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Page -1- KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS NEWSLETTER FATHER NICHOLAS RAUSCH OSB COUNCIL 1643 SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI ASSEMBLY 1183 http://www.kofc1643.org Grand Knight: Darren E. Johnson 253-709-4588 [email protected] Chaplain: Fr. Pat McDermott Faithful Navigator: Karl Hoffman 360-280-1240 [email protected] Faithful Friar: Fr. Lawrence Gosselin Fraternal Benefits Information: OUR FIELD AGENT IS MAT JOHNSON 1-253-328-3466 [email protected] General Agent Jarrod Roth in Bremerton at 1-360-475-0784 Knights of Columbus Customer Service at 1-800-380-9995 NOVEMBER 2014, ISSUE NO. 2014-11 Knights of Columbus Newsletters are published monthly by Father Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643, 3420 78 th Avenue SE, Olympia WA 98501-9403. It is distributed to members of Knights of Columbus Father Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643. Postage is paid at Olympia, Washington. NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS: Jim Pivec and Tom Brignole are the co-editors of our newsletter. Please send any articles for the newsletter to Jim or Tom by the 15 th of the month. And let Jim or Tom know if you would like to receive your newsletter in full color via email. Jim’s email address is [email protected]. Tom’s email address is [email protected]. If you do not have email, Jim’s snail mail address is 2406 Dublin Drive NW Olympia WA 98502-3443. CAN YOU PRAY FOR VOCATIONS FOR JUST ONE HOUR? Brother Knights, Father Jim Lee has requested that the Knights of Columbus pray for religious vocations at the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel at the St. Michael Downtown Church for one or more hours per week. We have designated Sunday AM hours of 1AM, 2AM, or 3AM on November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th as our Knights of Columbus hours. Please call Tom Hruska at 360-561-5548 or e-mail [email protected] to sign up for one or more of the above hours. Thank You. God bless you and your family. STATE BULLETIN The Washington State Council of the Knights of Columbus publishes a monthly bulletin. For members interested in viewing this publication it is available at: http://www.kofc-wa.org/Bulletins/current.pdf

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KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS NEWSLETTERFATHER NICHOLAS RAUSCH OSB COUNCIL 1643

SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI ASSEMBLY 1183http://www.kofc1643.org

Grand Knight:Darren E. [email protected]

Chaplain:Fr. Pat McDermott

Faithful Navigator:Karl [email protected]

Faithful Friar:Fr. Lawrence Gosselin

Fraternal Benefits Information:OUR FIELD AGENT IS MAT JOHNSON 1-253-328-3466 [email protected]

General Agent Jarrod Roth in Bremerton at 1-360-475-0784Knights of Columbus Customer Service at 1-800-380-9995

NOVEMBER 2014, ISSUE NO. 2014-11Knights of Columbus Newsletters are published monthly by Father NicholasRausch OSB Council 1643, 3420 78th Avenue SE, Olympia WA 98501-9403. It isdistributed to members of Knights of Columbus Father Nicholas Rausch OSBCouncil 1643. Postage is paid at Olympia, Washington.

NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS: Jim Pivec and Tom Brignole are the co-editors of our newsletter. Please send anyarticles for the newsletter to Jim or Tom by the 15th of the month. And let Jim or Tom know if you would like toreceive your newsletter in full color via email. Jim’s email address is [email protected]. Tom’s email address [email protected]. If you do not have email, Jim’s snail mail address is 2406 Dublin Drive NW Olympia WA98502-3443.

CAN YOU PRAY FOR VOCATIONS FOR JUST ONE HOUR?Brother Knights,

Father Jim Lee has requested that the Knights of Columbus pray for religious vocations atthe St. Joseph Adoration Chapel at the St. Michael Downtown Church for one or morehours per week.

We have designated Sunday AM hours of 1AM, 2AM, or 3AM on November 2nd,9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th as our Knights of Columbus hours.

Please call Tom Hruska at 360-561-5548 or e-mail [email protected] to sign up for oneor more of the above hours. Thank You. God bless you and your family.

