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October Events at Our Council

Are you keeping up with the many events and projects of the council? We publish a calendar of events at our council meetings and provide copies of the minutes to you. If you have missed a meeting or two, come on back and see what we are up to.

Here are some highlights of upcoming events

Pancake breakfast – October 14th. Tom Stoffel and his team need your help setting up, serving, and cleaning up.
Year of the Faith begins on October 11th. Learn more from the Vatican’s site.
Oktoberfest – October 26th in the Friends and Family Hall. A family event. Those interested in helping with the event should contact the Deputy Grand Knight. Join other knights as we sell tickets after mass the weekend of October 13.14
Knights Special Olympics – November 18th, St. Thomas More Church School, 4-6 p.m.
Pulling Pig for the Poor – Date TBD. Jerry Pilarski and crew will cook about 85 shoulders. We get to pull the meat off the bone. The first BBQ fundraiser for the Financial Assistance Ministry was on August 18 and 19. We sold out in a day and the proceeds went to assist with the poor who seek help from our church.

As we enter the Christmas season, let’s renew our efforts to support the council. There is much work to be done as we reach out to serve our community, our church, and our Lord.

Walking in His Path

Our web site has a new special category, Catechism. It is our guide our own spiritual journey.

Our web site has a new special category, Catechism. It is our guide our own spiritual journey.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a story of a spiritual journey. Their quest for the Holy Grail started with a forceful journey ended in failure. When they changed their methods and made individual, personal quests, with prayer and courage and not relying on the paths of others, they succeeded.

We, as Knights, gather our strength through our unity with one another, but spiritually, we are guided by the teachings of Holy Mother the Church.

Did you know that our church youth are on a spiritual journey with the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Georgie Clemens, Total Youth Ministry Director, has also encouraged their parents to join them, as they seek to learn more about our church and its teachings.

You, too, can start your personal journey and subscribe to the book on-line. Read a little bit each day. You can begin your day with enlightenment or end it in thoughtful reflection with a daily lesson. The one-year journey of lessons will begin on Thursday, October 11th. You will receive a new email lesson each morning.

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Working for Others

We had a terrific first BBQ fundraising event! We cooked 411 lbs. of pork and sold a cooked amount of 170 lbs. so fast we ran out by the 3rd weekend mass.We collected for Mary Ellen’s St. Thomas More community relief assistance ministry $561.00.

This project was the Knights’ response to a call to serve others by raising funds to replace thousands of dollars that were not longer available to the poor. Mary Ellen McGuire reached out to the Knights’ and our answer was to find a way to help. Mary Ellen writes, “As the Psalmist says, “When the just cry out, the Lord hears and rescues them from all distress.” Many thanks to the Knights for supporting this ministry, and special kudos to Jerry, Gene, Matt, Joe, Tom, John and Peter! The funds will help many families experiencing financial distress, and my team and I will do our best to be good stewards of the funds you raised.”

Gene Keeling reported, “The money will go a long way in helping the poor and less fortunate in our community. We could have sold twice that amount, but we will need to have more council members join in these events. Those that did, and you know who you are, I truly wish to express a heartfelt thanks for your tireless work and service to our council.”

The call is out to double our efforts next time. The demand is there for all that we have to sell. Let’s join the charter BBQ crew in their efforts to “feed My sheep.” Let’s let our community know that we hear their call for help and the Knights’ are ready to serve them.

¹⁷The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”

Parish Priest Appreciation Dinner

As has been our tradition, we will once again be having our annual Priest Appreciation Dinner. This year, the event will be on Wednesday, October 3, at the University Club in Durham.

It doesn’t get better than this!

We will have a quick meeting at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person in advance, $30 per person at the door. The price includes your meal (including iced tea and coffee), tax and gratuity. We will also have a cash bar.

Please mark you calendars. I will need a final count by end of September. When you are able to confirm your attendance, please let Gene Keeling know. email

Be sure to attend this month’s Council meeting on August 17th. The meeting starts right after the 7 p.m. mass, at 8 p.m., in the Friends and Family Hall.

Survey Says…

Wow. Thank all of you who participated in our recent council survey of service projects of interest. We have received a number of responses and they are now in Gene Keelings hands.

Wow. Thank all of you who participated in our recent council survey of service projects of interest. We have received a number of responses and they are now in Gene Keeling’s hands.

We can make a form to fit your program, event, or project

Future on-line form filling will include events and reservations. You will be able to just fill in a form and the project or program chairman can then open a spreadsheet with all responses listed.

This is a major step, as we move towards working smarter, not harder. All projects include a lot of email going back and forth. We lose some and miss others.

If you, as a program chairman, need help with a poll of interested people, let the blogmaster know. He can generate the poll and send the responses to you.

