Central Point, OR. Knights of Columbus St. Augustine Council No. 11258 Vol. 20, No. 10, October 2014 Next meeting Tuesday, October 7 Our monthly meeting in the Shepherd of the Valley Parish Center will take place this coming Tuesday at 7 PM. We will be inducting new members into our Council that evening. The gathering starts with a pizza and salad meal at 6:15 with the meeting beginning at 7pm. Bob Baehr: May He Rest In Peace Holy Family Church, constructed in 1967, was entirely destroy by flames that seriously damaged the nearby town of Weed in September. Picture at left shows the back wall of the sancturary and the bell from the original Weed church of 1933. As this issue goes to press, we are saddened to report the passing of Brother Bob Baehr, long- time officer, and an inspirational figure within fire” Send to: Holy Family Catholic Church, 1051 N. our council. Other information will be shared its records and regalia in the blaze that also leveled the Davis Av., Weed, CA 9609 with members as it becomes available, and a parish hall that served youth programs, and the parish Catholic Women’s Club. It was reported that some 80% tribute to Bob will appear in the next issue of Devotion to Our Lady the Newsletter. of homes destroyed by the fire belonged to parishio- ners. Carmelite of the Immaculate Conception priest, October is the Month of the Rosary, an important Fr. Joshy Matthews, recently appointed parochial ad- devotion of the Knights of Columbus. To promote ministrator noted: “It is a tragedy, it is very sad, but we Family Marian prayer, our Council will be selling Catholic Parish in Weed Devastated are here together” For the short term Sunday Mass is hand-crafted rosaries made by Brother Gary Staats by Fire being offered at Ford Theater at the College of the Sis- outside of church after on Saturday and Sunday kiyous. Knights Councils throughout Southern Oregon Masses, October 18th and 19th. On September 15th, Holy Family Church and parish have expressed their desire to assist in the reconstruc- hall, serving the community of Weed was devastated tion effort, but are waiting direction as to where their when flames, pushed by high winds, swept through the contributions would best be directed. Individual dona- community and destroyed more than 100 structures. tions should be made out to to “Holy Family Catholic Sister Knights of Columbus Council #2599 lost all of Church,” with the annotation Aid to parish families of CALENDAR of EVENTS Tuesday, Oct. 7, Monthly Business Meeting Thursday Oct. 9, Pregnancy Center Benefit Thursday, Oct. 16, 4th Degree Meeting, KC hall in Medford Sat.-Sun, Oct. 18-19 KC Rosary Sale Tuesday, Oct. 28th, Officers’ Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 4, Monthly Business Meeting Flag and Country On Thursday, October 16th, at 7:00 p.m,. the meet- ing of the Fourth Degree at Knights Hall in Medford will be an informational night on the 4th Degree in anticipation of our November Color Corps Train- ing. Bring a friend and learn more about the signature program of the Knights of Columbus. Prayer Intentions Please remember Bob Baehr who passed away this past Saturday and his family in your prayers, as well as Judy Grenbemer, wife of charter member Dave Gren- bemer. Judy passed away in Bend earlier this month Pope Francis’ life-long love of sports, and his attachment to the red and blue of the San Lorenzo de Almagro team, that had its its origins after a long illness. Also pray for John Plunkett, Gary in the from the effort of a young priest by the name of Lorenzo Massa (shown above above 1910) to provide a Christian environment for Staats, Ed Diehl, and Mary Krolak. If anyone knows young boys to play soccer. of other brother knights or family members in need, please contact Chacellor Ron DeAvilla at 541-826- Wives: Violette Torres. remarkable is the profoundly Christian prism through 3362. WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: which he views athletics. Living in a culture in which Carolyn and Dave Dorman, Chris & Sherry Hutter; sports seems to epitomize secular values, we find the Celebrations Holy Father’s enthusiasm rather mystifying. Jan and John Plunkett, Donna and Rich Thelen. Please inform the editor if your anniversary has been overlooked. We are trying to improve the accuracy of this information. Growing up in the largely Italian immigrant barrio of Flores in the heart of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio – BIRTHDAYS THE BOY FROM THE BARRIO the future Pope Francis—was immersed in the ethos of Members: Jim Duman, Chris Erno, Francis Fischer, the Athletic Club of San Lorenzo. Such European style Gary Francis, Doug Mansur, Frank Leonardo, Gary by Larry Mullaly associations, of which there were hundreds in the Ar- Miller, Frank