December 2006 Newsletter

 

December Newsletter for St. James Knights of Columbus

 

Balloting for Membership:

 

n      Sunday December 3rd there will be a first degree in Excelsior Springs at 1pm.  If any knight would like to attend please do so, we will be leaving the parish around noon. Our new candidates are:  Brian Fugate, John Hatler, Bill King, Anthony Harrelson, and Tim Stark.  Please come and welcome our new knights Sunday in Excelsior Springs.  We also have a few knights who are transfering to our council.  They are;  Steve Lindgren, James Garbarino III, and Chris Stauffer.  Welcome to our council gentlemen.

 

Grand Knight Report:

 

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving with your families.  Thanks to the knights who helped with the recruitment BLITZ the third weekend of November.  We came up with a few new candidates.  Glory Be Tea is the second weekend in December, we still need more help with the setup on Saturday Dec. 9th at 8am and the Tea itself on the 10th.  If you would like to help please contact your Grand Knight.  Check your calendar for the correct dates just in case I goofed up!  Your council’s website is: (www.stjames-liberty.org/kofc/)

 

December’s Events:

 

n      Sunday, Dec. 3rd will be Donut Sunday after 7:30 & 9:15 Mass.

n      Friday, Dec. 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

n      Saturday, Dec. 9th is the setup for the Tea at 8am in the school gym.

n      Sunday, Dec. 10th is the Glory Be Tea.  The hours are from 11am to 3pm.  We would like to get a clean up crew from 3pm to 5pm.  Our Regular meeting will be at 7pm with refreshments afterwards, if you know a knight who has missed our meetings lately offer him a ride or encourage him to make his next meeting.

n      Thursday, Dec. 21st is our Fourth Degree meeting in Excelsior Springs with a Rosary at 7pm and the meeting and refreshments following.

n      Sunday, Dec. 24th is St. Mary’s Food Kitchen from 9am to 12pm.

n      Thursday, Dec. 28th is our Gaming night at Paul Raburn’s house at 7pm.  Thanks again Paul for your hospitalityJ

n      Sunday, Dec. 31st will be our Fifth Sunday Breakfast from 7am-11am.  A good time to get some new recruits in to meet the guys.  Thanks to you regulars for showing up all the time…you too omelet guysJ

n      Of course every Thursday of the month is Eucharistic Adoration.  It has been hard for me lately to make it to the church for ONE HOUR, I have no excuse.  We need more knights at this!

 

Please continue to pray for those who are going through tough times, remember the marginalized during this holiday season.  Our troops need our support and prayers!  Check the prayer list on the website and please include them in your prayers.  May Fr. Joe and Fr. Matt continue to have the strength and courage to spread the word of God to the St. James community through His Grace and Mercy!  Amen!

 

God’s Love be with you and yours,

 

Shawn Souders

Grand Knight Council 6780