Grand Knight's Report
Lord, in this holy season of prayer and song and laughter, we praise you for the great wonders you have sent us: for shining star and angel's song, for infant's cry in lowly manger. We praise you for the Word made flesh in a little Child. We behold his glory, and are bathed in its radiance.
Be with us as we sing the ironies of Christmas, the incomprehensible comprehended, the poetry made hard fact, the helpless Babe who cracks the world asunder. We kneel before you shepherds, innkeepers, wisemen. Help us to rise bigger than we are.
Amen.
Volunteer!
We have sent out a short questionnaire to each Brother to find out why people are not volunteering and what we can do to increase participation. YOU are asked to return the questionnaire quickly so we can implement recommendations as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance for your prompt response!
Virtus!
I once again
every Brother in Our Council, to take the Safe Environment Program training provided by Supreme. Below is the link and registration code
:
The Registration Code is:
kofcsafe
If you have any contact with minors in the Parish or Community, you should also take the Parish and Diocese
Protecting God's Children
workshop. This 2½ hour program is intended to educate volunteers to recognize and prevent sexual abuse. Preregistration is required. Sign up online at
www.virtus.org.
Please advise Bob Desch when you have completed either training. He is maintaining a database for the Council.
VIVAT JESUS!
Tom
Please Congratulate our:
KNIGHT of the MONTH:
Chuck Elgin
FAMILY of the MONTH:
Richard and Regina White
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CULTURE of LIFE
40 Days for Life
Baby Bottle Campaign News
This year has been a remarkably successful Baby Bottle Campaign. The assistance by our Knights and all St. Matthew volunteers has been phenomenal. The generosity of our St. Matthew parishioners has been outstanding.
We have collected $18,577.60 to date. 742 Baby Bottles have been returned amounting to 57% of those we handed out. The funds collected are almost $1,100 ahead of last year's total. And the Baby Bottle returns rate is 1% better than 2017.
Just think, with a little more effort we could exceed $19,000 this year. Urge everyone to return a Baby Bottle. Or just bring in your loose change in a mason jar or yogurt container, etc.. Bring your contributions to the next K of C meeting or turn them in at the Church office. Thanks again to all, for the unborn and the mothers.
In Election's Wake...
Even though the elections are over, it is more important than ever that Catholics engage in upcoming legislative battles at the state level. "Catholics should definitely be involved with our state affiliate or their state Catholic conferences and figure out what legislation is moving, I would encourage everyone to just find out what is going on in your state and be a voice. Be an advocate for the unborn."
See the full article in the National Catholic Register titled: In Election's Wake, Catholic-Friendly Laws Under Threat in States (www.ncregister.com/daily-news-in-elections-wake-catholic-friendly-laws-under-threat-in-states)
Norm Gemignani, PGK
St. Matthew K of C Council 10852
Pro-Life Director
205-547-7919
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LAMB
As you well know, Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. In North Carolina, the primary charity that we support is the LAMB Foundation, a charity created by North Carolina Knights more than 40 years ago to assist North Carolinians who have intellectual disabilities (see
www.lambnc.org
).
This year marks the 15th consecutive year that our Council has raised $50,000 or more to support LAMB. Since our Council's inception in 1992, our members have raised more than one million dollars!
Thank you to all our Brother Knights who have helped in this charitable endeavor. If you have not been able to participate, please consider making a personal donation to LAMB. Checks should be made payable to LAMB Foundation of NC, Inc. and mailed to 6420 Rea Rd-A1, suite 312, Charlotte, NC 28277. Or, if you prefer "e-giving" go to the LAMB website -
www.lambnc.org - and click on the "Donate" icon.
Thank you for all that you do to help those whom Jesus calls the Least Among My B
rothers
May God Bless all Knights,
Bob Desch, PGK
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Attention!!!!! Attention!!!!
Attention!!!!!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Monday, Dec.17 at
8:25
pm
Will open lounge doors at 7:45 pm. There is Bingo that night, so all must enter through the back door.
Plenty of free food and snacks.
