Membership Seminar Reminder

Don’t’ forget we are having a Membership Seminar on Monday Feb 16 at the Regina Cleri Council Hall, 7 PM – 9 PM.

State membership chairman Larry Becker will be presenting and we can finalize our blitz plans.

Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity and get some great training.

Regina Cleri is located just South of 22^nd Street on Mountain View behind the O’Reilly Truck Center just East of Swan.

See you there!

Pete Karculias

DD #5

Knights of Columbus Crown Free Throw Champions

Brother Ron Hill sends this report:

Four boys from the area were named local champions of the 2009 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level. The Shrine of St. Rita in the Desert Council of the Knights of Columbus (Council 14230) in Vail sponsored the local competition at the Old Vail Middle School on January 25th. All youngsters aged 10 to 14 were eligible to compete. All participants received a certificate and patch for competing.

The following were named champions in their respective age groups: Edward Fink (11), Marco Palma (12), Nicholas Parker (13), and Charles Boyce (14). Each contestant was allowed 15 free throws until winners were determined.

Each of the winners will now be eligible to compete at the district competition to be held at Pius X on February 21 with an eye toward moving on to the State and International levels.

Prayer for Employment

O Jesus, Son of God and Son of
Mary, your Sacred Heart is an ocean
of mercy, of goodness, and of love
toward all but especially for the
poor and needy.

You were born in poverty. You
labored with your own hands, you
sanctified toil by choosing it for
your own life. O loving Heart of
Jesus please hear my prayer for
employment and in your Mother's
name, grant my request.

Amen

2009 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship

Our council will be hosting the first local Free Throw Championship at the Old Vail Middle School on Colossal Cave Road at 2:00pm on January 25, 2009. The Championship is held annually, with winners progressing through district and state competition. All girls and boys aged 10 to 14 are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year, more than 151,000 sharpshooters from around the world participated in over 3100 competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and provide parental consent. For entry forms or additional information, please contact Ron Hill at 520-207-6154 or you may acquire them after mass and or on the day of the competition at the school.

Parade of Lights - Knights of Columbus Participation

Message from DD Pete Karculias:

The Knights of Columbus once again will march in the Parade of Lights on Saturday, Dec. 13. We are entry number 1401. We will gather at14th Street and 6th Avenue, the North side of 14th Street. Pleasearrive at 4:30 PM (no later than 5). The parade begins at 6 PM. Theparade route is about 1.5 miles and proceeds from 17th St. and 6thAve., North on Stone, and ends at Armory Park.We especially need Sir Knights in regalia but all are welcome. Wealso need small children who could dress as angels to be on the float. If you can help with the float preparation, please come to Council1200, 601 S. Tucson Blvd. at 1:00 PM. Dave Barfuss is the point ofcontact. You can reach him at 294-9486 or 429-4770. This is a wonderful way to Keep Christ in Christmas. Please join us.

Vail Roadway Cleanup

Message from PGK Scott Stewart:

We will be doing another roadway cleanup on Saturday, December 13th. We will meet in front of Montgomery’s Grill which is just south of the tracks from St Ritas at 8am. We cleanup both sides of the roadway from the railroad tracks to the frontage road of I-10.

Please let me know by email, phone or by adding a comment to this message, if you can assist with this event. With enough volunteers, it should only take a couple of hours. Participants must be at least 14 years of age.

Following the cleanup, we will meet at St Ritas for burgers. If you don’t feel like doing the cleanup, we could use a few volunteers to grill the burgers!

Long-sleeved shirts, pants, sturdy shoes/boots, and GLOVES are highly recommended….a lot of pokies out there.

Please mark your calendars and reply now!

Pancake Breakfast Event

The Pankcake Breakfast event held on Sunday November 30 was a very big success. Thanks to all the brothers who helped with this event, the council received $256 dollars in donations. Proceeds from this event will go, among other charities, to our Student Scholarship Fund and our Seminarian Fund. Vivat Jesus!