Funeral arrangements for Sir Knight Carlo Della Mea

Survived by son, Chris, son-in-law, Bill King, and grandson Matthew---all members of our council.

Rosary on Friday at 6:30 PM at the Greene funeral home--2133 Ebenezer rd

Funeral Mass---Sat January 2nd at 10:30 AM at St. Anne's

Passing

My  Brother Knights I learned today that Sir Knight Carlo Della Mea a member of the York Council went home to the Lord yesterday. His was the Father-in-Law to Bill King and Grand Father to Mathew King both members of our council. I have no word as to the arrangements at this time. I ask you all to say a prayer for the repose of his soul.

Joe Geraci, GK

Sad Note

My fellow Brothers I learned this afternoon that Brother Joe McNamara' wife Dorothy (Dot) went home to the Lord yesterday. The only arrangements I know of is that her funeral mass is scheduled for Friday. May the Lord welcome her into his kingdom and bring peace to her family.

JG

Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen

We have received an email from Beverly she changed our date for December and  we will not be scheduled to work the kitchen on December 19, 2015.

Thank You, 

Joe Geraci 

GK

Corporate Communion

My fellow Brothers I am encouraging all of you and your families to attend this Sunday's Corporate Communion at the 10:30 Mass. Father will be blessing the new Chalices and Ciboriums the Knights purchased through your efforts selling the Attractions Book at this Mass and will be used for the first time.

Hope to see you all there.

Thank you, 

Joe Geraci, GK

Fwd: Prayers for Anne Marie Paloucek

Call to Prayers:

I received this request from one of our New Knights. He sent it 12 days ago and I apologize to him for the delay in responding due to being out of town. However; I know that prayers for the repose of the soul of Anne Maire and for her family are still needed. It is extremely hard for a family to lose a loved one, more so during the holiday season, So please take a moment and say a prayer for this family that the Good Lord welcomes Anne Marie home and brings peace and consolation to her husband and children.

Thank you Brothers,

Joe Geraci, GK

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gary Gross <gjgross@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 9:57 AM
Subject: Prayers for Anne Marie Paloucek
To: theoratorycouncil@gmail.com


Dear Joe,
I am a new Knight and still relatively new to Rock Hill.  Last evening my brothers best friend lost his wife to cancer. They are an exemplary Catholic family living in Wisconsin, and she leaves behind six children ranging in age from 15 to 5 years old. Her name is Anne Marie Paloucek.  I am asking for an urgent prayer request for this family in their critical time of need. May Jesus, Mary, and Joseph hold them firmly in their hands and guide them through this time of immense sorrow. Thank you ever so much.
Your Fellow Knight, Gary Gross
Sent from my iPhone

December Update and Notes

Hope all of you had a very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday with your Families. Now that December is upon us we have a full schedule of events this month. 

This Sunday we have our Corporate Communion at the 10:30 Mass. If you are going to the Breakfast / Brunch Following the Mass You need to RSVP either by email to me at honeydewcontr@msn.com or call me at 703-626-5035. I need to give the Restaurant a headcount by Saturday.

Sunday is also the last day to purchase your Tickets to the Councils Christmas Party on December 11th. You can call me or email me at the above info. We will have a ticket will call pickup at the door but there will be NO ticket sales at the door. event is catered and we want to have enough food on hand for everyone.

December 13 is our Breakfast and lunch proceeds will benefit the youth group. Your help and support is needed to make this event a successful event.

Our Panthers keep on winning and it looks like the Panthers will have a play off game or two here. That being said we will continue to need your help to man the booth at the games.If can work a game please contact Bob Martin and let him know 803-448-0405.  

All Brothers Congradulations

I would like to thank all of you who purchased a book or who sold the Attractions and Dining Guides for 2016. 

We did it we accomplished our goal. Our efforts raised a total of $2,542.50. 

Bill Rife has already ordered the new Chalices and Ciboriums for the church and they should arrive in 2 to 4 weeks.

Thank you Gentlemen I appreciates your efforts.

