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We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed Happy New Year. This is a joyous time of the year as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We take time to reflect on and give thanks for all the Blessings in our lives and to remember those who are sick, poor, or lonely.
We can all take pride in the fact that we live in line with the tenets of our order: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. We have demonstrated this by all the good works we have done this year. Below is a list of programs and events we have participated in during the 2nd half of 2011. A heartfelt thanks to all of you who have contributed. Those of you who are the "silent Knights" please consider attending our meetings and becoming active members. Your presence will be warmly welcomed and your participation greatly appreciated. With your help we can grow the council to achieve even greater goals.
- Water donation to church - Donated 100 cases
- Money donation to 2 seminarians - $500 each
- Donations of $485.25 to Children’s Cancer Network
- Donations of $485.25 to Maggie’s place
- Attended listening session with Mary Permoda on Aug 31st
- Collected 300+ bags of personal items and $449 for Justa Center
- Supported Arizona Rosary Celebration with full page ad ($400) for council, and ¼ page ad ($100) for individual parishioners
- Prayed Rosary 4 times on occasion of Our Blessed Mother’s Feast days
- Supported St. Joseph Day Camp
- Setup Facebook page for council
- Held food drive for Saint Vincent De Paul on 9/17, 9/18 - Collected 3,493 lbs of food and $504
- Donated goods to Sierra Vista fire victims – Collected a truckload of items from council members
- Handed out Prayer cards on 9/11
- Held pancake breakfast on 9/25 - netted $581
- Attended Arizona Rosary Celebration on 10/16
- Sponsored and attended visit of Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 10/19
- Held Tootsie Roll Drive (stores) on 10/22 - collected $892
- Golf Outing on 10/23 at Stonecreek - netted $642
- Promoted fraternity by getting polo shirts with council logo for membership
- Donated 200 “The story of Christmas” coloring books to parish kids - Cost $100
- Donated 100 Rosaries and prayer cards to Life Teens
- Held Veterans Day Celebration on 11/10 - Coordinated well with Men’s club.
- Sponsored a family of five for the Adopt A Family parish program - Collected $525 from individual Knights and Ladies
- Held food drive for Saint Vincent De Paul on 12/10, 12/11- collected more than 5,000 lbs of food and $926
- Promoted fraternity by holding our annual Council Christmas Breakfast on 12/18 – 50 Knights and Ladies attended
- Congratulations to Tom Galenziewski on his council Knight of the Year award
- Started council team to host first degree ceremonials
- Participated in various 4th Degree call-outs for Bishop’s functions and SK memorials
- Finally, provided donuts and newspapers to parishioners on Sunday morning Masses
A special thanks to all the Ladies without whose support we Knights could not do what we do.
Thank all of you again and may God Bless you and your families.
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