Owatonna APRIL The Key 2013 Council 945 to greater Council unity. COLUMBIAN CENTER COMING EVENTS 820 Elm Avenue South P.O. Box 623 Owatonna, MN 55060 507.451.6103 OFFICERS’ MEETING GENERAL MEETING KC LOUNGE Wednesday, April 10 Open: Mon-Sat 3:30-12:30 Wednesday, April 3 Happy hour Mon-Fri 4 - 6 KC Hall Program - 7:30 p.m. Free Hors d’oeuvres during Meeting - 7:30 p.m. by Scouts from Troop 253 to discuss Friday happy hour. Eagle Projects. Member discount for Hall rental. Door prizes will be drawn at each meeting. BAR BINGO BENEFIT BREAKFAST Every Tuesday in the Respect for Life and BENEFIT Lounge at 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cemetery Fund LENTEN COUNCIL MEETINGS Sunday, April 14, 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Officers Meeting - KC Hall, at St. Mary’s School FISH DINNERS First Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Every Friday during Lent General Meeting - KC Hall, $6.00 Advance, $6.50 At the door, Free under 6 Second Wednesday 7:30 p.m. All are welcome! 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. served in the KC Hall Fourth Degree Meeting - KC Hall, Featuring the delicious and Lounge Fourth Thursday 7:30 p.m. KC Country Breakfasts & KC three egg omelets. Fried or Baked Fish Plate, Whipped potatoes with country gravy, KC WEBSITE “KC Omelet Breakfasts” vegetable, cole slaw, roll, milk, and coffee visit our website The Twins omelet - ham & cheese The Viking omelet - ham & cheese, Presale tickets -$ 9.00, $9.50 at the door www.kofccouncil945.org with sauteed onions, red & green peppers Kids under six eat free The Wild omelet - cheese, MMMARKARKARK YOUROUROUR with sauteed onions, red & green peppers Super-size meal option, available at the door with Each served with pancakes or French Toast, any ticket. CCCALENDAR 2013 Beneficiary March 29- Benefit Lenten Fish Dinner milk and coffee KC Hall - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. March 29 Izaak Walton League Izaak Walton League “KC Country Breakfast” April 3 - Officers’ Meeting Pancakes or French toast; ham or sausage, and Gambling eggs - scrambled or fried-to-order, milk, & coffee Tootsie Roll Fund-raiser KC Hall - 7:30 p.m. For people with Developmental Disabilities April 7 - Divine Mercy Sunday All with table service - delicious food served Collected funds are disbursed to local organizations, St. Joseph Church - 3:00 p.m. hot from the grill to your table. with the exception of a small percentage (5%), which April 8 - First Degree helps fund the Fall Classic Special Olympic events held Exemplifications in the Twin Cities. KC Hall - 6:30 p.m. 27th Annual Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - April 26, 27, & 28 April 8 - Building Meeting KC Hall - 7:00 p.m. Night of Knights Auction At these locations: Cash Wise, HyVee, Wal-Mart, April 10 - General Meeting St. Mary’s School Benefit Auction & Post Office 7:30 p.m. - Program Wild, Wild West Help us set a new record! April 14 - Benefit Breakfast Saturday, April 20, 2013 To help, call Al Nelson at (507) 456-4635 St. Mary’s School 8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. for Respect For Life and Silent Auction - 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cemetery Fund Live Auction - 7:00 p.m. First Degree Exemplification April 20 - Fourth Degree Great Refreshments - Food and Cash Bar Monday, April 8 Exemplification Rochester, MN Mystery, Split the Pot, and Vacation raffles Owatonna KC Hall April 20 - 27th Annual Night of Car and Cash raffle tickets available only in Time: 6:30 p.m. Knights Auction advance. Can be purchased at KC Hall, New members be at the Hall 6:00 p.m. St. Mary’s School - 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph Parish office, or St. Mary's School. April 25 - Fourth Degree ASK A FRIEND TO JOIN! Meeting - KC Hall - 7:30 p.m. Questions can be directed to Annie and Matt Jessop at [email protected] April 26, 27, & 28- Tootsie Roll Divine Mercy Sunday Fund-raiser Playing the Classics Sunday, April 7, 2013 Justin McGuinn and Jason Ploof St. Joseph Church - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 30 - 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. All are welcome to this hour of prayer. KC Lounge Chaplain’s Message by Rev. Edward McGrath Grand Knight’s Message by Wade Schroeder The election of Francis, Bishop of Rome, fills us with hope and I have discovered that there are many crossroads in life to consider. anticipation. The Knights of Columbus have a great loyalty to the However, I find pondering what may have happened if another path Holy See as a sign of our faith in Christ who founded his Church on would have been taken a fruitless usage of energy. The chain of the rock of the faith of St. Peter. St. Peter's faith seemed at times to events we put into place with each of our decisions catalyzes the be more like a grain of sand. That makes it clear that the glory need for many more decisions; the sum total of which ultimately belongs to Christ for it is our Lord who upholds us, and Peter, as leads us to where we are and who we are. Each decision we make well as Francis. 