St. Andrew’s Council 11308 Knights of Columbus 148 Tire Hill Rd., Ste. 1, Johnstown PA 15905 http://www.KofC11308.webs.com [email protected] (814) 255-3279 March-April 2015 Bi-monthly issue 02 Officers 2013-2014 Fraternal Year Chaplain: Grand Knight: Deputy Grand Knight: Chancellor: Recorder: Financial Secretary: Treasurer: Lecturer: Advocate: Warden: Inside Guard: Outside Guard: 1-Year Trustee: 2-Year Trustee: 3-Year Trustee: Calendar of Events Fr. Angelo Patti Wayne Sutherland March 2015 1st Membership Drive Pancake Breakfast John Horvath Mike Stibich Earl birch Bob Rhine Joe Primavera Mike Naugle Tom Deibert Jerry Pavlosky Cliff Visalli Guy Zambotti Dan Babik Tim Leech 4th 4th Degree Meeting 7th-8th Monthly Pull Tab Tickets Prayers Requested Please add the following people to your daily prayer list:: Art &Donna Oleskey; Richard Froehlich Sr; Jim Rhoades; Dave Pyrich; Mike Goch; Jeff Grandas; Gerianne Grimme; Anthony Guaetta Family; Evelyn Hickey; John Horvath; Ray Horvath; Lindsey Leech; Dave Lubinsky; Dave Maldet; Andrew G. Marcinko & Family; Frank Maslar; Bob Pavlosky Family; Kriston Quigley Family; and Guy Zambotti. 8th-16th Start of Novena for the Infant Jesus of Prague 9th St. Andrews Food Pantry Day 3-5pm 17th St. Patrick's Day 18th 11308 Council Meeting 22nd “Pot-o-Guns” Gun Bash 29th Palm Sunday April 2015 1st April Fools Day 1st 4th Degree Meeting 2nd Holy Thursday 3rd Good Friday 4th Blessing of the Baskets 10:00am 4th Easter Vigil Notify Earl Birch 814-691-8822 if you to add anyone to the prayer list. 5th Easter Sunday 8th 11308 Council Meeting Council 11308 Meetings 11th Rocky Gap Casino trip Call Earl 288-4972 11-12th Pull Tab Tickets 13th St. Andrew’s Food Pantry Day 3-5pm 25-26th ARC Collection 25th St. Andrew’s Grounds clean up Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of every month. The Rosary is recited at 6:30 PM. The meetings are held in the parish cafeteria annex. All Saint’s Assembly 954 Meeting Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of every month. The Rosary is recited at 6:30 PM. The meetings are at Resurrection Parish. General Insurance Agent-Ken Scott Phone 724-719-2324 [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR MARCH COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED BACK ONE WEEK TO WEDNESDAY THE 18th DUE TO THE NOVENA St. Andrew’s Council 11308 Page 2 Chaplain’s Message The Lenten Season offers us many unique opportunities to reflect on the Passion and suffering of Christ in prayer. St. Andrew’s Annual Novena to the Infant of Prague begins on Sunday, March 8 and concludes on Monday, March 16. These nine days of prayer, right in the heart of Lent, are a great preparation for the feast of Easter. Also, the moving devotion of the Stations of the Cross is offered each Friday of Lent at 7:00 PM. Lenten fasts and spiritual works are also part of the discipline of Lent. Although they have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food or television, there are many other creative ways we can fast and grow this Lent. 1. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day. 2. Fast from judging others. Before making judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults. “As we live 3. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus’ promise that He has a perfect plan for these Lenten your life. 4. Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you. 5. Fast from resentment and bitterness. Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you. 6. Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce your spending by ten percent and give these savings to the poor. 7. Become more involved in your parish. Look into all the special ministries and services and pick one that you will enjoy participating in and join. 8. If you have an unresolved conflict, or if you have not forgiven some offense, make an effort to reconcile. 9. Share your faith with a friend or neighbor. Spread the Gospel in your own community. 10. Strengthen family bonds. Spend time praying together and going to Mass as a family whenever possible. Encourage family members to say the Rosary, and to pray daily. 