Knights Of Columbus

Our Lady of Peace

Council #14282

Columbus, Ohio

News – December – 2016 – #113

OLP Council Officers Message The third Sunday we light Chaplain from the the candle of joy – the kind of joy Msgr. John Johnson Deputy knowing that cares for us. Grand On the fourth Sunday we Grand Knight Ed Price Knight light the candle of peace – our [email protected] world clearly is not at peace. Brother During Advent we pray that we as Deputy Grand Knight Knights, well as all people in the world will Steve Gauntner seek God’s peace. [email protected] “Wherever you are in your On Christmas Day we light

Spiritual Life, Jesus Christ wants to the center white candle which Chancellor Wayne King encounter you right there and help represents Jesus – we rejoice. We [email protected] remember that God sent Jesus to take you to a better place.” (Steve

Bollman, Founder, “That Man is give hope, peace, joy and love to Recorder James Wolff You!” program). all people. [email protected] There is no better time Brothers, let us remember

than the Advent Season to through this season and time going Financial Secretary encounter Jesus Christ and to forward to embrace the gifts given Chris George move to a better place, to us by God and share them with our [email protected] experience a new beginning. families, loved ones, and

Advent, in Latin, means “coming.” community. Be strong, just, loving Treasurer Mark Tranovich The Advent season is a time for and peaceful. [email protected] “getting ready” for the celebration Stephen Gauntner of Christmas. It is the preparation Lecturer J. Michael Finn Deputy Grand Knight for God’s gift, the coming of Jesus [email protected] into the world.

During the Advent season Advocate Bill Mattes we gather around the Advent [email protected] St. Daniel the wreath, we think and pray with our families and pray for our loved Warden Bob Giesken Priest ones, we pray for others in our [email protected] 409-493 AD community and we think of ways in December 11 which we may help those less Inside Guard Rich Kendall fortunate. As we light the candles [email protected] Daniel was born on the Advent wreath we anticipate in Maratha, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Outside Guard Terry Lannan Syria in 409 and – Christmas Day. [email protected] became The first Sunday of Advent a monk in we light the candle of hope – for a Board of Trustees nearby time we hope that everyone comes Samosata on the Dave Davisson (1 year) to know God. Upper [email protected] The second Sunday we Euphrates. He learned of Joe Yonadi (2 year) light the candle of love – we pray Simeon Stylite the Elder, living on [email protected] that the world comes to know that top of a pillar at and went Bob Brehm (3 year) God loves all people. to see him twice. [email protected] 1

At the age of forty-two, dancing. All members of the Daniel decided that he too wanted parish, their friends and neighbors OLP Blood to become a stylite (from the are invited to attend. Drive Greek word "stylos", meaning Many of the details are still pillar) and live on top of a pillar at a being finalized. Please save the The Next OLP spot near . date on your calendars. We will Blood Drive Therefore, Emperor , built a need many hands to help with the will be held on pillar with a platform on top for him, planning, selling tickets, set-up, Sunday, January 22, 2017. If and Daniel was ordained there by and clean-up. So, please volunteer you are able to help with set-up St. Gennadius. The saint quickly to help in this fund raising effort. or clean-up please volunteer to became an attraction for the Together, we can make it work one of two shifts 7:15 – people. He celebrated the happen!. 8:00 AM or 2:00 to 2:30 PM. Four on his pillar, preached More details regarding Knights are needed for each sermons, dispensed spiritual ticket sales will be published shift. Watch for the sign-up advice, and cured the sick who soon! instructions. were brought up to him. He also gave prudent counsel to Emperors

Leo and and the patriarch of Donut Announcements! Constantinople. Exposed to the Sunday sun, wind, rain and elements, all the while, Daniel lived his Brothers, The OLP particular type of “pillar spirituality.” Please Knights will be He came down from his perch hosting the Join Us! only once in thirty-three years – Donut to turn Emperor Baliscus away Sunday after Please try to from backing the heresy of all Masses on attend the Monophysitism. Sunday. The scheduled date of monthly meetings. We do need Daniel died in 493 and the next Donut Feast is as follows: your ideas to help us grow. Please became the best known Stylite January 8 join us at the monthly meeting after St. Simeon Stylite the Elder. and share your ideas. The

