NEWSLETTER
Month of April 2018
GENERAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT
A reminder that your Annual Dues are past “due”. Please bring your
payment to the General Meeting or call me at 604-846-8923 to make
alternate arrangements.
Thanks,
Br Gerry Lockwood
PRO LIFE NEWS
Join us at the 2018 March for Life in Victoria! Contact the Chilliwack Pro-Life
office at prolifechwk@shaw.ca or 604-795-3091 if you are interested. There’s
usually a good sized delegation from St. Mary’s Parish that makes the annual trek,
which starts with Mass at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Victoria with celebrant Bishop
Gary Gordon. That is followed by a walk to the steps of the BC Legislature. Keep
an eye on the Church bulletin for details on either car pooling or a bus taking
participants to the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal. It’s a long one-day round trip but
time well spent standing up for the unborn and those facing “End of Life”
decisions with their loved ones.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
(BK Dale Erikson)
The following Knights were unable to attend the Christmas Dinner so we were
able to present their Loyal and Faithful awards in person. They were Jacques
Francoeur and Edward Brien (both 40 years), John Vollebregt (41 years), Jacques
Hardy (43 years), Gordon Randall (49 years), Daniel Kingston and Paul Rollheiser
(both 67 years). They were all very appreciative of the award and thank Council
3478 for it. Congratulations to all of them! Thank you very much to BK Larry
Whyte for accompanying me for the presentations and recording them in pictures
and thanks to BK Peter Lindenhoff for entering onto our Facebook page. Copies
are also in the albums at the Chambers.
It was a very enjoyable experience to visit these Brother Knights, who we do not
see very often as they are not able to attend meetings. This should be a reminder
to all of us of the need to visit our Brother Knights who are home bound and try to
brighten their day a little. Our Grand Knight, Brother Ken Claridge will be talking
about that at our next meeting and asking for a Visitation Committee to be formed
to coordinate and implement this process.
We have several Brother Knights that are still 1st or 2nd Degree and we like to
move them up to 2nd and 3rd Degree at the earliest possible date. I am searching
for a Second Degree at a neighboring Council or trying to get a Second Degree
Team to come to our Chambers and have it right here in Chilliwack. Following that
we will try to have another 3rd Degree at our Chambers. I will advise everyone
when they are arranged and encourage you to attend and be reminded of some of
the basics values of Knighthood.
We will have more gentlemen that would like to become members of the Knights
of Columbus, so I am hoping to get them both approved by Council at the next
meeting and then get them through the First Degree hopefully in March. So, if you
know any good Catholic gentlemen that are not a member of the Knights, please
get them to sign a Form 100 and complete the interview form at the same time. Or
give me their contact information and I will look after it. Once that is completed,
the next step is for our Council Chaplain, to approve the candidate for
membership, then Council must approve it and then we can invite him to a First
Degree ceremony.
STAR COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN!
ALLELUIA HE HAS RISEN!
A Few Words from the Deputy Grand Knight
(DGK Gerry Cranley)
Brother Knights have responded to the call to help plan our Grand Knights
Ball on Sat. September 15th at the St Mary’s Parish Hall. A pasta dinner
with roasted Italian chicken, salad, tea and coffee desert is planned. Doors
will open at 5pm with Dinner at 6:00 followed by a dance with hopefully a
live band. All for only 20.00. There will be a bar, 50/50 draw and a can’t miss
speech by our GK Ken Claridge.
We still have room for a few more Brother Knights on our organizing
committee. Call me all at 604-819-4932. This event will be open to the
Parish Community
District Deputy
Shawn Veters
presents the 2016-
17 Star Council
Award to GK Ken
Claridge. Well
done Brother
Knights. Let's go
for a three-peat in
2017-18
COUNCIL BALLCAPS FOR SALE!
Be the envy of the neighborhood with
this stylish Council 3478 Ball Cap. Our
hats include “Council 3478” along with
the logo. Cost is an affordable $25 and
they’re available through our Financial
Secretary Gerry Lockwood.