KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter Brothers, As we enter the Advent season culminating with the Birth of our Lord, it is interesting to see how we Knights have gotten busier than in previous months during the pandemic. We held a ceremony for our deceased brothers at the beginning of November. We had some brothers join…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter Brothers, “We live a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns,” said Colonel Jessup in the movie “A Few Good Men”. While this is a fictional movie, there is nothing fictional about the need for a strong military and for a nation…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brothers, I got to meet with our new pastor and council Chaplain (pending Bishop Malloy’s approval of our requested change), Father Witold, concerning the parish and the Knights last week. He is looking forward to his role in the council and wants to a good…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brothers, I reported to you last month that the diocese has mandated that we do not hold food events like the tailgate parties that we had been doing. Father Peter called them to confirm the specifics and unfortunately that is the case. So, we are…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter Brother Knights! The summer has gotten hotter and the world has gotten crazier. We are all hoping and praying that this pandemic will end soon. Hopefully, it will but we need to move forward with or without cooperation of the virus. Our Knight of the Universe Ken Prigge organized another…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter Brother Knights! Summer has arrived, and with it, my last post as the Grand Knight. Although the last few months have been fraught with many unique challenges, and some setbacks, it’s been an honor to lead this council The Knights are one of the things in my life about which…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter Brother Knights! Enough of this! We’ve been going through an unheard-of year. Coronavirus shut-downs, economic mudslides, rioting in our cities. In Chicago, it’s been the 2nd wettest Spring on record, and May was the wettest in 150 years. We’ve been unable to get together with family and friends, working at…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brother Knights! Brothers, it’s no news in this May Newsletter that these are trying times. Friends, relatives, neighbors, and some of our own Brothers have found themselves furloughed, laid off, reduced to limited hours. We’re under virtual House Arrest – without arraignment, trial, or conviction.…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter 2020-03 Knightly News (1) From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brother Knights! Meteorological March certainly seems to be coming in as a Lamb, but for the Knights, it holds its Leonine character. There’s lots going on. On March 1st, our Degree Team hosted the new combined 1st, 2nd & 3rd Degree…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brother Knights! Brothers, in our council, January and February are generally relaxed months. After the busy, rejoicing months of Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas, we’ve had time to catch our breath and gather ourselves. The beginning of February is time to take stock and prepare ourselves.…