11. Participate more fully in Mass, daily when possible, and on Sundays. Listen attentively to the Word of God, sing the hymns and receive Holy Communion with reverence and devotion. days, let us reflect on the Passion of Christ which has saved us. May you have a holy and prayerful Lenten Season” 12. Share with your family in the beautiful services of Holy Week x Rejoice with Christ and the people on Palm Sunday x Celebrate the Institution of the Holy Eucharist on Holy Thursday x Watch with Christ as He makes His supreme sacrifice on Good Friday x Join your sufferings with Christ’s and offer up your daily crosses x Rejoice and enjoy Easter, a most meaningful and wonderful experience celebrating Christ’s victory over death, our redemption and the renewal of our Baptismal promises As we live these Lenten days, let us reflect on the Passion of Christ which has saved us. May you have a holy and prayerful Lenten Season. May you have a holy and prayerful Lenten Season. God Bless You, Father Angelo Patti Chaplain St. Andrew’s Council 11308 Page 3 Grand Knights Report Our Spring gun bash is just around the corner (March 22th) and promises to be another fantastic event. Our event reputation is growing into one of the premier events in the area. We will need many event volunteers to make this go smoothly. Please call Earl Birch at 814-288-4972 Due to changing times within our council, along with our aging members, we have been reluctantly forced to scale back on several traditional programs that many of the younger members participated in as youths. We now need to look toward our younger members for help running some of the traditional programs and continue on with the legacy that past members of K.o.C. council 11308 members had performed. With free time being at a premium for our younger members, we've found that with the use of modern technology for scheduling and communication the time needed to organize and execute these event/programs can be dramatically reduced. Our first gun bash event took weekly meetings months in advanced to put it together. Once organized and streamed lined we have it down to a few meetings, then the event. Again, I can not stress enough for our members to please come to our meetings and see if one of our programs may inspire you to help out with one of the many School and Charity events we perform for the parish. The Novena begins on the 8th of March at 7;00 with Bishop Mark attending the opening night. The color Corp will be present for the opening and the closing ceremonies. We ordered “How to say the Rosary” and “Guide to Confession” booklets that will be available for anyone in need. With this Lenten season of renewal, let’s look forward to the joys and new beginnings wishing our association with Christ keeps blossoming in the days to come. Happy Easter Wayne Sutherland Grand Knight “With this Lenten season of renewal, let’s look forward to the joys and new beginnings wishing our association with Christ keeps blossoming in the days to come.“ WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!! The K.o.C. is sponsoring a Basket of Cheer for the St. Andrews Basket party on April 12th. Please bring Bottle donations to the March 18th meetings or drop them off to Earl Birch. The Back Page During this upcoming St. Andrew’s Novena for the Infant Jesus of Prague, March 8th. We will be selling ticket for the Seminarian Endowment Fund. This fund raiser is near and dear to Fr. Patti’s heart and we will need your help during the event at all the doors. This program is key to the recruitment of Priests and if any council members feel they can help move these tickets please contact Earl Birch 814-288-4972. Sign up now for the Knights of Columbus Rocky Gap Casino bus trip. Bus leaves April 11th from St. Andrews Parking lot. This is a special package put together for our council members and friends. Don’t miss out on all the fun!!! $25 per person $20 back in slot play and $5 in food Contact Earl Birch 814-288-4972 for trip details and sign ups. This is our first trip this year. Our Spring Gun Bash is this Sunday March 22nd and we need some volunteers to help out in all aspects of the event. Please call Earl 2884972 if you can help. All volunteers must be 18 years of age or older We are currently working on our 2015 K.o.C Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball game bus trip. We are hoping to secure a date in June. As always this price will include lunch and refreshments. More info. will follow. "Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Easter! The Church throughout the world echoes the angel's message to the women: "Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised. Come, see the place where he lay” (Mt 28:5-6). POPE FRANCIS EASTER MESSAGE 2014 NEXT NEWS LETTER MAY/JUNE 2015
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