As usual and very punctual Bro. Avelino was at the Church car park early, serving coffee and donuts to the Knights and Squires. It was wonderful to see a large number our Squires. We wish the Squires a successful Bake-Sale/Membership drive this weekend. >> more pictures.
Street Clean Sat, Oct 29 2005
As usual and very punctual Bro. Avelino was at the Church car park early, serving coffee and donuts to the Knights and Squires. It was wonderful to see a large number our Squires. We wish the Squires a successful Bake-Sale/Membership drive this weekend. >> more pictures.The Knight Riders
On Sunday, October 16th brother Jude D'Souza organized our first inaugural "Bike Day". The event started at 2:30 PM at the new park located at Fr. D'Souza Dr. and Heatherleigh Dr.
Bravo Bro. Jude for pushing us Knights to start living a healthy lifestyle which includes some form of exercise!
Bravo Bro. Jude for pushing us Knights to start living a healthy lifestyle which includes some form of exercise!
Brothers Francis,Jude,Valens & Mario look very cool. Bro. Pepito looks very exhausted....what happened Bro. Pepito? >> more pictures.
From the GK's Desk Bro. Marcel Lemmen
Brothers: I have a number of news items so please read down to the bottom:
1. Please pray for Olga Pires
2. Squires Bake Sale
3. Children's Christmas Tree December 11
4. Request for Newsletter Articles
1. Please pray for Olga Pires. Please remember in your prayers Olga Pires, mother of our Fraternal Advisor Bro. Alan Pires, who is seriously ill.
2. Squires Bake Sale
Our Columbian Squires will be holding a bake sale next weekend (October29/30). They are looking for donations of goodies. Please contact Bro. Edwin D'Cruz if you can help or if you have any questions. His telephone number at home is (905) 501-7280 or work is (416) 867-5912.
3. Children's Christmas Tree December 11. 
We will be holding our annual Children's Christmas Tree in conjunction withthe CWL on December 11, 2005. Please collect the names of your children or grand children and prepare to sign them up at the next General Meeting. Costis $10.00 per child. We would appreciate any suggestions for a children's entertainer such as a clown or magician. Please contact our Family Director,Bro. Mounty Mattos at mmattos@novaquestgroup.com or (905) 502-8913.
4. Request for Newsletter Articles
The deadline for the November issue of Knight Life is November 1.
Brothers are requested to submit articles. If you have organized a recent event, 
please write an article on how it went and submit it with any pictures. Also, please write an article if you would like to advertise an upcoming event. Submissions should be forwarded to the editor, Bro. Simon Mendes at simonlyn@pathcom.com.
please write an article on how it went and submit it with any pictures. Also, please write an article if you would like to advertise an upcoming event. Submissions should be forwarded to the editor, Bro. Simon Mendes at simonlyn@pathcom.com.Thanks to our Membership Director, Bro. George Lim, and all of the Brother Knights who helped out at the membership drive this weekend.
Fraternally,
Bro. Marcel Lemmen, GK
Chaplain Appreciation Night
An Appreciation Night for our Chaplain, Msgr. T. D'Souza was held at the Mad Hatters on Friday Oct 21, 2005. Our GK Bro. Marcel Lemmen is seen presenting a gift to our Chaplain during the function. A lively discussion around the table covered topics ranging from Internet security to inactive Knights. Our situation can be summed up by three "P's"- 'P'athetic - present situation.
- 'P'rolific - next step.
- 'P'ossible - make the impossible, possible.
Below is an extract from KOC Supreme website regarding the Duties of a Sponsor. This being our membership drive month please take time to reflect on your responsibilites as a sponsor. Bro. George Lim (Our Membership Director) is appealing for all Knights to help him by your presence at all the Masses this weekend to get the message out to potential new members.
Proposing a new member is a commendable achievement and one to be proud of. However, as a proposer, turning over a completed Membership Document (#100) is not the end of the job. You must also take the responsibility to see that your recruit becomes fully accepted by his fellow council members and stays involved in council activities. There are several steps you can take to ensure this.
- Explain to him that the council's Admission Committee will examine his qualifications for membership and accompany him to the Admission Committee meeting. Introduce him to the members present.
- After he has been accepted, escort him to his First Degree and remain with him throughout the event. Following the exemplification, introduce him to his fellow council members.
- Take the newly initiated member and his family "under your wing". See that he learns council procedures, such as meeting times, committee assignments, etc. Introduce him and his family at council events. Encourage him to involve his family in council-sponsored activities.
- Accompany your recruit to his Second Degree and Third Degree exemplifications and stay with him throughout the day.
- Contact him before each council meeting and bring him to the meeting if necessary. If the new member becomes inactivate for some reason, try to find out why. Call and ask to visit with him. Explain your concern about his absence and offer support or assistance.
- Encourage him to earn "Shining Armor" status within the council.
