Brother Knights,

October 5th is quickly approaching and with it the annual initiation of our tootsie roll drive at the Gladfest parade. This event provides our visibility within our community. Our parade entry this year will be combined with St. Charles school. Please consider joining us for handing out tootsie rolls, riding the veterans wagon, participating as an honor guard member, or staffing our ID-Kids booth. Our community director, Fred O Halloran will provide the time and place for assembling as the event nears.

Our KC P&L utility usage for the past month shows a significant increase. Almost double coming in at $ 730. The chart is shown below. There are quite a few members with keys to our facilities and I am certainly not wanting to interfere with anyone's coming or going. I would ask each of us to exercise care to ensure when we leave, the lights are turned off and the air conditioning or heating returned to where we found it.

 

A few dates/events to remember:

* Pitch Game - Thursdays at 1:00 pm at the Hall

* Toy Makers - Tuesdays at 8:00 am at the Hall's Hobby Shop

* Bingo - Fridays

* Habitat for Humanity - Saturday contact John Hiatt hihohn3@juno.com

* Steak & Chicken Dinner sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary - Oct 13th starting at 4:00 pm Diebold Hall 3414.

* Children's Halloween Party - Oct 27th Diebold Hall 3414 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Come trick or treat at the scary Halloween village.

* General Meeting of Council #3414 - Oct 1st (Tue) 7:00PM (at the Hall). The prayer of the rosary will begin at 6:45 pm.

 

Service Programs Update for Sep 2013;

 

* Community - Shaping the world around us

Work continues in preparation for this year's Gladfest parade. Fellow knight, John is pictured below adding some finishing touches to our veteran wagon. There is still more to do.

* Youth - Building leaders for the future

The Essay Contest is underway and looking for individuals who can help score/judge the entries. Please consider contacting Jerry Nolte <noltoons@kcnet.com>;

* Culture of Life Activities

There will be a ministry fair on behalf of the Respect Life Team on Oct 6th at St. Charles following all masses. Although the focus is to educate the parish community on "Respect Life", it would be a golden opportunity to have our Knights of Columbus and RIB display boards there with fellow knights available to field questions.

 

If you have any questions at all or would like further information, please see me. I can also be reached via email at gusbannick@yahoo.com.

 

Thank you,

Gustave E Bannick  

Here is a brief introduction to a Knights of Columbus program for youth that Council 3414 sponsors at the local level.

The Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest is an excellent way to get the young people in the Northland involved in addressing issues that directly affect them. Council 3414 always has a fun time conducting this event.

It's fun for us because of the opportunity to witness the creativity and optimism of the young people at St. Charles Borromeo Parish and St. Gabriel Parish.

It's easy to conduct this event because we can tap into existing programs like the Art or Current Affairs Department to do a lot of preliminary work. It can also provide excellent local, and potentially international, publicity for Council 3414.

If you know someone who would like to participate in these events, we welcome them. You can be sure it's always a fun time. If you want to help coordinate any of our youth activities, I am certain that you'll enjoy sharing the experience with your brother Knights.

Bill Stump
Knights of Columbus Council 3414
Youth Activities Chairman

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