Morreale, Robert Rumenapp, Wayne Many American Catholics have been surprised by the gentine capital at this time, were voluntary clubs whose Turner. attention Pope Francis has given to sports. Even more members paid dues, elected officers, and sponsored an Despite the problems related to the commercialization of modern sports, Pope Francis emphasizes the posi- tive side of athletics. Addressing some 40,000 young boy and girl athletes in St. Peter’s square he counseled them. “Boys and Girls…you are called to behave like true athletes, worthy of the jerseys you wear. I hope you can merit them everyday through your commitment as well as your hard work.” But he also showed that had not forgotten his own youthful experiences. “I hope you can taste the beauty of teamwork,” he admonished them. “No individualism! No playing for yourselves. In my homeland, when a player does this, we say: “This Pope Francis poses with players who took part in the “Inter-Religous Match for Peace played on September 1, 2014 in Vatican City on the guy wants to devour the ball all by himself! No, this is morning prior to the event. The game featured stars past and present representing major religions of the world. individualism: don’t devour the ball, be team players.” array of amateur and professional teams, culminating Lorenzo soccer team, having won the Argentine Na- For Pope Francis there is a distinctly Christian dimen- in world-class soccer. tional Soccer championship, traveled to Europe and sion to athletic endeavor. “To belong to a sports team, The San Lorenzo club enjoyed the distinction of have defeated both Portugese and Spanish national teams. “ he explains, “means to reject every form of selfish- been founded some thirty years earlier by a Salesian of Borgolio later recalled “wonderful memories” of go- ness and isolation, it is an opportunity to encounter St. John Bosco, in order to provide street youth a place ing to the stadiums and the joyous Sunday moments” and be with others, to help one another… I recom- to play. In exchange for the playground, the young men watching games with his family members. More than mend that everyone get to play, not just the best, but agreed to attend Sunday Mass and catechism class. a contest, such events were a celebration of commu- everyone, with the advantages and the limitations that nity. each has, indeed, focusing on the disadvantaged, as Je- In the Flores Barrio, religion and sports went hand in sus did.” hand. As the eldest of five children of a middle class It is therefore not surprising that as Pope, Francis has Italian immigrant family, the young Borgoglio took frequently alluded to sports. Meeting with the heads In a Church that has long seemed to favor more passive pride in the fact that all in his family were card-carrying of the Italian sports federation in May 2014, he noted forms of piety, Francis has been outspoken in encour- members of the San Lorenzo Athletic Club. “Cuer- that ““Today, soccer, too, is immersed in a world of aging competitive sports. He is grateful to the Salesian vos”, Spanish for “ravens,” was the name San Lorenzo big business, with advertising, and television.” In this priests and brothers of his youth for encouraging a fans gave to themselves out of affection for the black context, he urged them to be proactive, to “restore competitive, if sportsmanlike, demeanor on the play- cassock worn by their founder, Salesian Fr. Lorenzo dignity”…and not allow “the economic side of sports ing field. “Only by remaining a game,” he told a group Massa. The red and blue team colors were taken from to taint everything….” of young people, “ will it do good for the body and the image of Mary Help of Christians, a popular Sale- spirit…. Challenge yourself in the game of life like you On the same occasion, he reminded a group of pro- sian devotion. Each year, in honor of the founding of are in the game of sports. Challenge yourself in the fessional soccer players: “You are at the centre of at- the club, the Eucharist was celebrated in the street be- quest for good, in both Church and society, without tention and many of your fans are young, very young; fore thousands of fans. The unity and enthusiasm of fear, with courage and enthusiasm. …Don’t settle for keep this in mind, think about how your behavior” the cuervos, mostly members of the lower classes, left lukewarm lives, “mediocre even-scored” lives: no, no! both good and bad, speaks volumes and influences a lasting impression on the young Borgoglio. Go forward, seek victory, always!” others. Always be a true sportsmen.” When the future pontiff was ten years old, the San Pope Francis’ support of athletics is more than lip ser- There are many reasons to keep your existing Certainly, you’re older now than you were when you vice.