Published Quarterly Inside this issue: Grand Knight 2 Manager’s Message 2 Retreat 2 Chaplain 3 Respect Life Comm. 3 Knight’s Fraternal Corp. 4 Vocations Spaghetti Dinner 4 Valentine’s Dinner Menu 5 Soccer & Free Throw Comp. 5 Auxiliary Corner 6 Silent Auction Thank you 6 In Memoriam 6 Council Directory 6 Gambling Committee 6 Electronic Newsletter 6 KC Insurance 7 Special Olympics 7 Children’s Christmas pictures 8 Coats for Kids pictures 8 Lecturer Program 9 Home Association 9 Donations 10 Pot-O-Gold 10 Navigator’s Message 10 Pancake Breakfast 10 Advertising 11 Coming Events 12 Knight News Marian Council #3827 RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTON g{x VOL. LIX NUMBER 3 February/March/April 2014 Some special dates to remember: Big Band Dances from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Feb., 14, Mar, 14, and Apr. 11. Prime Time Wrestling starting at 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 31, Feb. 28, and Mar. 28. Knights of Columbus Valentine’s Day Dinner Friday, February 14 th , 2014 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Show your sweetheart how much you love and appreciate her Limited menu including a selection that will be sure to please every taste Includes a glass of wine and dessert A rose for your sweetheart (with reservation) Sweet Adeline Quartet to entertain while you dine Reservations are a must! Call 952-888-1492 Visit our web site [email protected](Big Band will be performing in the Ballroom)
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Grand Knight 2 Manager’s Message 2 Retreat 2 Chaplain 3 Respect Life Comm. 3 Knight’s Fraternal Corp. 4 Vocations Spaghetti Dinner 4 Valentine’s Dinner Menu 5 Soccer & Free Throw Comp. 5 Auxiliary Corner 6 Silent Auction Thank you 6 In Memoriam 6 Council Directory 6 Gambling Committee 6 Electronic Newsletter 6 KC Insurance 7 Special Olympics 7 Children’s Christmas pictures 8 Coats for Kids pictures 8 Lecturer Program 9 Home Association 9 Donations 10 Pot-O-Gold 10 Navigator’s Message 10 Pancake Breakfast 10 Advertising 11 Coming Events 12
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VOL. LIX NUMBER 3 February/March/April 2014
Some special dates to remember: Big Band Dances from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Feb., 14, Mar, 14, and Apr. 11. Prime Time Wrestling starting at 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 31, Feb. 28, and Mar. 28.
Knights of Columbus
Valentine’s Day Dinner Friday, February 14th, 2014
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Show your sweetheart how much you love
and appreciate her Limited menu including a selection that will
be sure to please every taste Includes a glass of wine and dessert
A rose for your sweetheart (with reservation) Sweet Adeline Quartet to entertain
while you dine Reservations are a must! Call 952-888-1492
Visit our web site [email protected] (Big Band will be performing in the Ballroom)
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At the state gambling expo, I learned there are two types of bingo/pulltab chari-ties. Most do little promotion. Those that do, prosper. Scott Marette launched an email campaign and is studying AdWords. We are adding market share. You may not gamble, but you know folks who do. Introduce them to our club. In 2012, Minnesota Knights donated $2.9 million and 1.7 million volunteer hours. Our council was a disproportionate share of that. With your help, we’ll do even more. Tell me you’ve paid your 2014 member dues? If you have an idea for a new activity, email me [email protected]. Support our priests. DEFEND LIFE!
