Knights NewsDeacon Wally Kullman Council – 14479
Conifer CO Feb 2017 Issue
Upcoming EventsCouncil Meeting 2/9
Officer Meeting 2/23
Assembly Meeting 3/2
Council Meeting 3/9
Grand Knights CornerBrother Knights
I hope you are all set for our Council’s biggest
season of the year; Lent. We have a bunch of
activities coming up including our largest
fundraiser for the council, the Lent fish fries.
We’re also conducting our annual Pasta Dinner
which will be for raising money for this year’s
Tootsie Roll Drive. It will be a big event as we’ll
be handing out the $7k we collected last year (a
new council record) to our 5 local school special
education programs and to our local ARC. Don
may even have Denver news channels at the
dinner. So I’d like to see a big turnout of Knights
at the Pasta dinner.
I’d also like to congratulate Chris Ketchum and
Greg Bishop for taking their 3rd degree in Jan.
We look forward to you two starting to take on
Annual Survey ResultsThe results are in and in 2016 our
council contributed 3,100 man hours and
donated nearly $9,000 to OLP and other
church and community groups. Let’s try
to top that in 2017!
March for LifeThousands of people from the Rocky
Mountain region gathered for this year’s
March for Life, including our own Don
Dietzenbach and Dan Mares and his
wife. Archbishop Aquila said mass and
then spoke on the capital steps.“The forces promoting the Culture of
Death have not slowed their pace and
we must not slow ours.”
The national March for Life was also well
attended and had the Vice-President of
Quarterly Blood DriveOur 1st quarter blood drive is coming up on
2/18, same day as the pasta dinner. Sign up
after masses 2/10 to 2/11.
Drink lots of fluids and try not to get any in
the meat sauce.
Council Meeting 3/9
2/18 Quarterly Blood Drive
2/18 Pasta Dinner
2/28 Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Breakfast
3/1 Ash Wednesday
3/3 Fish Fry
3/10 Fish Fry
4/15 Easter
We look forward to you two starting to take on
leadership positions in the council. And for
those of you who have not earned your full
Knighthood yet, I encourage you to think about
pursuing it. The next 2nd/3rd degree is May 20th
in Littleton.
So everyone get ready for an epic Lent! Grab
some beads at our Shrove Tuesday pancake
breakfast, and get ready for 40 days of Fish.
Doyle
Grand Knight
Knight of the Month
Jan – Dick Thomas
attended and had the Vice-President of
the US Mike Pence speak, the highest
ranking speaker ever at the March for
Life.
We’re continuing to fight for life with 40
Days for Life. Every day in Lent (Mar 1
to Apr 9) there will be prayer vigils
outside of Denver’s Planned Parenthood
abortion clinic.
Council Website and FacebookCheck out our new council website and
facebook page.
www.kofcconifer.wordpress.com
Let us know if you have something to post,
it can be anything relating to the Knights or
the Church in general. Contact Brian
O’Reilly or Dave Verlindi.
And remember to Like us!
AED Purchase ResolutionAt the January meeting the 2nd vote was passed for our
council to buy Father an AED (Automated External
Defibrillator) kit for the church and Father has picked out the
AED, costing $1,352.
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MembershipHelp Recruit New Members!
It’s every Knights job to help the council grow by recruiting,
and with all of the meals we’re conducting it’s a great
opportunity to show parishioners what we do and encourage
them to join the Knights.
It’s everyone job to get out and recruit! We still need one
more new member to meet our annual quota.
We also still need one more insurance members to fulfill our
quota to earn our Star Council award for the 2nd year running.
Programs
Pasta Dinner
Food BitesFood Bites
New 3rd and 4th Degree MembersCongratulations to Chris Ketchum and Greg Bishop for
completing your 2nd and 3rd degrees in Jan!
Youth RetreatSeveral of our Knights went to heaven for a
weekend in Jan. They helped out Father with
the Youth Retreat 1/27 to 1/29 and kept 40 kids
well fed all weekend. Some Knights also
participated in the retreat like Tom Oliver who
was St Peter for the weekend. Father sends his
thanks to the Knights for the support.
Poster ContestsWe wrapped up our Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest with
a total of 6 entries. The judging is completed and the winners
will be announced at the 10am mass on 2/12.
We’ve also begun our Substance Abuse poster contest. Entries
are due by the end of Feb.
1st Degree Team
The 1st Degree Team continues rehearsals, but we still need a
few more Knights as understudies. If you’re interested in
being a part of our 1st degree team contact Dick Thomas at [email protected]. The team meets for rehearsal at
5:30pm before the monthly council business meeting.
There’s no obligation to attend every rehearsal or 1st degree.
Upcoming Major Degrees2nd and 3rd Degree
May 20th St Mary, Littleton
4th Degree
Feb 25th Immaculate Heart of Mary, Northglenn
Apr 29th St Joan of Arc, Arvada
June 24th St Frances Cabrini, Littleton
Knights’ ClassroomArchive of Worthy Lecturer Mark Graas’s recent presentations:
�The original Lord’s Prayer
http://www.thenazareneway.com/lords_prayer.htm
�The Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXkVlTXTVBs
�Science Proves Shroud Is Jesus BEST NEW VIDEO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MMOAV-xYFs
�Angels (Part 1, 2) - Archbishop Fulton Sheen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7Ti9bkqi8
Pasta DinnerOur annual pasta dinner is coming up on 2/18 after the 5pm mass. This
dinner is to raise money for this year’s Tootsie Roll Drive. We’ll also
be handing out checks to our 5 local schools’ special needs programs
and to our local ARC.
This will be a big event for our council and we may even have Denver
news channels there, so we want as many Knights to show up as we can
to either work or just eat. If you’d like to help in the kitchen or upstairs
contact Doyle, Scot, or Tom Rura.
Shrove Tues Pancake BreakfastKicking off our Mardi Gras partying, we are serving a free pancake
breakfast for the Parish on 2/28 from 6:30am to 9am. Come eat before
going to work and grab some beads provided by Father!
We’ll also be looking for Knights to cook bright and early at 5:30am.
Fish FriesOur favorite event of the year is coming up, our Lent Fish Fries! We’ve
decided that the Knights will offer a fish fry every Friday in Lent. So
we’ll need lots of help over Lent to cook 6 fish dinners.
completing your 2nd and 3rd degrees in Jan!
Congratulations to Brian O’Reilly who will be taking his 4th
degree on Feb 25th!