If the Knight becomes inactive, his proposer should work with the retention committee to find out the reasons for his lapsed interest and try to converse his membership.
The Catholic Women's League sponsors WRAP
All parents (no children) are invited to a presentation on Child Pornography & Internet Safety by Officer Constantine Christidis on Thursday, 20 October @ 7:00 pm in our Parish Hall.
Knights Events for Nov - Dec 2005 @ a glance
Sat Nov, 19 | Blue Mass | St. Maximilian Kolbe Church |
Mon Nov, 21 | Memorial Mass >>more details | St. Francis Xavier Church @ 7.15pm |
| Mon Nov, 21 | General Meeting | Church Hall @ 7.45pm |
| Sat Nov, 26 | Blood Donor Clinic >>more details | Bishop Scalabrini Catholic School from 9am - 1pm |
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| Sat Dec, 11 | Children's Christmas Tree Party | Church Hall form 3 - 6pm |
Knight for Hope
4th of November at Mississauga’s Living Arts Centre. Credit Valley Council 8661 of the Knights of Columbus is organizing a major fundraiser for the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre at the Credit Valley Hospital.
A Knight for Hope musical extravaganza will be held at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on Friday, November 4, 2005. The headline act for the evening is Michael Burgess, a renowned Canadian tenor who has starred in major musicals including Les Mis. Also featured are entertainers Debi Sander Walker and Michael Ciufo. You may recall that Michael Ciufo entertained us at our first Clergy Appreciation Night and it is great to see how far he has come in the intervening years.
Tickets are $50 per person and may be purchased through our council or over the internet from the Living Arts Centre Box Office.
October is our Membership Drive Month
To assist in our membership drive, we have adopted the theme “add one more in 30 days”. I ask each and every one of you, be focused and bring one new member – a relative, a friend or even someone sitting beside you in the Church. We need to share this fraternal and spiritual fellowship with those who are yet to become knights – it is our duty to get them involved and bring them to the next level.
Let us take a good look around and bring in one new member to our Council in the next 30 days!
George Lim
Membership Director
Let us take a good look around and bring in one new member to our Council in the next 30 days!
George Lim
Membership Director
Happy Birthday to our Grand Knight Bro. Marcel Lemmen
Many Happy returns of the day! ...>> more pictures. Service awards were presented to past Grand Knights: Bro. Mathew Rodrigues, Bro. Anthony D'Souza, Bro.Fred Gamboa & Bro. Gabriel Ogundele. "Knight of the month for October 2005" award was presented to Bro. Luis Gomes.
General Council Meeting Reminder
General Council Meeting #12067
Monday October 17, 2005
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This event repeats on the third Monday of every month.
Event Location: Fr. Terence D' Souza Hall
Notes:
General Council Meeting at 7:45 PM after Mass.
Monday October 17, 2005
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This event repeats on the third Monday of every month.
Event Location: Fr. Terence D' Souza Hall
Notes:
General Council Meeting at 7:45 PM after Mass.
A new look to our web blog
Coming soon are changes to our web blog reflecting the new committee for 2005 - 2006. It will also reference our geographical area. Those using Windows Internet Explorer (IE) browser must have Macromedia Flash player 7.0 plug-in to view the photo album. It's a free, safe, and short download at Macromedia.com website. (Use of the yahoo tool bar is optional)
Brothers this is our site and should reflect our needs. Your views, suggestions and comments are always welcomed.
8 th. Anniversary Dance
KOC Council 12067 Grand Knights Roll-of-Honor from 1997 - 2005.>>more pictures click here.
An appreciation from Bro. Avelino Fernandes.
Our KOC 8th Anniversary Dance which was held in Fr. Terence D'Souza Hall on October 8, 2005 was a great success. Heartfelt appreciation goes out to the committee overseeing the dance and for all their hard work and enthusiasm. A special thanks also go out to the Brothers and their spouses who attended. It is a blessing to see so many brothers participate in our Knights events and make it a success.
An appreciation from Bro. Avelino Fernandes.
Our KOC 8th Anniversary Dance which was held in Fr. Terence D'Souza Hall on October 8, 2005 was a great success. Heartfelt appreciation goes out to the committee overseeing the dance and for all their hard work and enthusiasm. A special thanks also go out to the Brothers and their spouses who attended. It is a blessing to see so many brothers participate in our Knights events and make it a success.
God Blessing's shower on you and your family !
Warm Regards,
Brother Avelino Fernandes
Sir Knight
K.O.C Council # 12067
Life Chain Event Oct 2, 2005 >>more pictures click here.
A perfect day for this event, which was very well supported by Knights and Parishners of St. Francis Xavier Church. We took up the entire block south of Elm Street along HWY 10. Thanks to Bro. Pepito, Mary-Ann and their team for all their efforts in ensuring such a good turn-out.
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