Mike Gigot Grand Knight
Prospero Año! Hopefully your 2014 resolutions involve charity, the crux of Knighthood. Maybe more volunteering? Boost your stewardship, support Catholic schools. Knights should set a high stand-ard. This means you. Our recent pro-grams included soccer, Special Olympics, and Networking for a Cause. We reboot-ed our lecture series with stellar speakers. Attendance surged at our Christmas par-ties. As you read this, we’ll finish our basketball events. Got neighbors who read only bad news about our Church? Bring them to our vocations dinner or a Respect Life event. Ask them to help with Tootsie Rolls. Show them the good we do! I talk a lot about marketing to youth. They use social media. That’s where we gotta be. We do so much for the commu-nity. We just have to say it. We’re mak-
ing progress. kofcbloomington.com keeps winning accolades. We’ve recruited new members from Facebook -- they saw our pics and joined. Are you receiving our weekly eNews? If you don’t have email, ask a friend to print it (email [email protected] to subscribe). It won’t replace this Knight News; it’s just a brief link to events. Chef Brenna often pictures her latest culinary master-piece. Dining room sales are up, so make reservations. Since moving our calendar to kofcbloomington.com, I’ve found that some programs haven’t had an “owner” for years. Dances and pancake breakfasts weren’t advertised; no wonder attendance slumped! We’re fixing that. Thanks, pro-gram chairs, for adapting to boost partici-pation.
Grand Knights Message
Do you have cabin fever after our cold January? Are you looking for events that will get you out of the house? Check out the following: x� Super Bowl XLVIII, Sunday, Feb. 2 -
- gather your friends and watch the game at the KCs. With three TVs in the lounge, you’ll catch all the action.
x� Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14 – there will be a special dinner menu in the lounge. Check either the Knight News or the website for the menu.
x� Vocation Spaghetti Dinner, Saturday, March 1 – plan to support this worthy event and enjoy a dinner served by our seminarians.
x� Lent starts with Ash Wednesday on March 5. Rather than the normal
Manager’s Message chicken and ribs, we will serve all-you-can-eat fish that evening. Lenten Fridays also feature our fabulous all-you can-eat fish fry. Reservations are highly recommended.
x� Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 15 with the special dinner menu of-fered in the lounge. Again, reserva-tions are recommended.
x� Big Band dances on the following Fridays – Feb. 14, March 14 and April 11. Have dinner in the lounge beforehand and save $2 per person toward admission to the dance. Dancing is great exercise and a won-derful way to burn off any extra calo-ries from one of Brenna’s scrump-tious desserts.
x� Prime Time Wrestling on Feb. 28, March 28 and April 25 (all Fridays). At just $12 per adult and $6 per child, it’s a great way to spend time with your extended family.
If none of these strike your fancy, why not stop by and try out the new menu we introduced in January. The lounge is open for dinner Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 5:00 – 8:30 and the bar is open Monday through Saturday evenings starting at 4:30. Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!
Jim Rasmussen Manager
We extend a special invitation to Broth-er Knights to attend the upcoming Men’s Weekend Retreat scheduled for February -9, 2014. The retreat begins on Friday with early check-in from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. or regular check-in from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Departure will be after brunch on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The theme is “Peace Be With You…All
Retreat Will Be Well.” The presenter will be Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. A $30.00 non-refundable registration fee is required in order to reserve a room and a suggested retreat donation of $140 - $160, (includes program, meals and pri-vate room with shared bathroom). To
make a reservation, call 952-447-2182 or email: [email protected]. For more information, visit the website www.FranciscanRetreats.net or call Andy Duda, retreat Captain at 9523-884-5705.
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Dear Fellow Knights: We find ourselves in the midst of a brief period of Ordinary Time (OT). It seems like quite some time ago that we were celebrating the Advent/Christmas season, and soon we will be entering the Lent/Easter season (FYI --- Ash Wednesday falls on March 5th this year). Before we simply move on from one great season to another, how are we to understand this short venture in to OT? First, what is OT? The Church tells us --- “Besides the times of year that have their own distinctive character, there re-mains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrat-ed, but rather the mystery of Christ itself is honored in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordi-nary Time” (Universal Norms, 43). Next, how are we called to honor the mystery of Christ? Our natural tendency
is to focus on particular aspects of His life --- birth, teachings, miracles, passion, death, resurrection, etc. --- and yet, during OT we are called to step back from this practice and strive to celebrate the “fullness” of His existence. Perhaps a way to understand this is to consider those moments when we find ourselves “stopping and smelling the roses” of our life. We all have had them; for example, the birth of a child, the death of a loved one, a health crisis, etc. We find our-selves wanting to proclaim to the world to stop and appreciate the blessings we each have been given. The question is --- why do we wait for such key “life moments” to appreciate the overall life we have re-ceived? Why not celebrate these bless-ings throughout our journey? We know we should do so, and yet, the busyness of life often gets in the way of our apprecia-tion.
