Fathers Nellen Council 6371
• P.O. Box 322 • 209 South Street • Waunakee, Wisconsin, 53597 •
| Newsletter for March 2008 | ||||||||
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| NEXT MEETING is on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 7:00 PM in the council chambers. Please invite a friend who wants to learn more about our council. | ||||||||
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| KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH are our youth chairs Steve Geishirt and Neal Burkle. Steve runs the academic events - poster and knowledge contests. Neal chairs the athletic events – soccer, punt, pass and kick as well as the free throw contests. Both men help with many other council events and support the parish / school in many ways. Special thanks to Judy Burkle and Theresa Geishirt for helping Neal, Steve and our council with various events. | ||||||||
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| THE 92nd ANNUAL STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT is off to a fantastic start! The opening ceremony started at our village community center, Saturday, February 16. Marshall Frey emceed the event. State KC officials were present along with Fr. Eric and Waunakee Village President John Laubmeier. After enjoying a lunch catered by Dennis Puccetti, the group moved to the Waun-A-Bowl. State Deputy Robert Abb rolled the first ball and we were up and running! Our council had six teams this first weekend. So many Knights are stepping-up to volunteer their time and talent. It is a sign of council strength and commitment that this tournament is being hosted by our council. It is not too late to get involved. We still need your help. Call Jim Elvekrog to sign-up. | ||||||||
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| THE MEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE was held Saturday, February 23. Nine of our brothers were part of a 13 member group from St. John's. Three fathers included their sons – what a tremendous example of living the Faith! There were over 3500 men in attendance including 75 priests. Our very own Fr. Eric was present as well. Jeff Knier gave the following summary: "Father Phillip Chavez's talk made a lot of references to the fact that it is important for men to get together on a frequent basis as a band of brothers. A quote that stuck with me was, 'In his platoon, a man can encounter other men who understand his needs and support him, be sustained in his faith, find mentors who can guide him and meet other men that he can reach out to. In this way a man regains his security, feels inspired, recovers his identity and realizes the call of Christ to him.' In a lot of ways this is similar to the experiences many of us achieve by being involved in the Knights of Columbus." Jeff, thank you for sharing this reflection. | ||||||||
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| KC DUES NOTICE. Second notices went out to a few members who haven't paid 2007 dues. Please forward the $25 dues to FS Bob Zellner & a minimum of $3.65 PKD ASAP! Thank You! | ||||||||
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| INTENTIONS Please pray for brother Knights and their families who are battling health issues. Bob Crahen, Good of the Order, will send a card and make sure prayer intentions are passed along. | ||||||||
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| THANK YOU TO DENNIS O'CONNELL for sharing KC insurance information at our last meeting. For more information, feel free to call Dennis at 800-795-4287. | ||||||||
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| OUR COUNCIL is DONATING KC PRAYER cards to St. John's & St. Mary's in honor of Pope Benedict's April 15-20 Apostolic Journey to the United States. These will be available at future Masses. | ||||||||
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| STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT RAFFLE Drawing will be held April 13, 2008. Prizes include a framed print, "Packers in Prayer" autographed by Brett Favre, his and hers Trek Bicycles, an A.J. Hawk autographed and framed print, $500.00 cash and many more! Three tickets are enclosed with this month's newsletter – $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00. Please return to the Waun-A-Bowl or any council officer. Contact Rick Maier for more tickets. Thank you for supporting this major council fundraiser! | ||||||||
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| CHARITY RAFFLE TICKETS can be turned in until April 26th. Tickets $5 each - total prize money is $135,000! Paul Endres, Chair. This also helps our council do good works. | ||||||||
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| TIME TO THINK SOFTBALL, not snowball! The KC's have a softball team in the "Men over 35" village recreation league. The team plays once a week on Monday night. Give manager Jim Kluck a call if interested. Jim is thinking about offering spring training in Tuscon. Don't miss out! | ||||||||
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| "Deeds come first, then the words." St. Peter Claver, Missioner to Slaves, 1581-1654 | ||||||||
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