The life of St. Daniel the Stylite is General Meetings are held on the If you can help staff the an apt reminder that there are third Tuesday of each month at events by attending, please do so. many ways to live the spiritual life. 7:00 PM now in the Old Rectory. It’s a great way to let the Parish All of us have our own way to be Mark your calendar or log the know that we appreciate their close to God every day. Our task is dates in your smarty phone! The support and to talk about the good to find that way and follow it to the dates for future OLP Council work that we do. very end. meetings are: If you can help please use

the Sign-Up Genius link below: January 17, 2017

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Said by the Pope

“Mary, You are the Mother of Eucharistic the Church and the Model of Adoration every vocation. Help us

The OLP Knights will be respond by saying “Yes” to the Eucharistic sponsoring a Valentine Dinner Lord when He calls us to Adoration at Dance to benefit our charitable collaborate in the Divine Plan of Our Lady of work on Saturday, February 11, salvation.” Peace will be 2017 in the OLP School Cafeteria. held on the The Dance will include a Pope John Paul II first Thursday catered lasagna dinner by of every month through May 2017. Carfagnas. In addition, there will The next one will be held be live music from the 1960s by Thursday, January 5, 2017 from the Richard Celestine group and

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9:00 AM until 9:00 PM. Spend an Catholic History Timeline hour with the Lord!

“Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things!" - St. Peter Julian Eymard

From the September 12, 1683: Battle of A Very Merry Editor’s Vienna. This was a decisive victory Desk over the Ottoman Turks by the Christmas to All. army of the Holy League, under

King John III Sobieski of Poland. The deadline The Turks do not threaten Western for submitting God bless us, Europe militarily again. information everyone! for the st 1691: Pope Innocent XII declares newsletter is the 1 of each against nepotism and simony. month. Let me know if there is something you wish publicized. 1715: Pope Clement XI rules You can reach me by email at against the Jesuits in the Chinese [email protected] or by phone Rites controversy. This was at 614-268-4166. reversed by Pius XII in 1939 Columbia

Magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeli Wanted – New Members ne_of_the_Catholic_Church I have to admit that I don’t often The Grand get the chance to Knight has read the Columbia magazine. asked each However, the December issue is member to full of inspirational stories. First, is bring in one an article regarding Father new member Aloysius H. Schmitt, the first this year! Continued prayers are requested Military Chaplain to die in WWII. ASK – “Why for Past Grand Knight Lou Griffith He died aboard the USS aren’t you a and his family. Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. member of Father Schmitt sacrificed his own the OLP Please pray for the sick and life so that others could live. The Knights?” Share the experience deceased members of our Council second is an article, written by a of a lifetime. A new member and for the members of the OLP friend of mine, regarding Ensign needs to complete a Form 100. Parish community who may be ill. William Halloran from Cleveland, Help us continue to grow our Ohio who was the first Knights of Council. If you need applications or Please pray for our retired priests Columbus member to die in recruiting information, please and religious. They need our WWII. He died aboard the USS contact Trustee Bob Brehm at prayers and support. Arizona, also on December 7, [email protected] 1941. He was a graduate of OSU, as well. Incentive: All councils that Quotable Catholics Not as heroic, but certainly recruit at least one new member in the category of very important, during the second quarter of the “Wherever the Catholic sun the OLP Council #14282 is fraternal year will receive a doth shine, mentioned in the back of the reproduction of Mother Teresa's There’s always laughter and magazine as one of the recipients canonization portrait. good red wine. of the Star Council Award for the 2015/16 Fraternal Year. At least I’ve always found it so.

Benedicamus Domino!”

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