This is what OT is all about. We are invited to celebrate the great gift we have been given in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. In each day and in each event of our life, we are to acknowledge the won-derful blessing of our Christian faith. This type of focus takes a lot of practice and effort; and yet, if we truly want to be Christ-centered, then our faith should be at the forefront of all that we do and are. There should be no need for any distinc-tive seasons or special feasts; rather, we are to live in a constant state of celebra-tion of our faith. WOW! In many ways, OT is the most important season of the entire year. May God bless us as we strive to live our faith 24/7. Truly this is what it means to celebrate OT. Ordinary Time blessings,
Fr. Brian Fier Chaplain
Chaplain
During a blizzard, a frantic woman call the local hospital and said, “I’ve run out of birth control pills and can’t get to the drugstore. What are the substitutes?” Replied the physician on duty, “Abstinence, Madam.”
* * * * * An old Indian chief had three sons. Winter was approaching and the tribe needed food and supplies. He summoned the boys to his tent, and told them to go in quest of provisions. He said, “Broken Arroe, you head northeast; Running Deer, you go southwest, and Fallen Rock, you go in many directions.” Several moons went by, and Broken Arrow returned with lots of meat. Running Deer returned soon after with much clothing and other supplies. The other brother, legend has it, never returned. He has not been found to this day, but they still search for him. That is why, wherever one travels, you still see signs that say, “Watch our for Fallen Rock.”
* * * * An intrepid inventor crossed a homing pigeon with a suitcase, and got a piece of luggage that will come back to you no matter where the airline loses it.
As we move into calendar year 2014, we will be fortunate to experience what we have in past years by being able to have the top leadership from the key Pro-Life ministries in the Twin Cities update us on the exciting developments in their organizations. Our Monday, February 24th meeting will feature Mary Kellet, Executive Direc-tor and Co-Founder of Prenatal Partners for Life. Mary will bring us up to date on the further expansion of this ministry ded-icated to providing support information and encouragement for expectant or new parents that have a child that has an ad-verse prenatal diagnosis or are raising a child with special needs after birth. She
will discuss the new audio/visual aids that are bringing the program further into the international scope. For our Monday, March 3rd meeting, we will have Kimberly Rynders, Executive Director of Tapestry Pregnancy and Fami-ly Resource Center outline the success that her multiple services center has had this past year with their clients and how we may participate in their upcoming events. On Monday, April 7th we will bring back Brian Gibson, Executive Director of Pro-Life Action Ministries for what has become his annual program that just pre-cedes their Good Friday Prayer Vigil, which will be all day on April 18th from
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. outside at the Mega-Planned Parenthood Abortuary. Brian will let know how we can be part of that service or actually consider partici-pating with him as a sidewalk counselor or a prayer partner sometime during the balance of the year. All of these programs will be held in the Madonna Room and will start with the Rosary at 7:00 p.m.. We hope you will support these outstanding speakers and their very worthwhile Pro-life ministries with your attendance.
