KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Brother Knights – It’s that time of year; school’s out, the weather is warm, and we have the urge to travel. We pack suitcases with everything that we need, and then some. Usually one bag is not enough, and it’s like a game of Tetris…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Past Grand Knight’s Desk: 2018-07 Knightly News As I looked through the photos from this year’s State Kamporee it reminded me that at last year’s event I was installed as Grand Knight and wrote my first newsletter article. How quickly the time has passed. So much has happened…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: Perhaps you have seen the notice in the church bulletin or heard the presentation by Rick and Peggy Orabutt about the traveling chalice program. If not, then, in short, it is a chalice that you can sign up to take home for a week to…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: What a very exciting and busy April we have had with our council. This 25th Anniversary year has truly been special and it is amazing as I look at the original charter to see how far we have grown, how many new members, how much…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: As a teenager, our church was unique. It was a large glass octagon with chairs instead of pews and the altar would be moved depending on the requirements of the season. For Easter, the church was filled with flowers, bushes, rocks and even a flowing…
KOFC – Council 11091 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: As we enter another Lenten season we are asked to do many things to prepare ourselves for Easter. One of these things is to give up meat on Fridays. For some this is a hassle and non-Catholics don’t understand this strange custom and even have…
January 2018 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: I think one of the best things for me this Christmas season was seeing the kids at the tree lot with Santa Claus. They were so happy, carefree and excited. They just could not wait to talk to Santa and then see what he would bring them…
December 2017 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: This month we held our annual Deceased Brothers Mass. This is a special event that brings us together to focus based on why the Knights were founded by Father McGivney. Leading up to the mass I overheard a conversation between a Knight and someone that really made…
November 2017 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: As a teenager, I thought that I was above reciting the phrase “It is right to give Him thanks and praise.” Why I thought, doesn’t God know that I am the one responsible for my success and good fortune. Doesn’t He know who I am? How silly,…
October 2017 Newsletter From the Grand Knight’s Desk: We all know the adage, you can’t judge a book by its cover. Perhaps you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover would be a better quote. This adage can be applied to many things but most importantly it should be applied to people. It is so…