent. In the past, it was popular to give up for Lent as a means of
experiencing some form of self improvement. Over time and with sin it became evident that our hope in forgiveness
was not dependent on ourselves, but that it existed outside of ourselves. Became called to stop being spectators and to
be active in seeking and doing God's will. We need to remember Jesus promise to be with us always in God's constancy
in his promise. We must walk with Jesus across the chasm of sin, evil and death, trusting essentially in life's only true
support the will of God.
May God be with each one of us as we experience the challenges of intensifying these relationships to the point of experiencing true Easter joy.
God Bless you, Tom Bieter.
Resolution #16
WHEREAS: Nazareth Council has always supported Catholic Schools and Education.
WHEREAS: Community of Saints Regional Schools a partnership between St. John Vianney, St. Matthews, St.
Michael’s and our Lady of Guadalupe, is committed to
high academic standards, excellence in teaching, enriched learning, strong community, Catholic values and
making Catholic education affordable.
WHEREAS: they will be holding An Evening Under the
Stars auction on February 7th to raise funds to assist the
school in funding the students’ education.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Nazareth Council donate
the sum of $600.00 to help make their action a success.
Submitted by: Peter DeZurik
William Eddleston
Duane Sanocki
Resolution #17
WHEREAS: Nazareth Council 4021 has always supported
the St. Paul Seminary in their mission to educate future
Priests through the Pennies fro Seminarians Program.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Nazareth Council provide
$1000.00 to the pennies for Seminarians program.
Submitted By:
Nazareth Council Office
651-631-0538
Financial Sec.
Richard Frederick
Deputy Grand Knight Tom Pepin
651-773-0912
651-636-3051
K.C. Insurance Rep
District Deputy
Kevin Nelson
Matt Heffron
612-743-8926
Nazareth News
Ken Scheierl
763-502-1060 or
[email protected]
Dead line for Nazareth news , 15th of the month.
Resolution #18
WHEREAS: We as knights have always supported our local
churches through, prayers, volunteer service, and financially,
in many different ways;
WHEREAS: St. Rose of Lima Faith Formation/Youth Ministry
department, is planning to hold its first ever youth ministry
winter weekend retreat for high school aged youth, to further
develop a deeper relationship with God and the Catholic
Church;
WHEREAS: The St. Rose of Lima Youth Minister and the
Volunteer CORE adult leaders in planning this weekend
retreat at the Koinonia Retreat Center in Annandale, MN;
they're trying to keep the participants out of pocket
expenses as reasonable as possible to attract as many of
the St. Rose of Lima HS aged youth as possible;
BE IT RESOLVED: Nazareth Council #4021 donate the sum
of $350.00 (Three Hundred Fifty dollars) to sponsor the
15th Ever Youth Ministry Winter Retreat @, S Rose of Lima
for HS aged youth.
Submitted by;
David Richard
Tom Chamberland
Mike Pierce, PGK
Mike Pierce PGK
Jim Eddleston II PGK
Thomas J O Dea PGK
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Prayers and Condolences
Brother Thomas "Tom" E. Rogers died December 27,
2014 at age 86. He and his wife, Harriet, had been
married 64 years. They had 6 children, 12 grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and
7 step grandchildren. Tom had been a knight for 29
years. He was a Honorary Life Member of Nazareth
Council. He will be missed by his family, friends and
his Brother Knights.
(We just learned of this the last few days)
Brother Gregory "Greg" M. Mlekoday died July 24,
2014 at Lindstrom, Minnesota. He was 69 years of
age. Greg was a member of Nazareth Council for more
than 37 years. He was an Honorary Life member of
Councl 4021. He will be missed by his wife, Dorothy,
and his family and friends.
Eternal rest, grant unto
them, O Lord, and let
perpetual light shine upon
them. May the souls of
the faithful departed
through the mercy of God
rest in peace.
Amen.
Special remembrance to our
brother Knights or Columbian
Woman who are sick or in
distress, that they may recover
by the grace of almighty god,
Extended Illness Especially:
Steve Peterson
Tom Schraad
Louise Simon
Dorothy Kettler
Harold Hebl
Fr. Jim Fangman
Kathleen Phillippi
Mary Jo Kobold
Pat Kobold
Henry Sigety
Frank Junghans
Merlyn Scroggins
Liz Ethen
James F. "Jim" Lyons
Tom Triemert
Howard Agee
Prayerfully Temporary
JoAnne Zdrojkowski
Floyd Zdrojkowski
John Ethen
Jackie Phillippi
Jean Richard
Floyd Monty
Debbie Schuster
Al Spangenberg
Don Zettel
John Matschi
Andy Litschke
Matt Steiner
Shannon Fahey
Gerry Reeves
James "J.O." Thompson
Evelyn Perszyk
Bernie Scroggins
Francis "Barney" Hagen
and any other Brother
Knight's, Columbian
Women or their loved ones,
that we are unaware of.
Sick & Vigil Co-chairs
Doug Larson
651-483-0148
Duane Sanocki
651-644-2309