Sincerely,

Joe Geraci

GK

Vivat  Jesus

Christmas Party Flyer

Attached is the Christmas Party Flyer with all the details. Please the last day to purchase tickets is December 6th. No tickets will be sold at the door this year.

Thank you, 

Joe Geraci

GK

Christmas Social / Party

The tickets for the Council's Annual Christmas Party are now available. The food will be catered so there will be NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR. Get your tickets early so you won't miss out on all the fun and Christmas Cheer. There will be door prices, raffles,and a 50/50 not to the mention music and games. There will be fun, good cheer, and fellowship galore. So don't miss out get your tickets early and come join the fun.

Tickets: are $10.00 every ticket includes 2 drink tickets.

Menu:  Heavy Hors d'oeuvres.

Date and Location: 

December 11th, 7 PM- Til

Pope St. John Center on the Oratory Grounds

Soon all Council Officers will have ticket available or you may call or email me and; I will make arrangements for you to get your tickets.

703-626-5035 / honeydewcontr@msn.com

Thank You All,

Joe Geraci

GK

Call to Prayers

On Tuesday morning of this week our Brother Paul Wanger who recently joined our council loss his older Brother Donald, Donald went home to the Lord after a brief illness. Let us all pray for the repose of his soul.

Your prayers are still needed for Brothers Jerry Ball and Dennis Peasenell. Dennis was readmitted back into the ICU at Piedmont Hospital yesterday.

 

May the Lord watch over these Brother, lead them to a speedy recovery, and bring consolation and easy the pain of greif over the loss of a loved one and may the Lord welcome Donald into his Kingdom.

Thank you, 

Joe Geraci

GK

Correction to previous email

The dinner Sat. night begins at 7 PM NOT 7:30 as stated in the email and in last weeks bulletin.

Thank You,

Joe Geraci

Weekend of Activities

Dear Brothers:

Just a reminder that we have a weekend full of activities and could use your help and assistance. Saturday night there is the dinner for prospective and new members ( any member who has joined since July 1st.) and their spouses. Youand your spouse are encouraged to attend. The Council will provide the entre and we ask if you can bring a salad, side dish or desert. The event will be Sat evening beginning at 7:30PM in the St John Center. Please RSVP to Brother Joe Berger if you plan on attending at 803-487-9191.

Sunday morning we are having our monthly breakfast to benefit the Adapt a Family for Christmas. This year we will use the proceeds for  two of our Brothers who are in need of our help.

Sunday afternoon we will be at the Panther's Game manning the beer booth.

With several of our regulars out of town we can really use your help at these events. Even if it only for 30 minutes or so. 

Thank You for your help in advance.

Joe Geraci, GK

VIVAT JESUS

Call for Prayers

My Brothers your continued prayers are needed for our Brothers Jerry Ball and Dennis Peasnell who are both in rehab we also need to add two more of our Brothers who are in need of our prayers they are Juan Mandoza  and Rigoberto Felix. My the Lord watch over these faithful Brothers lead them to speedy recovery and give their families the strenght to whether this ordeal. We ask this through your son Jesus Christ. 

Joe Geraci, GK

VIVAT JESUS

With a sad heart

It is with a very saddened heart to inform you all that Brother Eli Furo went home to the Lord last night. I just learned of this and have no further details at this time. 

Brother Eli served our Council in so many ways they for so many years. Until very recently he would be a regular on our weekly bread runs, and he assisted Mike Radl in the aluminum can recycling. I will forever miss his smile, he was always so happy to see you. 

Our deepest condolences to his family and especially to his wife Charlotte. May the Good Lord watch over them ease their pain and guide them through difficult this ordeal.

Vivat Jesus

Knight update and schedule changes

Good News about our Brother Knights both Jerry Ball and Dennis Peasnell are out of the Hospital and have been moved to rehab facilities.

Jerry has been moved to White Oak Rehab on Ebenezer Road. He is room 410. 

Dennis has been moved to Westminister Rehab Facilitiy but I do not have a room numberas of this writing. 

Thank you Lord.

Tomorrow evening beginning at 7PM we will be holding a First and Second Degreein the St John Center I am encouraging you all to attend. This would be a great time to meet and welcome the many new brothers sho have joined our ranks in the last 4 months.

