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Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Peace Council #14282 Columbus Knights Of Columbus Our Lady of Peace Council #14282 Columbus, Ohio News – May – 2019 – #142 OLP Council Officers Message can be sent to the state by May Chaplain from the 10th. Participation in this project is Msgr. John Johnson Grand a great opportunity for those Knight Knights who have limited time to Grand Knight Bob Brehm participate in other projects. We [email protected] Brother need your help. Knights, The challenge from our Deputy Grand Knight Supreme Chaplain this month is to Steve Gauntner deepen our desire for new [email protected] Easter Sunday has past. I will be knowledge of the Church’s eating hard boiled eggs for a teaching and doctrine by taking 5- Chancellor Rich Kendall couple more weeks, but the candy 10 minutes each day to read the [email protected] is gone! Thanks to Deacon Catechism or listening to Catholic Jeffrey and Father John for Radio (AM 820).Just do it! You will Recorder Dick Jones helping us to be better Catholic be glad you did. [email protected] Men on Easter than we were on We will have our council Ash Wednesday. I also want to consecrated to the Sacred Heart Financial Secretary give a special thanks to Chris of Jesus. Learn how to consecrate Chris George your house. Hope to see you at George for leading TMIY and st [email protected] providing The Lenten book “Into our meeting at 6:30 on May 21 . Great Freedom” by Mark Hartfiel. It Beer tasting and snacks following Treasurer Mark Tranovich IS the most meaningful Lenten the meeting. [email protected] journey I have ever completed. In His Honor, Thanks to Dave Davisson for Bob Brehm, Grand Knight Lecturer J. Michael Finn chairing the Red Cross Blood [email protected] Drive last weekend. What a way to give life to others! Feast of the Advocate Jeff Fortkamp Congratulations to our Apparition [email protected] Knight of the Year Terry Martin of St. and our Family of the Year the Warden Bob Giesken Michael the Rick Fields family. They are truly [email protected] Archangel deserving of the recognition for May 8 their service to our parish and Inside Guard Terry Martin community. The history of [email protected] Cash Bonanza update - the former We sold 136 tickets, which have feast of the Outside Guard Mitch Ulaberri raised $326.40 for Sam’s Fans. Apparition of St. Michael on May 8 [email protected] Sam’s Fans provides music and is very remarkable. In the year 404 art therapy for kids in hospitals. It AD, a man had a large herd of Board of Trustees is a foundation in memory of cattle grazing on Monte Gargano Samantha McCarthy, an OLP Ed Price (1 year) in Italy, not far from the city of student who passed away from a [email protected] Siponto. One day his bull went rare blood disease. I need to Dave Davisson (2 year) astray from the herd. The owner receive your ticket stubs and [email protected] th and his hired men went in search money by May 9 so the check Joe Yonadi (3 year) of the bull, and finally found him on [email protected] 1 the summit of the mountain, lying Annual because of you, those needs are at the entrance of a cave. The Measure-Up being met. Thank you!” animal refused to leave the spot. Campaign The owner, angered by its The next drive is scheduled for stubbornness, took up his bow and Volunteers are Sunday, August 18, 2019, 9 - 2 in sent an arrow toward it. However, needed to help the Old Rectory.” the arrow whirled about in mid air, collect and, returned to the archer, donations at the wounding him. intersection of New OLP Everyone was frightened Henderson and Knights at this strange incident. They went High Sts. for directly to the Bishop of Siponto Website our annual and related the incident to him. Measure-Up Campaign to benefit The Bishop decided that there Have you the Special Olympics. We are checked out must be some mystery connected asking for two shifts of 10 men with it. He therefore prayed the new each, to collect at the intersection OLP fervently that God's holy will might on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The be revealed. St. Michael then Knights Website yet? It is located shifts are from 9:00 am until 10:30 at the following address: appeared to him and said: “I am am and 10:30 am until 12:00 Michael, the Archangel, who ever www.olp.knightspot.com Noon. Of course, you are The website contains stands before the Lord. I am welcome to sign-up for both shifts keeping this place under my useful information including an up if you choose. to date calendar (be sure to hit the special protection. By this strange We have established a occurrence, I wish