STATE BULLETIN

The Washington State Council of the Knights of Columbus publishes a monthly bulletin. For membersinterested in viewing this publication it is available at: http://www.kofc-wa.org/Bulletins/current.pdf

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Grand Knight’s Message

Brother Knights The month of September was abusy one for our Council,starting with the TootsieRoll drive, soccer challengeand Oktoberfest. We startwith the Tootsie Roll Drivethat is almost done exceptfor taking donations afterMass over the next twoweekend and closing the

book on November 1st. Brothers, we have done itagain and beat last year’s numbers (awesome jobeveryone!) but a grand total will not be available untilour final two collections. Watch next month’snewsletter for the grand totals. We need to thankTootsie Roll chairmen Ralph Marriott and Rob St.Clair for running this program for our Council thisyear and all the awesome captains. Great job guys!

Next it was the soccer challenge and the wordchallenge is right. This program has struggled and weneed to rethink this program next year in order to tryto attract more kids to our event. If you want to beinvolved in the program next year or run it, pleasecontact me.

Let’s talk about our most awesome Oktoberfest ever.We had over 240 people show up for dinner and wehad 27 volunteers, including the awesome ladies fromSacred Heart’s St Margaret’s Guild and our BrotherKnights, for the kitchen. Our hall board volunteeredto serve up and keep a watch on the beer and wine(some taste tasting was required but somebody had todo it!) and our resident chef and Sir Knight, KeithUnderwood, again did an outstanding job leading thevolunteers. Thanks Keith. The Smiling Scandinavianshad everyone smiling and dancing and our Germangift basket was won by the Steele family, so whocould ask for more? This event was a total successand from our profit, yes profit, we made a donation toSacred Heart and St. Margaret’s Guild. Awesomejob everyone!

The holidays are rapidly approaching and we have theKCIC Christmas display at Pellegrino’s in Tumwateron November 22nd (so please watch my weeklyreminder for more details). The Knights beforeChristmas in December start with packing the lights,decorations and all the accessories on the December5th or 6th (please watch emails or next month’snewsletter for exact date and time) and we willdeliver the trees the morning of December 13th. I amlooking now for volunteers to be Santa’s helpers(sleigh is required however a pickup or van will workin a pinch). Some elves are needed to help Santadeliver all the Christmas cheer. If you have neverhelped with this program, you have no idea on whatyou’re missing. This to me is the most rewardingprogram our Council has and this is my fourth yearrunning it. A soon as everything is delivered, I’malready planning the following year’s program. Ihope to see my Brother Knight, Squires and theirfamilies helping us make sure everyone in ourcommunity has a Merry Christmas.

This fraternal year we are doing an awesome job; wehave bought in nine new members. We have also hadfive brothers transfer into our Council from otherCouncils. We have two membership drives comingup with the first one on Oct 26th at Sacred Heart andthe other one on November 16th at St Michaeldowntown. I will be looking for kitchen volunteers tohelp with our pancake breakfast, and this is a greatway for new members to get involved. Also watchfor an upcoming membership drive at St MichaelWestside in the very near future. I invite yourcomments and feedback on how you think things aregoing this fraternal year. My email address [email protected], so please send me yourcomments.

And PLEASE WEAR YOUR NAMETAG TOMASS BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOTICE!

God Bless,

Darren E. Johnson, Grand Knight

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FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR’S MESSAGE

Dear Faithful Brother Knights, Our nextAssembly meeting will beThursday, October 23rd, at 6:30PM. We are in the final stages ofplanning for the VeteransAppreciation Dinner, to be heldSaturday, November 8th, at HallenHall. Social Begins Following the5 pm Mass with a steak dinnerserved at 7:00 pm. Tickets are$25.00 For Information andTickets Contact: Mike Colosi –

360-870-5597, or Phil Kelley. 360-970-6323. BlackTie or Business Attire.For the third year in a row, we will be going to see aTacoma Rainiers game, Friday, August 7th, 2015.This year the tickets will be only 11.50, and can bepurchased from either Brothers Jack Winslow orPhil Kelley. We have a lot of time before next July,so details to follow.

Recruitment: In last month’s newsletter Idiscussed recruitment of new members to join thefirst degree and also encouraging them to advanceall the way to the fourth degree. We have a firstdegree every month, the next one being December1st. On Sunday Oct 26th there will be a PancakeBreakfast & Membership Drive after the 8 & 10 AMMasses at Sacred Heart. Contact WGK DarrenJohnson to volunteer to help. This is an area whereyou can step in and help, especially if you aren’tusually that active.

