Council 103 Newsletter -
by Grand Knight Jack
Laviolette
March,
2010
Brother Knights;
Support our Priests,
Youth and Pro-Life Efforts.
Council
103 is honored to receive an award for recruitment
and service.
Congratulate
First Degree members
Roger Hassan of our Council #103
and George Hamilton of the Lenox Council #2412.
Knights,
kindly support our
Priests by attending the
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the
Sacrament of Reconciliation during
Lent on Wednesdays at your Parish in the Pittsfield
Catholic Community. Your participation is
appreciated.
Knights of Columbus
Council 103
is
sponsoring a
Holy Hour at St. Joseph Church on Wednesdays during Lent, 6:30 PM
to 7:30 PM. It’s great maintaining our Catholic Christian traditions. Attendance is growing.
Pray for Peace,
thanking God, People in our
Military & Veterans for our freedom. Please pray for
the people in Haiti & Chile, the unborn
and all
people in distress.
Knights of Columbus District Free Throw,
held
Saturday February 20, 2010, at the CYC,
congratulate Champion Anthony Whiteley, 10 yr
old division, who will advance to the Western Regional Free Throw Championship Sat. Mar 6, 2010 at 9 AM,
Elms College,
Chicopee, Ma.
Thank you to George Anderson, DD, and our volunteers
Paul DiVirgilio, Joe Farrington, Gino Gennari, Jr.,
and the Lenox Council members.
Springfield
Men’s Conference,
Saturday March 13, 2010, Brochures and registration
forms available, great speakers are scheduled. Contact Jack Laviolette at 442-3527
St.
Joseph CCD students
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser March
20, 2010,
8 AM to 9:45 AM at
Applebees
Restaurant on Hubbard Ave.
Adults, $
7.00, Children under 10, $4.00, Your
participation will be appreciated, Contact Jack
Laviolette, 442-3527.
Priest
Appreciation Dinner, April 25, 2010, Knights
lets help make this event a memorable one,
honoring our
Priests.
Social at 5 PM to 6 PM, Dinner around
6:15 PM
at Fairview Council 4044, Chicopee, Ma, Tickets
$25.00, Reservations due by March 15, 2010. Any
proceeds from the event will be donated to the
Seminarian Fund of the Diocese. To sign up contact
Jack Laviolette at 442-3527.
Save the Date May 30,
2010, Fr. Deeker’s 50th Anniversary Celebration,
11:45 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church, celebrated by
the Bishop then brunch at the Crown Plaza.
Council 103 provided two local
seminarians
with a $500.00 stipend each to support their journey
to become a
Priest.
Council 103 made a $250.00 donation to the
Haiti
relief effort, being matched by Mass
State
Knights of
Columbus.
Member
Interest Survey,
Thank you for
sharing your interest, in helping our Community and
Council.
We are
planning this year’s activities, including
family activities, fundraisers and recruiting drives.
We
are looking forward to having our
1st degree members advance to 2nd then 3rd
Degree, then to 4th Degree
members. Next
exemplifications in our area follows:
Second Degree: Fairview
Chicopee,
11 May ‘10, 6 PM candidates, 7:30 PM.
Third
Degree: Fairview,
Chicopee,
23 May ‘10, 1 PM Candidates, 2:00 PM.
4th
Degree, Cape Codder,
Sat. May 1, 2010, Honoree Bill Donovan, State Deputy.
We can go to the
degrees as a group, kindly let us know which one you
can make. For
information and a ride contact Jack Laviolette at
442-3527.
Recruit
by
talking to practical
Catholics you
know at
Church, and social events.
State Knights of Columbus Raffle Tickets, kindly support our
State Fundraiser.
Food Pantries in our community are
struggling to feed our neighbors, kindly bring can
and or dry goods to our meetings. We will rotate
among our Pittsfield Catholic Church
Food pantries with our donations. Thank you for your
sharing and caring.
Our
Fraternal
Insurance Program and Annuity
Program
provides a financial safety network for your family.
Please contact Brother
David Lane at
413-629-3732.
Kindly reach
out to our members in
distress;
please
pray for Brothers in distress. If you know of anyone who may
need our
prayers and support, please let us know.
Thank you,
Knights of Columbus,
for
volunteering,
recruiting,
supporting our
Priests, our community,
our Military
& Veterans, the Unborn and our
Catholic
Church.
Vivat
Jesus,
Paul E. “Jack” Laviolette. Jr.
Grand Knight, Msgr. Eugene F. Marshall
Knights
of Columbus, Council 103
