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
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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
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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
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