Mark your calendars the monthly council meeting has been moved from Monday November 9th to Tuesday November 10th.

WE NEED YOUR HELP BROTHERS:   On Saturday November 7th at 7PM in the Pope John Center we will be hosting a dinner for the prospective members and our new members plus their spouses and guest. The council will supply the entre but we need for the you to furnish a side dish, salad, or desert. Brother Joe Berger is heading up this event please RSVP (803) 487-9191 if you are attending and what you are bringing. The RSVP is very important so we will know how much food to order. Your help is also needed with the setup. St. John's will be in use until 5PM we will have a tight window to set up and be ready by 7PM again please notify Brother Joe if you can assist. The church portion of our recruitment drive was a success now we need to follow through and have a successful dinner event.

Tonight there will be a meeting of the Xmas social committee at 7:30 at the school in the conference room by the cafeteria. I keep hearing we need more socials now is your opportunity to get involved a committee of  only 6 to 8 people is not enough to plan and excute this event.

Thank You All,

Joe Geraci 

Vivat Jesus

I need your Help

As you know the past few months the council has been selling the attractions and dining guide to raise money for the Church. The campaign ends Oct 31st, and we are 22 books short of our goal. This is why I need your help. Current sales are at 178. We need to have 200 or more in sales. The difference in the commission we earn from selling 199 to 200 is almost $800.00. This is why it is imparitive we cross the 200 book threshold. 

I am asking all Brother Knights to make one last push to either purchase  a book or sell one. We are so close let us not fail. Just think of the sense of pride you will have every time you receive communion at mass knowing you helped to to secure those Sacred Vessels for St. Anne's

LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN BROTHERS.

Thank you all,

Joe Geraci

Vivat Jesus

Dennis Update

Great news I just opened an email from Carol Peasenell she has informed me that Dennis was been moved out of ICU and now is in Room 443. She wanted to thanks us for our prayers and visits.

Vivat Jesus

Call for prayers

My Brother Knights your prayers are needed for Brother Dennis Peasenell I just learned he was rushed to Piedmont hospital last night. I do not know his present condition but your prayers are needed for him and Brother Jerry Ball who is still hospitalized. I am not sure if Dennis can have visitors so please check with the hospital first. May the Lord watch over and protect these two worthy Brothers and lead them both to speedy recoveries.

Joe Geraci

Vivat Jesus

Church Recruitment Drive

This weekend before and after each mass the Knights will be selling the attractions and Dining guides for the last time the program is winding down and we have not met our goal as of this writing but with a strong showing this weekend we can do it.

Plus we are conducting our Church Recruitment Drive.Brother Joe Berger our Membership Director has lined up 2 Knights for each mass.If you can give a few minutes either before or after the mass you attend it would help our council tremendously the better the turn out the more successful our drive will be.This is a great opportunity to show our two Principals of Unity and Fraternity  If you cannot assist please at least wear your red council shirts and your name badges. 

Remember getting a new Knight is as easy as asking the guy seating next to you at mass "Have you ever thought about becoming a Knight".

The state council is currently various recruitment incentives to both the councils and the proposers. If our council meets its quota of 13 new members by January 1st. we will be entered in a drawing for a 50 inch TV or $500.00.

Currently our council has 9 plus one waiting to make his first degree surely you can see how close we are to achieving this goal. Currently only 2 other councils have met their recruitment goals why not help to making us the third.

Thank you all for your support.

Joe Geraci

GK

Vivat Jesus

relics of Maria Goretti

The relics of St. Maria Goretti "The Little St. of Great Mercy"

Saturday October 24, Sunday Oct. 25, 2015 will be at:

St. Thomas Aquinas Church
1400 Suther Road
Charlotte, North Carolina   28213
(704) 549-1607

• Public veneration of St. Maria begins: following the 10:00 am opening Mass
• Opening Mass celebrated in St. Maria's honor: 10:00 am
• Solemn Mass celebrated in St. Maria's honor: 5:30 pm
• Public veneration ends: 7:30 am (on Sunday October 25)
• Mass to close the veneration: 7:30 am (on Sunday October 25)

 For further information use the following link.

http://mariagoretti.com/

Call for Prayers

My Brother Knights your prayers are needed for Brother Jerry Ball I just learned from his wife Thelma that Jerry suffered a stroke last night and is in Piedmont Hospital. It is my understanding he is paralyzed on the his left side but doing well. Thelma also advised us that he can receive visitors.