Just think about it…. We can now ask who can help with a pancake breakfast and they can include the job they want to help with; including times available. So, before you send out that email query, contact the council blogmaster.

Want to learn more about how the Google on-line form works?

Using the council site tip: Click on highlighted text to create an email or move to a new page.)

Civility in America

Help the Knights of Columbus mend the tone of America’s political discourse. Responding to Americans’ growing frustration with campaign rhetoric and the tone of the national discourse, the Knights of Columbus has launched a national, non-partisan initiative to give voice to Americans’ desire for civility in public discourse.

Help the Knights of Columbus mend the tone of America’s political discourse.

Responding to Americans’ growing frustration with campaign rhetoric and the tone of the national discourse, the Knights of Columbus has launched a national, non-partisan initiative to give voice to Americans’ desire for civility in public discourse.

You can sign the Civility in America petition here.

A new website and a series of full-page national newspaper ads – beginning with an ad in the July 26th edition of USA TODAY – encourages readers nationwide to sign the online petition at CivilityinAmerica.org. Facebook users can show support by “liking” the petition at Facebook.com/CivilityinAmerica.

This initiative is in step with Knights of Columbus-Marist polling that finds nearly 8 in 10 Americans are frustrated by the tone of the country’s political conversation.

See the full story at KofC.org.

News, News and More News

Our Council’s website is constantly changing and may now be the best looking and most functional council website in the state. We are using WordPress.com as the service provider. The format It is newer and much improved in content. A special feature is News

Our site includes static pages (pages that are informational and usually do not change during the council year) and web blog/post pages. Our News/Home page is a blog or web log. We add stories here as to what is going on in our post. And, unlike email, which is viewed by just council members, it is public and visible by our church community.

When you visit the site, you see current news as the first thing you see. It is our HOME page. Local current news, stories, and announcements will appear under News. You can also find stories about what we have been doing 2005! Search for members of the council or topics in Search box. Looking for a story on the Squires? Just enter squires and all stories on the site about our squires will appear for reading.

The site’s masthead images will change and display other photos as pages are changed.

Under Programs and Projects you will find new items appearing with photos, a movie, or a slide show. Topics will include projects like the Pancake Breakfasts and programs like Lamb. Want to find out more about Pancake Breakfasts and its history? Take a look: https://kofc10910.org/projects/pancake-breakfast/

We have also included the Catholic Daughters and Squires. Have stories and pictures to share? Contact us using the forms provided in the Contact Us page or Council News.

When you are talking to other men in our church, share this website with them. Invite them to take a look at what we are doing in the council. And, if you have missed a few meetings, come on by and spend some time with us. Share your ideas and help build a better council

Our council website can found at kofc10910.org and https://kofc10910.org/. The Fourth Degree site is divinemercyassembly.org and .com.

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Defending our Religion

Are you proud of your family? Your Catholic family? Are you an advocate? An apostle? Do you share your faith with others?

We are all missionaries. We, the Knights of Columbus, are very proud of our church and we seek to share our love for our church and community by serving others.

Share the joy with others!

Take time out each day for prayer. Be thankful for your blessings and ask for help in serving others. Read a passage from the bible and think about it. Share the good news with others. Talk to other men of the church and ask them to join you in the Knights. Encourage others to join the patriotic Fourth Degree.

How do we build our church? One act at a time. Brick by brick we add structure to our parish and make it a welcoming home for non-Catholics and returning Catholics. Evangelize.

Need help? Want to learn more? Why not check out what others are saying as they defend our religion. Learn more. Visit Defenders of the Catholic Faith.

She Gave Us Strength

Last December, we lost one of the ladies that made a brother Knight a better man. She also served as a role model for others in her family and our church. Amelia Young, age 77, and life-long friend and wife of Sir Knight Kai Young, was a women who was there for the men in her life, even as her life was failing.

Amelia Young

We share her eulogy with you today as a reminder that behind every Knight is a Lady who makes us, no, made us, who we are. We are truly blessed with such remarkable wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and family who are the pillars under These Men Called Knights.

Eulogy, Amelia Bensan Young, as read by their son, Vincent B. Young, MD/PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Michigan.

Remember, Tempus fugit, memento mori.

Happy Birthday Council 10910

Hip, Hip, Hurrah! Paul J. Trageser Council 10910 is now 20 years old. We have come a long way since our early years and there have been many men, women, and family members who have made it all possible.

We are not content to rest on what we have done. It was just a beginning for us. Our legacy is still forming and may never be complete. There is always more that we can do to build church.

So, as we mark our 20th birthday on June 17th, let us rededicate ourselves to the values and principles of our order; charity, unity and fraternity,