Knights #55 News Weekend of March 18-19

We will be selling tickets this weekend after all the Masses.
If you have already signed up, go to the main entrance of the Church before the end of Mass.
If you have not signed up and want to help, do the same, we can always use the help.
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Also, we will be helping with the Lenten retreat:
We will be cooking breakfast with the Holy Name,  on Saturday March 25th.
We start around 6 am but can use help anytime during the event.  

Change to Meeting Date (Update)

 Meeting Update

Still on for Wednesday March 15th pending the storm ending.

Watch here for more info.

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URGENT NOTICE:  

We apologize but we have to move our monthly meeting from March 8th to MARCH 15.

Same Time and place  7:30 at St Peter Hall.

Please spread the word to all Knights

There will be a planning meeting for the pancake dinner on March 8th at 7:30 at St Peter Hall - all are welcome.

Exemplification held 2/26/2023

 We held our first Degrees Ceremony in many years at St Peter Church on February 26, 20223

From Council #55 we welcomed one new Knight and 3 Knights received the 2nd and 3rd degree. 

Other members came out to support our council and there were 5 other new Knights from other councils who made 1st, 2nd and 3rd Degree under the new format which allowed Family and friends to attend.

After the ceremony refreshments were served in St Peter Hall.

Thanks to District Deputy Michael Shea and the other State Officers assisting as presenters.

If online members where not able to attend, contact an officer to find out when the next Exemplification is scheduled.

Father John Lavorgna

 We were very sorry to hear of the passing of  Father John Lavorgna.  He was recognized for his involvement in helping us get Council #55 started at our 10th anniversary dinner.  His spirit and enthusiasm will be missed.

https://obituaries.northhavenfuneral.com/obituary/father-john-l-lavorgna/

Membership Drive

 Thanks to all those who helped out at our annual membership drive on January 28/29

With the help of our District Deputy, Michael Shea, we have about 8 - 10 prospects/transfers.

Hopefully many of these will join our ranks to make the Knights of Solidarity Council #55 stronger for 2023.

Advent Service

 We helped out with the Parish Advent Service which featured Father Jim Sullivan talking about his trip to the Holy Land.

The breakfast was eggs, sausage and hashbrowns and we may have found a shortcut on making great scrambled eggs.  

Thanks to all who helped out.

All Souls Luminaria Information

  Hello,

We will not need the set up meeting, but I will need people available at 5pm at the two churches

We are expecting some youth group members to help so the setup should be easy.

The weather is looking much warmer than in previous years -  we may need a cool drink instead of a hot chocolate!

The wind is expected to be calm by 5pm.......

Here is the list of people from verbal discussions.

If you are not on the list and would like to help, email me back - remember, we need people to watch during the lighting and then for cleanup afterwards.

If your name is on the list and you cannot be there by 5, let me know so I can move people around.

The Mass at St Peter is at 6:30 - so we should light around 6 so the candles will not be out until about 15 minutes after the Mass - so we want to keep everything going to at least 8pm.  If we are having to replace many candles at that point we can close down - it is up to us if we go much beyond that.

Note - when we clean up take some time to make sure the bases are returned so that the fill is in an upright position.  That keeps the water level up.  As we lose the water ones I am introducing wooden bases which do not have that problem.

All supplies are going in the St Peter Hall basement after the event.

We do expect people will be purchasing bags at the event - we will have supplies at both Churches.

Have a great day and we hope to see you tomorrow for a wonderful and Holy event.

St Peter Matt

                John S

                Steve K

                Andy

                Andre

                Bob S

                Brian D

                Tom A

St Francis Tim

                        Greg

                        Chris

                        David

                        Joe K

                        Brian D

                        Robert Demaida