Council meeting

This is just a reminder that we will have our monthly council meeting this Monay October 12th at 7PM in the St. John Center at the Oratory. Thank you and I look forwrd to seeing you there.

Sincerely, Joe Geraci GK

Vivat Jesus

Monthly Breakfast / Lunch

The Knights will be hosting our monthly Breakfast / Lunch this Sunday Oct. 11th from 7:30 to 12 noon. Lunch will start after the Hispanic Mass. Several of us will be out of town or unable to attend and we can use your help to pick up the slack.The proceeds to benefit the Boys and Girl Scout Troops of St. Anne's Parish.

Thank You,

Joe Geraci

Vivat Jesus

URGENT, URGENT, URGENT

The following is a portion of an email I rececieved from our State Deputy is morning conserning the status of each council and all members in the State. To the best of my knowledge our members and council faired ok with the storm. If you or you know of a member who suffered damage as a result of the storm please notify me ASAP so I may pass it up the chain and get them so assistance.

Worthy Brothers all, 
At about 8:30am Dan Schramn and myself will be talking to the Supreme Office
concerning conditions coming about from the sever flooding going on in the
State. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME THIS EVENING AND CALL EACH OF YOUR GRAND KNIGHTS
AND ASK OF CONDITION IN THEIR AREAS. SUPREME IS OFFERING SUPPORT AND
FINANCING TO THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THE STORM AND FLOODING. I NEED
TO HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU BY 8:00am MONDAY. I WILL NEED TO HEAR FROM 63
COUNCIL THROUGH YOU. I NEED TO HEAR YOUR COUNCILS ARE OKAY BY NUMBERS OR BY
COUNCIL NUMBER IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS CAN BE YOUR CHURCH OR ITS BUILDING, A KNIGHT'S HOME
OR HIS FAMILIES HOME. LOSE OF WORK PLACE, LOSE OF VEHICLE ETC.
I CAN ONLY REPORT TO SUPREME WHAT YOU REPORT TO ME. PLEASE DON 'T LET
KNIGHT'S FAMILY SUFFER FOR NOT REPORTING.
URGENT-----------URGENT------------URGENT--------------URGENT

Thank You,

Joe Geraci

GK

Emergency Relief URGENT, URGENT, URGENT

The following is what I received this morning from our State Deputy. He he is wants to now how each Council in the State has faired with the storm.  To the best of my knowledge no Brother in our council has suffered any lose due to the storm. If you or you know of a Brother who has please notify me ASAP so I can relay it up the chain and get them some assstance,

Worthy Brothers all, 
At about 8:30am Dan Schramn and myself will be talking to the Supreme Office
concerning conditions coming about from the sever flooding going on in the
State. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME THIS EVENING AND CALL EACH OF YOUR GRAND KNIGHTS
AND ASK OF CONDITION IN THEIR AREAS. SUPREME IS OFFERING SUPPORT AND
FINANCING TO THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THE STORM AND FLOODING. I NEED
TO HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU BY 8:00am MONDAY. I WILL NEED TO HEAR FROM 63
COUNCIL THROUGH YOU. I NEED TO HEAR YOUR COUNCILS ARE OKAY BY NUMBERS OR BY
COUNCIL NUMBER IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS CAN BE YOUR CHURCH OR ITS BUILDING, A KNIGHT'S HOME
OR HIS FAMILIES HOME. LOSE OF WORK PLACE, LOSE OF VEHICLE ETC.
I CAN ONLY REPORT TO SUPREME WHAT YOU REPORT TO ME. PLEASE DON 'T LET
KNIGHT'S FAMILY SUFFER FOR NOT REPORTING.
URGENT-----------URGENT------------URGENT--------------URGENT

Email titled NEW MESSAGE

Do NOT open this email it was NOT sent by the council or any member of of the council. Delete it immediately for your computers protection.