Pat Rickert Chair Respect for Life Committee
Respect Life
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Thank you, thank you and thank you. To all our Brother Knights, Ladies and Outside donors who contributed to the renovation of our rest rooms at our Mari-an Hall, thank you all again for your con-tributions. You all helped make the pro-ject a success. Happy New Year to all. By the time you receive this newsletter, our menu in the dining room will have had a mid-winter update., A few new items you will see are chili cheese potato skins, mini tacos, a grilled vegetable salad, steak sandwich, a grown up grilled cheese, creamy pesto chicken pasta, steak and mushrooms, grilled chicken breast with
creamy mushroom sauce and , of course, Brenna’s Saturday Night Specials and Monthly Fish./Seafood Specials as well as her fabulous homemade soups and desert selections, How can you stay away? Come to the club for dinner – there is something for everyone,. Enjoy and inex-pensive bottle of good quality wine with your dinner and remember, if you don’t finish it. you can take it home with you for a nightcap. Mark your calendars for our Valentine’s Day Dinner on Friday, February 14th. A great menu is planned as you will see elsewhere in this newsletter. And for all you Irishmen, and wannabe Irishmen,
don’t forget our outstanding St, Patrick’s Dinner on Saturday, March 15th. Please make advanced reservations for these events by calling 952-888-1492 or per-sonally stopping by the Club. Brother Knights and ladies, the Marian Hall is our home. Our dining room and lounge is there for you. We offer fabu-lous food, wonderful libations, excellent service and wonderful ambiance to enter-tain family and friends all at a great value. This is you club – come and use it today!
Jay Taylor President, Knights Fraternal Corporation
Knights Fraternal
A minister had just enjoyed a hearty chicken dinner at the home of one of his parishioners,. Looking out the window after dinner, he remarked, “That rooster of yours seems to be a mighty proud and happy bird.” “He should,” the host replied, “his oldest son just entered the ministry.”
Come join us for an evening of good food, community, and a chance to visit
with the seminarians of St. John Vianney Seminary.
Tickets: Children 12 & under - $5.00 Adults - $10.00
Marian Council KC Hall 1114 American Blvd. W. Bloomington, MN Call 952-888-1492 for tickets.
Saturday March 1, 2014 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Valentine’s Day Dinner Entrées Friday, February 14th, 2014
Pork, Pumpkin and Sage $22.50 Roasted pork loin with pumpkin sage bread pudding
Tropical Mahi Mahi $29.50 Banana leaf wrapped mahi mahi served with coconut rice
Herb Crusted Prime Rib $26.50 Slow roasted prime rib covered in fresh herbs and garlic. Served with roasted red potatoes
Chicken and Mushroom Ragout $21.50 Slowly stewed chicken and mushrooms served with risotto
Menu Items include soup or salad and seasonal vegetable Dinner Served from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dessert: Layers of chocolate and strawberry mousses
Complementary Glass of House Wine
Sorry, no coupons will be accepted with this menu. Tax and Tip Not Included.
We the Knights of Columbus 3827 have been concerned to be an important part in the society. By promoting youth activities like the Soccer Challenge and the Free Throw Championship, we encourage our children to be involved on some activities and keep a nice fellowship within the community. During the year of 2013, we led the Soccer Challenge. Working together with the Richfield Soccer Association, who gave us a date an facilities for it on August 25th at Donaldson Park and the Bloomington Athletic Association, who gave two dates and a big support at
Kennedy High School Soccer Field on September 3rd and 4th. We realized these contests where boys and girls demonstrated a great interest and made of these events something unique and unforgettable for their parents, voluntaries and spectators. The Soccer District contest was placed on September 14 at Gene Kelly Soccer Field in Bloomington where we got 4 winners and 2 runners-up to the State championship. Three girls 10, 11, and 14 years old one boy 11years old and two boys 12 years old. The first Free Throw date was at Jefferson High School Activities bldg. in
Bloomington on December 14th where 32 girls showed a good interest and performed their abilities in basketball. They did a wonderful job. This is something motivational to our fraternity. We are grateful to BAA and proud to partner with therm. Also thanks to the Richfield Soccer Association.