A Fourth Degree Exemplification will be held onSaturday November 8, 2014 at Holy Family Parish,7300 120th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033. Detailsfor the day’s activities include:

Activity Time: Mass with Honor Guard 8:40AM, Registration 9:40 to 11:00 AM,Exemplification 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM,Ladies Program 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM,Public Knighting and Photographs 1:30 to2:00 PM, Social & Luncheon Banquet 2:00to 4:00 PM, Mass without Honor Guard 5:00PM

MENU: The main course will be breast ofchicken, mixed vegetables, & brown rice.There will be a vegetarian entrée available.The luncheon will commence at 2:00 PM.There will be a no-host bar. The cost of theluncheon is $25 per person.

FEES: The exemplification fee for eachcandidate, except priests, is $70 as set by theSupreme Board of Directors. Included in thisfee is a social baldric and a Fourth Degreepin.

The candidate’s registration payment, bycheck only, is to be made payable to theMASTER, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.Banquet tickets for wives or guests should bemade payable to CHARLES F MCLEANASSEMBLY #2621.

Attire: MEN: Plain black tuxedo; whiteformal shirt with lay-down collar and flatpleats; black bow tie, tuxedo studs and cufflinks; black cummerbund; black formal dressshoes and socks. Military personnel maywear their uniform. Priests wear their normalclerical attire. Women know what to wear.

Sponsors: You may pick up form 4’s at our nextAssembly meeting. Please e-mail or call me withany questions. Let’s get some of these eligible ThirdDegree members to move up!(

Fraternally,

Karl L. HoffmanFaithful Navigator360) [email protected]

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FOOD FOR FAMILIES – HELP COMBAT HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Knights of Columbus is committed to ending hunger in our localcommunities by asking local councils to participate in the Orderwide Food forFamilies Program.

Since 2012, the Knights of Columbus has donated over $2.7 million and 3.8million pounds of food to local food pantries, community food banks and soupkitchens. Our council is happy to participate in this program. We ask that everymember considers bringing a non-perishable food item to every councilmeeting, assembly meeting, and other event at Columbian Hall.

Our goal is to collect at least 1,000 pounds of food by the end of January. Wewill distribute all the food collected to Thurston County Food Bank.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST FIRST DEGREE MEMBERS

Welcome to our three newest 1st degree members who completed their 1st degree exemplification onSeptember 29, 2014. From left to right in the picture above:

o Ed Gavino Joe Heraldo Joe Schumacher

Jeral (Jason) Shelton also joined our council as a 3rd degree member on September 29th. Brother KnightJason transferred to our council from council 2838 in Fayetteville NC.

Please say hello to these new members of our council when you see them. All four are members of St.Michael Parish

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K of C “Schola Cantorum”

We want you!! We are in need of new members. The onlyrequirements are an appreciation of traditional Sacred Music (aswell as more contemporary and Patriotic music), the ability to carrya tune, and the enjoyment of weekly fellowship with other members.We meet Tuesday evenings at Pellegrino’s Event Center betweenthe hours of 7:00pm and 9:00pm. Refreshments are usuallyprovided. We sing for such events as Memorial Day Mass at

Calvary Cemetery, combined Choir Mass with the choirs at St. Michael’s and Sacred Heart, our annualMemorial Mass for Deceased Members at the Hall, the Council Christmas and St. Patrick Day parties, St.George’s Pilgrimage, and the Tridentine Latin Mass. PLEASE HELP! Call Sam Pellegrino @ 360-259-7337.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYSMember Name Date Member Name Date

Salvatore Conti Nov 1 Donald Hovancsek Nov 15George Baker Nov 2 Dr. Douglas Jeske Nov 16Larry Cahill Nov 2 Kevin Underwood Nov 16Florante Jayme Nov 2 Patrick Black Nov 17John O Connor Nov 3 Peter Hahn Nov 17William Dilorenzo Nov 4 Sam Pellegrino Nov 20Terence Monaghan Nov 4 Filemon Villanueva Nov 22Thomas Monaghan Nov 4 James Arnold Nov 24Ronald De Groot Nov 5 Robert Honan Nov 25Anthony Pellegrino Nov 7 Yul Iverson Nov 25Paul Enns Nov 10 John Zyrkowski Nov 26Donald Spieles Nov 10 Joseph Norton III Nov 27John Paul Sager Nov 11 Joseph Scuderi Nov 27Walter Dale Nov 12 L William Bowman Nov 28Paul Barga Nov 13 Sean St Clair Nov 28Felipe Contreras Rojas Nov 13 Joe Herald Nov 30

