Knights of Columbus John F Kennedy Council 1257 Newsletter

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS JOHN F KENNEDY COUNCIL 1257 NEWSLETTER November 2, 2015 Officers and Directors 2015-2016 John F. Kennedy Council #1257 Mark Aebly, Randy DeMars, Jerry Olson, Tom Kempen and Father GeorgeThayilkuzhithottu P.O. Box 923 myself all have signed one or Chaplain Eau Claire, WI 54702 more to form 100's aside from Bill Chrostowski Grand Knight Meetings & Socials at K of C Hall 2708 the blitz and there are still 3 or 715.830.9371 Thomas Drive Eau Claire, WI 4 more left over from a past drive at the Elk Mound/Rock Randy DeMars Deputy Grand Knight 715.832.1639 [email protected] Falls parish looking to get in. It should be a very festive Mark Aebly Financial Secretary evening...all the more so if 715.874.5574 [email protected] YOU are there. Also this Bob Kortes Recorder 715.836.9248 month; on the 24th at 7:00 [email protected] p.m. at our hall, new chaplain Father George will conduct Jerry Whalen Treasurer & Council our annual Memorial Mass for Director [email protected] deceased brothers from the 715.834.1981 past year. Coffee and cake Dallas Short Chancellor will follow the service, this 715.828.3836 will be in lieu of our 4th Grand Knight’s Comments Tuesday social/potluck. The John DeLestry Advocate A big 1st Degree awaits on the souls of dearly departed 715.835.1992 10th dear brothers, as I write [email protected] Knights: Sir Knight John this on Saturday morn 10/31, Wagenknecht 48 years of Paul Heinzen Warden 715.482.2843 it appears quite likely that service, Brother Knight Dr. [email protected] we'll have anywhere from 12 Karl Walter 60 years of to 20 new brothers joining our Mike Sheehan Inside Guard service, Brother Knight ranks at the 1st Degree 715.338.9470 Eugene Aumann 65 years of exemplification preceding our service, Sir Knight Joseph Scott Stagliano Outside Guard meeting at 6:30 on Tuesday, Orfe 59 years of service, 715.214.4334 Nov. 10th. PLEASE make all Brother Knight George efforts to attend as nothing James Stachura Field Agent Garnett 69 years of service 920.609.8615 makes the ceremony more and Sir Knight William [email protected] special and the inherent Berman 40 years of service to fraternal bonding intangibles the order will be recalled and Fran Koppa Bowling Secretary more meaningful and special 715.835.8915 celebrated at the annual as a good turnout by the Memorial Mass. Kevin Friederichs 3 Yr. Trustee council. A lot of productive 715.215.0815 work was put in by many to On Sunday, November 29th [email protected] make this come to fruition, so we'll have Corporate try to attend to welcome the Communion Mass at 10:30 at Bob Sieben 2 Yr. Trustee 715.834.4031 new Knights properly and Immaculate Conception as it's renew old friendships. the 5th Sunday of the month. Tim Carroll 1 Yr. Trustee With this coming on the heels 715.834.5954 We had over 30 express of many new members coming [email protected] interest in joining at our in from IC, this would be a Immaculate Conception blitz Knights of Columbus great time to revive/jumpstart on Oct. 10-11. Furthermore, this activity. Submit articles to Tim Carroll: [email protected] Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KofC1257 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS JOHN F KENNEDY COUNCIL 1257 NEWSLETTER November 2, 2015 Details will be finalized at the Council 1257 Chaplain. hard to read. It takes a lot of meeting, but Randy DeMars work to find them. As always, will need some help around do not send anything to the the 19th or 20th to help the hall and don't combine raffle Bolton Refuge House tenants money and dues money in one have a Happy Thanksgiving. check. By law, they have to be separated and we have two Major Congratulations to Tim separate banks for the Carroll who was bestowed by accounts. If you need more dear friend and most recent tickets, you can get more by past Grand Knight Kevin seeing me at meetings, socials Friederichs with Knight of the or call me 715-874-5574. Year honors at last month's Remember, the more we sell, Columbus Day Banquet. It the more we can help people was my pleasure and honor to at council and State levels. Congratulations to newlyweds go through the 2nd, 3rd and Thanks, Mark Aebly. 4th Hubert and Pat Fischer. Likewise, congrats to the From Financial Secretary: Degrees with Tim starting many Knights who were We are about one and a half back in March of 2006. He's honored for their months to having dues sent been a steady source of years/decades of service at our out. Remember, if you are not inspiration to me during ALL banquet, in particular, Steve going to be in the area, please of that time and I feel it's safe Steinmetz, Bob Walter, Dave prepay dues before you leave to say nobody has been more Curley and Hubert Fischer or give us an address we can integral to the many successes who were able to attend. And send dues to where you will of our council over the past thanks to Father George who receive the notice while you decade than Tim. Keep on led us in prayer before a are gone. going Brother Carroll. wonderful meal. Thank you, Mark Aebly. A sincere 'thank you' to Judi That's it for now, all the pieces Teske who has donated are in place for us to have a Our October Knight of the generously to our causes since 'November to remember', Month is Randy DeMars her husband and our brother make sure you are a part of it! who helped get our first ever Bob passed a little more than a Slam Fest Concession Stand year ago. Most recently Judi Vivat Jesus! Bill Chrostowski off the ground and also gave us $200 for a new Santa recently became an assistant From the Raffle Chairman: Claus suit which brother State KC Youth Coordinator. I sent out the raffle tickets last DeMars will don this coming Thank you Randy! week, you should have gotten Yuletide season. them by now. I enclosed an Order your own KC 1257 We welcome Father George envelope to return checks and shirt today. Kevin Friederichs of SH/SP parish our new ticket stubs. Please don't send is taking shirt orders if you money through the mail. We would like to order the short are having problems figuring sleeve Nike golf shirt or long out prize recipients because sleeve dress shirt. Both shirts the ticket is not filled out have the emblem of the order fully. So if they just put "Joe" along with our council name. and a phone number that is Submit articles to Tim Carroll: [email protected] Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KofC1257 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS JOHN F KENNEDY COUNCIL 1257 NEWSLETTER November 2, 2015 Contact Kevin 715.215.0815 Tuesday Nov 10 – First Sunday Nov 29 – Corporate or [email protected] to Degree 6:30pm with business Communion Immaculate order yours. meeting to follow at the Conception 10:30 Mass. All Kennedy Hall. Knights and their families Tuesday Nov 3 – Prospective should attend and sit Member Meeting 6:30pm at Tuesday Nov 24 – Memorial together for Mass. the Kennedy Hall. Mass for our departed Brothers 7pm at the Kennedy December 5-6 we will be Friday Nov. 6 – First Friday Hall. Father George will selling Keep Christ in Mass 7am Immaculate celebrate the Mass and coffee Christmas yard signs and Conception. and cake will be served after Mass. This will replace our other Christmas items at the Nov Pot Luck. parishes.

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