3902009 leads to the next but without the first, the second and third likely Brothers, may the coming Easter season remind us to keep our gaze will not exist. While a good amount of prayer is recommended for fixed on Christ who in the power of the Holy Spirit leads us to the the major decisions, even the minor ones can cause a change in Father. The communion we share in faith is marked as apostolic. In course and ultimately amount to a change in the outcome. each Pope, as well as in our Bishop and the other members of the Assuredly after a lot of prayerful consideration, the Cardinals of the College of Bishops we have the guarantee that we share in the faith Catholic Church have recently chosen our next Papal leader, Pope of Jesus Christ who gave himself over for our sake and for Francis. While our new Pope is touted as the Pope of the poor by our salvation. the media and others, the church’s future has now been set in A suggestion I have for each member of our councils is to consider motion while the church’s faithful get used to not adding a Roman making an Ignatian retreat. The spiritual insight of St. Ignatius of numeral after our new Pope’s name. We look forward to the Loyola will help understand the unique contribution Pope Francis multitude of future decisions that will become possible because of will make in the task of preaching the Gospel in our time. In the this initial choice the Church’s Cardinals have made with the full silence we can better listen to the Word. In the discernment we knowledge that the future of the Catholic Church will be in part an learn the skills to apply the Word in our lives and grow in faith. In outcome of their decision. Please pray for Pope Francis, the the direction of the retreat master we realize that we are deeply Catholic Church, and the rest of the church’s leaders as we embark connected with a tradition which is living and we are never alone. on the next phase of our church’s journey. 3500291 The faithful of every age pray with us and for us as we move While I am not being asked to come up with a new name as a result, forward under the standard of the Kingdom. I too have encountered a crossroad in my working career. After my We have had the blessing of extraordinary Popes in the last century own prayerful consideration and a few discussions with my family, I and in the present. I hope we are all grateful for the witness of have accepted an opportunity at my work that will require me to Benedict XVI, Emeritus Pope, and continue to pray for him. May travel extensively for the immediate future. The duration of this Easter joy bless our families and friends, our parishes and assignment is not set in stone but, while it is not permanent, I am institutions, as well as our councils. aware that it will keep me from being able to ensure that I can be at the monthly meetings of the Council for right now. Because of this 'For behold, the winter is past, constraint and after discussions with the council leaders, some of The rain is over and gone. the responsibilities of the Grand Knight and specifically the running 'The flowers have already appeared in the land; of the council meetings have been turned over to Dustin Reese, our The time has arrived for pruning the vines, current Deputy Grand Knight. While I intend to continue to be And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land. involved in most of the happenings of the council officers, the 'The fig tree has ripened its figs, council and to work closely with Dustin, I will likely doing most of And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. my work from a distance for the near future. Please offer your Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, support to Dustin as he continues the momentum of the council for And come along!' " the remainder of the council year. Song 2:11-13 Vivat Jesus Benefits Corner by Kevin Gallagher Long Term Care Coverage is an important piece of the puzzle… and never needing it) or a BIG mistake (not having it and needing I have touched on the importance of considering long term care it)?! The statement, “I’d rather get it 10 or 20 years too early than coverage a number of times in past articles.