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PRO LIFE NEWS

REPRINT FROM NOVEMBER 2013: THE NUMBERS ARE EVEN WORSE NOW

Planned Parenthood at 97 Years: 6,300,000 Babies Aborted, Billions in Profit

This week Planned Parenthood wished itself a Happy 97th Birthday. Its Facebook page and Twitterfeed featured the image of a single candle, atop a frosted and sprinkled cupcake, with the followingwords: “97 years ago the first Planned Parenthood clinic opened in Brooklyn, New York. Today, wecelebrate the 3 million patients that come to us every year for high-quality, affordable health care.”

The American Life League took the memo head-on, with a counter-candle and a counterfactual ofits own: “Planned Parenthood is celebrating its 97th birthday. But the 6,300,000 babies aborted in itsfacilities won’t even have one.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/10/20/planned-parenthood-at-97-years-6,300,000-babies-aborted-billions-in-profit/

SAVE THE DATE – JANUARY 20, 2015

Tuesday January 20, 2015 is the date for next year’s Washington State March for Life inOlympia and Mass for Life at St. Martin’s University. Mass will begin at 9:30 am at MarcusPavilion at St. Martin’s University in Lacey. The March for Life will begin around 12:00 noon atthe Washington State Capital steps."

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THIS SPACE IS AVAILABLE

NOTE TO ADVERTISERS. Thank you for your support. Each ad space costs only $50 peryear. A bargain price at today’s advertising prices. The price for larger ads is based onthe number of spaces used. We have over 350 members who receive this newsletter viamail and e-mail each month. Please contact newsletter publisher Jim Pivec at (360) 866-1045 or [email protected] for details.

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If you know of a crisis pregnancyplease give us a call. We will help.

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OCTOBER 2014 KNIGHT OF THE MONTH – RALPH MARRIOTT

The Father Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643 Knight of the month forSeptember is Ralph Marriott.

Brother Ralph joined in Oklahoma in 1994 and became a 4th Degree Knightin 2012. He has been active in many Knights activities such as Co-chair ofTootsie Rolls, dinners with Catholic Charities, and Special Olympics.

He was in the Army for 28 years as a hospital administrator in San Antonio,TX and was regional medical advisor for the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas,and Louisiana. He then became a travel nurse at St. Peters Hospital inOlympia and other hospitals around the U.S., but disabilities have requiredthat he retire.

Before joining the Knights, and while in Texas, he taught RCIA for anumber of years. As a cradle Catholic in Oklahoma, he had the fortune toattend daily mass while in grammar school. He is quite grateful for hisexperiences in the church and wishes to repay those blessings to the churchcommunity. He joined the Knights to be able to broaden his service activitieswithin the church.

Thank you, Brother Ralph, for all that you continue to do, andcongratulations on being selected as our Knight of the Month for October.

Brother Knight Ralph Marriottwith his Grandson Ralph Sawyer.

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OCTOBER 2014 FAMILY OF THE MONTHWILLIAM AND SHERRY MCBRIDE

The Father Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643 Family of theMonth for October is the William McBride Family.Brother Bill joined in June 30, 2014 as a 1st degree Knight andhas been active in Knights activities including the Tootsie Rolldrive, and Pancake Breakfasts.

He teaches the Baptism class for English speaking parishionersand is a Catechist for the teen’s confirmation program at SacredHeart. He and his wife of 14 years, Sherry, are also EucharisticMinisters. She teaches Children’s Liturgy of the Word and isinvolved in the Parish Nurse program, including providingblood pressure and blood glucose monitoring to the Hispanicparishioners every third Sunday of the month.

Bill currently works at DSHS for the State of Washington as aQuality Assurance Specialist, where he has worked for the past14 years. Before that, he was a licensed counselor at atraumatic brain injury rehab facility in Dallas, TX. Sherry is thedirector of nursing at RooLan Healthcare Center, a nursinghome in Lacey.

