Volume 81 | April 2024
Grand Knight's Report
Dear Brother Knights,

Here is March 2024’s monthly report. It was another break-neck speed month. March 1st happened to be a Friday so we had our Lenten Fish Fry Dinner. It was a well-attended dinner and it was our most successful dinner during the Lenten Fish Fry Season. Then we had one day of rest before we had our Sunday Breakfast on March 3rd which benefited the Hilltoppers Ministry. It was a successful breakfast.
 
On March 11th we held our membership meeting. BK Glenn bought some sandwiches from Publix that we all enjoyed. During our March meeting we voted on and approved the accounting for the freezer repairs. We had to make a couple of repairs to get it to work but now the freezer is working and has been for the past two months. Moving on, I presented Brother Knight Stephen and Sidney Rasmussen for Family of the Month and BK Wade White with the Knight of Month Award. Both the Family and Knight of the Month are regular volunteers and they do a lot for our Council and Parish Community. I’m grateful for all of their efforts.
Looking ahead, the next breakfast will be held on Sunday, April 7th, 2024 and it will benefit the Ground Beautification Ministry. The Lenten Fish Fry’s Dinners are now behind us and it was another successful year. All the Fish Fry Dinners were well attended even despite rain on some of those days. Many Parishioners came to multiple Fish Fry’s and many Parishioners stayed well after they finished their meal to socialize and that’s because they were enjoying themselves. We had some great help during the Fish Fry’s. Mike MacFarlane, Frank Swider, and Bruce Rago were great as usual. Special kudos to the Outside Fish Fry team for braving the elements to serve fish dinners to our Parishioners.
 
A lot of Brother Knights stepped up to help wherever needed: bussing tables, cashiering, hall cleanup, and kitchen cleanup. Some parents let their children bus tables during the Fish Fry Dinners. The Brother Knights and the Parish Community all came together to make the Fish Fry’s a success. It was an amazing sight to see for 6 straight weeks and I thank God for the success of our Fish Fry’s. We Brother Knights look after each other not only during the Fish Fry’s but all the time. The Knight of Columbus and Parish Community are wonderful and I feel very grateful and blessed to be part of it. 

That concludes my report.

Vivat Iesu,

GK Brian Jeffers
Membership Report
COUNCIL GROWTH THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

  • Annual Membership Growth Quota - 13
  • Membership gains this year - 10
  • % of Annual Membership Goal/McGivney Award - 77%
  • Prospects awaiting exemplification - 2
  • Insurance Meetings for Founders Award (Need 2 for year) - 0

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

  • Associate Member - 151
  • Insurance Members - 77
  • Inactive Members - 17
  • Total Membership - 245

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH

  • Honorary (Age 65 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 8
  • Honorary Life (Age 70 plus 25 years consecutive years - reduced dues) - 48
  • Exemption (disability) - 1
Highlights from the Business Meeting
Prayers for Knights in Need
Please pray for the following Knights in need (list from the last meeting):

  • Our Pope, Archbishop, Clergy and Religious - Safety and Perseverance
  • Our Military and First Responders - Safety and Perseverance
  • Innocents abused, injured and killed - War and Hate
  • Hostages in Gaza - War and Hate
  • BK Leo Schiltgen - Health
  • BK Bob Marszalek - Health
  • BK Mickey Finnegan - Health
  • BK Wayne DeGray - Health
  • Dodie Drzik - Health
  • BK Mark Giuliano - † Repose of Soul

† - Deceased
Awards
Knight of the Month: BK Wade White

Family of the Month: BK Steve Rasmussen (wife Sidney)
50/50 Drawing
  • 50/50 Drawing
  • BK Charlie Brantley - $10
Charitable Donations
The following charitable donations were given by the Council:

  • Hilltoppers - $961.04 (from Family Breakfast)
  • Pennies for Heaven - $210
Lecturer's Reflection
Real Devils and Real Remedies

Most people consider demons as metaphors for the bad things that happen to good people. Why?  

The rationalist mind withdraws from the thought of an immaterial creature irrevocably set against God and His plan of merciful love for the human creature. Again, modern folk prefer instead to think about demons as ciphers for the impersonal power of evil that human ingenuity can uncover and remedy. They err, however. Demons should put us on guard.

The church teaches us to reject modern skeptical rationalism. The Gospel offers no suggestion that Satan is a metaphor. On the contrary, the Catechism of the Catholic Church provides five paragraphs on the fall of the angels (seeCCC391-395). We learn among other things that the devil and the other demons were created by God but lost their natural goodness by their own doing. 

For His own purposes, God still permits them to seek the ruin of souls.
Christ assures us that His strength outstrips that of the devil. Those who belong to Christ’s kingdom remain safe from the wiles of the devil. Even when Christians succumb to devilish temptations, they remain fundamentally safe from final destruction. 
Why? 

In the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, the divine goodness counters every strategy of the devil. Thus the devil hates the confessional. 
During Lent especially, Catholics should love the place where divine mercy always triumphs.  

Meditation of Fr Romanus Cessario; O.P.
Knight's Info
Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain
Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil
Deacon Mike Hayward (Assistant)

Grand Knight
GK Brian Jeffers

Deputy Grand Knight
DGK Gil Abad

Chancellor
BK Harvey James

Recorder
PGK Joe Molyson

Treasurer
PGK Steve Brischler

Warden
BK Stephen Rasmussen

Advocate
BK Larry Hoffman

Financial Secretary
PGK Glenn Klein

Inside Guard
BK Timothy Daly

Outside Guard
BK Jesus Ochoa

Lecturer
BK David Werve

1st Year Trustee
PGK Jim McHugh

2nd Year Trustee
PGK Hugh Gardnier

3rd Year Trustee
PGK Michael MacFarlane

District Deputy
DD Bill Gorny

Insurance Field Agent
Steven Znoj - 678-869-5006
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Happy Birthday Knights

Rudolf J. Kozsey 4/2
David Brennen 4/4
Paul Varuso 4/4
Steve Brischler 4/5
Ajit Jose 4/15
John B. Rago 4/16
Roger Moonen 4/17
Alejandro Alex Naumis 4/20
Weston Mueller 4/26
Frank Swider 4/28 
Joke of the Month
Council Calendar
April 2nd @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

April 2nd @ The Diner at the Shoppes of Web Ginn - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 7th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

April 8th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

April 9th @ The Diner at the Shoppes of Web Ginn - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 16th @ The Diner at the Shoppes of Web Ginn - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 21st @ SJN Church - Knight's Mass - 9:00am, Rosary - 8:30am

April 23rd @ The Diner at the Shoppes of Web Ginn - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

April 25th @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

May 5th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

May 6th @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

May 7th @ TBD - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm
Knights in Action
BK Bob Lind helping make Fr. Sunny look sharp
BK's serving dinners at the Fish Fry
A busy kitchen for the Fish Fry
GK Brian Jeffers with BK Bill Benzel cooking the hushpuppies
Filling orders at the Fish Fry
Come out for the next Family Breakfast
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