A message from our Grand Knightuknight.org/Councils/Council newsletter-May 2015.pdf · Father J. Leo McCann Council 7304 May 2015 Father J. Leo McCann Council #7304 P.O. Box 304 Brighton,

Father J. Leo McCann Council 7304

May 2015

Father J. Leo McCann Council #7304

P.O. Box 304 Brighton, Michigan 48116

Meetings: McCann Hall- Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month-7:30 PM Visit our website http://www.kofc7304.net

A message from our

Grand Knight

April was a busy month and so will be May. I want

to thank every Knight and many family members

who made our Tootsie Roll Drive a great success. We

had 76 volunteers (69 who were Knights) and spent

200 man hours. We collected $5,369.23 of which

80% was given to organizations helping the mentally

disabled here in Livingston County and 20% went to

the State who supports organizations like Special

Olympics. We sent equal parts to Special Ministries,

Special Olympics (Area 27), St. Francis on the Lake,

Arc of Livingston, and the St. Louis Center.

We are having a District wide retreat on Saturday,

May 16th

starting with the 8am Mass at St. Patrick’s.

Please sign up now. This is a very important event in

our lives as a follower of Christ.

We have mailed a special version of our newsletter

to all those Knights who have no email or internet

access. We will continue to do this with the kind

donation of Ralph LeRoy who is printing the

newsletter for us in this special format. Please let

me know if you hear of any Knight in distress. It

causes me great distress when I have to send out

nine notices of suspension because these men see

no value in staying a Knight in our Council. Please

reach out to your fellow Knights.

May is the month designated to hold nomination

meetings for the officers for next year. So, during

our first business meeting of May, we will have

Deacon Dave talk to us about his work in Prison

Ministry, and the first meeting of nominations.

Brother Robert Keller, PGK, has once again

volunteered to manage the raffle tickets for the

Parish Festival. Please lend him a hand on Tuesday

mornings after the 8:00 am Mass during the month

of May. Last year we had enough help and we were

done in one hour.

Thank you to all the Knights who have supported this

year’s officers. I hope you have seen progress in

fulfilling our mission of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity.

Please pray that we will improve next year.

SK Bob Flynn, GK

Grand Knight: Robert Flynn Chaplain: Fr. Karl Pung Deputy Grand Knight: Chester Pesmark

Financial Secretary: Doug Hayes Treasurer: Paul Borden Recorder: Larry Bacon

Chancellor: Bill Dunlop Lecturer: Doug Beilharz Advocate: Phil Balmforth Warden: Kevin Roach

Inside Guard: Mike Avery Outside Guard: Michael Carrigan 1st Year Trustee: Rob Keller 2nd Year Trustee: Tony

Martin 3rd Year Trustee: Don Sucher Editor: Tony Martin

3rd Year Trustee: Tony Martin Editor: Tony Martin


May 2015




The Madonna with the Carnation Leonardo daVinci (1452-1519)

THE MONTH OF MARY Blooming flowers and singing birds

Hail the month of May; The springing leaves and sunshine

Fairest tributes pay. Every little bright-winged bird

Its sweet story sings; Every flower and blossom

Richest perfume flings. And every leaf upon the trees,

Every dewdrop fair, Every whisper, hushed, and still,

Of sweet summer air, Tells the same soft pleading story

To Mary, full of grace - How her children so far from her,

Long to see her face. Anonymous The Catholic Record. Volume 5. May 187

May Family of the Month

Gary and Natalie Bradley: Gary chaired the

Sunday MI Drive at St. Patrick church. He

arrived at 7:30 in 17˚ weather and completed his

day after 6:30PM. Gary has been recuperating

from a cancer operation and was able to wear a

boot for the first time. He netted over 1k. He

captained the same location since this site was

established. Gary has also been a minister of the

Eucharist, They have been longtime contributing

parishioners, KofC support and spokepersonsand

campaigners for the recent Prish capital

fundraiser.

May Knight of the Month

Jerome Gross: Jay has been a member of the K

of C for 59 years and a Past Grand Knight. He has

served our council for the last 30 years. Jay works

on our Pro-Life committee bringing the council

the latest new on Pro-Life issues and updating us

on their program. Jay is a member of the council's

winning bowling team and contributes to many

projects for the council.

April Family of the Month April Knight of the Month

Ben DeRocher Steve Schafer


May 2015




Family of the Year 2014

Phil Balmforth

Knight of the Year 2014

Dan Zimmerman

Council News & Events

Be sure to visit and our Council's

Facebook page at

Knights of Columbus Council 7304 and tweet

at our new twitter account @kofc7304.

Don't forget to attend the rosary at 7:00 PM

before our April 1st business meeting which

takes place in the chapel. Note! Deacon

Lawrence will be giving a talk on his Prison

ministry that he is very involved with at our

meeting.