Thank you,

Joe Geraci

GK

First Degree

My Brother Knights tomorrow evening at 7PM we are having a First Degree Cerimony at the St. John Center. We have 5 applicants requesting entrance into our order. I am encouraging you to attend and show your support for our new Brothers. Dress is coat and tie or business casual.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Joe Geraci

GK

VIVAT JESUS

Attraction Dining and Value Guides

Gentleman,

 

We are approaching the 1/2 way point of our fund raising campaign for St. Anne's. It was Father Fabio request that the Knights do what we can to replace the Sacred Vessels used during the mass. I don't know about you but I would not like to fail Father by not making his request a reality. Father Fabio is a tremendous supporter of the Knights let's not fail him. The guides are a fantastic value at just $25.00 dine out twice you have your money back with 16 more months of coupons and savings to use. 

They make great gifts for children, grandkids, coworkers, employees, and neighbors.

 

Come on my Brothers let us get this accomplished we all know we can do this.

This weekend we will be in the Gathering space and could use your help. Remember the Knight who sell the most receives ac $50.00 VISA Gift Card. 

 

FYI currently we are at 14% of our goal. As you can see in order for us to be successful we all need to take an active role and be unified in this important endeavor, we both know this can be done and we have the power to do it.

 

 

"Lets win one for the Gipper"

URGENT MESSAGE FROM SUPREME

Urgent Support Needed for Pro-Life Bills in Congress

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

 

 

12:12 AM

 

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Dear Brother Knights, Congress is set to vote in the coming days on three important pro-life measures. In the House, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 3134) would put a one-year moratorium on funding for the organization unless it agrees to abandon its abortion practice. Also in the House, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504) provides federal criminal and civil penalties for failing to provide care to an infant who has survived an abortion attempt. Next week, the Senate is expected to take up the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 1553), which bans abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, the point at which experts agree that the unborn feel pain. Please contact your elected representatives in support of these measures. Click here to take action on the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 3134) Click here to take action on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504) Click here to take action on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 1553) At the heart of these three pieces of legislation is recognition of the dignity of the unborn child. In the past several weeks, through the release of several undercover videos, the United States has received a distinct call to reexamine its conscience regarding abortion, which claims the lives of over a million unborn children every year in this country. As you may know, most of the videos show or explain some aspect of the harvesting of organs for monetary compensation, including the grisly details of how these organs are extracted from recently aborted babies, many of them late-term. Congress has held two hearings, one in the House Judiciary Committee, and one in the Energy and Commerce Committee, investigating the practices of Planned Parenthood and shining a light on this disregard for human life. I was moved recently to see this video interview of Utah Congresswoman Mia Love discussing the Planned Parenthood videos: "Here we are in the United States of America, and our job is to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—first and foremost life," she said. There simply is no good reason for taxpayers to fund Planned Parenthood or any organization that performs abortions.   Thank you for all you do in support of the dignity of human life. Vivat Jesus! Carl A. Anderson Supreme Knight  Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 752-4000

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Reminder

My fellow Brothers this is a reminder that Sunday is our monthly Breakfast and Lunch the proceeds will benefit Pro Life Activities. If you can help out for 30 minutes or the whole breakfast we would appreciate your help. If you cannot help out at least you and your family can join us for breakfast.

Remember Charity and Unity are two of our principals so please do your part.

Monday is the our council meeting 7PM St John Center this will probablly be Father Jim's last meeting. In case you have not heard Father Jim has been transfered to Louisiana and will be leaving in early October. So come and lets give our Chaplin a roaring send off.

Finally there will be a CCG meeting following the council meeting. Look forward to seeing you at one or all of the events.

Thank You,

Joe Geraci

GK

Vivat Jesus

Call to Prayer

Brother,  I have just learned that Jim Aulisio wife Rita is in Piedmont Hospital suffering from Heart and Lung Issues. Please and them both to your prayers. 

Thank you,

Joe Geraci

GK