Manuel Leon Warden
Soccer Challenge and Free Throw Competition
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2014 is here ready or not. Weather is another story. The Silent Auction in De-cember was great. Lots of people to bid. We will not have a meeting in April because of Holy Week. Our next meeting is February 20th. We will have fun with Thea Gullekson. She talks about First
Ladies that have been in the White House. For our meeting, she will talk on Catholic First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Let’s have some fun and all wear your pill box hats. Joy of Giving is personal hygiene for Cor-ner Stone. The agenda for the meeting on March
20th is to be determined. Joy of Giving will be baby items for Tapestry. In April, have a very Holy Week. Pray for our Ladies who need your prayers. God Bless you all.
Betty Cavanaugh. President
Auxiliary Corner
Our report for the preceding three months is as follows: September October November Gross Profit from Gambling $18,696.00 $11,378.00 $15,539.00 Taxes $1,714.00 $1,067.00 $1,428.00 Expenditures $10,147.00 $8,034.00 $15,504.00 Net Profit $6,835.00 $2,277.00 ($1,393.00) Less Reserve for Real Estate Taxes $3,500.00 $3.500.00 $3,500.00 Final Net Profit (-Loss) $3,335.00 ($1,223.00) ($4,893.00) Note: The expenditures include charitable contributions made by the Council.
David A. Webb Gambling Committee Secretary
GAMBLING COMMITTEE Electronic Newsletter. In an effort to reduce the cost of produc-ing, printing, processing and mailing the Knight News, we are encouraging any and all members that have an email ac-count to please consider receiving the Knight News electronically. Please notify the KC office that you want to receive the Knight News electronically by calling at 952-888-1492 or send an email to [email protected]. You will receive it as much as one week earlier than by mail.
Once again the Ladies Auxiliary Silent Auction is history. As you all know, this is our charity fundraising event of the year and it takes a lot of effort to accomplish. When I asked many of you for assistance, you stepped forward with your time, treasures and talents to make it a success.
Some took letters to area businesses seek-ing prizes while others donated items they had made or purchased. Still others vol-unteered their time that evening to make it all happen. Everything was very much appreciated; for without your efforts it would not have been such a success. We
made a total of $4,000 which will go to local charities. This is more than we have ever made in the past. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Beth Williams Chairman
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IN MEMORIAM Please remember in your prayers these Knights who died re-cently: Kenneth G. LaVone, Wayne W. Belstler, Michael A. Vellon, Lawrence J. Matthews, Richard E. Flynn, Deacon Rob-ert B. Smith, Edward F. Bungert, John M Gleason and Thomas J. Schepers . May they rest in peace, Amen.
Bridge the gap between faith and everyday life on
Council Directory We have a copy of the new council directory in the west of-fice. See Lisa or Jim if you are interested in a copy. The cost is $4.00 to cover the cost of the book.
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Different life stages, changing needs Paying for college for your children may be one of your family’s current needs. You may be concerned about a comfortable, worry-free retirement. You may wonder if needing costly long-term care will deplete your hard-earned assets. You want to have something to leave for your wife, children or grandchildren. At some point you may have had all of these needs on your mind. Over time, these thoughts make way for others as your needs evolve, your finances change and you get older. What is important to you at age 20, may not be at 30, or 45, or
K of C Insurance
Special Olympics
65. What is the best way to be prepared for these changes before they happen? One of the easiest ways to be financially ready for changes that come with different life stages is to meet annually with your professional Knights of Columbus agent, and address the needs that his analysis uncovers. This can help you be ready to face the financial challenges and issues on the road ahead. During that annual visit, I’ll take the time to review your needs, goals and budget. I’ll update all beneficiaries on your policies and be sure your coverage
meets your needs. I’ll recommend a program of life insurance, long-term care insurance and guaranteed income annuities that will help you rest easy at night. Whatever your needs, whatever your concerns, whatever your stage in life, I can help. I’m at 612 743 8926 or [email protected]. Call me – let’s talk. God Bless