A cradle Catholic, Bill had not been Confirmed as a teen. Butbefore his father’s death, he promised his dad he would gothrough Confirmation which he did in 2012 at Sacred Heart.The most transformative event in his faith journey took placeon the night Our Lord called his father home. His father wasgiven two to three months to live; however, his father and heprayed the last night that his dad was alive that death be given

that night so that his father could avoid a lengthy and painful death from cancer. And moreimportantly, his father didn’t want his family to have to watch him suffer through this painfulordeal. That night Our Lord did take his father home. As a result of his experience with theLord’s response to their prayer, Bill felt he needed to repay the gift that he and his fatherreceived by spending a lot of time providing service to Lord’s faith community. He wants peopleto enjoy life the way he has enjoyed it and shares his extensive travel and life experiences withthose he is teaching.

Thank you, Brother Bill, for joining the Knights and immediately becoming involved.Congratulations to you and your family on being selected as our Family of the Month forOctober.

Front Row: Brother WilliamMcBride, his dog Echo, his wife

Sherry, and a Power Lifting SpecialOlympics Winner.

Back Row: Don Robbins.During the Tootsie Roll Drive, Echo

was a champion at gettingdonations.

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MEMORIAL MASS AND POTLUCK6:30 PM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 AT COLUMBIAN HALL

Our chaplain, Fr. Pat McDermott, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, will celebrate this year’s annual Memorial Massat Columbian Hall on Thursday, November 20th, 6:30pm, for recently deceased members, family members, andfriends of the Knights over the past year. Our Schola will, of course, lead the singing.

At the potluck to follow. Chef Sam Pellegrino will provide roast turkey Please begenerous with the dish you supply. Food suggestions if your last name begins with:

A-G Salads, i.e. garden variety with dressing, cole slaw, fresh fruit, etc.

H-J Dinner Rolls and Butter, self-explanatory

K-M Starchy Side Dish, i.e. mashed potatoes, yams, pasta, etc.

N-Q Veggie Side Dish, i.e. broccoli, green beans, corn, etc.

R-Z Dessert, limited only by the imagination

RSVP to Sam Pellegrino, 360-259-7337 [email protected]. Please indicate what you intend to provide for the potluck meal.

KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS

Once again this year, Brother Sam Pellegrino, along with a group of volunteer Knights and Squires, will buildthe “Keep Christ in Christmas” display on the patio of Pellegrino’s Italian Kitchen, 205 Cleveland Ave. in

Tumwater. Prior to Thanksgiving, we will need 16 treesranging in height from 4-12 feet. We will also need 4bales of straw. Set up of trees is scheduled for Saturday,November 22nd. We will need all the help we can getfrom Squires and Knights! That morning, Sam willprovide warm food and beverages for the cold andhungry volunteers.

All of the twinkling net lighting and some of the wiringwill again have to be replaced; all statues are in need ofre-painting, the big angel and the deer figurines arebecoming very worn, not to mention the dramaticincrease in the cost of electricity. Your financial helpwith this project would be greatly appreciated. Taxdeductible contributions can be made to the Knights of

Columbus and mailed to Jim Pivec at 2406 Dublin Dr. NW, Olympia, 98502 or Darren Johnson at PO Box 3511,Lacey, 98509. Checks should be labeled “Keep Christ in Christmas Project.” Thank you in advance for yourgenerous support.

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SEMINARIANS DANIEL AND PETER STEELE

Our council is providing financial support for 8 seminarians studying for the priesthood and two postulatespursuing their vocations as nuns. Below is some information on Daniel and Peter Steele – two brothers fromOlympia who are studying for the priesthood at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago.

Dan Steele

I graduated college from Central Washington University in 2008 and landed a job in Kennewick, WA in myfield, graphic design. I was twenty-three years old and living on my own; with a girlfriend I would visit onweekends, who was finishing college in Ellensburg. My brother Peter had joined a Franciscan Friary down inAlabama around this time. From time to time I would visit him and stay in the Friary with the brothers.

My visits to the Friary were life changing. The men there lived with a freedom and a joy that I had beensearching for. Their vows of poverty spoke volumes to me; they were happier than I was and they had nopossessions. I craved the joy they had and decided to do something about it. I began to get more involved in myfaith, developing a deeper prayer life, and eventually I began to hear a tiny whisper of what came to be my call tothe priesthood. It was a call I had heard many years ago when I was a boy, but was not ready to hear.

