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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Tuesday November 02, 2021

COUNCIL MEETING DAYS ARE THE 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

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Our next council meeting is on

* Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 7:30 PM *

Please join us for a say on the council activities!

Grand Knight's Message

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Grand Knight,

Jonathan De Leon

Dear Brothers, Family, and Friends,

Please come to our Parish Pasta Dinner! We are now on the final stretch to meet our goal of raising $2,000 to donate to the Knights of Columbus Culture of Life to purchase an Ultrasound Machine. But are still in need of more help to setup and work this event.

If you have not done so yet, please signup via SignUpGenius for the available slots for our Parish Pasta Dinner. Click here to sign-up.

Many hands make for light work.


Thank you and God Bless!

Vivat Jesu,

Jon De Leon

Thank you!

To Dave Adams, Mark Huff, Justin Perry, John Fus, Rip Schissler, Dave Brennan, Al LoGiudice, Larry Blanke, Barry Walker, Bill Wellman,

for your help with the Foodbank Drive at Kings, we did GREAT! $752 dollars collected plus 2000 lbs. of food for the Foodbank of Somerset County.

Congratulations to Bill Wellman, Community Director and Event Chairman and all that support this event.

John, Justin, Bill and Dave

Parish Pasta Dinner

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American Veteran

Brother Frank DeVita will be featured in a PBS program, AmVet, Tracing the veteran experience across the arc of American history. Click on this link to learn more. American Veteran (pbs.org) - Watch on Tuesday 11/2, 9/8c, Frank will be a big part of this episode.
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Brother Frank DeVita (left) picture with fellow American Veteran, PGK Fred Ciociola

Blessed Sacrament Church

Father Brian Nolan

Fr. Brian Nolan

Daily at 9:00 AM and 12:10, and Weekend Masses on Sat at 4 PM and Sun at 7:30 and 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon


Click here to access our parish's online giving page

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It is important that you review the frequently updated information on our Webpage, the link is below. Please visit Parish's webpage for latest Holy Day Mass schedules.

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Click on this link to view guidelines for this weekends' Masses, sign up to volunteer.

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  1. Saturday, November 6th - Knights of Columbus Pasta Dinner to support Culture of Life
    • Proceeds from the event will go towards purchasing an Ultrasound for a Pregnancy Aid Center in New
    • We need volunteers to help set up, sell tickets, cook, clean up for the event.
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Patrick Kelly Begins Tenure as Supreme Knight.
He is the 14th Supreme Knight to lead the Order in its mission of charity, unity, and fraternity.

Click here to watch his first address to the Knights of Columbus

Contact Information for Council Members and Family

Brothers,

We know not when; we know not where, and we know not how! Please make it a point of specifically providing our council's contact information to your loved ones! This information is relevant not only for you, but also for your loved ones, as they may need to contact one of us.

  • Field agent for insurance information and questions Cell: 917-589-1252; Charles.Gardner@kofc.org (Br. Bud)

  • Financial Secretary for dues and council related information; fs@kofc.ws (PGK Bob)

  • Council Officers - officers@kofc.ws

  • Council's phone number, 929-459-5950, leave a message and one of us will call you back as soon as possible.

We have many electronic resources available to us,

  • www.kofc.org, for our Orders global organization

  • www.njkofc.org, for the KofC State

  • www.kofc.ws, Our Council

  • At the top of this newsletter, you will always find our social media links to Twitter and Facebook as well as a link to our page

Knights of Columbus Insurance

KofC Insurance

Charles Bud Gardner, Field Agent

917-589-1252 - charles.gardner@kofc.org

Exemplification Ceremony

The Knights of Columbus has revised the degree program; it is now one Exemplification Ceremony which combines 1st. (Charity) 2nd. Unity and 3rd. Fraternity, our Orders' principles. The 4th (Patriotism) continues to be a distinct event.


The link below, includes a video of the ceremony.Take the time to view this video as a refresher as to what the nights are about and why your joined and to help you explain to your family who the Knights are, what we stand for and what we do.

https://videos.kofc.org/exemplification

Council meeting:
Held every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, except as periodically announced. All members of the Knights of Columbus in good-standing are invited to attend, please arrive no later than start time.
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM for the meeting, or 7:10 PM to pray the Holy Rosary
Meeting Location: We meet at Blessed Sacrament Parish, in rooms 1&2 (off the church lobby).
Publication Contact:
Publisher: Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Hills Martinsville NJ Council No. 5959
Contacts: Email: officers@kofc.ws;
Phone number: 929-459-5950
Webpage: http://www.kofc.ws
USPS Mail to: Blessed Sacrament Parish
c/o Knights of Columbus
1890 Washington Valley Rd
Martinsville NJ 08836
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