Clergy Appreciation Night - 2006

The Knights of Columbus Councils in Mississauga held their "Clergy Appreciation Night" at Christ the King Parish on Jan 26, 2006. The Clergy were led into the Parish hall by an Honor Guard and received a standing ovation from all the brother Knights present. Thanks to the effort of our Chancellor Bro. Simon Mendes, St. Francis Xavier Council 12067 was well represented at the function.

Prayer for Priests

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Volunteers Needed for Church Campaign

Brothers,

Our Council will be actively supporting "The End of the Beginning" campaign to raise money to expand the church facilities as was outlined in various presentations last November. You have seen that the church is packed to standing room only for many of the weekend Masses and additional seating is a necessity. With the expanded hall, kitchens, and meeting rooms, our Council stands to benefit greatly from the expansion as well.

Volunteers are required to visit our fellow parishioners to ask them for their support. It will require a few hours of your time per week over the next few months and training will be provided to make it an easy and pleasant experience. A professional campaign manager, Mirella Radman, has been hired to organize the campaign and conduct the training in early February. The visits will start shortly thereafter. The fundraising goals are reasonable for our parish with 6,500 registered families and the more volunteers we get, the quicker we reach our target.

On behalf of our Pastor, Msgr. Terence D'Souza, I am asking you to help as a volunteer in the campaign. Please take some time to consider joining us in this important endeavour.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Bro. Marcel Lemmen

Grand Knight

Knight Events January 2006

Venue for Clergy Appreciation Night - 2006

Brother Knights:

Please find attached a "parking diagram" for the Clergy Appreciation Night to be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. Kindly distribute a copy of this diagram to all brother knights and clergy who will be attending the event.

Thank you. (>> click here to view Parking for Clergy Appreciation Night-Jan. 26, 2006 Document)

Fraternally yours,

Patrick Paes

Tickets are still available from Brother Simon Mendes (905) 755-0270 until Tuesday, January 24th. Cost $20 for evening dinner and entertainment.

Roses for Life - weekend Sun Jan 22, 2006

Bro. Pepito D'Souza is requesting volunteers after all Masses on Sunday Jan 22, 2006. Please contact Bro. Pepito at Tel : 905 712-3178 or e-mail: pepito_d@hotmail.com

A warm welcome to our New Knights

The following new Knights were welcomed at the Knights first General Meeting of the year 2006. From left - right are Brothers John Tavares, Savio Britto, Jude Crasto & Arun D'Mello.

Knight of the Month Award for January 2006

"Knight of the Month" for January 2006 was awarded to Bro. Joseph Remedios. As the New Year Dance Chairman, Bro. Joe thanked all the members of his committee who worked very hard to make the Dance a successful event.

Degree Exemplification Schedule >> enlarge here

2005 FRATERNAL SURVEY

Dear Brothers,

Please fill out the attached 2005 Fraternal Survey and bring it along to our next General Meeting on Monday, January 16,2006. Alternatively, you may send your input via email to valdez3125@yahoo.com by Friday, January 27th.

2005 FRATERNAL SURVEY

1. Number of visits to the Sick =

2. Number of visits to Bereaved =

3. Number of blood donations =

4. Estimated hours of volunteer service to

· Church =

· Community =

· Youth =

· Miscellaneous =

5. Estimated hours of fraternal service to sick/disabled members and their families =

Fraternally,

Bro. Valens Almeida

DGK & Program Director

Knights Free-Throw Competition - San Lorenzo Ruis School

A very successful Event this morning at San Lorenzo Ruis School. Thanks to Bro. Aaron DeSouza and all the volunteer Knights and Squires. >>Click here to view the pictures.

Knights New Year Dance

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New Biography of Father McGivney Now on Sale >>click here to order

Fantastic New Year's Eve Dance!

Brothers,

Last nights New Year's Eve Dance was a great success and was enjoyed by all! We hosted a little over 400 revellers and ushered in the New Year of 2006 inthe finest K of C style. The party didn't break up until a little after 2:30am and could easily have gone all night if we didn't finally "pull the plug".

Thanks to all of the many Brother Knights who helped organize, sell tickets,get sponsors, donate prizes, set up the hall, and run the various activities during the evening. It was truly a team effort and I'm very proud of how well we worked together. Special thanks go to Bro. Joseph Remedios, Dance Chairman for organizing the event and to his family who put in a tremendous amount of time and effort into the many details that made the night so special.

I wish all members of our council and their families a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Fraternally,

Bro. Marcel Lemmen, GK