Knights of Columbus
Phillip Dries Assembly 1204
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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FOURTH DEGREE NEWS FROM YOUR FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR Sir Knights and Ladies: Happy Mothers Day! Once a year, we set aside a day to honor our Mothers. Remember to honor our Blessed Mother Mary, and pray to her daily. The Month of May is dedicated to Mary. Please pray the Rosary often. Did you know that Council 722 sponsors the Rosary which is aired on the Sheboygan cable, channel 8? The Rosary is broadcast Monday – Saturday at 8:30 A.M. At our next meeting election of officers will take place. I am in need of a trustee for a three year term, beginning with the 2008 – 2009 year. If you are interested in filling this position, please give me a call at (920) 918-5066. The list of officers for the 2008 – 2009 term is listed in this issue of The Knight Letter. The year has gone by fast and my first year of Faithful Navigator is almost complete. I would like to thank all my officers and members for their support. It is not too early to plan for the St. Nicholas Hospital picnic. This year the picnic will be held on July 30th. A big thank you to Charlie Gruenke & John Sprosty for chairing this event. Please make sure to sign up at our next meeting or give them a call to volunteer your help. This takes many hours of manpower to make this event a success. In June our annual Memorial Mass will be held. More details will be in the next Knight Letter. Our next meeting is May 21st at Millhome Supper Club in Kiel. Cocktails will be at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. The menu will be Broasted Chicken and Roast Beef served family style. God Bless You! Your Faithful
Navigator, Richard M.
Tauferner
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CHAPLAINS MESSAGE
I have
selected the following quotations from the many messages of Our Holy Father
during his glorious and inspiring visit to the United States. I think these
words are especially meaningful to us as member of the Knights of Columbus.
----The
word of God reminds us that in faith we see the heavens opened, and the
grace of the Holy Spirit lighting up the Church and bringing sure hope to
our world. "O Lord, my God," the Psalmist sings, "when you send forth your
spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth" (Ps 104:30).
----These words from scripture evoke the first creation, when the Spirit of
God hovered over the deep; and they look forward to the new creation, at
Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and established
the Church as the first fruits of a redeemed humanity.
----These words summon us to ever deeper faith in God’s infinite power to
transform every human situation, to create life from death, and to light up
even the darkest night. And they make us think of another magnificent phrase
of Saint Irenaeus: "where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; where
the Spirit of God is, there is the Church and all grace”.
----In
the light of faith, we will then discover the wisdom and strength needed to
open ourselves to points of view which may not necessarily conform to our
own ideas or assumptions. Thus we can value the perspectives of others, be
they younger or older than ourselves, and ultimately hear "what the Spirit
is saying" to us and to the Church.
----We
need but think of the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American
priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the
establishment of the Knights of Columbus, or of the legacy of the
generations of religious and priests who quietly devoted their lives to
serving the People of God in countless schools, hospitals, and parishes.
May
these great thoughts inspire us as we continue to embrace the graces of
Pentecost.
Fr.
Mike |