Kevin Nelson Field Agent Knights of Columbus
Saturday, November 16, 2013, Marian Council third degree and Thomas Meagher assembly were requested by the State Knights of Columbus’ Special Olympics Committee to participate in the Bowling venue from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 pm. at Brunswick Lanes, on County Rd. 46 and Interstate 35 in Lakeville. Also serve and assist at the banquet at 6:00 p.m. at Richfield High School. Deacon Jim McLaughlin and Auxiliary Member Bobbie McLaughlin agreed to recruitment and follow through for the Bowling Competition. At 8:00 a.m. there were 25 Knights and their Ladies ready to be lane monitors for the bowling competition. Lunch tickets were given to
those who wanted them. Training on how to be a lane monitor for two sessions of bowling was given as were the lane assignments. Volunteers included District Director Orv Fillbrandt, Grand Knight Mike Gigot, Faithful Navigator Ralph Bartolotta and his wife, Maureen, Bill Belanger, Janet & Jim Breitfeller, John Crary, Mary Ann and John Jakala, Ann and Bill Jaspers, Joyce and Ray Korsten, Shirley and John Kovach, Chairs Bobbie and Deacon Jim McLaughlin, Pat Nelson, Ted Pietrini, Patricia and Pat Rickert, Jim Stachowski, Eileen and Jay Taylor, and Rodney Tholen. The Minnesota Knights of Columbus co-hosted with the Special Olympics
committee the opening ceremony and banquet honoring the athletes, coaches, and parents on Saturday evening at Richfield High School. Marilyn and Tom Mantel chaired the banquet with the assistance of Mary Ann and John Jakala, Bobbie and Deacon Jim McLaughlin, Kate and Mike Salvatore, Beth and Doc Williams, as well as students from Richfield High. A special thanks and praise for the great services provided by volunteers from our Council, Assembly and Auxiliary by being willing to help others. It was a huge Success. May God Bless all of you.
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Children with Santa and Mrs. Claus Some of the people at the party
Children’s Christmas Party
Coats For Kids
A notoriously nagging wife relented and bought her husband two neckties for his birthday. Finding them on his dresser, the hus-band put on one and made a grand entrance to breakfast. “Hummph!” snorted the nagger when she saw him, “So, you didn’t like the other one, eh?”
One of the activities
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Lecturer Program ic will be “HELPING FALLEN AWAY CATHOLICS FIND THEIR WAY BACK”. Who is “fallen away”? Some causes, and what can parents and families do? What not to do. Our Lecturers program on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm will be Daniel Moran whose title of his talk is “How to keep God at the center of your life. Prac-tical suggestions to keep us on track to Heaven.” Dan will then discuss several disciplines that have been beneficial to him. A few of the activities he will dis-cuss include: Confession, adoration, daily quiet times, bible studies retreats and writ-ing a personal mission statement. A cra-dle Catholic, Dan has been an active, life-long member of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Edina. Dan and his wife, Sheryl, are one of the founding couples of Family Fest Ministries, a Christ-centered, multi-denominational focused on strengthening families and marriages. Dan is a former board member of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture and is a current board member of St. Paul’s Outreach. Dan is a Sr. Financial Advisor for high net worth individuals with Merrill Lynch where he just celebrated his 25th year. His hobbies include pheasant hunting, fishing and working out. His obsessions include keeping a single digit handicap and ac-complishing as many tasks in a day as he is able. Dan Moran is happily married to