to remind men subscribe button to sync the Sign-Up Genius link for your calendar to your smart phone and to celebrate the Divine service in convenience. It is as follows: my honor and that of all the computers), event announcements with volunteer signups, council Angels." https://www.signupgenius.com/ After this revelation, the news, photos, prayer requests and go/10c054eafab2ca1fa7-measure the newsletter. Check it out! Bishop and the inhabitants of the place went up the mountain in Your username for the solemn procession, and prayed to website is your email and the Said by the Pope the Lord through the intercession password is your member number. of St. Michael. When they arrived However, most of the info will be “There is in the Sacred Heart the at the cave, they found an public and not require you to login. symbol and express image of the entrance which led down a infinite love of Jesus Christ which stairway. The bishop built a church moves us to love in return.” inside of the cave where Masses Announcements! were offered. After that many Pope Leo XIII pilgrimages were made to this Brothers, spot. Please Join Us! Knight’s Donut Blood Drive Please try to Sunday Message attend the monthly meetings. We do need From Dave your ideas to help us grow. Please The Next Davisson: Donut join us at the monthly meeting and share your ideas. The Sunday will “Thanks to all who volunteered General Meetings are held on the be held on their time to give blood or help with third Tuesday of each month at Sunday, May the Spring community Red Cross 6:30 PM in the Old Rectory. Mark 5, 2019 after each Mass. Your blood drive Sunday, April 28. your calendar or log the dates in help is needed to work after one Every two seconds, someone in your smarty phone! The dates Mass or after all three, if you can. the U.S. needs a blood for future OLP Council meetings This is a great way to meet transfusion. That someone may be are: parishioners and talk about the an accident or a burn victim, heart good works of the OLP Knights. May 21, 2019 surgery or an organ transplant You can sign-up to help through June 18, 2019 patient, or someone receiving our website at July 16, 2019 treatment for leukemia, cancer or www.olp.knightspot.com sickle cell disease. Thankfully, 2 Important Meeting Notice: The Fourteen Holy Helpers Meetings are now held at 6:30 pm, immediately after the Rosary service in the Old Rectory. Please pray for the sick and deceased members of our Council, Words to the Wise in particular, Paul McMahon, who is seriously Ill. Rosary Service After Mass: The Knights conduct a Rosary Service Please pray for our retired priests following the 5:30 pm Mass on and religious. They need our the Third Tuesday of each prayers and support. month. The next service will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Pray for the many Catholics killed following the 5:30 pm Mass. and injured in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The dead were truly Congratulations! Congrats to martyrs. Terry Martin for being named OLP Knight of the Year and to Rick Pray the Rosary for an end to The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a Fields and his family for being the evil that is as abortion. group of saints invoked because named OLP Knights Family of they have been efficacious in assisting in trials and sufferings. the Year. They will be formally Each saint has a separate feast recognized at a dinner later this Wanted – New Members day, and the group was collectively month. was venerated on August 8, until The Grand the 1969 reform of the Roman Bracket Beaters – First Place in Knight has calendar. These saints were often the March Madness Bracket asked each represented together. Challenge went to Bob Brehm the member to The Holy Helpers were third place winner was Mark bring in one invoked as a group mainly Warren. Honorable mention went new member because of the Black Plague to Pat Gauntner. Thanks to all for this year! which devastated Europe from participating. Ask a friend 1346 to 1349. The victims of the to join The plague were attacked without Opportunity – If you are a Past Knights of warning. No one was immune, Grand Knight and are computer Columbus! and the disease wreaked havoc in savvy, the Order is looking for men On line registration for villages and families. The epidemic to become District Deputies and new members is now available appeared incurable. The pious District Wardens. If you are at www.KofC.org turned to Heaven, begging the interested contact District Deputy Help us continue to grow intervention of the saints, and Richard Wade at our Council.
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