After the difficult period of discernment, I finally surrendered and said: “yes.” I have never been the same since.In 2010 I became a seminarian for the Diocese of Yakima, where I started my seminary career studyingphilosophy at Mt. Angel Seminary, OR. Two years later I finished the pre-theology program there and I was sentto study theology at Mundelein Seminary, near Chicago. Currently, I am in my third year of theological studies,with one year to go till priestly ordination. God willing, in May 2015, I will be ordained to the transitionalDiaconate with my brother Peter. The journey has been incredible thus far; I have never known such joy. It justkeeps getting better and better.

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Peter Steele

My name is Peter Steele and I am a seminarian for the diocese of Yakima Washington. I am currently in my fifthyear of seminary and at the end of this year I will be ordained a deacon and at the end of my next and final year Iwill be ordained a priest.

My vocation began when I was around the age of nine. I simply read the lives of the saints, realized howawesome they were and decided that I wanted to try to be like them. For some odd reason I intuitively felt thatfor me priesthood was the way to do that. What is strange about the whole thing is that you have all kinds ofhuge dreams as a kid about being a pro skateboarder or owning a candy factory but eventually you end uplowering the bar a little bit like I did and settle for a part time job at Walmart where you eat lots of candy whilewatching skateboarding.

However while my other seemingly “crazy” plans faded away the idea of priesthood never did. I was alwaysconvicted that it was simply what I was going to do. Yet even though I never questioned what I now recognize asa “calling” from God, I did manage to put it off. I knew I wanted to do it “eventually”, but in the meantime I wasjust caught up in hanging out with my friends and doing as little work as possible so as to maximize myskateboarding and videogame time.

It wasn’t until I was challenged by a priest friend and my parents to step out and attend a Quo Vadis Dayvocational discernment camp and later visit religious communities like the Benedictines and Franciscans that this“calling” finally began to become a real possibility for me. On these visits I encountered a happiness which wasfar greater than anything I had known in my previous life and it didn’t pass away after the “fun” moment wasgone. Simply put after tasting this joy I could never go back to my small and mediocre life that I lived before.From that day I fell in love with the Lord and ever since have been following Him on this crazy adventure. Iremember being really scared just before I decided to enter, but ever since I have made the decision I have neverregretted it. Now I always pray, “Lord thank you for saving me from the lame and boring life I had planned formyself”. My prayer for everyone, especially the young people of our world today, is that they can recognize thattheir life on this earth is not just an accidental or random sequence of meaningless events, but rather that theyhave been loved into existence and are called to play a unique and irreplaceable role in the plan God is workingthroughout all of history. It is only by living out this role God has for us that we can be the people He created usto be and discover the joy He has created us for.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2014KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS3420 78th AVENUE SEOLYMPIA WA 98501-9403

“RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED”

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PAIDOlympia, WApermit No 276

November 2014

Sun 2 40 Days For Life ends 6 PM @ St. MikesTues 4 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 6 Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM @ Columbian

Hall (5:45 PM social & rosary)Sat 8 Veterans Appreciation Dinner after 5 PM Mass

Hallen Hall @ Sacred Hear ParishTues 11 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 13 4th Degree Officers Meeting 5:45PM @ Columbian HallThu 13 Crusaders of St. Joseph Circle Mtg 7:30pm @

Columbian HallSun 16 Pancake Breakfast & Membership Drive after 7:30 &

9:30 Masses @ St. Mike’s DowntownInternational Food Fest 1 – 4PMHallen Hall @ Sacred Heart

Tues 18 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 20 Annual Memorial Mass for members and family

members deceased over the past year, 6:30 PM @Columbian Hall, followed by potluck.

Sat 22 Keep Christ in Christmas - Setup Christmas Treedisplay @ Pellegrino’s Italian Kitchen

Thu 27 Thanksgiving Day – Happy Thanksgiving!!

December 2014

Mon 1 Council Officers Meeting 6 PM @ Columbian Hall,First Degree 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall

Tues 2 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 4 Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM @ Columbian

Hall (5:45 PM social & rosary)Sat 6 Knights Before Christmas – pack up lights, decorations,

and all accessories for Christmas Tree deliveryTues 9 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 11 4th Degree Officers Meeting 5:45PM @ Columbian

Hall; Assembly Mtg 6:30 PMFri 12 Children’s Christmas Party @ Sacred HeartSat 13 Knights Before Christmas - Tree DeliveryTues 16 Schola Practice – 7 PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 18 Council & Assembly Christmas Party

6:00 pm @ Columbian HallThu 25 Christmas Day – Merry Christmas!!