Our Lecturers program on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm will be Fa-ther Timothy Cloutier, S.T.B., J.C.L. who is Judicial Vicar and Head of the Metro-politan Marriage Tribunal. Father is from Minneapolis and attended St. Kevin’s Parish and School and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He entered St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul in 1973 and transferred to the Pontical Col-lege Josephinum in Ohio 1974-1976. Father Cloutier entered the Postulancy of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary (OVM) in Rome, Italy, 1976, and studied Philosophy and theology at the Angelicum University, Rome, 1976-1983. Perpetual Profession in 1979, Diploma in Latin Letters from the Gregorian University in Rome, and Ordained in Rome December 10, 1983. Ministry in Nice, France and Vienna, Austria, and various locations in Italy, 1983-1992 and worked in the Holy See from 1986-1990. Canon Law degree from Holy Cross, Rome, 1992. He was as-signed various ministries in the Dioceses of Lincoln, Nebraska and Kansas City/St. Joseph, Missouri, 1993-97. Father Clouti-er was Parochial Vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Minnetonka, 1997-1999, and was incardinated in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, 2000. He was Parochial Vicar at St. Raphael, Crystal, 1999-2003 and Pastor of St. Mary, Waverly, 2003-2011. Father’s top-
his wife of 25 years, Sheryl. They have been blessed with 2 children, John and Katie who are in their early 20’s. Our Lecturers program on Thursday, April 24, 2014 will be Father John P. Floeder who currently serves as professor and dean of Seminarians at the St. Paul Seminary. He teaches courses in moral theology and bioethics. Fr. John Floeder was ordained a priest in 2007. He spent three years as the Parochial Vicar at St. Stephen's in Anoka. The Archbishop then sent him for studies at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington, DC prior to his current assignment. His topic is: Being Catholic in the Pope Francis Age. He will give an introduction to Pope Fran-cis's writings and interviews and respond to the reactions of the media. The Lecturers program will begin at 6:30 p.m. before our short meeting or Admissions Degree Ceremonial at 7:30 p.m. Members, spouses and/or signifi-cant others and guests are welcome for our Lecturers programs. After our short meeting and/or Admissions Degree, we will go upstairs to the lounge for socializ-ing, treats and cash bar.
Home Association your own home and we could use people like you to join us once in awhile. We should also take a look at the mem-bers who are active participants at the Hall and take a page out of their play-books. Not only do they come forward by supporting the dining room, our Council and Assembly's parties and dinners, but they come up to help with setup and cleanup afterwards. In the past year we have hired contrac-tors to do work on the bathrooms and they turned out wonderful, don't you agree? We still have need for more funding so if you can help please call the Hall at 952-888-1492 and help out if you can.
As we close 2013 and welcome in the new year let's make a New Year's resolu-tion of supporting our KC Hall. It's not hard and our hall has many venues that could be used by all of our members. The US government has their Seal Teams that they can call on for problems, but we have very generous "Brother Knights and Ladies" that come to support our Hall. When there is work to be done, the troops come in and when the work is completed, you may never know that there was ever a problem. We appreciate all of their work that they do for us and the hall. You may enjoy working around
Now that the bathrooms are completed and they do look sharp let's look at the future and see what the next project should be. The Grand Ballroom was built in 1955 and had a makeover in 1976. Twenty more years have gone by and an-other fourteen years have gone by. It’s time to look at changing the decor to draw in more business. Let's work on this to-gether to make our club house the best profitable Knights of Columbus Hall in Minnesota.
Pat Nelson President, Home Association
“You were driving 55. Then, when I came up behind you, you started doing 75,” the trooper said to the man in the pickup, “Yes, I know,” replied the man. “My wife ran off with a highway patrolman and when I saw you coming up behind, I thought you were bringing her back.”
POT-O-GOLD
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The Knight News Published by, for and in the interest of
Donations Marian Hall was donated for use to the following organiza-tions.
October 8th Air Force (5 times), Armca, BAA Dinner, BAJ’s Pan-cake Breakfast, Bridge Ladies, Card Club Monday, Central Ladies, Central Men, Deer Hunters, Dwans Mens Club, Funerals, Grief Group, Holy Name, MN Muskies, Retired Meatcutters, Romeos, SAT Group, St. Bonaventure Serra Club, Steelworkers, Wood Carvers, WOWs.
November 8th Air Force (3 times), Armca, Bridge Ladies, Card Club Monday, CORES, Holy Name, John Deere Retirees, MN Muskies, Retired Baseball – RBI, Retired Meatcutters, Ro-meos, SAT Group, St. Bonaventure Serra Club, Steelwork-ers, Wood Carvers, WOWs.