ONLY Monday nighter of the season so come enjoy camaraderie and brotherhood. Bring wives, girlfriends kids and neighbors!!
God Bless;
Jack Hickey
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Donated Goods
PLEASE NOTE:
Randy and Anne Mazur are retiring as leaders of this fantastic ministry after 6 years. They are looking for a well-organized individual or couple who can commit to one hour a week of organizational activities and six hours on the second Saturday of each month. For more information or if interested, contact Ann McDonald at 704-543-7677 x1039 or amcdonald@stmatthewcatholic.org.
Donated Goods - Highlights for November 2018
A big thank you to all volunteers that help the St. Matthew Donated Goods Ministry!
Next monthly collection of donated goods is Saturday December 8 from 8am until noon.
Volunteers needed
for all activities including sorting and packing but especially those that can help load and unload furniture and those that have trucks that can pick up from households that are donating furniture.
Visit our Sign up Genius page to volunteer.
Amazing October information: we delivered 4 truckloads of donated goods.
November 2018 highlights:
- Saturday November 10 was our normal collection Saturday (2nd Sat. of the month) and we had a busy day, as we completed 25 scheduled pickups and over 100 drop offs of donated furniture, clothing and household items
- Saturday November 10, we supported the Veterans ERG at UTC Aerospace Systems as we were able to:
- Supply many donated furniture and household items to furnish 3 home for a veteran's and families in the Charlotte area.
- The ERG team delivered and setup the furniture that day
- The first truck load of donated items from our November collection was delivered to REACH in Hayesville, NC. The truck was driven on Tuesday November 13 by Chuck Curtis and John Feathers.
- A truck from Friendship House Receller in Murphy, NC came on Friday Nov. 16 to St. Matthew with their box truck to collect a truck full of donated items
- Planning to send a truck load of furniture to Lumberton on Nov. 29.
Note: We are searching for volunteers to become the leaders of the Donated Goods Ministry
Note: We are need of volunteers for the December 8th Donated Goods collection!
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Council's Thanksgiving Turkey Drive!
Our Council's annual Turkey Drive was held on November 19th. Our C
ouncil delivered 150 Thanksgiving Turkey dinners for families in East Charlotte, including frozen turkeys and other food items to the Sisters of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity who distribute the food.
Thank You to all who donated their time and treasures
to make this such a success!
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Knights of Columbus
Memorial Service
On November 28th
, 2018 at 7:30 PM, St Matthew Knights of Columbus Council 10852 celebrated the Annual Memorial Mass for deceased Brother Knights, Columbiettes and Family Members.
We recognized deceased Knights and Columbiettes at this celebration of life and as well as other family members who have passed. Mass was celebrated by Father Peter Ascik, Chaplain of our Council 10852 in the Day Chapel. Following Mass there was be a Memorial Service followed by snacks and refreshments in the New Life Center Banquet Room.
A Thank You to those all those Knights, Columbiettes and their Family Members who participated. A special thank you to Richard White and Chuck Elgin who arranged and coordinated the event.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed,
Rest in Peace, Amen
May God have mercy on their souls. Amen
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Parish Breakfast Schedule
The third full breakfast of the new fraternal year was Sunday, November 11th. We served 284 people and made $935. The next breakfast will be Sunday, December 23rd
after the 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 10:45 am Masses at the Main Campus. So bring your family and friends who are here for the holidays, so they can enjoy our famous buffet breakfast while you can enjoy having US do the cooking!
| September 16 - Donuts, Pastries, Beverages Only |
February 17 - Breakfast for St. Valentine! |
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October 21 - Breakfast for Ghosts & Goblins!
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March 17 - Breakfast for St. Joe and St. Pat |
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November 11 - Breakfast to Give Thanks!
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April 28 - Breakfast for Springtime! |
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December 23, 2018 - Breakfast with St. Nick!
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May 12 - Breakfast for Mom and Grandmom! |
| January 12, 2019 - Breakfast for the New Year! |
June 16 - Breakfast for Dad and Granddad! |
Please help us make it the best year yet by volunteering and/or attending!