Visit the new Council 7304 website at

http://www.kofc7304.net. Be sure to create a

shortcut on your computer and visit often.

The website will be updated frequently with

current information. Give out the address to

anyone who would like to learn more about

our council and K of C or who would like to

join our council. Did you know you can obtain

the following info from the website?: 1. A

complete roster of members, 2. The latest

meeting minutes, 3. The latest Newsletter, 4.

Enter Prayer Requests, 5. Enter nominations

for Knight and Family of the Month, 6.

Nominate officers. and lots more. Visit often

for event updates.

Prayer Line: Need some prayers for someone

you know? Just e-Mail Bob Stoma at

[email protected] the person's name for

whom you would like a group of Knights to be

praying. Your request will be sent to the

members of the prayer line. Your request will

be placed in the prayer line for 30 days. If you

need prayers for an extended time just let Bob

know the time frame. Note! You can also

request a prayer on our new website by

clicking on the PRAYER REQUEST button.

You will be asked for your membership

number and birth date. Please do not leave a

reason for the request, ONLY the name.

The Council of Catholic Women(CCW)

invites all parishioners to a May Crowning of

the Blessed Virgin Mary on Friday May 1st,

after the 8:30 AM Mass. The crowning will

take place in the Grotto area on the south side

of the Church. Join the CCW as we crown

Mary with beautiful flowers, and sing songs of

praise in her honor. The Knights of Columbus

will again be the Honor Guard.


May 2015




Note: The following openings for the

2015-2016 fiscal year are; Deputy Grand

Knight, Council Committee chair, Co-

chairs for all committees, Special

Olympics and Habitat for Humanity

representative, and Third Year Trustee. If

you are interested in any of these

opening please contact our Grand

Knight, Bob Flynn at 703-626-9027.

Annual Retreat on Saturday May 16th.

Session begins at 8 AM Mass in the

chapel and concludes at 4 PM with

closing prayers. Presenter will be Hank

Messing, coordinator of Spiritual Care

and Grief Support for Reverence

Hospice. He will present "Do You Know

What You Preach?".

If anyone is interested to be on the nominating

committee for Officer nominations in May for

the calendar year beginning July 1st 2015 to

June 30th 2016 please contact Bob Flynn at

703-626-9027.

Blood Drive at the Parish Life Center May

30th from 10AM to 4PM. Call Kevin Roach

at 248-766-4635 if you can help out.

Special Olympic Summer games planned for

May 28-30 on the campus of Central

Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Brunch for area High School Seniors will be

held on May 31st

Save the Date for our first annual College

Fair to be held at Cleary University on

September 9th.

Save the date for the Ultra Sound Initiative

Golf Outing on September 13th at Whispering

Pines Golf club. Contact Jay Gross at 734-

954-0380 for more information.

Try and surprise some of the following

May Birthday Knights by saying "Happy

Birthday" when you see:

5/1 Louis Roos, Jr. 5/2 Tom Doud 5/2 Don Starrs 5/3 SK Paul Williams 5/6 Reid Krinock 5/7 Joe Trudeau 5/8 SK Douglas Angst 5/11 SK Deacon Pat McDonald 5/15 John Berta 5/15 Rene Gentile 5/17 Dan Zimmerman 5/18 SK Doug Beilharz 5/19 Mark Moultrip 5/20 Rev.Fritz Thomsen 5/21 Dr. Chad Savage 5/21 Robert Schaller 5/27 SK Jerry Gross 5/29 Ben DeRocher

4/4 Richard and Rose Czajka

4/22 Gerald and Dorothy Dunneback

4/24 David and Martha Bryja


May 2015




Lenten Breakfast

Thanks to all Brother Knights that helped

make our Lenten Breakfast a success once

again this year. Average 150-160 served. We

were able to raise over $2,000 for the council.

Here are some of the volunteers:

Annual Roll Drive

Our council had a very successful drive

Palm Sunday Weekend March 27-28-29.

We collected almost $5,000 which is

donated to various organization that help

the Mentally impaired in our community.

Thank you to over 80 volunteers that

braved the bone chilling temperatures

standing in front of the various locations.

Below are some of the volunteers:

Victor Smith Todd Burris SK Gerry Misiak

Donator Dan Zimmerman Ben DeRocher Greg Kracht


May 2015




John Kirsh Mark Lalama

SK Mike Moorman SK Kevin Roach Ben DeRocher

SK Richard Czajka Ralph and Carol Leroy

Documents

A message from our Grand Knightuknight.org/Councils/Council newsletter-May 2015.pdf · Father J. Leo McCann Council 7304 May 2015 Father J. Leo McCann Council #7304 P.O. Box 304 Brighton,