December 8th Air Force (3 times), Armca, Breakfast w/Leroy, Bridge Ladies, Card Club Monday, Central Ladies, Central Men (2 times), Decathlon Club, Deer Hunters, Dwans Mens Club, Holy Name, MN Muskies, Retired Meatcutters, Romeos, St. Bonaventure Serra Club, Steelworkers, Wood Carvers, WOWs.
The following or-ganizations received donations from the Marian Council: St. Richards - fall festi-val, Our Lady of Good Counsel Cancer home (now known as Our Lady of Peace), Companies to Class-rooms, Blessed Trini-ty School - gala event, Marian Auxiliary, 2 seminarians, VEAP - thru Kennedy food shelf, One Bench at a Time - benches for libraries, Sant' Egidio USA, Richfield Meals on Wheels, and Rich-field Historical Socie-ty.
The following have been drawn for the 'Gold' recently and were not present to cash in: Loren Gross, Bertyl Carlson, Paul Brabant, and Tom Schepers. Try to attend a meeting and maybe you will be the lucky winner!!!
Have you thought about joining the Fourth Degree? If you are a Third Degree Knight you may be eligible to join the Fourth Degree. The Fourth Degree is an honor degree dedicated to Service and Patriotism. The Fourth Degree is orga-nized in Assemblies that include multiple Councils. Our Fourth Degree Assembly, the Msgr. Meagher Assembly, meets at the Marian Hall and includes members from our Council, Lakeville and Burns-ville. We have about 225 members in our Assembly. All Fourth Degree members
Navigator’s Message
remain members of their respective Third Degree Council. A worthy Third Degree Knight can join the Fourth Degree by completing an application and then at-tending a Statewide Exemplification. The Statewide Exemplification takes place twice a year and the next one will take place April 25-27th in Bemidji, MN. This is a weekend event and attended by spous-es. The Exemplification Ceremony takes place on Saturday followed by a Mass and celebration banquet.
If you would like to learn more about the Fourth Degree please contact any member of our Assembly or me ([email protected]—612 325 3500).
Ralph Bartolotta Faithful Navigator
Knights of Columbus 1114 American Blvd West Bloomington, MN 55420 952-888-1492
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COMING EVENTS Feb 4 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting—7:00 p.m. Feb. 10 Marketing Committee Meeting—7:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Knights Fraternal Corp. Board Meeting—7:00 p.m. Feb 13 Brotherhood Dinner—5:30 p.m. Council Meeting—7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Valentine’s Dinner—5:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Big Band Dance—8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Feb. 19 Gambling Committee Meeting—12:30 p.m. Fourth Degree Meeting—7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Ladies Auxiliary Dinner Meeting—5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Loaves & Fishes –Hope Presbyterian Church Respect for Life Meeting—7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 Home Association Meeting—7:00 p.m. Feb. 27 Lecturer Program—6:30 p.m. Council Meeting—7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 Prime Time Wrestling—7:00 p.m.
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Mar. 1 Vocations Spaghetti Dinner—5:00 –7:00 p.m. Mar. 3 Respect for Life Meeting—7:30 p.m. Mar. 4 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting—7:00 p.m. Mar. 10 Marketing Committee Meeting—7:00 p.m. Mar. 11 Knights Fraternal Corp. Board Meeting—7:00 p.m. Mar. 13 Brotherhood Dinner—5:30 p.m. Council Meeting—7:30 p.m. Mar 14 Big Band Dance—8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Mar. 15 St. Patrick’s Dinner—5:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Mar. 19 Gambling Committee Meeting –12:30 p.m. Fourth Degree Meeting—7:30 p.m. Mar. 20 Ladies Auxiliary Dinner Meeting—5:30 p.m. Mar. 24 Loaves & Fishes –Hope Presbyterian Church Mar. 25 Home Association Meeting—7:00 p.m. Mar. 27 Lecturer Program—6:30 p.m. Council Meeting—7:30 p.m. Mar. 28 Prime Time Wrestling—7:00 p.m. Mar. 30 Fourth Degree Pancake Bkft 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