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO
Where: South Charlotte Banquet Center
9009 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC 28277
When: Every Monday with doors opening at 5:30 pm.
Who: Open to the general public.
Games: We play a total of 17 games. The "Early Bird" game starts at 6:45 pm with 100% of the
money collected going to the winner(s). 16 more games follow starting at 7:00 pm.
Prizes: Prizes vary based on the number of people playing and the number of cards
purchased. The typical nightly game prizes have been around: Early Bird game - over $300 ... 8 Regular games - $75 per game ... 7 Special games - $130 per game ... Coverall game - $500.
Cost: The minimum cost is $10. That lets you play 9 of the 17 games. If a person wants to play
all 17 games the minimum is $18. The average player spends around $25. Young children can pay $2 to play the 9 games minimum or $10 to play all 17 games.
How Long: Bingo is normally done by 9:45 pm.
Supports The profits from Bingo goes to the Charities of the Knights of Columbus. We have donated primarily to St. Matthew Catholic Church in the past but have also made contributions to LAMB.
CALLING KNIGHTS TO HELP:
We group our volunteers into 5 teams. Each team is scheduled to work once every 5 weeks. Holidays
nights are covered by a volunteer team, so a team may work once every 6 weeks on occasion. We can use more callers (we can train). We record all items on a computer and if interested, we can train you for that process also.
There are a few husbands and wives working on a team. In addition, we have wives that play while their husband works on a team. If you have a high school or older child that would like to help, we can use them also.
If you work, all items from the Bingo kitchen are free.
This can be a great family team event.
If you have questions or want to help p
lease contact:
Ron Schumacher 704-618-2442 or reschu8@gmail.com
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13th Annual Santa's Craft Shop
Sat Dec 1st 8am to 4pm - Main Campus
Our Council provided the food at Santa's Shop Cafe, serving up breakfast croissants, potato patties, hot dogs, chicken salad croissants, drinks and chips. All-in-all it was a success with many favorable comments. We hope to make it an annual gift to our Parish!
Many thanks to those who helped! You made it a success!!
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Lumberton Needs YOU - Now More Than Ever after Florence & Michael!
In October of 2016, Hurricane Matthew wiped out Lumberton, NC. It is about 2.5 hours east of Charlotte.
Hundreds of families are still not in their homes, and at the current pace, it's expected to take another 2 years to complete restoring all houses impacted.
- St. Matthew is helping them, one house at a time, but we need more volunteers like you.
- This is an ideal activity for families. Minimum age for children accompanied by a parent is 14. All minors must be accompanied by a parent.
- No Experience Required! There are many tasks that can be learned on-the-job, or if you do have expertise, we will find a perfect match for your skills.
- For those volunteers staying overnight there are free accommodations at the United Methodist Church in Lumberton, so no need to make your own arrangements.
- Volunteers typically arrive Thurs evening and return to Charlotte on Sunday., This is totally flexible.
- Future dates:
February 21 to 24
March 14 to 17
April 11 to 14
May 16 to 19
For Details and/or to sign up, contact one of the following;
- Carolyn Balsley, carolynbalsley@gmail.com
- Joe George, jmecgeorge@aol.com
- Ron Schumacher, reschu8@gmail.com
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December 2018
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BINGO
Men's Shelter:
Cooking
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Men's Shelter:
Serving
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7:00 PM
Knights Business
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11pm-Midnight:
Eucharistic
Adoration
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Donated Goods
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BINGO
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7:00PM CCSC
Board Meeting
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11pm-Midnight:
Eucharistic
Adoration
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Christmas Party for Missionaries of Charity
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BINGO
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6:30 PM: Officers Mtg
7:30 PM:
Knights Mass
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Eucharistic
Adoration
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Parish Breakfast
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January 2019
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Jan 1, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Men's Shelter:
Serving
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Knights Business
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11pm-Midnight:
Eucharistic
Adoration
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BINGO
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Board Meeting
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Eucharistic
Adoration
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Parish Breakfast
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BINGO
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BINGO
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Assembly 780 Business Meeting
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Adoration
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BINGO
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2018/2019 Council Officers
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